Commission Directive 97/34/EC of 6 June 1997 amending Council Directive 93/75/EEC concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 97/26/EC of 6 June 1997 amending Council Directive 93/75/EEC concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/75/EEC of 13 September 1993 concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/39/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of Directive 93/75/EEC, Article 2 (f) specifies that the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG code) applicable for the purposes of the Directive is as in force on 1 January 1996;
Whereas the IMDG code has been further amended by the Maritime Safety Committee at its 66th session; whereas the amendment No 28-1996 to the IMDG code entered into force on the 1 January 1997;
Whereas it is appropriate to apply the said amendment for the purposes of the Directive;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in line with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 12 of Directive 93/75/EEC,