R (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT TANKER OWNERS (INTERTANKO) AND OTHERS) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT

[2008] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 57

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE(GRAND CHAMBER)

Before V Skouris, President, P Jann, CWA Timmermans, A Rosas, K Lenaerts, L Bay Larsen, Presidents of Chambers, and K Schiemann, J Makarczyk, P Ko?ris, J Malenovsky (Rapporteur), A O Caoimh, P Lindh and J-C Bonichot, Judges

European Union law – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Whether Directive provisions limiting the application of the UNCLOS and MARPOL Conventions invalid – Meaning of “serious negligence” – Whether concept sufficiently clear – Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements, articles 4 and 5 – International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982.