Activities of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2023/0163(COD)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Amendments (5)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Agency is at the forefront of the technical expertise in the areas of its competence and thus it should provide training and capacity building activities to the Member States with the development of common core curricula courses and the use of the most technologically advanced tools in their delivery. Among others, the Agency should support the training of Port State Control inspectors of the Member States and officials of the Flag State Administrations to conduct targeted inspections as regards the implementation and enforcement of the MLC 2006 in relation to the implementation of seafarers' rights and working and living conditions on board ships.
Amendment 36 #
(34a) The proposed increase in EMSA's resources is insufficient given the extent of the proposed increase in the Agency's tasks and the scale of the EU's ambitions for maritime policy. Thus, the amount of the financial resources dedicated to this proposal should be drawn from the unallocated margins under MFF ceilings or mobilised through the non-thematic MFF special instruments. Since the Commission proposal for MFF revision did not reinforce EMSA budget, the increase in appropriations for EMSA cannot be offset by a compensatory reduction of programmed spending under CEF Transport or lead to a reduction of the funding for any other Union programmes.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. The Agency shall gather and analyse data on seafarers provided and used in accordance with Directive (EU) 2022/993 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 . It may also gather and analyse data on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the aim of assisting in the improvement of the onboard working and living conditions of seafarers. The European Commission shall use this data for developing appropriate strategic responsed to the challenges the industry faces, with one of the most pressing is the retention of seafarers. _________________ 40 Directive (EU) 2022/993 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (OJ L 169, 27.6.2022, p. 45).
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States in the context of the implementation of Directive 2008/56/EC, by contributing to the objective of achieving good environmental status of marine waters with its shipping- related elements and in exploiting the results of existing tools such as the Integrated Maritime Services. In this regard, the Agency shall conduct further research in issues related to lost containers, including plastic pellets, and underwater noise and provide recommendations to the Commission and the Member States. On the containers lost at the Sea, EMSA should provide guiding to the industry stakeholders and to the Flag State on the requirements agreed at IMO for mandatory reporting of lost containers. It should also be examined the possibility of collective and coordinated response mechanisms at EU and international level.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC, as relevant to the maritime sector. In particular, the Agency shall assist the Commission with the development of the appropriate IT implementation tools, monitoring tools, guidance and risk-based targeting tools to facilitate verification, enforcement and implementation activities related to Directive 2003/87/EC, as relevant to the maritime sector, while exploiting the results of existing relevant tools, services and databases. This also includes monitoring and reporting on impacts on port traffic, port evasion and traffic shift to the neighbouring container transhipment ports, at the detriment to EU ports.