La nueva directiva limita la cantidad de azufre en los fueles marinos y con ello, espera reducir la contaminación amarilla dentro de algunos años.
- a 1.5% sulphur limit for fuels used by all ships in the Baltic Sea, from 19 May 2006, and the North Sea & Channel, from autumn 2007;
- the same 1.5% sulphur limit for fuels used by passenger vessels on regular services between EU ports, from 19 May 2006;
- a 0.1 % sulphur limit on fuel used by inland vessels and by seagoing ships at berth in EU ports, from 1 January 2010.
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