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b) use of pilotage services;

1) Pilotage;

c) shall not oblige a Contracting Party to extend for the vessels of the other Contracting Party exemptions from compulsory pilotage requirements granted to its own vessels;

c) shall not oblige the Contracting parties to extend to vessels of the other Contracting party the exemptions from the rules of the compulsory pilotage granted to their vessels;

The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall not oblige either of the State of the Contracting Parties to apply such treatment in respect to the exemption from the compulsory pilotage requirements granted to its own vessels.

a) the activities which, according to the national legislation of either Contracting Party, are reserved for their own companies and organisations such as cabotage, tug services, pilotage, ports services, maritime assistance and fishing operations carried on in the national waters of the State of either Contracting Party;

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The foreign vessels must use pilotage, anchorage and port pilotage services when the maritime authorities so require.

concerning pilotage of vessels by deep-sea pilots in the North Sea and English Channel

Council Directive 79/115/EEC of 21 December 1978 concerning pilotage of vessels by deep-sea pilots in the North Sea and English Channel

Council Directive No 79/115/EEC of 21 December 1978 concerning pilotage of vessels by deep-sea pilots in the North Sea and English Channel (OJ No L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 32).

The Member States which have coasts bordering on the North Sea or English Channel shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure that vessels availing themselves of the services of a deep-sea pilot for pilotage in the North Sea or the English Channel be provided with adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in possession of a certificate delivered by a competent authority of one of these Member States certifying that such pilots are qualified to pilot vessels in the North Sea and the English Channel.

Pilotage;

'pilotage authority' is a public or private person entitled to render pilotage services to shipping;

Port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities within the Community shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation:

Council Directive 79/115/EEC of 21 December 1978 concerning pilotage of vessels by deep sea pilots in the North Sea and English Channel (OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 32)

Port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities shall apply, for all segregated ballast oil tankers, only one of the systems mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

The Member States shall send to the Commission annually all available information concerning the application of this Regulation, including breaches committed by their port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities.

Port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities already applying, on 13 June 1994, a flat rate system as provided for in the first subparagraph, but based on a lower percentage, shall apply the figure of 17 % as a minimum not later than 1 January 1997.

Where the fees are assessed other than on the basis of gross tonnage, port and harbour authorities as well as pilotage authorities shall ensure that segregated ballast oil tankers receive treatment no less favourable than when fees are calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2. 4.

Alternatively, port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities shall ensure that the fee for an oil tanker falling within the scope of this Regulation as provided for in Article 2 is at least 17 % lower than the fee for a tanker without segregated ballast tanks of the same gross tonnage.

Whereas for the purpose of protecting the marine environment from pollution by oil tankers of a conventional design, there should be unified implementaion in the Community of internationally agreed rules concerning the charging of levies on oil tankers by port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities;

When assessing fees for oil tankers fully or partly based on the figure of gross tonnage (GT) of the vessel, port and harbour authorities and pilotage authorities shall exclude the tonnage of the segregated ballast tanks of an oil tanker, so as to base their calculations on the reduced gross tonnage indicated under the heading 'Remarks' of the International Tonnage Certificate (1969) of the vessel.

Whereas in Resolution A.747(18) the IMO Assembly (i) invited Governments to advise the port and harbour authorities to apply its recommendation of deducting the tonnage of the segregated ballast tanks when assessing fees based on the gross tonnage for all tankers with segregated ballast capacity in accordance with Regulation 13 of Annex I of Marpol 73/78 and (ii) invited Governments also to advise pilotage authorities to take action in accordance with the recommendation;