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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-428/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/428",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 428/2010 of 20 May 2010 implementing Article 14 of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards expanded inspections of ships (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-428",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 428/2010\nof 20 May 2010\nimplementing Article 14 of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards expanded inspections of ships\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control, and in particular Article 14(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nWhen carrying out an expanded inspection of a ship, the port State control officer should be guided by a list of specific items to be verified, subject to their practical feasibility or any constraints relating to the safety of persons, the ship or the port.\n(2)\nWith regard to the identification of the specific items to be verified in the course of an expanded inspection of any of the risk areas listed in Annex VII to Directive 2009/16/EC, it appears necessary to build upon the expertise of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.\n(3)\nThe Port State Control Officers should use their professional judgement to determine the applicability of and the appropriate depth of examination of, each specific item.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS),\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 57."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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