The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the States that have signed the Paris MOU should promote the issue of training inspectors for the purposes of the Convention.

(9) In order to allow the Commission to update the relevant procedures swiftly, thereby contributing to the achievement of a global level playing field for shipping, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amendments to Annex VI to Directive 2009/16/EC containing the list of the ‘Instructions’ adopted by the Paris MOU, with a view to keeping the procedures applicable and enforceable in the territory of the Member States, in line with those agreed upon at international level and taking into account the ILO Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the ...[+++]Convention.

For example, in the case of Greece, the Memorandum stipulates the following: ‘The government shall ensure that company-level agreements take precedence over sectoral agreements, which, in turn, take precedence over occupational agreements.

For example, in the case of Greece, the Memorandum stipulates the following: ‘The government shall ensure that company-level agreements take precedence over sectoral agreements, which in turn take precedence over occupational agreements.

The Memorandum provides the framework necessary for conclusive discussions on a contract, which in turn will provide the security and guarantees needed for the works to be finalised.

The Memorandum makes provision for a contract that includes a firm maximum price and a fixed date for the finalisation of the works to be signed before the end of the Belgian Presidency.