96/710/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1996 in application, at the request of Germany, of Article 5 (4) of 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 (The German text alone is authentic)

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

Article 1

Germany is hereby authorized to exempt the regular scheduled services between Dagebüll and Wittdün and between Schlüttsiel and Hallig Langeness 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 navigators in the relevant 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 made available by the operators 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 Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 1996.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 196, 7. 8. 1996, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 29, 7. 2. 1996, p. 8.