Division 9.13 Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community

As regards Regulation (EC) No 336/2006, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the Annex thereto containing the provisions for administrations concerning the implementation of the international safety management code. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No 336/2006, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

Accordingly, Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 11(2) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘2.

   Adaptations to Annex II, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(3).’;

2. 2..

   Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Committee procedure

   Article 12

   1.

   The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) set up by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2

   2.

   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

   The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.

   3.

   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’