[ParlTrack]

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) Administrative penalties introduced in transposition of Directive 2005/35/EC should be without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2023/xxxx, with the aim of harmonizing and proportionally penalizing ship-source pollution offences. Member States should define the scope of administrative and criminal law enforcement with regards to ~~ship-source pollution~~these offences according to their national law. In the application of national law transposing Directive 2005/35/EC, Member States should ensure that the imposition of criminal penalties and of administrative penalties respects the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including the prohibition of ne bis in idem.

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) The penalties provisioned by Directive 2005/35/EC should be strengthened by ensuring consistent application of administrative penalties throughout the Union. To strengthen the deterrent effect of penalties imposed for ship-source pollution offences, such penalties should take at least the form of fines imposed both to the company ~~of the ship, unless the company can prove that the master~~ of the ship orand a member or members of the crew~~, the latter not acting under the responsibility of the master, was~~ responsible for the discharge. In this context, the company of ship means the shipowner or any other organisation or person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, which has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the shipowner, in alignment with the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (‘ISM Code’)24 , implemented in Union law by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . Directive 2005/35/EC should recognise that the management of the ship could be delegated by the registered owner to a different entity, which should then be held in the first place responsible for not implementing its obligations under the ISM Code to ensure the avoidance of damage to the environment or the assignment of shipboard operations to qualified personnel. _________________ 24 International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation by Assembly Resolution A.741(18) of 4 November 1993, as amended. 25 Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p.1).

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) National administrative and judicial authorities should take into account all relevant circumstances when determining the level of penalties to be imposed to the polluter. National authorities should establish a comprehensive and proportional system of penalizing ship- source pollution offenses that takes into account the size of the vessel, the nature and quantity of waste, and the frequency of violations, all while promoting environmental responsibility and deterring illegal pollution. Taking into account the diverse nature of polluting substances covered under Directive 2005/35/EC and the importance of consistent application of penalties across the Union in light of the cross-border nature of the regulated behaviour, further approximation and effectiveness of penalty levels should be fostered through the establishment of concrete criteria for the application of penalties for discharges of different polluting substances. In order to ensure the uniform conditions for the application of penalties, implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 . The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of these implementing acts. _________________ 26 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) The accompanying measures for cooperation and the reporting obligations of Member States have not been sufficient until now to allow a complete analysis whether polluters face effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties and that adequate data is made available to the Commission to monitor the implementation of Directive 2005/35/EC. In order to ensure the effective and consistent enforcement of Directive 2005/35/EC, exchange of information and experience should be facilitated through enhanced cooperation, while at the same time ensuring that adequate data are made available to the Commission in order to allow the proper monitoring of the implementation of Directive 2005/35/EC. The rights of crew members who report any offenses they encounter should be diligently safeguarded.

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The existing satellite-based service ‘CleanSeaNet’ which notifies Member States authorities on potential illegal discharges, should be further enhanced to include information on the additional polluting substances under the scope of Directive 2005/35/EC. Information relating to potential or actual discharges reported by Member States in accordance with Directive 2005/35/EC and to other Union maritime safety databases, such as the Union Maritime Information and Exchange System established by Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 (‘SafeSeaNet’) and the Inspection Database set up by Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council28 (‘THETIS’) should be integrated and disseminated in a user- friendly electronic format to the national authorities involved in the enforcement chain in order to facilitate their timely response. Such information, when relating to an actual or potential discharge of Exhaust Gas Cleaning System residue from a ship, should further be automatically disseminated to the dedicated module of THETIS set up by under Commission Implementing Decision 2015/253 (‘THETIS-EU’), in order to assist Member States with enforcement actions undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/802. In order to ensure the effective monitoring of the Directive’s implementation by all Member States, a verification rate of 10% per year of the alerts sent by CleanSeaNet should be ensured by each Member State within the first three years form the transposition of this Directive. Access to this information should be granted to the authorities of other Member States having an interest in it under their roles as port States of the next port of call, coastal States affected by the potential discharge or flag States of the ship in order to facilitate effective and timely cross-border cooperation, minimise the administrative burden of enforcement activities and ultimately effectively and proportionately penalise offenders for infringements of Directive 2005/35/EC. _________________ 27 Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC (OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 10). 28 Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (recast) (OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 57).

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) In order to increase public awareness in ship-source pollution discharges ~~and~~, improve environmental protection, contribute to the goal of restoring nature and respect the commitments of European Green Deal, information provided by the Member States on the application of Directive 2005/35/EC should be made publicly available through a Union-wide overview and include the information listed in Annex II of Directive 2005/35/EC. Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30 aims to guarantee the right of access to environmental information in the Member States in line with the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (Aarhus Convention), to which the Union is a party. The Commission should protect the confidentiality of information received by Member States, without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 2003/4/EC. _________________ 30 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2005/35/EC
Article 1

1. The purpose of this Directive is to incorporate into Union law international standards on pollution from ships and to ensure that persons responsible for illegal discharges of polluting substances are subject to dissuasive, effective and proportionate administrative penalties in order to improve maritime safety, to contribute to the goal of restoring nature, respect the commitments of European Green Deal and to enhance protection of the marine environment from pollution by ships.

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2005/35/EC
Article 4

2. Each Member State shall take ~~the~~all necessary measures to ensure that any natural or legal person having committed an infringement within the meaning of paragraph 1 is held liable therefor.;

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2005/35/EC
Article 5

1. A discharge of polluting substances subject to regulation by Annexes I, II and VI to Marpol 73/78 into the areas set out in Article 3(1) points (c), (d) and (e) shall not be regarded as an infringement for the company, the master or the crew~~, if both~~ if it is a direct result of force majeure; justified only if compelling evidence is provided; or if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2005/35/EC
Article 5

(ba) the discharge was immediately reported to the authorities after its occurrence.

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2005/35/EC
Article 5

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the company, the master or the crew responsible for the damage acted either with intent to cause damage or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result. Acting against safety rules, good practices, and ignoring warnings in particular, when demonstrated that risks have been taken with full awareness of the danger;

2023/10/13
Committee: PECH

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Pietro BARTOLO, Nikos PAPANDREOU

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13