European Parliament and Provisional data 17 April 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-1072/02 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Imports of the tree fern Dicksonia antarctica and the danger that this poses to the species.

Other factors that can contribute to hull structural failure have been identified by international research as over-stressing due to incorrect loading and physical damage to cargo hold structures during cargo discharging. To address this issue, Directive 2001/96/EC (3) has recently been adopted.