2007/421/EC: Commission Decision of 14 June 2007 repealing Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 2379)   (Text with EEA relevance)

19.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/18
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 June 2007
repealing Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC
(notified under document number C(2007) 2379)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/421/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 relevant activities of maritime administrations (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 96/587/EC (2) listed the organisations recognised by the Member States in accordance with Directive 94/57/EC.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(5) of Directive 94/57/EC, the organisations which on 22 January 2002 are already recognised on the basis of the said Directive shall continue to be recognised.
(3) Commission Decision 2005/623/EC (3) extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping for a period of three years, with effects for Greece and Cyprus.
(4) Commission Decision 2006/382/EC (4) extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping with effects for Malta.
(5) Commission Decision 2006/660/EC (5) granted Community limited recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping for a period of three years with effects for the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and the Slovak Republic.
(6) Decision 96/587/EC, now obsolete, should therefore be repealed while an updated list of the organisations recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57/EC should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union at regular intervals,