Direktivet kan ændres efter proceduren i artikel 23, stk. 2, med henblik på at lade senere ændringer, som er trådt i kraft for de internationale koder i artikel 1, nr. 16, 17, 18, 23 og 24, gælde for direktivet.
This Directive may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 23(2), in order to apply, for the purposes of this Directive, subsequent amendments to the international codes referred to in Article 1(16), (17), (18), (23) and (24) which have entered into force.