Council Directive 98/55/EC of 17 July 1998 amending Directive 93/75/EEC concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: maritime transport, pollution from ships, prevention of pollution, transport of dangerous goods, transport safety

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/55/EC

of 17 July 1998

amending Directive 93/75/EEC concerning minimum requirements for vessels
bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting
goods

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community and, in particular, Article 84(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 189(c) of the Treaty (3),

radioactive materials

Whereas Directive 93/75/EEC (4) does not explicitly
mention provisions applicable to the carriage by sea of
the
referred to in Resolution
A.748(18) of
the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO) concerning the Code for the safe carriage of irra-
diated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive
wastes in flasks on board ships (INF Code);

Whereas there is a need to enhance safety at sea and to
prevent pollution of the sea in connection with the trans-
port of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level
radioactive waste;

Whereas it is essential, for reasons of clarity, that the INF
Code is included in the list of international Conventions,
Codes and Resolutions referred to in Article 2 of the
Directive; whereas
that clarification will enable the
competent authorities to obtain the relevant information
as to the nature of radioactive materials carried and their
location on board ships and thus help prevent and min-
imize the risk of accidents involving ships transporting
such materials;

Whereas the notification of the INF Class of the ship,
which refers to the total radioactive quantity which may

(1) OJ C 334, 8. 11. 1996, p. 11,

and OJ C 264, 30. 8. 1997, p. 4.

(2) OJ C 133, 28. 4. 1997, p. 7.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament delivered on 24 April
1997 (OJ C 150, 19. 5. 1997, p. 31), Council Common Posi-
tion of 11 December 1997 (OJ C 23, 23. 1. 1998, p. 6). De-
cision of the European Parliament of 11 March 1998 (OJ C
104, 6. 4. 1998).

(4) OJ L 247, 5. 10. 1993, p. 19. Directive as last amended by
Commission Directive 97/34/EC (OJ L 158, 17. 6. 1997, p.
40).

be carried on board, will provide more detailed informa-
tion to the relevant competent authorities, and thus
contribute to improving their response in case of an acci-
dent or incident at sea involving radioactive materials;

Whereas it should be possible to amend Annexes I and II
to Directive 93/75/EEC, through a simplified procedure,
in line with developments in international law and, in
particular, with amendments to international conventions,
codes and resolutions not referred to in Article 2 of the
Directive which have entered into force since the Direct-
ive was adopted; whereas, however, these amendments
should neither broaden the scope of this Directive, nor
alter
the reporting requirements as described in the
Directive, and in particular should not lead to extending
the reporting requirements of the Directive to transiting
ships; whereas the procedure provided for in Article 12 of
the Directive appears to be the most appropriate way of
introducing such amendments; whereas Article 11 should
be supplemented to that effect;

Whereas the contents of Annexes I and II to Directive
93/75/EEC should be amended to take account of the
amendments to international conventions, codes and res-
olutions not referred to in Article 2 thereof which have
entered into force since the Directive was adopted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 93/75/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 2:

— the following shall be inserted in paragraph (c),

after the words ‘IMDG Code’:

‘including radioactive materials as referred to in the
INF Code,’

— the following paragraph shall be inserted:

‘(i) “INF Code” means the IMO code for the safe
carriage of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and
high-level radioactive wastes in flasks on board
ships, as it is in force on 1 January 1998;’,

— paragraphs (i), (j) and (k) shall become paragraphs

(j),

(k) and (l) respectively;

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2. in Article 11:

— in the first indent,
(f),
replaced by ‘(e),

‘(e), (f), (g), (h) and (i)’ shall be
(g),

(i) and (j)’,

(h),

— the following indent shall be added:

‘— amend the Annexes to this Directive in line
with the relevant subsequent amendments to
international conventions, codes and resolu-
tions on safety at sea and the protection of the
marine environment which have entered into
force, without broadening its scope.’;

3. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the Annex to

this Directive.

panied by such reference on the occasion of their official
publication. The methods of making such a reference
shall be laid down by the Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion the texts of the basic provisions of national
law
which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

1. Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive no later than 31 December 1998. They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accom-

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. RUTTENSTORFER

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Information on vessels carrying dangerous or polluting goods

(Article 5)

1. Name and call sign of the vessel and, where appropriate, its IMO identification number

2. Nationality of the vessel

3. Length and draught of the vessel

4. Port of destination

5. Estimated time of arrival at the port of destination or pilot station, as required by competent authority

6. Estimated time of departure

7. Intended route

8. The correct technical names of the dangerous or polluting goods, the United Nations (UN) numbers
where they exist, the IMO hazard classes in accordance with the IMDG, IBC and IGC Codes and, where
appropriate, the class of the vessel as defined by the INF Code, the quantities of such goods and their
location on board and, if in portable tanks or freight containers, their identification marks

9. Confirmation that a list or manifest or appropriate loading plan giving details of the dangerous or

polluting goods carried and of their location of the vessel is on board

10. Number of crew on board

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ANNEX II

CHECK LIST FOR VESSELS

(Article 6(3), Article 8 and Annex III)

A. Vessel identification

Name of vessel:

Owner:

Year built:

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Flag:

Gross tonnage:

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Port of registry:

Length overall:

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Distinctive letters or numbers (Call sign):

IMO identification number, where
appropriate:

..............................................................

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Classification society:

Sea areas in which the ship is certi-
fied to operate:

..............................................................

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Class notation:

Hull:

Machinery:

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Propulsion machinery:

Output:

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Agent:

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Draught:

Forward:

Amidships:

Aft:

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Volume/mass of dangerous or polluting cargo:

..............................................................

B. Safety installations aboard

1. Construction and technical equipment

Main and auxiliary engines

Main steering gear

Auxiliary steering gear

Anchor gear

Fixed fire-extinguishing system

Inert gas system (if applicable)

In good working
order

Yes

No

Deficiencies

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