The references in the Articles of this Regulation to the regulations of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 and to Resolutions MEPC 111(50) and MEPC Resolution 94(46) as amended by MEPC Resolution 99(48) and MEPC Resolution 112(50) shall, if appropriate, be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), in order to bring the references into line with amendments to these regulations and resolutions adopted by the IMO, in so far as such amendments do not broaden the scope of this Regulation.
The amendments to the international instrument referred to in Article 3(1) may be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002.