# 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 3

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

A deep hyperlink shall be provided from the inspection database to the Equasis information system. Member States shall encourage that the public and private databases relating to ship inspection accessible through Equasis are consulted by the inspectors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/XII/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-XII/division-3
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