Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 392)

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[F1 Article 9 U.K. Amendment of the Annexes

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending Annex I to this Regulation in order to incorporate the amendments to the limits set out in Article 3(1), Article 4bis(1), Article 7(1) and Article 8 of the Athens Convention to take account of decisions taken pursuant to Article 23 of that Convention.

The Commission is empowered to adopt, by 31 December 2016 , on the basis of a suitable impact assessment, delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending the limits set out in Annex I to this Regulation for ships of Class B under Article 4 of Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) , taking into consideration the consequences for fares and the ability of the market to obtain affordable insurance coverage at the level required against the policy background of strengthening passengers’ rights, as well as the seasonal nature of some of the traffic.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending Annex II in order to incorporate amendments to the provisions of the IMO Guidelines.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).

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[F1 Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships OJ L 163, 25.6.2009, p. 1 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).