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COMMISSION OPINION

of 30 November 1982

addressed to the Danish Government regarding the implementation of Council Directive 79/115/EEC concerning pilotage of vessels by deep-sea pilots in the North Sea and English Channel

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

(82/841/EEC)

1. In a letter dated 6 April 1981, the office of the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the European Communities sent the Commission, as required by Article 2 of Directive 79/115/EEC (1), the circular published by the Ministry of Industry on 7 July 1980 concerning deep-sea pilots in the North Sea, the English Channel and the Skagerrak.

2. The Commission regrets that, contrary to the said Article 2, the Danish Government did not comply with the obligation to consult the Commission before adopting the circular in question nor the obligation to adopt the measure before 1 January 1980.

3. Examination of the circular has, however, satisfied the Commission that the Danish Government has fully implemented the provisions of Article 1 (2) of the Directive. As regards implementation of Article 1 (1), the Commission considers that if, under the present policy, there are not sufficient pilots available to meet the demand, the Danish authorities themselves will have to issue certificates for deep-sea pilots, in which case the Commission asks to be shown all the documents in question.

4. Subject to this reservation, the Commission considers that the Danish Government has fully implemented Directive 79/115/EEC.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 1982.

For the Commission

Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 32.