1.In order to take account of developments at international level, in particular in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and to improve the effectiveness of this Regulation in the light of experience and technical progress, the Commission may amend the definitions in Article 2 insofar as such amendments do not broaden the scope of the Regulation. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(3).
1.Within the scope of this Regulation as defined in Article 3, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending the definitions in Article 2 in order to take account of developments at international level, in particular in the IMO, and to improve the effectiveness of this Regulation in the light of experience and technical progress.
2.Any amendment to the Conventions may be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002.