Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 Article 23a U.K. Processing and management of maritime safety information

1. The Commission shall ensure, where necessary, the processing, use and dissemination to the authorities designated by the Member States, of the information gathered under this Directive.

2. Where appropriate, the Commission shall contribute to the development and operation of systems for collecting and disseminating data relating to maritime safety, in particular through the ‘ Equasis ’ system or any other equivalent public system.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Directive 2009/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (Text with EEA relevance).