The proposal envisages that vessels docking in a Community port may leave again only on presentation of certificates proving that the vessel' s waste and cargo residues have indeed been disposed of in the appropriate installations.
Direktivet siger, at de fartøjer, der anløber en havn i Fællesskabet, ikke kan forlade den, uden at have fremvist certifikater, der beviser, at deres affald og aflejringer er anbragt effektivt i de relevante faciliteter.