Overwegingen bij COM(2025)431 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the second extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee on the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) - Hoofdinhoud
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| dossier | COM(2025)431 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the second extraordinary session of the Marine Environment ... |
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| document | COM(2025)431  |
| datum | 30 juli 2025 |
(2) The IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. All Union Member States are members of the IMO. The Union is not a member of the IMO.
(3) Pursuant to Article 38(a) of the Convention on the IMO, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) performs such functions as are or may be conferred upon the IMO by or under international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, particularly with respect to the adoption and amendment of regulations or other provisions. MEPC during its second extraordinary meeting will adopt amendments to MARPOL in accordance with article 16 paragraph (2) subpoints (b), (c) and (d).
(4) The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, in its second extraordinary session from 14 to 17 October 2025, is to adopt amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) on the designation of the North-East Atlantic as a new Emission Control Area (regulations 13 and 14 and Appendix VII), on the accessibility of the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (IMO DCS) and review clause of the short-term GHG reduction measure (regulations 20, 25, 27 and 28), and on the IMO Net-Zero Framework (new chapter 5).
(5) The envisaged acts of the MEPC will have legal effects.
(6) It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf during the extraordinary session of the IMO’s Marine Protection Environment Committee, as the envisioned acts are capable of decisively influencing the contents of Union law, namely Directive (EU) 2016/802 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels 20 , Regulation (EU) 2015/757 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport 21 , Directive (EU) 2023/959 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading system 22 , Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport 23 .
(7) Therefore, the Union should support the amendments to regulations 13 and 14 and Appendix VII to Annex VI of MARPOL because it will contribute to preventing, reducing, and controlling NOx, SOx and PM emissions from ships to achieve related health and environmental benefits while keeping the economic impact to the maritime sector manageable. The Union shall also support the amendments to regulation 27 of Annex VI of MARPOL, because they will further improve the accessibility of IMO DCS data to ensure the robust implementation of the CII framework and to facilitate its review. The Union shall support the amendments to regulations 20, 25, 27 and 28 of Annex VI of MARPOL, because they are consequential to the adoption of the 2023 GHG IMO Strategy and to the finalization of the review of the Short-Term Measures by the IMO and allow for further review of these regulations. The Union should also support the introduction of the new chapter 5 to Annex VI of MARPOL, because it comprises provisions designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping aimed at achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It will also constitute a strong foundation for the required energy transition of shipping. Its goal is to achieve the climate targets set out in the 2023 IMO Strategy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, accelerate the introduction of zero and near zero GHG fuels, technologies and energy sources, and support a just and equitable transition.
(8) The Union's position is to be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the IMO, and by the Commission, acting jointly, in the interest of the European Union.