classified informationmeans identified or identifiable information obtained during the conduct of inspection activities, disclosure of which may lead to a breach of security, classified in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 or in accordance with relevant national legislation of the Member States;
Commission inspectionmeans an examination by Commission inspectors of Member States' national maritime security quality control systems, measures, procedures and structures, to determine compliance with Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 and implementation of Directive 2005/65/EC.
Commission inspectormeans a person fulfilling the criteria set out in Article 7 employed by the Commission, or employed by the European Maritime Safety Agency, or a national inspector, mandated by the Commission to participate in Commission inspections, listed by the Member States or by the EFTA States;’;
Committeemeans the Committee established by Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004;
not confirmedmeans a finding made during a Commission inspection which indicates non-fulfilment of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 or Directive 2005/65/EC but is not substantiated by objective evidence;
portmeans the area within the boundaries defined by Member States under Article 2(3) of Directive 2005/65/EC and notified to the Commission under Article 12 thereof;’;
provisional corrective measuremeans a temporary measure or range of measures aimed at limiting to the maximum extent practicable the impact of a major non-conformity or a non-conformity identified during the conduct of an inspection before full correction can take place;
representative of a flag Statemeans a member of the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag the ship is flying or, if nominated by that Member State, a representative of a recognised security organisation.
sensitive but non-classified informationmeans inspection related material or information obtained during the conduct of inspection activities, disclosure of which may lead to a breach of security and which can only be shared on a need-to-know basis;