45According to the documents before the Court, the classification and certification operations were carried out by the Rina companies for remuneration under a commercial contract governed by private law, concluded directly with the shipowner of the Al Salam Boccaccio’98, according to which the services provided by the Rina companies consisted solely in establishing whether the vessel examined met the requirements laid down by the applicable measures and, if so, in issuing the corresponding certificates. In addition, it is apparent from the information before the Court that the interpretation and choice of the applicable technical requirements were reserved to the authorities of the Republic of Panama.
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