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Council Directive 76/760/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers

Official Journal L 262 , 27/09/1976 P. 0085 - 0095 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0114  Greek special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0056  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0114  Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0124  Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0124

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 27 July 1976  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers  (76/760/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to their rear registration plate lamps;  Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure which was the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (3), to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle;  Whereas in Directive 76/756/CEE (4), the Council laid down the common requirements for the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers;  Whereas a harmonized type-approval procedure for rear registration plate lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of rear registration plate lamp ; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark on all rear registration plate lamps manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these rear registration plate lamps in the other Member States;  Whereas it is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by the UN Ecconomic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 4 ("Uniform provisions for the approval of devices for the illumination of rear registration plates of motor vehicles (except motor cycles) and their trailers") (5), which is annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 concerning the adoption of uniform conditions for approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts;  Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles entails reciprocal recognition by Member States of the checks carried out by each of them on the basis on the common requirements,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:    Article 1 1. Member States shall grant EEC component type-approval for any type of rear registration plate lamp which satisfies the construction and testing requirements laid down in Annexes 0, I, III and IV.  2. The Member State which has granted EEC component type-approval shall take the measures required in order to verify that production models conform to the approved type, in so far as this is necessary and if need be in cooperation with the competent authorities in the other Member States. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.  (1)OJ No C 76, 7.4.1975, p. 37. (2)OJ No C 248, 29.10.1975, p. 23. (3)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. (4)See page 1 of this Official Journal. (5)Economic Commission for Europe, Document E/ECE/324, Addendum 3, Amendment 1 of 29 October 1975.    Article 2 Member States shall for each type of rear registration plate lamp which they approve pursuant to Article 1, issure to the manufacturer, or to his authorized representative, an EEC component type-approval mark conforming to the model shown in Annex I.  Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of marks liable to create confusion between rear registration plate lamps which have been type-approved pursuant to Article 1, and other devices.   Article 3 1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of rear registration plate lamps on grounds relating to their construction or method of functioning if they bear the EEC component type-approval mark.  2. Nevertheless, a Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of rear registration plate lamps bearing the EEC component type-approval mark which consistently fail to conform to the approved type.  That State shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its decision.   Article 4 The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one month send to the competent authorities of the other Member States a copy of the component type-approval certificates, an example of which is given in Annex II, completed for each type of rear registration plate lamp which they approve or refuse to approve.   Article 5 1. If the Member State which has granted EEC component type-approval finds that a number of rear registration plate lamps bearing the same EEC component type-approval mark do not conform to the type which it has approved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that production models conform to the approved type. The competent authorities of that State shall advise those of the other Member States of the measures taken, which may, where there is consistent failure to conform, extend to withdrawal of EEC component type-approval. The said authorities shall take the same measures if they are informed by the competent authorities of another Member State of such failure to conform.  2. The competent authorities of Member States shall within one month inform each other of any withdrawal of EEC component type-approval, and of the reasons for such a measure.   Article 6 Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive to refuse or withdraw EEC type-approval for a rear registration plate lamp or prohibit its placing on the market or use shall set out in detail the reasons on which it is based. Such decisions shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.   Article 7 No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to its rear registration plate lamps if these bear the EEC component type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 76/756/EEC.   Article 8 No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale or registration, entry into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to its rear registration plate lamps if these bear the EEC component type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 76/756/EEC.   Article 9 For the purposes of this Directive, "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery and public works vehicles.   Article 10 Any amendments necessary to adjust the requirements of the Annexes to take account of technical  progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.   Article 11 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive before 1 July 1977 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply these provisions with effect from 1 October 1977 at the latest.  2. Once this Directive has been notified, the Member States shall also ensure that the Commission is informed, in sufficient time for it to submit its comments, of any draft laws, regulations or administrative provisions which they propose to adopt in the field covered by this Directive.   Article 12 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.       Done at Brussels, 27 July 1976.  For the Council  The President  M. van der STOEL       List of Annexes   >PIC FILE= "T9000986">  ANNEX 0 DEFINITION, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED, ANGLE OF INCIDENCE, MEASURING PROCEDURE, PHOTOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION    1.  DEFINITION    1.1. Rear registration plate lamp   "Rear registration plate lamp" means the device used to illuminate the space intended to accommodate the rear registration plate ; it may consist of different optical elements.        (2.)   (3.)   (4.)    5.  GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS  Each sample shall conform to the specifications set forth in section 9 (1).  These lamps shall be so designed that the entire surface to be illuminated is visible from the rear within the field of vision indicated in the drawing in Annex IV.  All measurements shall be carried out by adjusting the filament lamp or lamps of the device to the minimum light flux prescribed for the test voltage in the specification of the filament lamp or lamps for the device.  6.  COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED  The colour of the light emitted by the lamp used in the device must be white, but sufficiently neutral so as not to cause any appreciable change in the colour of the registration plate.  (1)These specifications are such as to ensure good visibility if the inclination of the registration plate does not exceed 30º on either side of the vertical.   7.  ANGLE OF INCIDENCE  The manufacturer of the device shall specify the position in which the device is to be fitted in relation to the space for the registration plate ; the device must be so placed that the angle of incidence of the light on the surface of the plate does not exceed 82º at any point on the surface to be illuminated, this angle being measured from the edge of the illuminating surface of the device furthest from the surface of the plate. Where a device incorporates several lamps, the foregoing requirement shall apply only to that part of the plate intended to be illuminated by the device concerned.  The device must be so designed that no light is emitted directly towards the rear, with the exception of red light if the device is combined or grouped with a rear lamp.  8.  MEASURING PROCEDURE  Luminance measurements shall be made on a piece of matte white blotting paper with a minimum diffuse reflection factor of 70 %, of the same dimensions as the registration plate, and placed in the position normally occupied by it 2 mm in front of its holder.  Luminance measurements shall be made perpendicularly to the surface of the paper, at the points shown in Annex III according to the type of plate for which the device is intended, each point representing a circular area 25 mm in diameter.  9.  PHOTOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS  At each of the points of measurement shown in Annex III, the luminance B shall be at least equal to 2 75 cd/m2.  The gradient of the luminance between the values B1 and B2, measured at any two points 1 and 2 selected from among those mentioned above, shall not exceed 2 × B0/cm, B0 being the minimum luminance measured at the various points, that is to say: >PIC FILE= "T0009405">   10.  CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION  Every rear registration plate lamp bearing an EEC component type-approval mark shall conform to the type approved.  The luminance B of any device picked at random from a series produced batch shall not be lower than 2 cd/m2 and, in the formula for the radient, the factor 2 may be replaced by 3.  (11.)       ANNEX I EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS    1. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL      1.1. The application for EEC component type-approval shall be submitted by the holder of the trade name or mark or by his authorized representative.           1.2. For each type of rear registration plate lamp, the application shall be accompanied by the following:        1.2.1. an indication as to whether the device is intended to illuminate a wide plate (520 × 120 mm), tall plate (340 × 240 mm) or both a wide and a tall plate;               1.2.2. a brief technical specification stating the type and power of the filament lamp or lamps recommended by the manufacturer;               1.2.3. drawings (three copies), in sufficient detail to permit identification of the type and showing geometrically the position in which the device is to be mounted in relation to the space to be occupied by the registration plate, and the outlines of the surface to be illuminated;               1.2.4. two samples, equipped with the filament lamp or lamps recommended.                                 2. MARKINGS      2.1. The samples of a type of rear registration plate lamp submitted for EEC component type-approval must bear the applicant's trade name or mark, which must be clearly legible and indelible.           2.2. Each device shall include on both the lens and the lamp housing a space of sufficient size for the EEC component type-approval mark ; this space must be shown on the drawings mentioned in 1.2.3.                  3. EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL      3.1. If all the samples submitted in accordance with section 1 meet the requirements of sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Annex 0, EEC component type-approval shall be granted and a component type-approval number assigned.           3.2. This number shall not be assigned to any other type of rear registration plate lamp.           3.3. Where EEC component type-approval is requested for a type of lighting and light-signalling device comprising a rear registration plate lamp and other lamps, a single EEC component type-approval mark may be issued provided that the rear registration plate lamp complies with the requirements of this Directive and that each of the other lamps forming part of the lighting and lightsignalling device for which EEC type-approval is requested, complies with the specific Directive applying to it.                  4. MARKS     4.1. Every rear registration plate lamp conforming to a type approved under this Directive shall bear an EEC component type-approval mark.       4.2. This mark shall consist of a rectangle surrounding the lower case letter "e" followed by the distinguishing letter(s) or number of the Member State which has granted the type-approval:  1 for Germany,  2 for France,  3 for Italy,  4 for the Netherlands,  6 for Belgium,  11 for the United Kingdom,  13 for Luxembourg,  DK for Denmark,  IRL for Ireland.  It must also include the EEC component type-approval number corresponding to the number of the EEC component type-approval certificate issued for the type of device in question.       4.3. The EEC component type-approval number must be placed in any convenient position near the rectangle surrounding the letter "e".       4.4. The EEC component type-approval mark must be affixed on the lens of the lamp or on one of the lenses in such a way as to be indelible and clearly legible even when the rear registration plate lamps are fitted on the vehicle.       4.5. An example of an EEC component type-approval mark is shown in the Appendix.       4.6. Where a single EEC type-approval number is issued, as under 3.3, for a type of lighting and light-signalling device comprising a rear registration plate lamp and other lamps, one EEC type-approval mark only may be affixed, consisting of:      - a rectangle surrounding the letter "e" followed by the distinguishing letter(s) or number of the Member State which has granted the EEC component type-approval,           - the EEC component type-approval number,           - the additional symbols required by the various Directives under which EEC component type-approval was granted.                  4.7. The dimensions of the various components of this mark must not be less than the largest of the minimum dimensions specified for individual markings by the various Directives under which the EEC component type-approval was granted.          Appendix EXAMPLE OF AN EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK >PIC FILE= "T0009406">  The device bearing the EEC component type-approval mark shown above is a rear registration plate lamp EEC type-approved in the United Kingdom (e 11) under the number 1471.    ANNEX II MODEL EEC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE (Maximum format : A4 (210 × 297 mm)) >PIC FILE= "T0009407">    ANNEX III MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR TEST PURPOSES    (a) Devices for illuminating a tall plate (340 × 240 mm) >PIC FILE= "T0009408">        (b) Devices for illuminating a wide plate (520 × 120 mm) >PIC FILE= "T0009409">          Note : In the case of devices for illuminating both tall and wide plates the measurement points used are obtained by combining the two drawings above in accordance with the outline indicated by the maker or manufacturer ; however, if two measurement points are less than 30 mm apart, only one shall be used.    ANNEX IV MINIMUM FIELD OF VISIBILITY OF THE SURFACE TO BE ILLUMINATED >PIC FILE= "T0009410">     1. The field of visibility angles shown above relate only to the relative positions of the device and the space for the registration plate.   (2.)      3. The angles shown take account of the partial occultation caused by the device. These must be adhered to in the directions in which there is most occultation. The devices must be such as to reduce the areas partly occulted to the strict minimum necessary.


