Activities of Jean-Paul BESSET related to 2009/0005(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reporting formalities for ships arriving in or departing from ports (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC PDF (267 KB) DOC (336 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
2a. Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data1 should apply. The transfer of personal and commercial data should only be permitted with the express permission of the individual or firm concerned. 1 OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
7a. National language requirements are often an obstacle to the development of the coastal shipping network. Regulation 14(4) of Chapter V of the SOLAS Convention should be retained, given that the Member States are contracting parties to the Convention. That regulation provides for the use of English as the working language. This rule should not apply to ports where less than 10% of the traffic is international until 36 months after this directive comes into force.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – subparagraph 3
The information shall be considered to comply if it results from the application of the definitions referred to in the FAL Convention given in Annex II and is notified using the FAL forms listed in Annex I, using the methods established in the FAL Convention. The FAL forms must be submitted in accordance with the language rules specified by the International Maritime Organisation in Regulation 14(4) of Chapter V of the SOLAS Convention as referred to in Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the minimum level of training of seafarers. That regulation provides for the use of English as the common working language. This rule should not apply to ports where less than 10% of the traffic is international until 36 months after this directive comes into force. 1 OJ L 136, 18.5.2001, p. 17.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Confidentiality of data The Member States shall, in compliance with EU legislation, in particular Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data 1, and with national legislation, take the necessary measures to ensure that commercial and confidential data collected in accordance with this directive are adequately protected. The Member States shall ensure that the users of these data have access only to the databases relevant to their specific responsibilities and thus do not misuse these data or transfer personal or commercial data without the express permission of the individual or firm concerned. 1 OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a European Maritime Safety Agency When Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency1 is next revised, the Commission shall, on the basis of this directive, propose amendments intended to make this Agency operational and competent in respect of the monitoring and the technical and administrative harmonisation of the formalities provided for in this directive. _____________________ 1 OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 1.