2006/660/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2006 granting Community limited recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping (notified under document number C(2006) 4107)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, Poland, maritime safety, prevention of pollution, safety standard, technical standard, vessel

3.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 272/17

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 September 2006

granting Community limited recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping

(notified under document number C(2006) 4107)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/660/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

The organization’s
safety and pollution performance
records, albeit slightly below the average of recognised
satisfactory and show a positive
organisations, are
evolution, particularly
Paris
in the
Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
where a sustained improvement has been achieved
since 2000.

area of

the

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Polish Register of Shipping’
to
Article 4(2) of Directive 94/57/EC for a period of three years
as from the date of adoption of this Decision.

is recognised pursuant

Article 2

The effects of the recognition are limited to the Czech Republic,
Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and the Slovak Republic.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

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(2) thereof,

Having regard to the letters of 10 March 2004 from the Polish
authorities, of 4 July 2005 from the Czech authorities, of 10
March 2006 from the Cypriot authorities, of 13 March 2006
from the Maltese authorities, of 30 March 2006 from the
Lithuanian authorities and of 11 April 2006 from the Slovak
authorities requesting the Commission to grant Community
recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping (hereinafter
PRS) pursuant to Article 4(2) of Directive 94/57/EC,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

The Commission has verified that
the PRS meets all
criteria of the Annex to Directive 94/57/EC other than
those set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of the ‘General’
section A of that Annex.

The PRS has undertaken to comply with the provisions
of Article 15(2), (4) and (5) of Directive 94/57/EC.

(1) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).