Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | TRAN | VAN DER WAAL Leen ( UEN) | |
Former Responsible Committee | TRAN | VAN DER WAAL Leen ( UEN) | |
Former Committee Opinion | BUDG | WILLOCKX Frederik A.A. ( PES) |
Legal Basis:
EC before Amsterdam E 075Subjects
Events
The Council formally adopted the Directive.
The rapporteur, Mr van der Waal (EDN, NL), said that the three common positions on the privatisation, restructuring and development of the sectors in question had been the subject of an amendment requiring Member States to apply accompanying social measures designed to assist carriers to close down their businesses. Recommendations were also put forward for the introduction of a supplementary programme that would take the form of interest-free loans to be granted by the Member States concerned. Commissioner van den Broek called on Parliament to approve the common position as it stood since the Commission did not intend to take over the amendments tabled.
The rapporteur, Mr Leen van der Waal (EDN, NL), said that the aim of the amendments tabled was to achieve fair competition in the inland waterway market, after the process of deregulation had been completed. With this in mind the Transport Committee also proposed setting up a working group whose remit was to assist the Commission in its deliberations on the future position of the inland waterway fleet. This would allow the Commission to examine the means by which it would be possible to make maximum use of the potential of the inland waterway network as an ecological form of transport. The group of experts could also help the Commission to implement the programme of deregulation and development planned for this sector as well as to promote the accompanying social measures required at national level. Stating that the smaller operators in this sector should be able to adapt to the free market, the Commissioner declared that given this imperative it would not be helpful to limit the transition period to 1 January 1999 (in accordance with Amendment No 6), as this would not give interested parties sufficient time to adapt. Moreover, the Commission could not take over Amendments Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10. Amendment No 7, for example, sought to extend the ‘old for new’ scheme and to set up a permanent fund for the scrapping of vessels. As the ‘old for new’ system would not expire until April 1999, any decision on a possible extension would be taken on the basis of how the market developed in the intervening period; according to Commissioner Kinnock this ruled out taking any measures in advance. The same argument also applied to the setting-up of a reserve fund for financing the scrapping of vessels.
The ESC supported the general approach of the Commission’s proposals, which were aimed not only at reducing overcapacity, but also at improving the infrastructure of inland waterway transport and ensuring liberalisation of the market. This would make for more open market conditions, improved competitiveness - not only between inland waterway transport operators themselves but also between inland waterways and other modes of transport - and improved intermodal transport. This objective was a key feature of the transport policy financed by the EU and applied to the whole of the Community. As carriers were not in a position to finance this policy fully on their own, the ESC approved cofinancing by the EU, providing it remained within the budget set for the period up to 1999. In order to ensure that any imbalances in inland waterway transport after 2000 could be promptly and effectively tackled, the ESC felt that the following rules should remain in force: - further development of the Commission’s intended market observation system; - the formation of a reserve fund for emergency measures, financed by the sector; - the application of the existing scrapping arrangements and old-for-new rules in unforeseen crisis situations; - the possibility of strengthening the position of (small) operators by means of trade groups.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 1996/75
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 304 27.11.1996, p. 0012
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1996)0516
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0516
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0019-0028
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0449/1996
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0449/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0252/1996
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 277 23.09.1996, p. 0005
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0252/1996
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1996)1279
- Council position: 07731/2/1996
- Council position: OJ C 264 11.09.1996, p. 0009
- Council position published: 07731/2/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1996)0182
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0182
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 065 04.03.1996, p. 0020-0026
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0043/1996
- Decision by Parliament: T4-0043/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0012/1996
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 047 19.02.1996, p. 0005
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0012/1996
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1315/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 039 12.02.1996, p. 0096
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: COM(1995)0199
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0199
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1995)0199
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1315/1995 OJ C 039 12.02.1996, p. 0096
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0012/1996 OJ C 047 19.02.1996, p. 0005
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 065 04.03.1996, p. 0020-0026 T4-0043/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1996)0182
- Council position: 07731/2/1996 OJ C 264 11.09.1996, p. 0009
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1996)1279
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0252/1996 OJ C 277 23.09.1996, p. 0005
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0019-0028 T4-0449/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1996)0516
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