# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/253 of 16 February 2015 laying down the rules concerning the sampling and reporting under Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels, Article 7: Information to be included in the annual report

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on compliance with sulphur standards for marine fuels. The report must include at least the following information:
(a)the total annual number and type of non-compliance of measured sulphur content in examined fuel, including the extent of individual sulphur content non-conformity and the average sulphur content determined following sampling and analysis;
(b)the total annual number of document verifications, including bunker delivery notes, location of fuel bunkering, oil record books, log books, fuel change-over procedures, and records;
(c)claims of non-availability of marine fuels as referred to in Article 6(8) of Directive (EU) 2016/802, including—
(i)the ship details;
(ii)bunkering port;
(iii)if the non-availability occurred in the United Kingdom or a Member State, where the non-availability occurred;
(iv)number of claims made by the same ship; and
(v)type of bunker unavailable;
(d)notifications and letters of protest with respect to the sulphur content of fuels against marine fuel suppliers in their territory;
(e)a list containing the name and address of all marine fuel suppliers in the United Kingdom;
(f)the description of the use of alternative emission abatement methods, including trials and continuous emission monitoring, or alternative fuels and compliance checks of continuous achievement of SOx reduction in accordance with Annexes I and II to Directive (EU) 2016/802 of United Kingdom ships;
(g)where applicable, description of national risk-based targeting mechanisms, including specific alerts, and the use and outcome of remote sensing and other available technologies for prioritising individual ships for compliance verification;
(h)total number and type of infringement procedures initiated or penalties or both, the amount of fines imposed by the competent authority to both ship operators and marine fuel suppliers;
(i)for each individual ship, following the inspection of its log books and bunker delivery notes or sampling or both:
(i)ship particulars, including IMO number, type, age of ship and tonnage;
(ii)reports on sampling and analysis, including the number and type of samples, the sampling methods used, and sampling locations, for compliance verification of the ship type;
(iii)relevant information on bunker delivery notes, location of fuel bunkering, oil record books, log books, fuel change-over procedures, and records;
(iv)enforcement action and legal procedures initiated at the national level or penalties or both against that individual ship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/253/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-253/article-7
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