98/385/EC: Commission Decision of 13 May 1998 on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (notified under document number C(1998) 1275) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 13 May 1998 on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (notified under document number C(1998) 1275) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/385/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 95/64/EC of 8 December 1995 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (1), and in particular Articles 4, 10 and 12 thereof,
Whereas derogations should be granted to the Member States to enable them to adapt their national statistical systems to the requirements of Directive 95/64/EC;
Whereas a list of ports, coded and classified by country and maritime coastal area, must be drawn up by the Commission;
Whereas the content of the Annexes to the said Directive needs to be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (2),