Division 6.2 Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) and amending the Regulations on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships

As regards Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002, the Commission should be empowered in particular to amend Article 2(2) in order to include a reference to the Community acts conferring implementing powers on COSS that have entered into force following the adoption of this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002, 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 2099/2002 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Establishment of a Committee

   Article 3

   1.

   The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (hereinafter called COSS).

   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 laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

   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.’;

2. 2..

   Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Powers of COSS

   Article 7

   COSS shall exercise the powers conferred on it by virtue of the Community legislation in force. Article 2(2) may be amended in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 3(3) in order to include a reference to the Community acts conferring implementing power on COSS that have entered into force following the adoption of this Regulation. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(3).’.