Commission Decision

of 14 June 2007

repealing Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC

(notified under document number C(2007) 2379)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/421/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for relevant activities of maritime administrations [1], and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 96/587/EC [2] listed the organisations recognised by the Member States in accordance with Directive 94/57/EC.

(2) In accordance with Article 4(5) of Directive 94/57/EC, the organisations which on 22 January 2002 are already recognised on the basis of the said Directive shall continue to be recognised.

(3) Commission Decision 2005/623/EC [3] extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping for a period of three years, with effects for Greece and Cyprus.

(4) Commission Decision 2006/382/EC [4] extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping with effects for Malta.

(5) Commission Decision 2006/660/EC [5] granted Community limited recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping for a period of three years with effects for the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and the Slovak Republic.

(6) Decision 96/587/EC, now obsolete, should therefore be repealed while an updated list of the organisations recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57/EC should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union at regular intervals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 96/587/EC is repealed.

Article 2

The Director General for Energy and Transport shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union an updated list of organisations recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57/EC by 1 July each year.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2007.

For the Commission

Jacques Barrot

Vice-President

[1] OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).

[2] OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 43. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/221/EC (OJ L 73, 15.3.2002, p. 30).

[3] OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 43.

[4] OJ L 151, 6.6.2006, p. 31.

[5] OJ L 272, 3.10.2006, p. 17.

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