# 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 5: The refusal of access order may be lifted only after the period referred to Article 16 of this Directive has elapsed and following a re-inspection of the ship at an agreed port.

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

If the agreed port is located in a Member State, the competent authority of that State may, at the request of the competent authority which issued the refusal of access order, authorise the ship to enter the agreed port in order to carry out the re-inspection. In such cases, no cargo operations shall take place at the port until the refusal of access order has been lifted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/VIII/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-VIII/division-5
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