{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2110/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2110/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2017/2110",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2017/2110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and repealing Council Directive 1999/35/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2110",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Pre-commencement inspections",
  "text": "1. Before a ro-ro passenger ship or high-speed passenger craft starts to operate on a regular service covered by this Directive, the competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out a pre-commencement inspection, consisting of:\n(a) verification of the compliance with the requirements laid down in Annex I; and\n(b) an inspection, in accordance with Annex II, to satisfy themselves that the ro-ro passenger ship or high-speed craft fulfills the necessary requirements for safe operation of a regular service.\n2. The pre-commencement inspection shall be carried out by an inspector.\n3. When requested by a Member State, companies shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements of Annex I in advance of but not earlier than 1 month before the pre-commencement inspection.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2110/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:31.564771+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}