Article 2
Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation: 1. "international instruments" shall mean the conventions, protocols, resolutions, codes, compendia of rules, circulars, standards and provisions adopted by an international conference, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) or the parties to a memorandum of understanding referred to in the provisions of the Community maritime legislation in force; 2. "Community maritime legislation" shall mean the Community acts in force listed below: (a) Council Regulation (EEC) No 613/91; (b) Council Directive 93/75/EEC; (c) Council Regulation (EC) No 2978/94; (d) Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations(13); (e) Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 on port State control(14); (f) Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95; (g) Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment(15); (h) Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997 setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over(16); (i) Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships(17); (j) Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18 June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community(18); (k) Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services(19); (l) Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues(20); (m) Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the minimum level of training of seafarers(21); (n) Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers(22); (o) Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council.