Activites

• 1994/12/12 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1994/58
  • OJ L 319 12.12.1994, p. 0028
• #1803
• 1994/11/22 Council Meeting
• 1994/11/22 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1994/11/22 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1994/11/16 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0108/1994 summary

    The European Parliament approved the Council common position without amendment.�

• 1994/11/15 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1994/10/25 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0042/1994
• 1994/09/28 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #1782
• 1994/09/19 Council Meeting
  • 08195/1994 summary

    The Council's common position incorporates the essence of the amendments by the European Parliament. The Council also approved part of Parliament's opinion on deleting all rules on watches from the annexes to the directive. The Council also introduced a number of new provisions into the proposal for a directive: - replacing the term "maritime professions " by "seafarers"; - adding a reference to the question of using a common language; - making explicit reference to the STWC convention in the Annex to the directive; - deleting the articles referring to Directives 92/29/EEC and 89/391/EEC; - clarifying the obligations of the Member States as regards training and certification; - referring to Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC in order to resolve the problem of the recognition of certificates issued by the Member States, irrespective of the certificate holder's nationality; - introducing a detailed procedure for the recognition of certificates issued in the Union by third countries; - introducing a procedure for adapting the directive to subsequent changes in the international codes applicable.�

• #1768
• 1994/06/13 Council Meeting
• 1994/04/21 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1994)0124 summary

    The Commission incorporated Parliament's amendments which sought: - to improve the wording of the text in order to take better account of the IMO Convention on standards of training for seafarers, the requirements of the STCW Convention on certification and watchkeeping for seafarers and IMO Resolution A 778(18) on minimum training requirements for those appointed to assist passengers in the event of an emergency arising on board passenger ships; - to make reference to training and certification in non-Community countries and to introduce common criteria to be applied throughout the EU for the recognition of these certificates; - to strengthen measures for aptitude inspections to be carried out by the State port authorities. �

• 1994/03/09 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T3-0141/1994 summary

    Parliament adopted the report by Mr Sarlis on the minimum level of training for seafarers. �

• 1994/03/08 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

• 1994/02/16 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A3-0083/1994
• 1993/07/12 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/05/26 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1993)0217 summary

    This proposal for a Directive aimed to harmonise the minimum level of training required for seagoing professions (masters, officers, seamen, engineers, persons responsible for the operation of lifeboats and life rafts): drawing upon the relevant international provisions (such as the ILO's STCW Convention), it incorporated, in addition to such training, a linguistic aspect for professions involving contact with passengers and those applicable to vessels carrying hazardous or polluting substances. With effect from 1995, all Member States would be required to issue seafarers with certificates complying with the provisions laid down. Moreover, agreements between the Community and third countries would have to guarantee the establishment of equal standing between all crews, Community and otherwise, working within the Community.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1993)0217
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A3-0083/1994
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0141/1994
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0124
• Council position published: 08195/1994
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0042/1994
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0108/1994
• : Directive 1994/58
• : OJ L 319 12.12.1994, p. 0028

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)