L 157/18 Official Journal of the European Union 19.6.2007 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 2007 repealing Decision 96/587[EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 2379) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/421[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 94/57[EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for relevant activities of maritime administrations ('), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 96/587[EC (%) listed the organi- sations recognised by the Member States in accordance with Directive 94/57EC. (2)  In accordance with Article 4(5) of Directive 94/57EC, the organisations which on 22 January 2002 are already recognised on the basis of the said Directive shall continue to be recognised. (3)  Commission Decision 2005/623/EC (}) extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping for a period of three years, with effects for Greece and Cyprus. (4)  Commission Decision 2006/382/EC (*) extended the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping with effects for Malta. (5) Commission  Decision  2006/660/EC (°)  granted Community limited recognition to the Polish Register of Shipping for a period of three years with effects for (") OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53). () OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 43. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/221/EC (O] L 73, 15.3.2002, p. 30). () O] L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 43. () O] L 151, 6.6.2006, p. 31. () O] L 272, 3.10.2006, p. 17. the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and the Slovak Republic. (6) Decision 96/587[EC, now obsolete, should therefore be repealed while an updated list of the organisations recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57/EC should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union at regular intervals, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atticle 1 Decision 96/587EC is repealed. Atticle 2 The Director General for Energy and Transport shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union an updated list of organisations recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57[EC by 1 July each year. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Dorne at Brussels, 14 June 2007. For the Commission Jacques BARROT Vice-President