2005/311/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2005 on the extension of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’(notified under document number C(2005) 1156) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, maritime safety, roadworthiness tests, transport safety, vessel

19.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 99/15

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2005
on the extension of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’
(notified under document number C(2005) 1156)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/311/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November
1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and
survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime
administrations (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the letters dated 25 March 2003 and 8 May
2003 from the Portuguese Authorities, requesting the extension
of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional
Naval, SA’ (hereafter RINAVE) as per Article 4(2) and (3) of the
abovementioned Directive, for unlimited time,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The limited recognition under Article 4(3) of Directive
94/57/EC is a recognition granted to organisations (clas-
sification societies) which fulfil all criteria other than
those set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of the section
‘General’ of the Annex, but which is limited in time and
scope in order for the organisation concerned to further
gain experience.

recognised
Commission Decision
RINAVE on the basis of Article 4(3) for Portugal, for a
period of three years.

2000/481/EC (2)

The Commission has verified that RINAVE meets all
criteria of the Annex of the abovementioned Directive
other than those set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of
the section ‘General’ of the Annex,
including the new
provisions referred to in Article 4(5).

(4)

(5)

(6)

The assessment carried out by the Commission has
furthermore revealed the organisation’s dependence on
the technical rules of another recognised organisation.

During the period 2000 to 2003,
the safety and
pollution prevention performance records of RINAVE
as published by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding
have consistently been of the highest level.

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set out
in Article 7 of Directive 94/57/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional
Naval, SA’
is extended pursuant to Article 4(3) of Directive
94/57/EC for a period of
three years as from the date of
adoption of this Decision.

Article 2

The effects of the extended recognition are limited to Portugal.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2005.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/84/EC of
(OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).

(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 91.