Na podlagi vrednotenj, ki jih je opravil Znanstveni odbor za prehrano, in zlasti njegovega mnenja z dne 20. septembra 1996, kakor je bilo spremenjeno 12. junija 1997 (107. plenarna seja), in dopolnjenega mnenja z dne 4. aprila 2003 o možnem tveganju za zdravje ljudi zaradi prevoza olja in maščob v ladijskih cisternah, iz snovi, ki se štejejo kot dovoljeni predhodni tovor, je treba spremeniti seznam dovoljenih predhodnih tovorov iz Priloge k Direktivi 96/3/ES.
On the basis of evaluations carried out by the Scientific Committee on Food and, in particular, of its opinion of 20 September 1996, as amended on 12 June 1997 (107th plenary meeting), and the updated opinion of 4 April 2003 on the potential risk to human health arising from the transport in ships' tanks of oils and fats from substances proposed as acceptable previous cargoes, it is necessary to amend the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in the Annex to Directive 96/3/EC.