I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 1891/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 18 December 2006on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field ofresponse to pollution caused by ships and amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002(Text with EEA relevance)THE 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,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic andSocial Committee (1),Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) Certain bilateral and regional agreements concludedbetween coastal states, such as the Helsinki and BarcelonaConventions of 1992 and 1976 respectively, provide formutual assistance in the event of a maritime pollutionincident.(2) Regulat...