I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 2099/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 5 November 2002establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) andamending the Regulations on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from shipsTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-nity, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of theRegions (3),Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article251 of the Treaty (4),Whereas:(1) The measures implementing the existing Regulations andDirectives in the field of maritime safety were adoptedby a regulatory procedure involving the Committee setup by Council Directive 93/75/EEC of 13 September1993 concerning minimum require...