Council Decision (EU) 2019/851 of 14 May 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the International Maritime Organization during the 74th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee and the 101st session of the Maritime Safety Committee, on the adoption of amendments to Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, amendments to the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, amendments to Forms C, E and P of the appendix to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, and amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2019/851
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the 74th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, relating to the discharge requirements for tank washings of persistent floating products with a high viscosity and/or a high melting point, as laid down in the Annex to IMO Document MEPC 74/3/1.

Article 2

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the 101st session of the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to:

(a)

the adoption of the amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, as laid down in IMO document SDC 6/13/Add.1;

(b)

the adoption of the amendments to paragraph 6.1.1.3 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, as laid down in Annex 4 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(c)

the adoption of the amendments to paragraph 4.4.8.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, as laid down in Annex 4 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(d)

the adoption of the amendments to item 8.1 in Records of Equipment Forms C, E and P in the appendix to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, as laid down in Annex 1 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(e)

the adoption of the amendments to parts A and A-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels, as laid down in Annex 3 to IMO document MSC 101/3.

Article 3

1.   The position to be taken on the Union's behalf as set out in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

2.   The position to be taken on the Union's behalf as set out in Article 2 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

3.   Minor changes to the positions referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may be agreed upon without further decision of the Council.

Article 4

Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interests of the Union, by the amendments referred to in Articles 1 and 2, to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.