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Even though the Commission's proposals aim to strengthen port state control by increasing the number of inspections and adopting more rigorous procedures, we wonder what has become of the governments' political resolve to prevent further oil slicks, 16 months after the shipwreck of the
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The legislation must be applied by all the Member States, including Belgium, Portugal, France, Ireland and the Netherlands. Moreover, adequate resources must be earmarked for these controls, which in concrete terms means hiring more inspectors, widening their powers and areas of control, especially in regard to respect for social security rules and the living and working conditions of the crews. The proposal to equip as many vessels as possible, from oil tankers to bulk carriers and passenger ships, with VDRs or ‘black boxes’ is a positive one, but this must not exempt the states from carrying out the necessary inspections. It will also be necessary to create as soon as possible a team of European inspectors and coast-guards and allocate them adequate financial, human and material resources.
Furthermore, the Council's proposals on ‘black-list’ flags are still too timid. It must take a much firmer stance against flags of convenience, especially those from Member States and from the islands of Kerguelen and Wallis and Futuna Islands. We must require their suppression and ban all vessels that do not respect these rules from sailing in Community waters."@en1
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