2.The position of the Union at the 65th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Regulation 6 of Annex I and Regulation 8 of Annex II to the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee at its 64th session and as laid down in Annex 23 to IMO document MEPC 64/23.