Port facilities for waste from ships, including cargo residues Directive (EU) 2019/883 – port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships It aims to protect the marine environment from the negative effects of waste from ships using European Union (EU) ports, by improving port reception facilities for waste from ships. Fees Under the new rules, ships will pay an indirect fee to cover […]
OSPAR Convention Decision 98/249/EC — concluding a convention protecting the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic The decision concluded the OSPAR Convention, on behalf of the European Union (EU) — at the time known as the European Community. The OSPAR Convention aims to prevent and eliminate marine pollution and thus to protect the […]
Strategy for the marine environment Directive 2008/56/EC – EU action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) It establishes a common approach and objectives for the prevention, protection and conservation of the marine environment against damaging human activities. It requires European Union (EU) countries to develop strategies to achieve ‘good environmental status’* by 2020. The strategies, which span over 6-year cycles, […]
Marine pollution from ships and gas and oil installations In July 2014, the EU adopted a law which guarantees funding for the work of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to fight pollution at sea for the 2014-20 period. Regulation (EU) No 911/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime […]