# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Purpose

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

The purpose of this Directive is to introduce a uniform level of safety of life and property on new and existing passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft, when both categories of ships and craft are engaged on domestic voyages, and to lay down procedures for negotiation at international level with a view to a harmonisation of the rules for passenger ships engaged on international voyages.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/article-1
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