# Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 10: Tasks of the European Maritime Safety Agency

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

1. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA, hereinafter ‘Agency’) shall provide the Member States and Commission with technical and scientific assistance in accordance with its mandate under Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002.
2. Within the framework of its mandate, the Agency shall:
(a) assist the Commission and the affected Member State, on its request, in detecting and monitoring the extent of an oil or gas spill;
(b) assist Member States, at their request, with the preparation and execution of external emergency response plans, especially when there are transboundary impacts within and beyond offshore waters of Member States;
(c) on the basis of the Member States’ external and internal emergency response plans, develop with Member States and operators a catalogue of emergency equipment and services available.
3. The Agency may, if requested:
(a) assist the Commission in assessing the external emergency response plans of Member States to check whether the plans are in conformity with this Directive;
(b) review exercises that focus on testing transboundary and Union emergency mechanisms.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/30/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-30/article-10
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