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Article: ENVIRONMENT: CONCILIATION COMMITTEE FAILS TO FIND COMPROMISE ON WATER AND SHIP WASTE.
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- European Report
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Ship waste.The two sides failed to work out an agreement on the draft Directive applying to port facilities for ship waste and cargo residues. The legislation seeks to minimise pollution by ensuring all EU ports have the wherewithal to accommodate this waste, a proposal much welcomed by the European Parliament. The main sticking point is the system for paying for the port installations. Whereas the European Parliament wanted up to 90% of the costs to be covered by a charge levied on vessels calling at in a port, irrespective of whether the ship deposits its waste or not, the Council is reluctant to allow percentages to appear in the proposal at this stage.The European ...
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