title: Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               6.6.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 141/29

      DIRECTIVE 2009/42/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

   of 6 May 2009
   on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea
   (Recast)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Council Directive 95/64/EC of 8 December 1995 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.

               (2)

               To carry out the tasks entrusted to it in the context of the common maritime transport policy, the Commission (Eurostat) should have at its disposal comparable, reliable, synchronised and regular statistical data on the scale and development of the carriage of goods and passengers by sea to and from the Community, between Member States and for domestic sea transport.

               (3)

               It is also important for Member States and economic operators to have a good knowledge of the maritime transport market.

               (4)

               The collection of Community statistical data on a comparable or harmonised basis makes it possible to establish an integrated system providing reliable, consistent and up-to-date information.

               (5)

               The data on the transport of goods and passengers by sea have to be made comparable between Member States and between the different modes of transport.

               (6)

               In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the creation of common statistical standards enabling harmonised information to be produced can only be tackled efficiently at Community level. Data will be collected in each Member State under the authority of the bodies and institutions in charge of compiling official statistics.

               (7)

               The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (4).

               (8)

               In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adopt certain detailed rules for implementing this Directive. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

               (9)

               The new elements introduced into this Directive only concern the committee procedures. They therefore do not need to be transposed by the Member States.

               (10)

               This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law of the Directive set out in Annex IX, Part B,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Collection of statistical data
   Member States shall collect Community statistics on the carriage of goods and passengers by seagoing vessels calling at ports in their territories.
   Article 2
   Definitions
   For the purposes of this Directive:

               (a)

               ‘carriage of goods and passengers by sea’ means the movement of goods and passengers using seagoing vessels, on voyages which are undertaken wholly or partly at sea.
               The scope of this Directive shall also include goods:

                           (i)

                           shipped to offshore installations;

                           (ii)

                           reclaimed from the seabed and unloaded in ports.

                     Bunkers and stores supplied to vessels shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive;

               (b)

               ‘seagoing vessels’ means vessels other than those which navigate exclusively in inland waters or in waters within, or closely adjacent to, sheltered waters or areas where port regulations apply.
               This Directive shall not apply to fish-catching vessels, fish-processing vessels, vessels for drilling and exploration, tugs, pusher craft, research and survey vessels, dredgers, naval vessels or vessels used solely for non-commercial purposes;

               (c)

               ‘port’ means a place having facilities for merchant ships to moor and to load or unload cargo or to disembark or embark passengers to or from vessels;

               (d)

               ‘nationality of the maritime transport operator’ means that corresponding to the country in which the effective centre of the transport operator’s commercial activity is located;

               (e)

               ‘maritime transport operator’ means any person by whom or on behalf of whom a contract for the transport of goods or persons by sea is concluded with a shipper or a passenger.

         Article 3
   Data collection characteristics
   1.   Member States shall collect data relating to:

               (a)

               cargo and passenger information;

               (b)

               information on the vessel.

         Vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 100 may be excluded from the data collection.
   2.   The characteristics of the data collection, namely the statistical variables in each domain and the nomenclatures for their classification, as well as their periodicity of observation, are set out in Annexes I to VIII.
   3.   The data collection shall be based, in so far as possible, on available sources, limiting the burden on respondents.
   4.   The Commission shall adapt the data collection characteristics and the content of Annexes I to VIII to economic and technical developments in so far as such adaptation does not involve a substantial increase in cost for the Member States and/or in the burden on respondents.
   Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).
   Article 4
   Ports
   1.   For the purposes of this Directive, the Commission shall draw up a list of ports, coded and classified according to countries and maritime coastal areas.
   Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).
   2.   Each Member State shall select from the list referred to in paragraph 1 any port handling more than one million tonnes of goods or recording more than 200 000 passenger movements annually.
   For each port selected, detailed data are to be provided, in conformity with Annex VIII, for the domains (goods and passengers) in which that port meets the selection criterion, and with summary data, if appropriate, for the other domain.
   3.   For the ports which are not selected from the list, summary data are to be provided in conformity with Annex VIII, data set A3.
   Article 5
   Accuracy of statistics
   The methods of collecting data shall be such that Community sea transport statistics display the precision required for the statistical data sets described in Annex VIII.
   The Commission shall draw up the standards of accuracy.
   Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).
   Article 6
   Processing of the results of the data collection
   Member States shall process the statistical information collected pursuant to Article 3, in order to obtain comparable statistics, with the standard of accuracy referred to in Article 5.
   Article 7
   Transmission of the results of the data collection
   1.   Member States shall transmit the results of the data collection referred to in Article 3 to the Commission (Eurostat), including the data declared confidential by the Member States pursuant to domestic legislation or practice concerning statistical confidentiality, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (5).
   2.   The results shall be transmitted in accordance with the structure of the statistical data sets defined in Annex VIII. The technical details for transmission of the results shall be specified in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 10(2).
   3.   The transmission of the results shall take place within five months of the end of the period of observation for data of quarterly periodicity and within eight months for data of annual periodicity.
   The first transmission shall cover the first quarter of 1997.
   Article 8
   Reports
   Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with all relevant information on the methods used in compiling the data. They shall also forward details of substantial changes in the methods used to collect the data.
   Article 9
   Dissemination of statistical data
   The Commission (Eurostat) shall disseminate appropriate statistical data with a periodicity comparable to that of the results transmitted.
   The arrangements for publication or dissemination of the statistical data by the Commission (Eurostat) shall be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 10(2).
   Article 10
   Committee procedure
   1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the European Statistical System Committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
   2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
   The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
   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.
   Article 11
   Communication of national provisions
   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
   Article 12
   Repeal
   Directive 95/64/EC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex IX, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law of the Directive set out in Annex IX, Part B.
   References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex X.
   Article 13
   Entry into force
   This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 14
   Addressees
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Strasbourg, 6 May 2009.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         H.-G. PÖTTERING

            For the Council

            The President

         J. KOHOUT

      (1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 21 October 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 23 April 2009.

      (2)  OJ L 320, 30.12.1995, p. 25.

      (3)  See Annex IX, Part A.

      (4)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

      (5)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

      ANNEX I

         VARIABLES AND DEFINITIONS

      1.   Statistical Variables

      (a)   Cargo and passenger information

                  —

                  Gross weight of goods in tonnes,

                  —

                  type of cargo, according to the nomenclature shown in Annex II,

                  —

                  description of the goods, using the nomenclature shown in Annex III,

                  —

                  reporting port,

                  —

                  direction of movement, whether inwards or outwards,

                  —

                  for inward cargo: the port of loading (i.e. the port in which the cargo was loaded on to the ship in which it arrived in the reporting port) using individual ports in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries shown in the port list, and the maritime coastal areas outside the EEA countries, shown in Annex IV,

                  —

                  for outward cargo: the port of unloading (i.e. the port in which the cargo is to be unloaded from the ship in which it left the reporting port) using individual ports in the EEA countries shown in the port list, and the maritime coastal areas outside the EEA countries, shown in Annex IV,

                  —

                  number of passengers starting or finishing a voyage as well as number of cruise passengers on a cruise passenger excursion.

            For goods carried in containers or ro-ro units, the following additional particulars shall be provided:

                  —

                  total number of containers (with and without cargo),

                  —

                  number of containers without cargo,

                  —

                  total number of mobile (ro-ro) units with and without cargo,

                  —

                  number of mobile (ro-ro) units without cargo.

            (b)   Information on the vessel

                  —

                  Number of vessels;

                  —

                  deadweight of vessels or gross tonnage;

                  —

                  country or territory of registration of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex V;

                  —

                  type of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex VI;

                  —

                  size of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex VII.

            2.   Definitions

                  (a)

                  ‘Freight container’ means an article of transport equipment:

                              1.

                              of a permanent nature and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;

                              2.

                              specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;

                              3.

                              fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another;

                              4.

                              so designed as to be easy to fill and empty;

                              5.

                              having a length of 20 feet or more.

                  (b)

                  ‘Ro-ro unit’ means wheeled equipment for carrying cargo, such as a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, which can be driven or towed on to a vessel. Port or ships' trailers are included in this definition. Classifications should follow United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21 ‘Codes for types of cargo, packages and packaging materials’.

                  (c)

                  ‘Container cargo’ means containers with or without cargo which are lifted on or off the vessels which carry them by sea.

                  (d)

                  ‘Ro-ro cargo’ means goods, whether or not in containers, on ro-ro units, and ro-ro units which are rolled on and off the vessels which carry them by sea.

                  (e)

                  ‘Gross weight of goods’ means the tonnage of goods carried, including packaging but excluding the tare weight of containers or ro-ro units.

                  (f)

                  ‘Deadweight (DWT)’ means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship on summer load-line in water with a specific gravity of 1,025 and the total weight of the ship, i.e. the displacement in tonnes of a ship without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and drinking water in the tanks, usable supplies as well as passengers, crew and their possessions.

                  (g)

                  ‘Gross tonnage’ means the measure of the overall size of a ship determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.

                  (h)

                  ‘Cruise passenger’ means a sea passenger making a sea journey on a cruise ship. Passengers on day excursions are excluded.

                  (i)

                  ‘Cruise ship’ means a passenger ship intended to provide passengers with a full tourist experience. All passengers have cabins. Facilities for entertainment aboard are included. Ships operating normal ferry services are excluded, even if some passengers treat the service as a cruise. In addition, cargo-carrying vessels able to carry a very limited number of passengers with their own cabins are also excluded. Ships intended solely for day excursions are also excluded.

                  (j)

                  ‘Cruise passenger excursion’ means a short visit by a cruise passenger to a tourist attraction associated with a port while retaining a cabin on board.

      ANNEX II

         TYPE OF CARGO CLASSIFICATION

                  Category (1)

                  Code
                  1 digit

                  Code
                  2 digits

                  Description

                  Tonnage

                  Number

                  Liquid bulk

                  1

                  1X

                  Liquid bulk goods (no cargo unit)

                  X

                  11

                  Liquefied gas

                  X

                  12

                  Crude oil

                  X

                  13

                  Oil products

                  X

                  19

                  Other liquid bulk goods

                  X

                  Dry bulk

                  2

                  2X

                  Dry bulk goods (no cargo unit)

                  X

                  21

                  Ores

                  X

                  22

                  Coal

                  X

                  23

                  Agricultural products (e.g. grain, soya, tapioca)

                  X

                  29

                  Other dry bulk goods

                  X

                  Containers

                  3

                  3X

                  Large containers

                  X (2)

                  X

                  31

                  20 ft freight units

                  X (2)

                  X

                  32

                  40 ft freight units

                  X (2)

                  X

                  33

                  Freight units > 20 ft and < 40 ft

                  X (2)

                  X

                  34

                  Freight units > 40 ft

                  X (2)

                  X

                  Roll-on roll-off
                  (self-propelled)

                  5

                  5X

                  Mobile self-propelled units

                  X

                  X

                  51

                  Road goods vehicles and accompanying trailers

                  X (2)

                  X

                  52

                  Passenger cars, motorcycles and accompanying trailers/caravans

                  X (3)

                  53

                  Passenger buses

                  X (3)

                  54

                  Trade vehicles (including import/export motor vehicles)

                  X

                  X (3)

                  56

                  Live animals on the hoof

                  X

                  X (3)

                  59

                  Other mobile self-propelled units

                  X

                  X

                  Roll-on roll-off
                  (non-self-propelled)

                  6

                  6X

                  Mobile non-self-propelled units

                  X

                  X

                  61

                  Unaccompanied road goods trailers and semi-trailers

                  X (2)

                  X

                  62

                  Unaccompanied caravans and other road, agricultural and industrial vehicles

                  X (3)

                  63

                  Rail wagons, shipborne port-to-port trailers, and shipborne barges engaged in goods transport

                  X (2)

                  X

                  69

                  Other mobile non-self-propelled units

                  X

                  X

                  Other general cargo
                  (including small containers)

                  9

                  9X

                  Other cargo, not elsewhere specified

                  X

                  91

                  Forestry products

                  X

                  92

                  Iron and steel products

                  X

                  99

                  Other general cargo

                  X

         (1)  These categories are consistent with United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21.

