Article 5
Requirements in relation to the suitability of terminals Member States shall satisfy themselves that terminal operators ensure that, as concerns terminals for which they assume responsibilities under this Directive: 1. the terminals comply with the provisions of Annex II; 2. terminal representative(s) is (are) appointed; 3. information books are prepared containing the requirements of the terminal and competent authorities and information on the port and terminal as listed in Appendix 1, paragraph 1.2, of the BLU Code, and that these books are made available to the masters of bulk carriers calling at the terminal for loading or unloading solid bulk cargoes; and 4. a quality management system is developed, implemented and maintained. Such quality management system shall be certified in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 standards or an equivalent standard fulfilling at least all aspects of ISO 9001:2000, and it shall be audited in accordance with the guidelines of the ISO 10011:1991 or equivalent standard fulfilling all aspects of ISO 10011:1991. Directive 98/34/EC(8) shall be complied with in relation to the said equivalent standards. A transitional period of three years from the entry into force of this Directive shall be granted to set up the quality management system and one additional year to obtain the certification of the system.