Article 5
Member States shall, at the earliest opportunity, use their best endeavours to ensure that the Bunkers Convention is amended to allow the Community to become a contracting party to it. This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2002. For the Council The President P. S. Møller (1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 371. (2) OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. (3) All the Member States to which this Decision is applicable except the Member State making the declaration and Denmark. (4) Member State making the declaration. (5) At present, these rules are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.