         (2)  The quantity recorded is the gross weight of the goods including packaging but excluding the tare weight of containers and ro-ro units.

         (3)  Only total number of units.

      ANNEX III

         NST 2007

                  Division

                  Description

                  01

                  Products of agriculture, hunting, and forestry; fish and other fishing products

                  02

                  Coal and lignite; crude petroleum and natural gas

                  03

                  Metal ores and other mining and quarrying products; peat; uranium and thorium

                  04

                  Food products, beverages and tobacco

                  05

                  Textiles and textile products; leather and leather products

                  06

                  Wood and products of wood and cork (except furniture); articles of straw and plaiting materials; pulp, paper and paper products; printed matter and recorded media

                  07

                  Coke and refined petroleum products

                  08

                  Chemicals, chemical products, and man-made fibres; rubber and plastic products; nuclear fuel

                  09

                  Other non-metallic mineral products

                  10

                  Basic metals; fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

                  11

                  Machinery and equipment n.e.c.; office machinery and computers; electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c.; radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus; medical, precision and optical instruments; watches and clocks

                  12

                  Transport equipment

                  13

                  Furniture; other manufactured goods n.e.c.

                  14

                  Secondary raw materials; municipal wastes and other wastes

                  15

                  Mail, parcels

                  16

                  Equipment and material utilised in the transport of goods

                  17

                  Goods moved in the course of household and office removals; baggage transported separately from passengers; motor vehicles being moved for repair; other non-market goods n.e.c.

                  18

                  Grouped goods: a mixture of types of goods which are transported together

                  19

                  Unidentifiable goods: goods which for any reason cannot be identified and therefore cannot be assigned to groups 01-16

                  20

                  Other goods n.e.c.

      ANNEX IV

         MARITIME COASTAL AREAS

      The nomenclature to be used is the Geonomenclature (the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States, drawn up in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1)) in force in the year to which the data refer.
      The code consists of four digits: the ISO alpha 2 standard code for each country from the abovementioned nomenclature, followed by two zeros (e.g. code GR00 for Greece), except for countries which are divided into two or more maritime coastal areas, which are identified by a fourth digit other than zero (from 1 to 7), as below:

                     Code

                     Maritime coastal areas

                  FR01

                  France: Atlantic and North Sea

                  FR02

                  France: Mediterranean

                  FR03

                  French overseas departments: French Guiana

                  FR04

                  French overseas departments: Martinique and Guadeloupe

                  FR05

                  French overseas departments: Réunion

                  DE01

                  Germany: North Sea

                  DE02

                  Germany: Baltic

                  DE03

                  Germany: Inland

                  GB01

                  United Kingdom

                  GB02

                  Isle of Man

                  GB03

                  Channels Islands

                  ES01

                  Spain: Atlantic (North)

                  ES02

                  Spain: Mediterranean and Atlantic (South), including the Balearic and Canary Islands

                  SE01

                  Sweden: Baltic

                  SE02

                  Sweden: North Sea

                  TR01

                  Turkey: Black Sea

                  TR02

                  Turkey: Mediterranean

                  RU01

                  Russia: Black Sea

                  RU02

                  Russia: Baltic

                  RU03

                  Russia: Asia

                  MA01

                  Morocco: Mediterranean

                  MA02

                  Morocco: West Africa

                  EG01

                  Egypt: Mediterranean

                  EG02

                  Egypt: Red Sea

                  IL01

                  Israel: Mediterranean

                  IL02

                  Israel: Red Sea

                  SA01

                  Saudi Arabia: Red Sea

                  SA02

                  Saudi Arabia: Gulf

                  US01

                  United States of America: Atlantic (North)

                  US02

                  United States of America: Atlantic (South)

                  US03

                  United States of America: Gulf

                  US04

                  United States of America: Pacific (South)

                  US05

                  United States of America: Pacific (North)

                  US06

                  United States of America: Great Lakes

                  US07

                  Puerto Rico

                  CA01

                  Canada: Atlantic

                  CA02

                  Canada: Great Lakes and Upper Saint Lawrence

                  CA03

                  Canada: West Coast

                  CO01

                  Colombia: North Coast

                  CO02

                  Colombia: West Coast

                     With the additional codes

                  ZZ01

                  Offshore installations

                  ZZ02

                  Aggregates and not elsewhere specified

         (1)  OJ L 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10.

      ANNEX V

         NATIONALITY OF REGISTRATION OF VESSELS

      The nomenclature to be used is the Geonomenclature (the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States drawn up in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/95) in force in the year to which the data refer.
      The code consists of four digits: the ISO alpha 2 standard code for each country from the above-mentioned nomenclature, followed by two zeros (e.g. code GR00 for Greece), except for countries with more than one register which are identified by a fourth digit other than zero, as below:

                  FR01

                  France

                  FR02

                  French Antarctic Territory (including the Kerguelen Islands)

                  IT01

                  Italy — first register

                  IT02

                  Italy — international register

                  GB01

                  United Kingdom

                  GB02

                  Isle of Man

                  GB03

                  Channel Islands

                  GB04

                  Gibraltar

                  DK01

                  Denmark

                  DK02

                  Denmark (DIS)

                  PT01

                  Portugal

                  PT02

                  Portugal (MAR)

                  ES01

                  Spain

                  ES02

                  Spain (Rebeca)

                  NO01

                  Norway

                  NO02

                  Norway (NIS)

                  US01

                  United States of America

                  US02

                  Puerto Rico

      ANNEX VI

         TYPE OF SHIP CLASSIFICATION (ICST-COM)

                  Type

                  Ship categories included

                  10

                  Liquid bulk

                  Oil tanker
                  Chemical tanker
                  LG tanker
                  Tanker barge
                  Other tanker

                  20

                  Dry bulk

                  Bulk/oil carrier
                  Bulk carrier

                  31

                  Container

                  Full container

                  32

                  Specialised

                  Barge carrier
                  Chemical carrier
                  Irradiated fuel
                  Livestock carrier
                  Vehicle carrier
                  Other specialised

                  33

                  General cargo, non-specialised

                  Reefer
                  Ro-ro passenger
                  Ro-ro container
                  Other ro-ro cargo
                  Combination carrier general cargo/passenger
                  Combination carrier general cargo/container
                  Single-decker
                  Multi-decker

                  34

                  Dry cargo barge

                  Deck barge
                  Hopper barge
                  Lash-seabee barge
                  Open dry cargo barge
                  Covered dry cargo barge
                  Other dry cargo barge nes

                  35

                  Passenger

                  Passenger (excluding cruise passengers)

                  36

                  Cruise Passenger

                  Cruise ships only

                  41

                  Fishing

                  Fish catching (1)

                  Fish processing (1)

                  42

                  Offshore activities

                  Drilling and exploration (1)

                  Offshore support (1)

                  43

                  Tugs

                  Tugs (1)

                  Pusher craft (1)

                  49

                  Miscellaneous

                  Dredgers (1)

                  Research/survey (1)

                  Other vessel nes (1)

                  XX

                  Unknown

                  Unknown type of vessel

         (1)  Not covered by this Directive.

