I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 1406/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 27 June 2002establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THEEUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity, 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) A large number of legislative measures have beenadopted in the Community in order to enhance safetyand prevent pollution in maritime transport. In order tobe effective, such legislation must be applied in a properand uniform manner throughout the Community. Thiswill ensure a level playing field, reduce the distortion ofcompetition resulting from the e...