# Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4

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

The request for the lifting of the refusal of access order must also be accompanied, where appropriate, by a document from the classification society which has the ship in class following an on-board visit by a surveyor from the classification society, showing that the ship conforms to the class standards stipulated by that society. The classification society shall provide evidence to the competent authority that a visit on board has taken place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/VIII/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-VIII/division-4
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