      ANNEX VII

         VESSEL SIZE CLASSES

         in deadweight (DWT) or in gross tonnage (GT)

      This classification applies only to vessels with a gross tonnage of 100 or more.

                  Class

                  Lower limit

                  Upper limit

                  DWT

                  GT

                  DWT

                  GT

                  01

                  —

                  100

                  up to 499

                  up to 499

                  02

                  500

                  500

                  999

                  999

                  03

                  1 000

                  1 000

                  1 999

                  1 999

                  04

                  2 000

                  2 000

                  2 999

                  2 999

                  05

                  3 000

                  3 000

                  3 999

                  3 999

                  06

                  4 000

                  4 000

                  4 999

                  4 999

                  07

                  5 000

                  5 000

                  5 999

                  5 999

                  08

                  6 000

                  6 000

                  6 999

                  6 999

                  09

                  7 000

                  7 000

                  7 999

                  7 999

                  10

                  8 000

                  8 000

                  8 999

                  8 999

                  11

                  9 000

                  9 000

                  9 999

                  9 999

                  12

                  10 000

                  10 000

                  19 999

                  19 999

                  13

                  20 000

                  20 000

                  29 999

                  29 999

                  14

                  30 000

                  30 000

                  39 999

                  39 999

                  15

                  40 000

                  40 000

                  49 999

                  49 999

                  16

                  50 000

                  50 000

                  79 999

                  79 999

                  17

                  80 000

                  80 000

                  99 999

                  99 999

                  18

                  100 000

                  100 000

                  149 999

                  149 999

                  19

                  150 000

                  150 000

                  199 999

                  199 999

                  20

                  200 000

                  200 000

                  249 999

                  249 999

                  21

                  250 000

                  250 000

                  299 999

                  299 999

                  22

                  ≥ 300 000

                  ≥ 300 000

                  —

                  —

                     NB: If vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 100 were to be included pursuant to this Directive, they would be allocated class code ‘99’.

      ANNEX VIII

         STRUCTURE FOR STATISTICAL DATA SETS

      The data sets specified in this Annex define the periodicity for the maritime transport statistics required by the Community. Each data set defines a cross-classification of a limited set of dimensions at different levels of the nomenclatures, aggregated across all other dimensions, for which statistics of good quality are required.
      The conditions for collecting data set B1 shall be decided by the Council on a proposal from the Commission in the light of the results of the pilot study carried out during a three-year transitional period, as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 95/64/EC and concerning the feasibility and the cost to Member States and to the respondents of collecting those items of information.
      SUMMARY AND DETAILED STATISTICS

                  —

                  The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods and passengers are A1, A2, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1 and/or F2,

                  —

                  The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods but not for passengers are A1, A2, A3, B1, C1, E1, F1 and/or F2,

                  —

                  The data sets to be provided for selected ports for passengers but not for goods are A3, D1, F1 and/or F2,

                  —

                  The data set to be provided for selected ports and for ports which are not selected (for either goods or passengers) is A3,

                     Data set A1

                  :

                  Seaborne transport in the main European ports by port, type of cargo and relation

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  A1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Type of cargo

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Type of cargo, Annex II

                     Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.

                     Data set A2

                  :

                  Non-unit-load seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo and relation

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  A2

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Type of cargo

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Type of cargo, (non-unit-load only) Annex II (subcategories 1X, 11, 12, 13, 19, 2X, 21, 22, 23, 29, 9X, 91, 92 and 99)

                     Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.

                     Data set A3

                  :

                  Data required for both selected ports and ports for which detailed statistics are not required (see Article 4(3))

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  annual

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  A3

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (0)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  All ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                                 Data:

                              Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
                              Number of passengers (excluding cruise passengers).
                              Number of cruise passengers starting and ending a cruise.
                              Number of cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion: direction: inwards (1) only - (optional).

                     Data set B1

                  :

                  Seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, goods and relation

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  annual

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  B1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (0)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Type of cargo

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Type of cargo, Annex II

                  Commodity

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Goods nomenclature, Annex III

                     Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.

                     Data set C1

                  :

                  Unit-load seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, relation and loaded status

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  C1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Type of cargo

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Type of cargo (container, ro-ro only) Annex II (subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69)

                                 Data:

                              Gross weight of goods in tonnes (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69).
                              Number of units (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69).
                              Number of units without cargo (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 59, 6X, 61, 63 and 69).

                     Data set D1

                  :

                  Passenger transport in the main European ports, by relation and nationality of registration of vessel

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  D1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Nationality of registration of vessel

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Nationality of registration of vessels, Annex V

                     Data: Number of passengers excluding cruise passengers starting and ending a cruise and cruise passengers on excursion

                     Data set E1

                  :

                  Seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, relation and nationality of registration of vessels

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  annual

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  E1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (0)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Port of loading/unloading

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  EEA-ports in the port list

                  Relation

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV

                  Type of cargo

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Type of cargo, Annex II

                  Nationality of registration of vessel

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  Nationality of registration of vessels, Annex V

                     Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.

                     Data set F1

                  :

                  European port vessel traffic in the main European ports, by port, type and size of vessels loading or unloading cargo, embarking or disembarking passengers (including cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion)

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  F1

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Type of vessel

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Type of ship, Annex VI

                  Size of vessel DWT

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Deadweight size classes, Annex VII

                                 Data:

                              Number of vessels;
                              Deadweight of vessels in tonnes.

                     Data set F2

                  :

                  European port vessel traffic in the main European ports, by port, type and size of vessels loading or unloading cargo, embarking or disembarking passengers (including cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion)

                  Periodicity

                  :

                  quarterly

                  Variables

                  Coding detail

                  Nomenclature

                  Dimensions

                  Data set

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  F2

                  Reference year

                  Four-character alphanumeric

                  (e.g. 1997)

                  Reference quarter

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  (1, 2, 3, 4)

                  Reporting port

                  Five-character alphanumeric

                  Selected EEA ports in the port list

                  Direction

                  One-character alphanumeric

                  Inwards, outwards (1, 2)

                  Type of vessel

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Type of ship, Annex VI

                  Size of vessel GT

                  Two-character alphanumeric

                  Gross tonnage size classes, Annex VII

                                 Data:

                              Number of vessels;
                              Gross tonnage of vessels.

      ANNEX IX

         PART A

         Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments

      (referred to in Article 12)

                  Council Directive 95/64/EC
                  (OJ L 320, 30.12.1995, p. 25).

