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2004/0240(COD) Port services: market access and financing of maritime ports

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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
ECON
EMPL HUGHES Stephen (icon: )
IMCO SVENSSON Eva-Britt (icon: )
TRAN JARZEMBOWSKI Georg (icon: )
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 080-p2

Events

2006/03/27
   CSL - Council Meeting
2006/03/17
   all - Additional information
Details

This was the second time that the European Parliament had scuppered Commission proposals on market access to port services. In November 2003 it rejected, at third reading, the joint text resulting from a conciliation agreement between the Council and Parliament on port services (see procedure file 2001/0047(COD) ).

2006/02/09
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2006)0584
2006/01/18
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2006/01/18
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
2006/01/17
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

512 MEPs voted to reject the Commission's proposal, which would have opened ports to competition from providers of services like piloting, loading and unloading ships. Only 120 MEPs voted for the adoption of the proposal with 25 abstaining. The Socialist (PES), Liberal (ALDE), Green, Left-wing (GUE/NGL), IND/DEM and UEN groups voted against the proposed directive, and not even half of the Conservative PPE/DE group voted in favour of it. Back in 2003, the Parliament had rejected a proposal along the same lines.

Following the vote, Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot declared his intention to consult the Members of the Commission on the future of the text. In accordance with Article 52 of the Regulation, the text could be sent back to the parliamentary committee. According to the procedure, the text should be re examined for it to be presented again at plenary within 2 months. The Commission should maintain its proposal. If, on the other hand, the Commission decides to withdraw the text, Parliament should confirm its rejection by voting on a resolution.

Documents
Debate in Parliament
2005/12/16
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
A6-0410/2005
2005/12/16
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
A6-0410/2005
2005/11/22
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
Details

The committee adopted the report by Georg JARZEMBOWSKI ( EPP-ED , DE ). Following a difficult vote on this controversial piece of legislation, the part of the report amending the Commission proposal did not secure a majority. However, the committee did adopt the draft legislative resolution ("Approves the Commission proposal as amended"), thereby leaving it up to the political groups (or groupings made up of at least 37 MEPs) to table amendments for plenary under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure.

2005/09/19
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE350.120
2005/09/16
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE360.110
2005/07/13
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
CES0848/2005
OJ C 294 25.11.2005, p. 0025-0032
2005/03/15
   EP -
2004/12/09
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
2629
2004/12/09
   CSL - Council Meeting
2004/12/01
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2004/11/30
   EP -
2004/11/22
   EP -
2004/10/13
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE : to provide new provisions on market access to port services.

PROPOSED ACT : Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT : in its capacity as the sole holder of the power of initiative, the Commission is presenting a new proposal for a Directive on market access to port services. Liberalisation of the transport sector across the EU's 25 Member States has been a key objective of the EU and its Member States since the adoption of the Lisbon Agenda in 2000. Ports - and their potential to help ease the burden of passenger and freight road transport - remain one of the last transport sectors still in need of uniform regulatory initiatives instigated at an EU level. Unlike other transport sectors, port services cannot benefit from a level playing field determined at an EU level. The failure of the previous round of legislative initiatives for the liberalisation of port services has left a number of problems unresolved. For example, some fifty years after the creation of the Community, there is still no specific Community regulatory framework for port services. Thus, where problems do occur, they have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States, 20 of which operate ports, gives an added sense of urgency to offer port operators a uniform set of regulatory provisions in which to operate. Two main issues are addressed in the proposed Directive. Firstly, intra-port competition and secondly, inter-port competition. Intra-port issues relate to pilotage, towage and mooring, all cargo handling operations and passenger services, space and capacity constraints, port exits, specific maritime safety, security and environmental consideration. On the matter of inter-port competition the Commission proposes that the EU's financial transparency Directive should apply to all the ports covered by the proposed Directive. Further, the Commission's State Aid Guidelines should apply to the financing of port infrastructure.

As far as the key philosophy, principles and objectives of the proposal are concerned, the Commission states that it wishes to retain those of its 2001 proposals on access to port services. However, constructive changes have also been included in the new proposal, which take on board the numerous amendments brought forward by the European Parliament, the Council and interested parties. The following points remain the same:

- The scope of the Directive and the threshold for the ports covered and port services concerned.

- Member States remain responsible for law and order, safety and security and environmental protection.

- Granting of authorisations must remain transparent and non-discriminatory.

- Reasons given for limiting the number of service providers for one or more port services must be objective. The highest number of service providers must be allowed to operate.

- Competent authorities deciding on limitations must be neutral.

- Pilotage has been included in the Directive's scope. It is defined as a key commercial service. At the same time, however, the Directive takes account of the unique public service role pilotage can play. Thus, the adoption of port specific solutions to the nature of pilotage is to be allowed.

- Port management must provide transparent accounting.

The following elements are new to the proposal:

- As a general rule, self-handling for cargo and passenger operations may be provided using land-based personnel of the self-handler.

- Ships providing an authorised regular shipping services, such as short sea shipping or operating motorways of the sea, may carry out self-handling by using the ship's regular sea-fearing crew.

- Authorisation for service providers will become mandatory.

- The duration of authorisations will be linked to the investment made by the service providers.

Documents
COM(2004)0654
EUR-Lex
2004/10/12
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE : to provide new provisions on market access to port services.

PROPOSED ACT : Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT : in its capacity as the sole holder of the power of initiative, the Commission is presenting a new proposal for a Directive on market access to port services. Liberalisation of the transport sector across the EU's 25 Member States has been a key objective of the EU and its Member States since the adoption of the Lisbon Agenda in 2000. Ports - and their potential to help ease the burden of passenger and freight road transport - remain one of the last transport sectors still in need of uniform regulatory initiatives instigated at an EU level. Unlike other transport sectors, port services cannot benefit from a level playing field determined at an EU level. The failure of the previous round of legislative initiatives for the liberalisation of port services has left a number of problems unresolved. For example, some fifty years after the creation of the Community, there is still no specific Community regulatory framework for port services. Thus, where problems do occur, they have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States, 20 of which operate ports, gives an added sense of urgency to offer port operators a uniform set of regulatory provisions in which to operate. Two main issues are addressed in the proposed Directive. Firstly, intra-port competition and secondly, inter-port competition. Intra-port issues relate to pilotage, towage and mooring, all cargo handling operations and passenger services, space and capacity constraints, port exits, specific maritime safety, security and environmental consideration. On the matter of inter-port competition the Commission proposes that the EU's financial transparency Directive should apply to all the ports covered by the proposed Directive. Further, the Commission's State Aid Guidelines should apply to the financing of port infrastructure.

As far as the key philosophy, principles and objectives of the proposal are concerned, the Commission states that it wishes to retain those of its 2001 proposals on access to port services. However, constructive changes have also been included in the new proposal, which take on board the numerous amendments brought forward by the European Parliament, the Council and interested parties. The following points remain the same:

- The scope of the Directive and the threshold for the ports covered and port services concerned.

- Member States remain responsible for law and order, safety and security and environmental protection.

- Granting of authorisations must remain transparent and non-discriminatory.

- Reasons given for limiting the number of service providers for one or more port services must be objective. The highest number of service providers must be allowed to operate.

- Competent authorities deciding on limitations must be neutral.

- Pilotage has been included in the Directive's scope. It is defined as a key commercial service. At the same time, however, the Directive takes account of the unique public service role pilotage can play. Thus, the adoption of port specific solutions to the nature of pilotage is to be allowed.

- Port management must provide transparent accounting.

The following elements are new to the proposal:

- As a general rule, self-handling for cargo and passenger operations may be provided using land-based personnel of the self-handler.

- Ships providing an authorised regular shipping services, such as short sea shipping or operating motorways of the sea, may carry out self-handling by using the ship's regular sea-fearing crew.

- Authorisation for service providers will become mandatory.

- The duration of authorisations will be linked to the investment made by the service providers.

Documents
COM(2004)0654
EUR-Lex
2004/04/13
   CofR - Committee of the Regions: opinion
Documents
CDR0485/2004
OJ C 231 20.09.2005, p. 0038-0045

Documents

Activities

Votes

Rapport Jarzembowski A6-0410/2005 - demande de renvoi #

2006/01/18 Outcome: -: 523, +: 132, 0: 19
LT IE SI CY LV EE EL LU MT FI DK AT SK SE PT BE IT NL HU CZ PL FR ES GB DE
Total
13
11
6
6
9
6
24
6
4
13
12
18
14
17
21
23
62
27
19
24
50
72
51
70
96
icon: ALDE ALDE
83

Lithuania ALDE

7

Ireland ALDE

Abstain (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

Marios MATSAKIS
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Lydie POLFER
1

Finland ALDE

Against (1)

Hannu TAKKULA
4

Denmark ALDE

Abstain (1)

Anders SAMUELSEN
3

Austria ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

Abstain (1)

Lena EK
3

Belgium ALDE

6

Italy ALDE

Against (1)

Patrizia TOIA
13

Netherlands ALDE

Against (1)

Antonius MANDERS
5

Hungary ALDE

1

Poland ALDE

4

France ALDE

10

Spain ALDE

2

United Kingdom ALDE

Against (2)

Diana WALLIS, Sajjad KARIM

Abstain (1)

Chris DAVIES
10

Germany ALDE

6
icon: UEN UEN
30

Lithuania UEN

2

Ireland UEN

4

Latvia UEN

4

Denmark UEN

Against (1)

Mogens CAMRE
1

Italy UEN

Against (1)

Cristiana MUSCARDINI
9

Poland UEN

10
icon: NI NI
29

Austria NI

Against (1)

Andreas MÖLZER
2

Slovakia NI

3

Belgium NI

3

Italy NI

Abstain (1)

Giovanni RIVERA
3

Czechia NI

Against (1)

Jana BOBOŠÍKOVÁ
1

Poland NI

7

France NI

6

United Kingdom NI

4
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
30

Ireland IND/DEM

Against (1)

Kathy SINNOTT
1

Greece IND/DEM

Against (1)

Georgios KARATZAFERIS
1

Denmark IND/DEM

Against (1)

Jens-Peter BONDE
1

Sweden IND/DEM

3

Italy IND/DEM

3

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Czechia IND/DEM

Against (1)

Vladimír ŽELEZNÝ
1

Poland IND/DEM

7

France IND/DEM

3

United Kingdom IND/DEM

8
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
34

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Finland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Esko SEPPÄNEN
1

Sweden GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Jonas SJÖSTEDT
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Italy GUE/NGL

5

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

6

France GUE/NGL

3

Spain GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Willy MEYER
1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Bairbre de BRÚN
1

Germany GUE/NGL

6
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
41

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Finland Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Satu HASSI
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Carl SCHLYTER
1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

4

France Verts/ALE

5

Spain Verts/ALE

3

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Germany Verts/ALE

13
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
243

Lithuania PPE-DE

2

Ireland PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Jim HIGGINS
4

Slovenia PPE-DE

For (1)

Ljudmila NOVAK
3

Cyprus PPE-DE

Against (1)

Ioannis KASOULIDES
3

Latvia PPE-DE

3

Estonia PPE-DE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Greece PPE-DE

11

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Malta PPE-DE

Against (2)

David CASA, Simon BUSUTTIL
2

Finland PPE-DE

For (1)

Ville ITÄLÄ
4

Denmark PPE-DE

Against (1)

Gitte SEEBERG
1

Austria PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Richard SEEBER
6

Slovakia PPE-DE

8

Sweden PPE-DE

5

Portugal PPE-DE

9

Belgium PPE-DE

6

Italy PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Amalia SARTORI
15

Netherlands PPE-DE

For (1)

Maria MARTENS
7

Hungary PPE-DE

12

Czechia PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Josef ZIELENIEC
14

Poland PPE-DE

13

France PPE-DE

15

Spain PPE-DE

23

United Kingdom PPE-DE

25

Germany PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Ruth HIERONYMI
48
icon: PSE PSE
184

Lithuania PSE

2

Ireland PSE

Against (1)

Proinsias DE ROSSA
1

Slovenia PSE

Against (1)

Borut PAHOR
1

Estonia PSE

3

Greece PSE

8

Luxembourg PSE

Against (1)

Robert GOEBBELS
1

Malta PSE

Against (2)

Joseph MUSCAT, Louis GRECH
2

Finland PSE

3

Denmark PSE

5

Austria PSE

7

Slovakia PSE

3

Sweden PSE

4

Portugal PSE

Abstain (1)

Manuel dos SANTOS
10

Belgium PSE

6

Italy PSE

12

Netherlands PSE

7

Hungary PSE

6

Czechia PSE

2

Poland PSE

9

France PSE

30

Spain PSE

22

United Kingdom PSE

17

Germany PSE

23

Rapport Jarzembowski A6-0410/2005 - ams. 60+62+63+110+144 #

2006/01/18 Outcome: +: 532, -: 120, 0: 25
GB FR PL DE IT NL BE SE EL PT DK AT LT IE FI EE ES MT SI CY LU LV CZ HU SK
Total
71
72
51
96
62
27
23
17
24
21
13
18
13
11
13
6
51
4
6
6
6
9
24
20
13
icon: PSE PSE
185

United Kingdom PSE

17

France PSE

30

Poland PSE

9

Germany PSE

23

Italy PSE

12

Netherlands PSE

7

Belgium PSE

6

Sweden PSE

4

Greece PSE

8

Portugal PSE

Abstain (1)

Manuel dos SANTOS
10

Denmark PSE

5

Austria PSE

7

Lithuania PSE

2

Ireland PSE

1

Finland PSE

3

Estonia PSE

3

Spain PSE

22

Malta PSE

2

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

Borut PAHOR
1

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

Robert GOEBBELS
1

Czechia PSE

2

Hungary PSE

7

Slovakia PSE

3
icon: ALDE ALDE
85

United Kingdom ALDE

11

France ALDE

Against (1)

Janelly FOURTOU
10

Poland ALDE

4

Germany ALDE

6

Italy ALDE

13

Netherlands ALDE

5

Belgium ALDE

Against (1)

Dirk STERCKX
6

Sweden ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

4

Austria ALDE

1

Lithuania ALDE

7

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Finland ALDE

4

Estonia ALDE

2

Spain ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

2

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

Marios MATSAKIS
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Lydie POLFER
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Hungary ALDE

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
41

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

France Verts/ALE

5

Germany Verts/ALE

13

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Paul van BUITENEN
4

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

Carl SCHLYTER
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Satu HASSI
1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
34

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

France GUE/NGL

3

Germany GUE/NGL

6

Italy GUE/NGL

5

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Jonas SJÖSTEDT
1

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Esko SEPPÄNEN
1

Spain GUE/NGL

For (1)

Willy MEYER
1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

6
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
30

United Kingdom IND/DEM

8

France IND/DEM

3

Poland IND/DEM

7

Italy IND/DEM

3

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Sweden IND/DEM

3

Greece IND/DEM

1

Denmark IND/DEM

1

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

Kathy SINNOTT
1

Czechia IND/DEM

1
icon: NI NI
28

United Kingdom NI

4

France NI

6

Poland NI

7

Italy NI

Abstain (1)

Giovanni RIVERA
3

Belgium NI

3

Austria NI

2

Czechia NI

1

Slovakia NI

2
icon: UEN UEN
29

Poland UEN

Against (1)

Marcin LIBICKI
10

Italy UEN

Against (1)

Romano Maria LA RUSSA
8

Denmark UEN

For (1)

Mogens CAMRE
1

Lithuania UEN

2

Ireland UEN

4

Latvia UEN

4
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
245

United Kingdom PPE-DE

25

France PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Tokia SAÏFI
15

Poland PPE-DE

14

Germany PPE-DE

48

Italy PPE-DE

16

Netherlands PPE-DE

7

Belgium PPE-DE

Against (1)

Mathieu GROSCH
6

Sweden PPE-DE

5

Greece PPE-DE

11

Portugal PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Luís QUEIRÓ
9

Denmark PPE-DE

For (1)

Gitte SEEBERG
1

Austria PPE-DE

6

Lithuania PPE-DE

2

Ireland PPE-DE

For (1)

Avril DOYLE
4

Finland PPE-DE

For (1)

Alexander STUBB
4

Estonia PPE-DE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Spain PPE-DE

23

Malta PPE-DE

2

Slovenia PPE-DE

For (1)

Ljudmila NOVAK

Against (1)

Alojz PETERLE

Abstain (1)

Mihael BREJC
3

Cyprus PPE-DE

Against (1)

Panayiotis DEMETRIOU

Abstain (1)

Ioannis KASOULIDES
3

Luxembourg PPE-DE

For (1)

Jean SPAUTZ
3

Latvia PPE-DE

3

Czechia PPE-DE

14

Hungary PPE-DE

Abstain (1)

Kinga GÁL
12

Slovakia PPE-DE

8

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This was the second time that the European Parliament had scuppered Commission proposals on market access to port services. In November 2003 it rejected, at third reading, the joint text resulting from a conciliation agreement between the Council and Parliament on port services (see procedure file 2001/0047(COD) ).
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  • date: 2004-10-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0654/COM_COM(2004)0654_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0654 type: Legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52004PC0654:EN body: EC commission: DG: Energy and Transport type: Legislative proposal published
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  • date: 2005-09-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE360.110&secondRef=02 title: PE360.110 committee: IMCO type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2005-09-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE350.120 title: PE350.120 committee: EMPL type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2005-12-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-410&language=EN title: A6-0410/2005 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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  • date: 2004-10-13T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0654/COM_COM(2004)0654_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0654 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2004&nu_doc=654 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE : to provide new provisions on market access to port services. PROPOSED ACT : Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT : in its capacity as the sole holder of the power of initiative, the Commission is presenting a new proposal for a Directive on market access to port services. Liberalisation of the transport sector across the EU's 25 Member States has been a key objective of the EU and its Member States since the adoption of the Lisbon Agenda in 2000. Ports - and their potential to help ease the burden of passenger and freight road transport - remain one of the last transport sectors still in need of uniform regulatory initiatives instigated at an EU level. Unlike other transport sectors, port services cannot benefit from a level playing field determined at an EU level. The failure of the previous round of legislative initiatives for the liberalisation of port services has left a number of problems unresolved. For example, some fifty years after the creation of the Community, there is still no specific Community regulatory framework for port services. Thus, where problems do occur, they have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States, 20 of which operate ports, gives an added sense of urgency to offer port operators a uniform set of regulatory provisions in which to operate. Two main issues are addressed in the proposed Directive. Firstly, intra-port competition and secondly, inter-port competition. Intra-port issues relate to pilotage, towage and mooring, all cargo handling operations and passenger services, space and capacity constraints, port exits, specific maritime safety, security and environmental consideration. On the matter of inter-port competition the Commission proposes that the EU's financial transparency Directive should apply to all the ports covered by the proposed Directive. Further, the Commission's State Aid Guidelines should apply to the financing of port infrastructure. As far as the key philosophy, principles and objectives of the proposal are concerned, the Commission states that it wishes to retain those of its 2001 proposals on access to port services. However, constructive changes have also been included in the new proposal, which take on board the numerous amendments brought forward by the European Parliament, the Council and interested parties. The following points remain the same: - The scope of the Directive and the threshold for the ports covered and port services concerned. - Member States remain responsible for law and order, safety and security and environmental protection. - Granting of authorisations must remain transparent and non-discriminatory. - Reasons given for limiting the number of service providers for one or more port services must be objective. The highest number of service providers must be allowed to operate. - Competent authorities deciding on limitations must be neutral. - Pilotage has been included in the Directive's scope. It is defined as a key commercial service. At the same time, however, the Directive takes account of the unique public service role pilotage can play. Thus, the adoption of port specific solutions to the nature of pilotage is to be allowed. - Port management must provide transparent accounting. The following elements are new to the proposal: - As a general rule, self-handling for cargo and passenger operations may be provided using land-based personnel of the self-handler. - Ships providing an authorised regular shipping services, such as short sea shipping or operating motorways of the sea, may carry out self-handling by using the ship's regular sea-fearing crew. - Authorisation for service providers will become mandatory. - The duration of authorisations will be linked to the investment made by the service providers.
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  • date: 2004-12-09T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2629*&MEET_DATE=09/12/2004 title: 2629
  • date: 2005-11-22T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The committee adopted the report by Georg JARZEMBOWSKI ( EPP-ED , DE ). Following a difficult vote on this controversial piece of legislation, the part of the report amending the Commission proposal did not secure a majority. However, the committee did adopt the draft legislative resolution ("Approves the Commission proposal as amended"), thereby leaving it up to the political groups (or groupings made up of at least 37 MEPs) to table amendments for plenary under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure.
  • date: 2005-12-16T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-410&language=EN title: A6-0410/2005
  • date: 2006-01-17T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060117&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: 512 MEPs voted to reject the Commission's proposal, which would have opened ports to competition from providers of services like piloting, loading and unloading ships. Only 120 MEPs voted for the adoption of the proposal with 25 abstaining. The Socialist (PES), Liberal (ALDE), Green, Left-wing (GUE/NGL), IND/DEM and UEN groups voted against the proposed directive, and not even half of the Conservative PPE/DE group voted in favour of it. Back in 2003, the Parliament had rejected a proposal along the same lines. Following the vote, Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot declared his intention to consult the Members of the Commission on the future of the text. In accordance with Article 52 of the Regulation, the text could be sent back to the parliamentary committee. According to the procedure, the text should be re examined for it to be presented again at plenary within 2 months. The Commission should maintain its proposal. If, on the other hand, the Commission decides to withdraw the text, Parliament should confirm its rejection by voting on a resolution.
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