Decision (EU) 2019/851 on the position to be taken at the International Maritime Organization during the 74th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee and the 101st session of the Maritime Safety Committee

Summary:

Council Decision of 14 May 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union regarding amendments to various International Maritime Organization (IMO) codes and conventions.

Further information:

At the 74th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) in May 2019, and the 101st session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 101) in June 2019, the respective Committees propose to adopt amendments to:

• Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL);
• the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (ESP Code);
• the International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code);
• the appendix to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS); and
• the International Code of Safety for Ship Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code).

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)159: Proposal for a Decision on the position to be taken in the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee and Maritime Safety Committee https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:159:FIN

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