EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
May 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORNPROPOSED European legislation for shipping using European Union ports or sailing in waters under the jurisdiction of EU Member States has been toughened up by the European Parliament, though the changes still have to be accepted by national government ministers.The parliament has approved the bulk of a "common position" reached by the EU Council of Ministers earlier this year on a proposed directive on port state control, which aims to make ship inspections mandatory depending on the identification of vessels representing high risks, as established ...
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