Decision (EU) 2018/1697 on the position to be taken on the adoption of standards concerning technical requirements for inland waterway vessels

Summary:

On 17 October 2018 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in connection with the envisaged adoption of European standards laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels. The Council of the European Union adopted the Decision on 6 November.

Further information:

The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) is an international organisation whose mission is to implement initiatives intended to guarantee freedom of navigation on the Rhine and to promote navigation on the Rhine. Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland are parties to the Convention for Navigation on the Rhine, which entered into force on 14 April 1967.

In 2015, the CCNR adopted a resolution creating a European committee for drawing up common standards in the field of inland navigation (CESNI). CESNI's 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.

At its meeting on 8 November 2018, CESNI is expected to adopt standards laying down Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation vessels (ES-TRIN standard 2019). ES-TRIN standard 2019/1 will be incorporated into EU law in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/1629 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels.

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)707: Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on the adoption of standards concerning technical requirements for inland waterway vessels https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:707:FIN

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