Brussels, 02/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Council has adopted a regulation creating the European Agency for Maritime Safety and Pollution Prevention. This agency, which is part of the ERIKA II package measures on maritime safety (see EUROPE 7 December 2000) will be responsible for providing the Commission, Member States and candidate countries with standard technical and scientific assistance in helping them apply Community legislation to the field of maritime safety. It will be operational...