S.L. 156.2 Art. 2Scope.

(1) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive

2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC which aims to reduce as far as possible the occurrence of major accidents relating to offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences, thus increasing the protection of the marine environment and coastal economies against pollution, establishing minimum conditions for safe offshore exploration and exploitation of oil and gas and limiting possible disruptions to European Union indigenous energy production, and to improve the response mechanisms in case of an accident.

(2) These regulations shall be without prejudice to European Union law concerning safety and health of workers at work, in particular Directives 89/391/EEC and 92/91/EEC.

(3) These regulations shall be without prejudice to Directives 94/22/EC, 2001/42/EC, 2003/4/EC, 2003/35/EC, 2010/75/EU and 2011/92/EU.