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Italy: Senate adoptes EP Directives 2008/99/CE and 2009/123/CE
On October 2009 the European Parliament approved Directive 2009/123/EC, also mandating each Member State to adopt it by December 2010. (See our Feb 23 news item). The Directive asks EU Member States to pass criminal penalties for discharging polluting substances detailed in the same EP document. However this Directive should not concern the application of penalties or obligations for individual cases.
Introduction of penalties for ship-source pollution in Europe by end of 2010
In October 2009 the European Parliament issued the Directive 2009/123/EC and mandated each Member State to bring it into force by December 2010. This Directive amended the previous Directive 2005/35/EC in regards to ship-source pollution and stricter infringement penalties. Read more »
New Port State Control Reporting Obligations
The new PSC Inspection Regime entering into force on 1 January 2011
The New Inspection Regime (NIR) of the Paris MoU on port State control will enter into force on 1 January 2011 for all 27 Member States. Read more »
CLEANSEANET Data Centre online by end 2010
18 November 2009 saw EMSA host a kick-off meeting for the CleanSeaNet Data Centre (CSN DC). Read more »
Air Pollution: EU shipping strategy
EU Directive 2005/33/EC requiring use of 0.1% sulphur marine fuel at berth (Fuel Switching ) entered into force on 1 January 2010
Summary
In November 2002 the European Commission published a strategy to reduce air pollution from sea-going ships and a proposal for reducing the sulphur content in marine fuel oils.
The strategy contains a broad series of objectives, proposed actions and recommendations for bringing about such reductions over the next ten years. As part of the strategy the Commission published a proposal for reducing the sulphur content of marine fuels. Read more »
