Activites

• 2003/12/13 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2003/103
  • OJ L 326 13.12.2003, p. 0028-0031
• 2003/11/17 Final act signed
• 2003/11/17 End of procedure in Parliament
• #2538
• 2003/11/06 Council Meeting
• 2003/11/06 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
• #2531
• 2003/10/09 Council Meeting
• 2003/09/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0364/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Bernard POIGNANT (PES, F) making some amendments to the Commission's proposal. (Please refer to the document dated 30/04/03.) The date of transposition, however, is changed to 18 months after entry into force of the legislation. Other amendments include: - if no decision is taken on recognition of the third country concerned within the prescribed period, the Member State submitting the request may decide to recognise the third country unilaterally until a decision is taken; - where there are indications that a particular maritime training establishment no longer complies with the requirements of the STCW Convention, the Commission will notify the country concerned that recognition of that country's certificates will be withdrawn in two months time unless measures are taken to ensure compliance with all the requirements of the Convention.�

• 2003/09/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2003/04/30 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0152/2003
• #2499
• 2003/03/27 Council Meeting
  • 2499
• 2003/01/16 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2003/01/13 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2003)0001 summary

    PURPOSE : to present a proposal for a Directive amending European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/25/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers. CONTENT : the Commission proposes the improvement of the current procedure for the recognition of mariners' certificates of competency issued outside the Union through a system of Community-wide recognition of certificates from labour-supplying third countries. In addition, the Commission proposes to bring the provisions of the existing Directive on seafarers' training concerning language requirements for certificates of competency and safety communications between the ship and the land-based authorities in line with the relevant international requirements. The main aim of the proposal is to amend an existing Directive, in order to strengthen and simplify certain aspects its provisions. Since the proposal is to revise an existing Directive, a Directive is the only possible form of Community measure. This proposal for a Directive puts forward an amendment to Directive 2001/25/EC in the following way, to: - improve, strengthen and simplify the current procedure for the recognition of certificates issued by third countries, by introducing a system of Community-wide recognition of third countries complying with the minimum requirements of the STCW Convention: The new procedure proposed by the Commission is based on the recognition of a third country, following the evaluation of maritime training and certification systems, rather than the recognition of an individual certificate, as is the case under the current procedure. According to the proposed procedure, the evaluation of the Member States' requests for recognition shall be carried out by the Commission, with the assistance of the European Maritime Safety Agency (the Agency). The decision on the recognition of a third country shall be taken by the Commission within three months from the date of the request for recognition. If granted, the recognition shall be valid for a period of five years. The Member State that submitted the request shall take appropriate measures to implement the decision. According to the Community approach, the decision, which will be taken at Community level, will then form the basis for the Member States' to recognise by endorsement certificates from this country without further evaluation. An annex details the criteria for the recognition of third countries that have issued a certificate or under the authority of which was issued a certificate. - introduce specific procedures for the extension and withdrawal of the Community-wide recognition of third countries, as well as the continuous monitoring of compliance of the third countries with the relevant requirements of the STCW Convention; - update the Directive as regards language requirements for certification of seafarers and communication between the ship and the shore-based authorities, in line with the relevant requirements of the STCW Convention and the International Convention for the safety of life at sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS Convention); - provide for specific amendment procedures for adapting the Directive to future changes in Community law.�

  • DG ['Energy and Transport'],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2003)0001
• Debate in Council: 2499
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0152/2003
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0364/2003
• : Directive 2003/103
• : OJ L 326 13.12.2003, p. 0028-0031

History

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