Presidential Decree implementing Directive No. 93/75/CEE concerning minimum requirements for vessels entering or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods, and Directive No. 96/39/CE amending the above mentioned Directive.

The Decree establishes all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure that the masters or operators of vessels bound for or leaving a Community seaport and carrying dangerous or polluting goods in bulk or in packaged form, as well as shippers of such goods observe the minimum requirements stated in said Directive. Furthermore, it regulates the loading and unloading of such goods, according to the definition of "dangerous or polluting goods" given in International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL). The operator of a vessel leaving a national port shall notify before departure of the vessel all information listed in Annex I to the competent port authority. The Decree establishes the information to be provided immediately by the master of the vessel in the case of an incident or circumstance at sea which poses a threat to the coastline or related interest of the country concerned. The Decree is completed by two Annexes: Information on vessels carrying dangerous or polluting goods (I); Check list for vessels (II).