Members have previously been advised that the legislative dossiers that constitute the Third EU Maritime Safety Package (3rd MSP) entered into force on 17 June 2009, although they will not have effect in EU Member States until they have either been implemented into the domestic law of Member States (where the legislation has been agreed in the form of a Directive) or their agreed application date has passed (where the legislation has been agreed in the form of a Regulation).

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