96/513/EC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1996 in application, at the request of France, of Article 5 (4) of Council Directive 93/75/EEC concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Directive 93/75/EEC
• Articles: 2

Article 1

France is hereby authorized to exempt the scheduled services between Brest and Le Conquet and between Le Conquet and Ouessant from the application of Article 5 (2) and (3) of Directive 93/75/EEC, subject to the following conditions:

- the waters in which the services covered by this Decision operate are duly buoyed and are drawn to the attention of sailors in appropriate nautical documents,

- compliance with the local navigation rules is assured,

- constant contact is maintained, in particular by radio links, with the competent maritime traffic service,

- only small quantities of dangerous or polluting goods, within the meaning of Directive 93/75/EEC, are carried on board,

- the information referred to in Annex I to Directive 93/75/EEC is available from the operators and captains throughout the crossing and can at any time be provided to the authorities of the Member State on request.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1996.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 247, 5. 10. 1993, p. 19.