(42)It is appropriate for the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) established by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 11 to assist the Commission in the approval of the emission abatement methods which are not covered by Council Directive 96/98/EC 12 .
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- 12 Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment ( OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25 ). ↩
- 11 Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) and amending the Regulations on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships ( OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 1 ). ↩