1.During the interim period Member States shall apply control provisions equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 95/21/EC(1) to ships falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
2.With regard to the inspections and detection of breaches, and without prejudice to Article 2 of this Regulation, Member States shall apply the provisions of Article 11 of the AFS-Convention and be guided by the guidelines for inspection of anti-fouling systems on ships annexed to Resolution MEPC.105(49) of the MEPC.
3.Paragraph 1 shall apply to ships referred to in Article 3(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 from 1 January 2008.