Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2004 of 17 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankersText with EEA relevance

18.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 371/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2172/2004
of 17 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 is based on the definitions and standards detailed in Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (hereinafter ‘the Marpol Convention”).
(2) On 4 December 2003, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation adopted a number of amendments to Annex I to the Marpol Convention. Those amendments will come into force on 5 April 2005.
(3) The references in Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 to Annex I to the Marpol Convention have to be updated in the light of those amendments.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,