The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Amendment Law of 2009 (Law 60(I) of 2009), which came into effect at the end of June 2009, implements the provisions of Articles 7(3) (a) and 19 (a) of EU Directive 95/21/EC concerning "enforcement in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (Port State Control)" as amended by Article 4 of Directive 2002/84/EC of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships.
The new law introduces changes in the exercise of powers and execution of duties of State officers and officials, and empowers the Competent Authority to impose an administrative fine in cases of failure to properly and promptly pre-notify the arrival of a ship.
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