Ship-source pollution and introduction of penalties for infringements

PURPOSE: Corrigendum to Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements (Directive first published in Official Journal of the European Union L 255 of 30 September 2005).

The objective of this Directive is to incorporate international ship-source pollution standards into Community law. It also establishes penalties, be they criminal or administrative, in order to ensure a high level of safety and environmental protection in maritime transport (for details, please refer to the summary of the final act).

The corrigendum concerns the date of implementation of the Directive: 1st April 2007 instead of 1 March 2007.