Press Release: Maritime safety: the Commission acts against the United Kingdom

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Series Details IP/08/1536 (16.10.08)
Publication Date 16/10/2008
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The European Commission decided to take the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice for failure to respect EU legislation on ship-source pollution and on penalties for those responsible for polluting discharges. It also decided to send a reasoned opinion to the UK authorities for incorrectly transposing into national law legislation on the European vessel traffic monitoring system.

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