(7)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf during MSC 103, as the amendments to the STCW Convention, the 2011 ESP Code and the FSS Code are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, Regulation (EU) No 530/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote and Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, respectively.