4.2.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 33/7 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 2 February 2012 on the recognition of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping as a classification society for inland waterway vessels (notified under document C(2012) 429) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/65/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714[EEC ('), and in particular Article 10(1) and Part II of Annex VII thereof, After consulting the Committee referred to in Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boat masters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (?), Whereas: (1) By letter of 25 February 2009 Hungary has submitted an application to the Commission for recognition of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (hereinafter ‘RS as a classification society within the meaning of the Directive. RS has a Branch office in Budapest (Hungary). (20 With the applications Hungary has submitted the information and documentation needed to verify that the criteria for recognition are met. (3) A hearing was organised in the joint meeting of experts from the Member States of the European Union and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (here- inafter ‘CCNR’), on technical requirements for inland waterway vessels in April 2009, where the Hungarian authority and RS gave presentations. () O] L 389, 30.12.2006, p. 1. () OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29. (4 The secretariat of the CCNR has been consulted as referred to in Part II, paragraph 4 of Annex VII to Directive 2006/87 [EC. (5)  The Commission has assessed the compliance of RS with the criteria of Part I of Annex VII to Directive 2006/87[EC and has concluded that RS meets them, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The classification society RS shall be recognised pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2006/87EC. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member State(s) which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC and to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Branch Office in Hungary, 1 Marcius 15 ter, 1056 Budapest, Hungary. Done at Brussels, 2 February 2012. For the Commission Siim KALLAS Vice-President