Commission Regulation (EC) No 1163/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1163/2009of 30 November 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankersOJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 1., and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 refers to the definitions and standards set out in Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (hereinafter Marpol).(2)On 15 October 2004, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) undertook a full revision, without changing the substance, of Annex I to Marpol. That revised Annex came into force on 1 January 2007.(3)On 24 March 2006, the MEPC also amended the definition of heavy grades of oil in Regulation 21.2 of Annex I to Marpol. That amendment came into force on 1 August 2007.(4)Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 must therefore be amended accordingly.(5)The 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,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: