
Article 1 
The derogation request of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 9(4) of Directive 98/41/EC regarding recording information specified in Article 5(1) of this Directive for persons on board all passenger ships in regular service sailing on the route Rostock-Gedser and vice versa, is hereby approved.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2017.
For the Commission
Violeta BULC
Member of the Commission