8. Ships shall inform in advance the competent authority of the Member State of the port of call or any duly authorised entity prior to entry into ports about their intention to connect to OPS or their intention to use a zero-emission technology in application of paragraph 5, point (b). Ships that intend to connect to OPS shall also indicate the amount of power they expect to require during that port call.
Upon receipt of the information from a ship regarding the connection to OPS referred to in the first subparagraph, the competent authority of the Member State of the port of call or any duly authorised entity shall confirm to the ship whether connection to OPS is available.
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying the information to be provided in accordance with the first and second subparagraphs, as well as the procedure for providing that information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(3).