Article 14

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The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing the following:

a

criteria to measure the effectiveness of the rules and procedures as well as the performance of the recognised organisations as regards the safety of, and the prevention of pollution from, their classed ships, having particular regard to the data produced by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control or by other similar schemes;

b

criteria to determine when such performance is to be considered an unacceptable threat to safety or the environment, which may take into account specific circumstances affecting smaller-sized or highly specialised organisations.

2

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed rules on the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Article 6, and, if necessary, regarding the withdrawal of recognition of ship inspection and survey organisations pursuant to Article 7.

3

Without prejudice to the immediate application of the minimum criteria set out in Annex I, the Commission may, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 12(3), adopt rules on their interpretation and may consider the establishment of objectives for the general minimum criteria referred to in point 3, Part A of Annex I.