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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8678

1 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/maritime
Commission brings Finland and Italy before ECJ

Brussels, 31/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has introduced a complaint against Finland to the Court of Justice (ECJ), for failure to respect the legislation in force on checks on boats by the port State. Finland has not transposed the directive adopted in 2001 after the 1999 Erika shipwreck, which aims to reduce the use of dangerous vessels in waters which come under the Member States' jurisdiction, by establishing stricter inspection standards. The Member States committed to speed...

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