Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations.

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This Directive establishes measures to be followed by the Member States and organizations concerned with the inspection, survey and certification of ships for compliance with the international conventions on safety at sea and prevention of marine pollution. Member States shall ensure that their competent administrations can assure an appropriate enforcement of the provisions of the relevant international conventions (particularly the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships), in particular with regard to the inspection and survey of ships and the issue of certificates and exemption certificates. Each Member State must satisfy itself that the recognized organizations acting on its behalf for the purpose of article 3 (2), effectively carry out the functions referred therein to the satisfaction of its competent administration and that such organizations fulfill the criteria specified in the Annex.

This Directive establishes measures to be followed by the Member States and organizations concerned with the inspection, survey and certification of ships for compliance with the international conventions on safety at sea and prevention of marine pollution. Member States shall ensure that their competent administrations can assure an appropriate enforcement of the provisions of the relevant international conventions (particularly the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from

Title:

Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations.

Country:

European Union

Type of document:

Legislation

Data source:

Keywords:

Certification

ECOLEX regions:

European Union Countries

Northern Europe

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Files:

Date of text:

22 Nov 1994

Repealed:

Yes

Amended by

Directive 2001/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations.

on 19 Dec 2001

Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships.

on 05 Nov 2002

Implemented by

Legislative Decree No. 314 implementing Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations.

on 03 Aug 1998

Marine Protection Act (LBK No. 1032 of 2023).

on 25 Jun 2023

Marine Protection Act (No. 929 of 2009).

on 24 Sep 2009

Presidential Decree No. 32 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations, in compliance with Council Directive 94/57/EC.

on 25 Feb 1997

Presidential Decree No. 330 amending and completing certain provisions of Presidential Decree No. 32/1997, in compliance with Council Directive 94/57/EC.

on 24 Sep 2001

Safety at sea Act (No. 654 of 2010).

on 15 Jun 2010

Safety at sea Act (No. 900 of 1998).

on 02 Nov 2022

Arrêté royal établissant des règles et des normes communes concernant les organismes habilités à effectuer l'inspection et la visite des navires et modifiant l'arrêté royal du 20 juillet 1973 portant règlement sur l'inspection maritime.

on 29 Feb 2004

Commission Decision 2009/491/EC on criteria to be followed in order to decide when the performance of an organisation acting on behalf of a flag State can be considered an unacceptable threat to safety and the environment.

on 16 Jun 2009

Repealed by

Regulation (EC) No. 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations.

on 23 Apr 2009