Article 15
Amendment procedure 1. The definitions in points 1 to 6 and 15 to 18 of Article 3, the references to international conventions and codes and to IMO Resolutions and Circulars, the references to ISO standards, the references to Community instruments, and the Annexes, may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), in order to bring them into line with international and Community instruments which have been adopted, amended or brought into force after the adoption of this Directive, provided that the scope of this Directive is not thereby broadened. 2. The procedure referred to in Article 14(2) shall apply when amending Article 8 and the Annexes for the implementation of the procedures laid down in this Directive, and when amending or repealing the reporting obligations referred to in Articles 11(2) and 12, provided that such provisions do not broaden the scope of this Directive.