European Parliament 22 July 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/02 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Failure to implement Directive 89/48/EEC in practice.

Nevertheless, it is up to the Member States to ensure that the national provisions transposing these directives are properly monitored and supervised so that the preventive policy which they prescribe actually contributes to reducing the number of accidents and occupational diseases in the maritime sector.