                  Commission Decision 98/385/EC
                  (OJ L 174, 18.6.1998, p. 1).

                  only Article 3

                  Commission Decision 2000/363/EC
                  (OJ L 132, 5.6.2000, p. 1).

                  only Article 1

                  Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
                  (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

                  only point 20 of Annex II

                  Commission Decision 2005/366/EC
                  (OJ L 123, 17.5.2005, p. 1).

                  only Article 1

                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/2007
                  (OJ L 290, 8.11.2007, p. 14).

                  only Article 1

         PART B

         Time limit for transposition into national law

      (referred to in Article 12)

                  Directive

                  Time limit for transposition

                  95/64/EC

                  31 December 1996

      ANNEX X

         CORRELATION TABLE

                  Directive 95/64/EC

                  This Directive

                  Article 1

                  Article 1

                  Article 2(1), first subparagraph

                  Article 2, point (a), first subparagraph

                  Article 2(1), second subparagraph, points (a) and (b)

                  Article 2, point (a), second subparagraph, points (i) and (ii)

                  Article 2(1), third subparagraph

                  Article 2, point (a), third subparagraph

                  Article 2(2) to (5)

                  Article 2, points (b) to (e)

                  Article 3

                  Article 3

                  Article 4(1)

                  Article 4(1)

                  Article 4(2), first subparagraph

                  Article 4(2), first subparagraph

                  Article 4(2), second subparagraph

                  —

                  Article 4(2), third subparagraph

                  Article 4(2), second subparagraph

                  Article 4(3)

                  Article 4(3)

                  Articles 5, 6 and 7

                  Articles 5, 6 and 7

                  Article 8(1)

                  Article 8

                  Article 8(2)

                  —

                  Article 9

                  Article 9

                  Article 10

                  —

                  Article 11

                  —

                  Article 12

                  —

                  Article 13(1) and (2)

                  Article 10(1) and (2)

                  —

                  Article 10(3)

                  Article 13(3)

                  —

                  Article 14(1)

                  —

                  Article 14(2)

                  Article 11

                  —

                  Article 12

                  Article 15

                  Article 13

                  Article 16

                  Article 14

                  Annexes I to VIII

                  Annexes I to VIII

                  —

                  Annex IX

                  —

                  Annex X


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Ninth Commission Directive 81/715/EEC of 31 July 1981 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs

Official Journal L 257 , 10/09/1981 P. 0038 - 0046 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 13 P. 0233  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0070  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 13 P. 0233  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0070

NINTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 31 July 1981 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (81/715/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 70/373/EEC of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 2 thereof,  Whereas that Directive requires that official control of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements under the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and composition of feedingstuffs be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis;  Whereas Commission Directives 71/250/EEC (2), 71/393/EEC (3), 72/199/EEC (4), 73/46/EEC (5), 74/203/EEC (6), 75/84/EEC (7), 76/372/EEC (8) and 78/633/EEC (9), as last amended by the Directive of 30 July 1981, have already established a number of Community methods of analysis ; whereas the progress of work since then makes it advisable to adopt a ninth set of methods;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:    Article 1 Member States shall require that analyses for official controls of feedingstuffs, as regards their content of avoparcin and monensin sodium, be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the Annex.   Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 1 December 1981 and shall forthwith inform the Community thereof.   Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 31 July 1981.  For the Commission  The President  Gaston THORN  (1) OJ No L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 2. (2) OJ No L 155, 12.7.1971, p. 13. (3) OJ No L 279, 20.12.1971, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 123, 29.5.1972, p. 6. (5) OJ No L 83, 30.3.1973, p. 21. (6) OJ No L 108, 22.4.1974, p. 7. (7) OJ No L 32, 5.2.1975, p. 26. (8) OJ No L 102, 15.4.1976, p. 8. (9) OJ No L 206, 29.7.1978, p. 43.     ANNEX 1. DETERMINATION OF AVOPARCIN BY DIFFUSION IN AN AGAR MEDIUM   1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE  The method is for the determination of avoparcin in feedingstuffs and premixes. The lower limit of determination is 2 mg/kg (2 ppm). The presence of polyether antibiotics may interfere in the determination.   2. PRINCIPLE  The sample is extracted with a mixture of acetone/water/hydrochloric acid. The antibiotic activity of the extract is determined by measuring the diffusion of avoparcin in an agar medium inoculated with Bacillus subtilis. Diffusion is shown by the formation of zones of inhibition of the micro-organism. The diameter of these zones is taken to be in direct proportion to the logarithm of the antibiotic concentration over the range of antibiotic concentrations employed.   3. MICRO-ORGANISM : BACILLUS SUBTILIS ATCC 6633 (NCIB 8054)  3.1. Maintenance of stock culture  Inoculate tubes containing slopes of culture medium (4.1) with Bacillus subtilis and incubate overnight at 30 ºC. Store the culture in a refrigerator at about 4 ºC. Reinoculate every month.   3.2. Preparation of the spore suspension (1)  Harvest the growth from a recently prepared agar slope (3.1) by means of 2 to 3 ml of sterile water. Use this suspension to inoculate 300 ml of culture medium (4.1) contained in a Roux flask and incubate for three to five days at 30 ºC. Harvest the growth in 15 ml of ethanol (4.2) after having checked sporulation under the microscope, and mix well. This suspension may be kept for at least five months at about 4 ºC.      4. CULTURE MEDIA AND REAGENTS  4.1. Culture medium (2) >PIC FILE= "T0020682">    4.2. Ethanol 20 % (v/v) : dilute 200 ml of ethanol with 800 ml of water.   4.3. Hydrochloric acid, d : 1 718 to 1 719.  (1) Other methods may be used provided that it has been established that they give similar spore suspensions. (2) Any commercial culture medium of similar composition and giving the same results may be used.    4.4. Sodium hydroxide, 2 M solution.   4.5. Phosphate buffer, 0 71 M:  Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, KH2PO4 : 13 76 g.  Water to 1 000 ml.  Adjust pH to 4 75.   4.6. Mixture of acetone/water/hydrochloric acid (4.3) : 65/32 75/2 75 (v/v/v).   4.7. Standard substance : avoparcin sulphate of known activity.      5. STANDARD SOLUTIONS  Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of approximately 10 mg of the standard substance (4.7) in phosphate buffer (4.5) and dilute with this buffer to give a stock solution containing 100 ¶g avoparcin per millilitre. Stored in a stoppered flask at 4 ºC, this solution is stable for up to seven days.  5.1. For premixes  From this stock solution prepare by successive dilution with buffer (4.5) the following solutions: >PIC FILE= "T0020683">    5.2. For feedingstuffs  From the stock solution prepare by successive dilution with buffer (4.5) the following solutions: >PIC FILE= "T0020684">       6. PREPARATION OF THE EXTRACT AND ASSAY SOLUTIONS  6.1. Premixes  Weigh, to the nearest 10 mg, sufficient sample to contain 10 to 100 mg avoparcin. Transfer to a 100 ml graduated flask with 60 ml of the mixture (4.6) and shake for 15 minutes on a mechanical shaker. Check the pH and adjust to pH 2, if necessary, with hydrochloric acid (4.3). Make up to volume with the mixture (4.6) and mix well. Filter a portion through suitable filter paper (e.g. Whatman No 1), discarding the first 5 ml of the filtrate. Take an aliquot and adjust the pH to 4 75 with sodium hydroxide solution (4.4). Dilute this solution with buffer (4.5) to obtain an expected avoparcin concentration of 4 ¶g/ml (= U8).  From this solution prepare solutions U4 (expected content : 2 ¶g/ml), U2 (expected content : 1 ¶g/ml) and U1 (expected content : 0 75 ¶g/ml) by means of successive dilution (1 + 1) with buffer (4.5).   6.2. Feedingstuffs  Weigh out a quantity of sample of 50 g and shake 100 ml of mixture (4.6) for 30 minutes on a mechanical shaker. Clarify the extract by centrifugation (using stoppered centrifuge tubes), take an aliquot of the clarified extract (see table below) and adjust the pH to 4 75 with sodium hydroxide solution (4.4). Dilute this aliquot with buffer (4.5) to provide U8 (see table below).   From this solution prepare solutions U4 (expected content : 1 ¶g/ml), U2 (expected content : 0 75 ¶g/ml) and U1 (expected content : 0 725 ¶g/ml) by means of successive dilution (1 + 1) with buffer (4.5). >PIC FILE= "T0020685">       7. ASSAY PROCEDURE  7.1. Inoculation of the assay medium  Inoculate the assay medium (4.1) with the spore suspension (3.2) at 50 to 60 ºC. By preliminary trials on plates with assay medium (4.1) determine the quantity of spore suspension required to give the largest and clearest zones of inhibition with the various concentrations of avoparcin.   7.2. Preparation of the plates  Diffusion through agar is carried out in plates with the four concentrations of the standard solution (S8, S4, S2, S1) and the four concentrations of the assay solution (U8, U4, U2, U1). These four concentrations of extract and standard must necessarily be placed in each plate. To this effect, select plates big enough to allow at least eight holes with a diameter of 10 to 13 mm and not less than 30 mm between centres to be made in the agar medium. The test may be carried out on plates consisting of a sheet of glass with a faced aluminium or plastic ring placed on top, 200 mm in diameter and 20 mm high.  Pour into the plates a quantity of the medium (4.1), inoculated as in 7.1, to give a layer about 2 mm thick (60 ml for a plate of 200 mm diameter). Allow to set in a level position, bore the holes and place in them exactly measured volumes of assay and standard solutions (between 0 710 and 0 715 ml per hole, according to the diameter). Apply each concentration at least four times so that each determination is subject to an evaluation of 32 zones of inhibition.   7.3. Incubation  Incubate the plates for 16 to 18 hours at 30 ºC.      8. EVALUATION  Measure the diameter of the zones of inhibition to the nearest 0 71 mm. Record the mean measurements for each concentration on semi-logarithmic graph paper showing the logarithm of the concentrations in relation to the diameters of the zones of inhibition. Plot the "best fit" lines of both the standard solution and the extract, for example as below.  Determine the "best fit" point for the standard highest level (SL) using the formula : >PIC FILE= "T0020686">    Determine the "best fit" point for the standard highest level (SH) using the formula: >PIC FILE= "T0020687">   Similarly, calculate the "best fit" points for the extract lowest level (UL) and the extract highest level (UH) by substituting U1, U2, U4 and U8 for S1, S2, S4 and S8 in the above formulae.  Record the calculated SL and SH values on the same graph paper and join them to give the "best fit" line for the standard solution. Similarly, record UL and UH and join them to give the "best fit" line for the extract.  In the absence of any interference the lines should be parallel. For practical purposes the lines can be considered parallel if the values (SH-SL) and (UH-UL) do not differ by more than 10 % from their mean value.  If the lines are found to be non-parallel, either U1 and S1 or U8 and S8 may be discarded and SL, SH, UL and UH calculated, using the alternative formulae, to give alternative "best fit" lines: >PIC FILE= "T0020688">   and similarly for UL and UH. The alternative "best fit" lines should be checked for parallelism as before. The fact that the result has been calculated from three levels should be noted on the final report.  When the lines are considered as being parallel, calculate the logarithm of the relative activity (log. A) by means of one of the following formulae: >PIC FILE= "T0020689">   Real activity = supposed activity × relative activity.  If the relative activity is found to be outside the range of 0 75 to 2 70, then repeat the assay making appropriate adjustments to the extract concentrations or, if this is not possible, to the standard solutions. When the relative activity cannot be brought into the required range, any result obtained must be considered as approximate and this should be noted on the final report.  When the lines are considered as not being parallel, repeat the determination. If parallelism is still not achieved, the determination must be considered as unsatisfactory.   9. REPEATABILITY  The difference between the results of two determinations carried out on the same sample, by the same analyst, should not exceed:  - 2 mg/kg, in absolute value, for contents of avoparcin from 2 and up to 10 mg/kg,   - 20 % related to the highest value for contents of 10 to 25 mg/kg,   - 5 mg/kg, in absolute value, for contents of 25 to 50 mg/kg,   - 10 % related to the highest value for contents above 50 mg/kg.        2. DETERMINATION OF MONENSIN SODIUM BY DIFFUSION IN AN AGAR MEDIUM   1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE  The method is for the determination of monensin sodium in feedingstuffs and premixes. The lower limit of determination is 10 mg/kg (10 ppm) (1).   2. PRINCIPLE  The sample is extracted with 90 % methanol. The extract is submitted to appropriate procedures according to the monensin sodium content of the sample. The antibiotic activity is determined by measuring the diffusion of monensin sodium in an agar medium inoculated with Bacillus subtilis. Diffusion is shown by the formation of zones of inhibition of the micro-organism. The diameter of these zones is taken to be in direct proportion to the logarithm of the antibiotic concentration over the range of antibiotic concentrations employed. The sensitivity of this assay system is reduced in the presence of sodium ions.   3. MICRO-ORGANISM : BACILLUS SUBTILIS ATCC 6633 (NCIB 8054)  3.1. Maintenance of stock culture  Inoculate tubes containing slopes of culture medium (4.1) with Bacillus subtilis and incubate overnight at 30 ºC. Store the culture in a refrigerator at about 4 ºC. Reinoculate every month.   3.2. Preparation of the spore suspension (2)  Harvest the growth from a recently prepared agar slope (3.1) by means of 2 to 3 ml of sterile water. Use this suspension to inoculate 300 ml of culture medium (4.1) contained in a Roux flask and incubate for three to five days at 30 ºC. Harvest the growth in 15 ml of 20 % ethanol (4.3), after having checked sporulation under the microscope and mix well. This suspension may be kept for at least five months at about 4 ºC.      4. CULTURE MEDIA AND REAGENTS  4.1. Culture medium (3) >PIC FILE= "T0020690">    4.2. Assay medium >PIC FILE= "T0020691">   (1) 1 mg monensin sodium is equivalent to 1 000 UK units. (2) Other methods may be used provided that it has been established that they give similar spore suspensions. (3) Any commercial culture medium of similar composition and giving the same results may be used.    4.3. Ethanol 20 % (v/v) : dilute 200 ml of ethanol with 800 ml of water.   4.4. Methanol, anhydrous.   4.5. Methanol 90 % (v/v) : dilute 900 ml of methanol (4.4) with 100 ml of water.   4.6. Methanol 50 % (v/v) : dilute 500 ml of methanol (4.4) with 500 ml of water.   4.7. Aluminium oxide, granulated (alcoa F, 20 mesh ; activated alumina UG1 : F. Lancaster and Co., or equivalent).   4.8. Standard substances : monensin sodium of known activity (e.g. from the International Laboratory for Biological Standards. Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, UK-Surrey KT 15 3NB).      5. APPARATUS  5.1. Rotary vacuum evaporator, with a 250 ml round-bottom flask.   5.2. Glass tube for chromatography, internal diameter : 25 mm, length : 400 mm, with an open end of 2 mm diameter.   5.3. Glass tube for chromatography, internal diameter : 11 mm, length : approximately 300 mm, with an open end of 2 mm diameter.      6. STANDARD SOLUTIONS  Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of the standard substance (4.8) in methanol (4.4) and dilute to give a stock solution containing 800 ¶g monensin sodium per ml. Stored in stoppered flasks at 4 ºC, this solution is stable for up to two weeks.  From this stock solution prepare by successive dilution with 50 % methanol (4.6) the following solutions: >PIC FILE= "T0020692">    7. PREPARATION OF THE EXTRACT  7.1. Extraction  7.1.1. Premixes  Weigh out a quantity of sample of 2 g, add 100 ml of 90 % methanol (4.5), homogenize and centrifuge for a few minutes. Dilute the supernatant solution with 50 % methanol (4.6) to obtain an expected monensin sodium content of 8 ¶g/ml (= U8).   7.1.2. Feedingstuffs with a level of monensin sodium not lower than 50 ppm  Weigh out a quantity of sample of 10 to 20 g, add 100 ml of 90 % methanol (4.5), homogenize for 15 minutes and leave to settle.  Insert a cotton-wool plug at the narrow end of a glass tube (5.2) and add aluminium oxide (4.7) with gentle tapping until the column reaches 75 to 80 mm high.  Decant the extract on to the aluminium oxide column and collect the filtrate. Dilute 30 ml of the filtrate to 50 ml with water. Make subsequent dilutions with 50 % methanol (4.6) to obtain an expected monensin sodium content of 8 ¶g/ml (= U8).    7.1.3. Feedingstuffs with a level of monensin sodium lower than 50 ppm (up to the limit of 10 ppm)  Weigh out a quantity of sample of 10 to 20 g, add 100 ml of 90 % methanol (4.5) and homogenize for 15 minutes. Centrifuge till clear.  For a sample containing 20 ppm of monensin sodium, take 40 ml of the supernatant liquid. For a sample containing 10 ppm, take 80 ml and evaporate to dryness under vacuum on a rotary evaporator (5.1) at not more than 40 ºC. Dissolve the residue in 10 ml of 90 % methanol (4.5).  Insert a cotton-wool plug at the narrow end of a glass tube (5.3) and add aluminium oxide (4.7) with gentle tapping until the column reaches 75 to 80 mm high.  Decant the methanolic solution of the residue on to the aluminium oxide column and collect the filtrate. Wash the column with 10 ml of 90 % methanol (4.5) and combine the washings with the filtrate.  Evaporate the solution to dryness under vacuum on a rotary evaporator (5.1) at less than 40 ºC. Dissolve the residue in 10 ml of anhydrous methanol (4.4) and make up to 20 ml with water. Centrifuge the solution at at least 4 000 r/min for at least five minutes. Make subsequent dilutions with 50 % methanol (4.6) to obtain an expected monensin sodium content of 8 ¶g/ml (= U8).      7.2. Assay solutions  From solution U8 prepare solutions U4 (expected content : 4 ¶g/ml), U2 (expected content : 2 ¶g/ml) and U1 (expected content : 1 ¶g/ml) by means of successive dilution (1 + 1) with 50 % methanol (4.6).      8. ASSAY PROCEDURE  8.1. Inoculation of the assay medium  Inoculate the assay medium (4.2) with the spore suspension (3.2) at 50 to 60 ºC. By preliminary trials on plates with assay medium (4.2) determine the quantity of spore suspension required to give the largest and clearest zones of inhibition with the various concentrations of monensin sodium.   8.2. Preparation of the plates  Diffusion through agar is carried out in plates with the four concentrations of the standard solution (S8, S4, S2, S1) and the four concentrations of the assay solution (U8, U4, U2, U1). These four concentrations of extract and standard must necessarily be placed in each plate. To this effect, select plates big enough to allow at least eight holes with a diameter of 10 to 13 mm and not less than 30 mm between centres to be made in the agar medium. The test may be carried out on plates consisting of a sheet of glass with a faced aluminium or plastic ring placed on top, 200 mm in diameter and 20 mm high.  Pour into the plates a quantity of the medium (4.2), inoculated as in 8.1, to give a layer about 2 mm thick (60 ml for a plate of 200 mm diameter). Allow to set in a level position, bore the holes and place in them exactly measured volumes of assay and standard solutions (between 0 710 and 0 715 ml per hole, according to the diameter). Apply each concentration at least four times so that each determination is subject to an evaluation of 32 zones of inhibition.   8.3. Incubation  Incubate the plates for approximately 18 hours at 35 to 37 ºC.      9. EVALUATION  Measure the diameter of the zones of inhibition to the nearest 0 71 mm. Record the mean measurements for each concentration on semi-logarithmic graph paper showing the logarithm of the concentrations in relation to the diameters of the zones of inhibition. Plot the "best fit" lines of both the standard solution and the extract, for example as below.   Determine the "best fit" point for the standard lowest level (SL) using the formula: >PIC FILE= "T0020693">   Determine the "best fit" point for the standard highest level (SH) using the formula: >PIC FILE= "T0020694">   Similarly, calculate the "best fit" points for the extract lowest level (UL) and the extract highest level (UH) by substituting U1, U2, U4 and U8 for S1, S2, S4 and S8 in the above formulae.  Record the calculated SL and SH values on the same graph paper and join them to give the "best fit" line for the standard solution. Similarly, record UL and UH and join them to give the "best fit" line for the extract.  In the absence of any interference the lines should be parallel. For practical purposes the lines can be considered parallel if the values (SH-SL) and (UH-UL) do not differ by more than 10 % from their mean value.  If the lines are found to be non-parallel, either U1 and S1 or U8 and S8 may be discarded and SL, SH, UL and UH calculated, using the alternative formulae, to give alternative "best fit" lines: >PIC FILE= "T0020695">   and similarly for UL and UH. The alternative "best fit" lines should be checked for parallelism as before. The fact that the result has been calculated from three levels should be noted on the final report.  When the lines are considered as being parallel, calculate the logarithm of the relative activity (log. A) by means of one of the following formulae: >PIC FILE= "T0020696">   Real activity = supposed activity × relative activity.  If the relative activity is found to be outside the range of 0 75 to 2 70, then repeat the assay making appropriate adjustments to the extract concentrations or, if this is not possible, to the standard solutions. When the relative activity cannot be brought into the required range, any result obtained must be considered as approximate and this should be noted on the final report.  When the lines are considered as not being parallel, repeat the determination. If parallelism is still not achieved, the determination must be considered as unsatisfactory.   10. REPEATABILITY  The difference between the results of two determinations carried out on the same sample, by the same analyst, should not exceed:  - 20 % related to the highest value for contents of monensin sodium from 10 to 25 mg/kg,   - 5 mg/kg, in absolute value, for contents of 25 to 50 mg/kg,   - 10 % related to the highest value for contents above 50 mg/kg.


