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April 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallNOONE should ever accuse the European Commission of fighting shy of regulation, and given that proposals on promoting shipping safety are generally framed with good intentions, it would be fair to say that Brussels at least tries to improve standards.The key question is whether it has a positive effect. Probably, today, the answer is yes.Unlike the International Maritime Organisation whose comprehensive conventions are effectively optional, the European Commission now has a big stick to wave at European Union Member States who do not toe the line of ...
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