Decision (EU) 2018/1663 on the position to be taken within the European Committee for drawing up Standards in the field of Inland Navigation and within the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine

Summary:

On 17 September 2018 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in connection with the envisaged adoption of European standards for professional qualifications in inland navigation.

The Council of the European Union adopted a Decision on 6 November 2018.

Further information:

The Convention for Rhine Navigation defines the legal framework governing the use of the Rhine as an inland waterway for navigation and lays down the attributions of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR). The version of the Convention that is currently applicable entered into force on 14 April 1967. Four EU Member States (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) and Switzerland are parties to the Convention.

In 2015, the CCNR adopted a resolution creating a European Committee for drawing up Standards in the field of Inland Navigation (CESNI). Its mission includes the adoption of technical standards in various fields, in particular as regards vessels, information technology and crew, the uniform interpretation of these standards and of the corresponding procedures as well as deliberations on safety of navigation, protection of environment or other areas of navigation.

The EU is not a member of CESNI. However, it may participate in the work of CESNI, along with other international organisations whose mission covers the areas concerned by CESNI, without voting rights.

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)642: Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken in the European Committee for drawing up Standards in the field of Inland Navigation and in the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:642:FIN

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