Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 26 November 2025.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

M. BJERRE

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( 3 ) Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency ( OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/1406/oj ).

( 4 ) Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the enforcement of international standards on pollution from ships and on the introduction of administrative penalties for pollution offences ( OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 11 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2005/35/oj ).

( 5 ) Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control ( OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 57 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/16/oj ).

( 6 ) Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 114 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/18/oj ).

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( 9 ) Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations ( OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 11 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/391/oj ).

( 10 ) Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC ( OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 116 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/883/oj ).

( 11 ) Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) ( OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/56/oj ).

( 12 ) Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels ( OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 58 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/802/oj ).

( 13 ) Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC ( OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2015/757/oj ).

( 14 ) Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC ( OJ L 234, 22.9.2023, p. 48 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1805/oj ).

( 15 ) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC ( OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/87/oj ).

( 16 ) Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security ( OJ L 129, 29.4.2004, p. 6 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/725/oj ).

( 17 ) Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC ( OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 10 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/59/oj ).

( 18 ) Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU ( OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/696/oj ).

( 19 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) No 2016/1624 ( OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1896/oj ).

( 20 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the European Fisheries Control Agency ( OJ L 83, 25.3.2019, p. 18 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/473/oj ).

( 21 ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 ( OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/883/oj ).

( 22 ) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 15 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/1999/531/oj .

( 23 ) Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18 June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community ( OJ L 188, 2.7.1998, p. 35 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1998/41/oj ).

( 24 ) Directive 2003/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 on specific stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships ( OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 22 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/25/oj ).

( 25 ) 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 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/45/oj ).

( 26 ) Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations ( OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 47 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/15/oj ).

( 27 ) Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC ( OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/90/oj ).

( 28 ) Directive (EU) 2022/993 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022 on the minimum level of training of seafarers ( OJ L 169, 27.6.2022, p. 45 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/993/oj ).

( 29 ) Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/1313/oj ).

( 30 ) Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC ( OJ L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1257/oj ).

( 31 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment and repealing Directive 2010/65/EU ( OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 64 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1239/oj ).

( 32 ) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1968/259(1)/oj .

( 33 ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union ( OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj ).

( 34 ) Council Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community ( OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1958/1(1)/oj ).

( 35 ) Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents ( OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2001/1049/oj ).

( 36 ) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC ( OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj ).

( 37 ) Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 of 13 March 2015 on Security in the Commission ( OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 41 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2015/443/oj ).

( 38 ) Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information ( OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 53 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2015/444/oj ).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2434/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

REGULATION (EU) 2025/2434 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 November 2025 on the European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002