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The government of Athens has approved of the bill that on board allows the employment of armed guards of the ships
The Greek ships - it has emphasized the executive - risk to being cancelled from national the naval Registry
February 15, 2012
Yesterday the Council of Ministers of Greece has approved of the bill of the Defense Ministry of the citizens for the "Supply of security services from armed guards on board of the mercantile ships and other dispositions". The government of Athens has emphasized that the proposed new of norm holds account of the escalation of attacks of the pirates in the seas of all the world and overwhelms empty the institutional one in the protection of the mercantile ships of Greek flag from the assaults of the pirates, ships - he has specified the executive - that they risk to being cancelled from the Greek naval Registry and to fly flags of other States in which is a legislation that allows such type of security measure.
The bill previews the possibility to embark whom fitted out private guards that they are not members of the crew of the ship. A rate for the authorization is fixed also to uses it of armed guards who pile to 2.000 euros for the validity licence six months and to 3.500 euros for a period of 12 months.
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Yesterday the Council of Ministers of Greece has approved of the bill of the Defense Ministry of the citizens for the "Supply of security services from armed guards on board of the mercantile ships and other dispositions". The government of Athens has emphasized that the proposed new of norm holds account of the escalation of attacks of the pirates in the seas of all the world and overwhelms empty the institutional one in the protection of the mercantile ships of Greek flag from the assaults of the pirates, ships - he has specified the executive - that they risk to being cancelled from the Greek naval Registry and to fly flags of other States in which is a legislation that allows such type of security measure.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
