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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1580",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/1580 of 23 October 2020 amending Decision (EU) 2020/721 to include the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee during its 75th session and within the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee during its 102nd session as regards the approval of an MSC-MEPC.5 circular on a Model agreement for the authorization of recognized organizations acting on behalf of the Administration",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1580",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/1580\nof 23 October 2020\namending Decision (EU) 2020/721 to include the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee during its 75th session and within the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee during its 102nd session as regards the approval of an MSC-MEPC.5 circular on a Model agreement for the authorization of recognized organizations acting on behalf of the Administration\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAction by the Union in the sector of maritime transport should aim to protect the marine environment and human health and to improve maritime safety.\n(2)\nThe Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (‘IMO’), during its 102nd session to be held from 4 to 11 November 2020 (‘MSC 102’), is expected to approve jointly with the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO an MSC-MEPC.5 circular on a Model agreement for the authorization of recognized organizations acting on behalf of the Administration (the ‘MSC-MEPC.5 circular’).\n(3)\nThe Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO, during its 75th session to be held from 16 to 20 November 2020 (‘MEPC 75’), is expected to approve the MSC-MEPC.5 circular jointly with the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union during MSC 102 and MEPC 75, as the approval of the MSC-MEPC.5 circular is capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(5)\nThe approval of the MSC-MEPC.5 circular, which supersedes circulars MSC/Circ.710 and MEPC/Circ.307, would update the Model agreement for the authorization of recognized organizations acting on behalf of the Administration and bring it into line with the Code for Recognized Organizations (IMO resolutions MSC.349(92) and MEPC.237(65)). That approval would contribute to increasing the accuracy, transparency and accountability of both the flag administration and recognised organisations at global level.\n(6)\nThe Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to the relevant conventions and codes. The Council should therefore authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union.\n(7)\nThe scope of this Decision should be limited to the content of the MSC-MEPC.5 circular proposed, to the extent that that circular falls under the exclusive competence of the Union and may affect Union common rules. This Decision should not affect the division of competences between the Union and the Member States.\n(8)\nCouncil Decision (EU) 2020/721 of 19 May 2020 should be amended to include a reference to the approval of the MSC-MEPC.5 circular,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 47)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/721 of 19 May 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee during its 75th session and within the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee during its 102nd session as regards the adoption of amendments to regulations 2, 14 and 18 and appendices I and VI of Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, Parts A-1, B, B-1, B-2 to B-4 of Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Parts A-1 and B-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels and resolution A.658(16) on the use and fitting of retro-reflective materials on life-saving appliances (OJ L 171, 2.6.2020, p. 1)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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