Commission Directive 98/74/EC of 1 October 1998 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 98/74/EC of 1 October 1998 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 Directive 98/55/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of Directive 93/75/EEC, Article 2(e), (g) and (h) thereof specify that the Marpol Convention and the IBC and IGC Codes are those in force on 1 January 1996;
Whereas since that date amendments have been made to the Marpol Convention and to the IBC and IGC Codes within the framework of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO);
Whereas the amendments to the Marpol Convention adopted with Resolution MEPC.68(38) entered into force on 1 January 1998; whereas the amendments to the IBC Code adopted by Resolution MEPC.69(39), MSC.50(66), and MSC.58(67) and to the IGC Code via Resolution MSC.32(63) and MSC.59(67) entered into force on 1 July 1998; whereas the amendments made to the IBC Code by Resolution MEPC.73(39) entered into force on 10 July 1998;
Whereas IMO Resolution A.648(16) specifying general principles for ship reporting has been superseded by Resolution A.851(20) adopted by the Assembly of the IMO on the 27 November 1997;
Whereas it is appropriate to apply these amendments 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;