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"Mr President, the Commission recognised the need to take further initiatives, and in doing so, implicitly acknowledged the inadequacy of the directives that it had itself proposed in 2000, particularly concerning the transport of heavy fuel, which was already in question as a result of the sinking of the
and the timetable for scrapping single-hull tankers.
The Commission also quite rightly acknowledges that two elements, which are essential for guaranteeing safety at sea, do not fall within the competence of the Union. The first element is the protection of coastal waters against ships in transit which present a threat to the marine environment, as was the case of the
; in this regard, Article 220 of Part 12 of the Montego Bay Convention clearly enables coastal States to exert strict controls. This is what France and Spain, which share borders with Portugal and Italy, decided to do. The success encountered in this area is a result of the lasting political will of the States concerned.
There is also the question of liability. The
affair is as complex and unclear as that involving the
and until the liability of the charterer has been clearly established, these areas will not be able to be clarified. As a result, either the IMO demonstrates that it is capable of dealing with this issue, or the European Member States must consider taking back their freedom and putting in place their own system, which is what the Americans have done with considerable success."@en1
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