Activites

• 2000/12/28 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2000/59
  • OJ L 332 28.12.2000, p. 0081
• 2000/11/27 Final act signed
• 2000/11/27 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2000/09/14 Decision by Council, 3rd reading
• 2000/09/06 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T5-0356/2000 summary

    In approving the report drafted by Mr Theodorus J.J. BOUWMAN (Green/EFA, Nl), the European Parliament has adopted the legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and the Council directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues. �

• 2000/08/21 Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
  • A5-0213/2000
• 2000/07/18 Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
  • 3638/2000
• 2000/06/28 Final decision by Conciliation Committee
• 2000/05/23 Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
• #2257
• 2000/05/02 Council Meeting
• 2000/03/14 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T5-0090/2000 summary

    In adopting its report, drafted by Mr. Theo Bouwman (NL, Green), the European Parliament made some amendments to the Council's Common Position. In particular, it stipulates more precisely the size of the vessel from which waste may be handled without prior notification, by reference to fishing vessels and recreational craft certified to carry no more than 12 passengers. Other amendments include: -ships producing reduced quantities of ship generated waste should be treated more favourably in the cost recovery systems -Member States may draw up a list of traditional sailing ships which may be exempted from the delivery of black and grey water on cultural or historical or technical grounds. -changes in comitology -18 months for transposition instead of 24 months.�

• 2000/03/13 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2000/02/22 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A5-0043/2000
• 1999/11/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2213
• 1999/11/08 Council Meeting
  • 11195/1/1999 summary

    The common position takes, in substance, 11 out of the 18 amendments by the European Parliament, very often in the form suggested in the Commission's amended proposal. The amendments accepted essentially concern the Helsinki Convention, environmentally-friendly ships, the evaluation of the implementation of the Directive, the ships excluded from the field of application, the approval of the waste reception plans, the fees, the inspection and the report of the application of the Waste Water Directive. The common position contains the following key elements : - each Community port shall ensure the availability of adequate waste reception facilities for ships normally calling at that port. A description of the needs and the details of the facilities shall be laid down in a waste reception and handling plan, which could take into account the regional context; - all ships calling at a Community port must deliver their ship-generated waste at that port unless they have enough dedicated storage capacity for the waste to be delivered at a subsequent port; - the cost of the port reception facilities shall be covered through the collection of fees from ships. The cost recovery system shall not encourage the discharge of waste into the sea. It shall consist of a fixed non-special fee component and, on an optional basis, a variable fee relating to the amount and type of waste actually delivered; - the Member States shall implement the Directive 24 months after its publication in the Official Journal. They shall provide a proper administrative framework for its enforcement and its monitoring.�

• 1999/09/16 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0015/1999 summary

    The European Parliament confirmed its first reading in the context of the codecision procedure of the text that it adopted on 11.02.1999 concerning this proposal for a directive.�

• 1999/07/28 Committee report tabled for plenary confirming Parliament's position
  • A5-0005/1999
• 1999/07/28 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• #2191
• 1999/06/17 Council Meeting
• 1999/04/19 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1999)0149 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal incorporates the amendments made by the European Parliament in its first reading regarding the following: - the need for consistency with existing regional agreements, - the importance of setting Community criteria for ships producing little waste, - the need to ensure that ships which are exempted from the scope of this Directive shall act in a manner consistent, so far as is reasonable, with this Directive, - the need to include sewage, as defined in Annex IV of Marpol 73/78, in the definition of ship-generated waste at the latest one year after the entry ionto force of that Annex. The Commission also accepts the argument of the European Parliament that the stopping of unloading and loading procedures in some cases could constitute a disproportionately severe way of sanctioning non-complying ships and that reference should be made to a Community based environmental management scheme instead of ISO standards. The Commission, however, did not accept amendments regarding: - the inclusion of all fishing vessels of more than 15 metres within the motification and enforcement regimes of this Directive, - the amendment leading to a 'no special fee' system for the recovery of costs for waste reception facilities, through which at least 90% of the total costs shall be charged irrespective of actual use of the facilities, - the specification of the percentage of spot checks to be carried out to 25% of all ships calling at a port each year, - the transfer of existing powers of the Commission in competition matters to the Council, - the approval and implementation of waste reception and handling plans, - a common policy for waste disposal arrangements with third country ports, - the implementation by all Member States of the Helsinki Convention and its rules on fees.�

• 1999/02/11 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T4-0116/1999 summary

    In endorsing the resolution drafted by Mr. LANGENDIJK, MEPs welcomed Commission proposals to improve the availability and use of port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues. All the committee amendments which seek to clarify the text and improve the system for enforcement were passed.�

• 1999/01/20 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0023/1999
• 1998/09/14 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1998/07/17 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0452 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to provide further protection of the marine environment from ship-source pollution by improving the availability and use of port reception facilities for waste and cargo residues. SUBSTANCE: The Directive proposed by the Commission forms part of the overall Community waste policy. It imposes an obligation on all ports to provide adequate reception facilities for ship- generated waste and cargo residues. The facilities must meet the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay. The main tool for preventing ships from discharging their ship-generated waste at sea is the principle of mandatory delivery, meaning that any master of a ship which has not delivered all ship-generated waste in the port must be able to demonstrate that non-delivery was legitimate. If this cannot be done, the ship will not be allowed to proceed to sea until delivery has taken place. This rule will apply to all ships calling at a Community port. For logistical purposes the operators of the facilities need advance notice of the use of the facilities. The proposal therefore includes a notification obligation for ships and includes a model form which specifies the information to be provided. Also, the establishment of fee systems for the charging for delivery of ship-generated waste to a port reception facility shall be based on common principles. The principles adopted exclude the 'direct' fee system in which only the users of the facilities share the costs. Ships regularly calling at ports at short intervals may be exempted from these obligations if they have arrangements which ensure that waste is delivered in one of their regular ports of call. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0452
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0023/1999
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0116/1999
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1999)0149
• Committee report tabled for plenary confirming Parliament's position: A5-0005/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0015/1999
• Council position published: 11195/1/1999
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0043/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0090/2000
• Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3638/2000
• Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A5-0213/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0356/2000
• : Directive 2000/59
• : OJ L 332 28.12.2000, p. 0081

History

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