Directive 98/59/EC is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Article 1(2), point (c) is deleted;

2. (2)

   in Article 3(1), the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph:

   ‘Where the projected collective redundancy concerns members of the crew of a seagoing vessel, the employer shall notify the competent authority of the State of the flag which the vessel flies.’.