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Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services · European Union

(16) Whereas in order to reduce the burden placed on companies, due account should be taken of previous verifications and surveys; ro-ro ferries and high-speed passenger craft should be exempted from surveys where it has been confirmed that they comply with this Directive for operation on similar routes and replacement ferries and craft should benefit from special arrangements; whereas ro-ro ferries and high-speed passenger craft which have been surveyed to the satisfaction of the host State should not be subjected to expanded inspections under Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control)(5);

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.