Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘the Agency’ means the European Maritime Safety Agency, established by Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002; (b) ‘regional agreements’ means the bilateral and regional agreements concluded between coastal states to render mutual assistance in the event of a maritime pollution incident; (c) ‘oil’ means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products as established by the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990; (d) ‘hazardous and noxious substances’ means any substance other than oil which, if introduced into the marine environment, is likely to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, as established by the Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000.