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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7995

29 June 2001
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport council
Council makes headway on Erika I and II packages and adopts common line for international negotiation at IMO on black boxes and new compensation fund

Luxembourg, 28/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Transport Council made considerable headway towards the adoption of the Erika I and Erika II packages on maritime safety. It adopted its common position on the elimination of single hull tankers (see above) and defined common approaches for international negotiations at the International Maritime Organisation on the introduction of "black boxes" on board ships and the creation of a third compensation fund for victims of oil pollution. Commissioner...

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