Council Decision (EU) 2025/2093 of 10 October 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee at its second extraordinary session as regards the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee at its second extraordinary session shall be to agree to the adoption of:
(a)
the amendments to regulations 13 and 14 and Appendix VII of Annex VI to MARPOL concerning the designation of the North-East Atlantic as a new Emission Control Area (ECA),
(b)
the amendments to regulations 20, 25, 27 and 28 of Annex VI of MARPOL concerning the accessibility of the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (IMO DCS), and
(c)
the introduction of the new chapter 5 of Annex VI to MARPOL concerning the IMO Net-Zero Framework,
as set out in the Annex to IMO document MEPC/ES.2/2.
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf as set out in Article 1 covers the proposed amendments to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union and to the extent that they may affect Union common rules. The position shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
Minor changes to the position as set out in Article 1 may be agreed upon without a further decision of the Council.
Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interest of the Union, by the proposed amendments, to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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