Council Decision (EU) 2025/2563 of 24 November 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization at the 34th session of its Assembly on the adoption of amendments to the Code on Alerts and Indicators and to the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC)
Council Decision (EU) 2025/2563 of 24 November 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization at the 34th session of its Assembly on the adoption of amendments to the Code on Alerts and Indicators and to the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC)
Decision (EU) 2025/2563 · Decision · 4 articles
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The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the 34th session of its Assembly shall be to agree to the adoption of:
(a)
the Code on Alerts and Indicators, 2025, as set out in Annex 14 to IMO document MSC 110/21/Add.2, and the consequent revocation of IMO Assembly Resolution A.1021(26); and
(b)
the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC), 2025, as set out in Annex 3 to IMO document III 11/16/Add.1, and the consequent revocation of IMO Assembly Resolution A.1186(33).
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.