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Council Directive 82/880/EEC of 21 December 1982 amending Directive 81/363/EEC on aid to shipbuilding

Official Journal L 371 , 30/12/1982 P. 0046 - 0046 Spanish special edition: Chapter 08 Volume 2 P. 0107  Portuguese special edition Chapter 08 Volume 2 P. 0107

*****COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE  of 21 December 1982  amending Directive 81/363/EEC on aid to shipbuilding  (82/880/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 92 (3) (d) and 113 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas the state of the shipbuilding industry, both worldwide and in the Community, has deteriorated during the period of application of Directive 81/363/EEC (3); whereas the very serious situation is aggravated by the increase in production in certain third countries;  Whereas the said Directive expires on 31 December 1982;  Whereas the said Directive allows for restructuring schemes, adaptation and consolidating measures directed towards making European industry more competitive through the gradual abolition of aid, while maintaining a number of jobs;  Whereas in the present continuing economic crisis Member States do not foresee, in the medium term, a genuine recovery in maritime industries either at world or at Community levels; whereas, consequently, measures must be taken to obtain a lasting improvement in the competitiveness of the Community's shipbuilding industry through adaptation to market conditions;  Whereas, therefore, in view of the severe social and regional repercussions of the continuing crisis and having regard to the efforts and sacrifices demanded by the restructuring of this sector in this particular respect, the immediate and complete abolition of the aids granted by Member States to the shipbuilding industry, whether directly or indirectly, hardly seems possible;  Whereas it is therefore necessary to extend for a period of two years the control of such aids as instituted by Directive 81/363/EEC,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:  Article 1  In Article 11 of Directive 81/363/EEC, '31 December 1982' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1984'.  Article 2  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.  For the Council  The President  O. MOELLER  (1) Opinion delivered on 17 December 1982 (not yet published in the Official Journal).  (2) Opinion delivered on 15 December 1982 (not yet published in the Official Journal).  (3) OJ No L 137, 23. 5. 1981, p. 39.