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2006/0046(COD) Accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN LE RACHINEL Fernand (icon: NA NA)
Committee Opinion ENVI
Committee Opinion ITRE
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 080-p2

Events

2007/04/30
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to prevent heavy duty oil tankers from flying the flag of a Member State in a single-hull oil tanker.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EC) No 457/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2007 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers.

CONTENT: in order to reduce the risk of accidental oil pollution in European waters, EU law provides for the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. In 2002, Regulation (EC) 417/2002 was adopted in a bid to prohibit the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers leaving or bound for ports in the European Union. However, EU provisions are in conflict with certain IMO specifications (set out in MARPOL Annexes) which allow, under certain conditions, exemptions from the prohibition of the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers leaving or bound for ports in the EU.

As a result of these IMO exemptions, a single hull oil tanker carrying heavy grade oil, flying the flag of a Member State could apply IMO exemptions if it operated outside of EU ports or at offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of a Member States .

The purpose of this Regulation, therefore, is to specify that no oil tanker carrying heavy grade oil will be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such tanker is a double-hull tanker. Further, no oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, will be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State unless it is a double hull oil tanker.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 May 2007.

2007/04/25
   CSL - Draft final act
Documents
2007/04/25
   CSL - Final act signed
2007/04/25
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2007/03/22
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2007/03/22
   CSL - Council Meeting
2007/01/24
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2006/12/14
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2006/12/14
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

In adopting the the codecision report by Fernand LE RACHINEL (NI, FR), the European Parliament supports the position of the committee responsible which aims to amend the regulation on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. The Parliament has included an amendment stipulating that no oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, shall be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State , unless such tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.

Documents
2006/12/13
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2006/11/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2006/11/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2006/11/22
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
Details

The committee adopted the report by Fernand LE RACHINEL (NI, FR) approving - under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure - the proposed regulation on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. It adopted just one drafting amendment.

2006/09/21
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2006/09/13
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
2006/05/02
   EP - LE RACHINEL Fernand (NA) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2006/04/03
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2006/03/27
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation 417/2002/EC in order to prevent heavy duty oil tankers from flying the flag of a Member State in a single-hull oil tanker.

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

CONTENT: to recall, Regulation 417/2002/EC was adopted in order to introduce double-hull (or equivalent design requirements for single-hull) oil tankers in a bid to reduce the risk from oil pollution. The sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in December 2002 prompted the EU to amend Regulation 417/2002. The amendment allowed for an accelerated timetable for the phasing out of single-hull oil tankers as well as the immediate prohibition of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers bound for or leaving ports in a Member State of the European Union.

In December 2003 the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted amendments based on EU measures – bar certain exceptions concerning the ban of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers. Under these IMO exceptions, a ship flying the flag of a Member State could take advantage of the exceptions – if they operated outside ports or offshore terminals under Community jurisdiction, whilst at the same time complying with Regulation 417/2002.

In a bid to prevent ships flying the flag of a Member State from taking advantage of these exceptions, the Commission is proposing this amendment. The amendment, a single article, has been phrased thus: “No oil tanker carrying have grade oil products, shall be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such a tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.” In other words this amendment would prohibit the carriage of heavy grades of oil in all single-hull tankers flying the flag of a Member State irrespective of the jurisdiction governing the ports, offshore terminals or the maritime area in which they operate.

2006/03/26
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation 417/2002/EC in order to prevent heavy duty oil tankers from flying the flag of a Member State in a single-hull oil tanker.

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

CONTENT: to recall, Regulation 417/2002/EC was adopted in order to introduce double-hull (or equivalent design requirements for single-hull) oil tankers in a bid to reduce the risk from oil pollution. The sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in December 2002 prompted the EU to amend Regulation 417/2002. The amendment allowed for an accelerated timetable for the phasing out of single-hull oil tankers as well as the immediate prohibition of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers bound for or leaving ports in a Member State of the European Union.

In December 2003 the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted amendments based on EU measures – bar certain exceptions concerning the ban of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers. Under these IMO exceptions, a ship flying the flag of a Member State could take advantage of the exceptions – if they operated outside ports or offshore terminals under Community jurisdiction, whilst at the same time complying with Regulation 417/2002.

In a bid to prevent ships flying the flag of a Member State from taking advantage of these exceptions, the Commission is proposing this amendment. The amendment, a single article, has been phrased thus: “No oil tanker carrying have grade oil products, shall be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such a tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.” In other words this amendment would prohibit the carriage of heavy grades of oil in all single-hull tankers flying the flag of a Member State irrespective of the jurisdiction governing the ports, offshore terminals or the maritime area in which they operate.

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

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  • date: 2006-03-27T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2006/0111/COM_COM(2006)0111_EN.pdf title: COM(2006)0111 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2006&nu_doc=111 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Regulation 417/2002/EC in order to prevent heavy duty oil tankers from flying the flag of a Member State in a single-hull oil tanker. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: to recall, Regulation 417/2002/EC was adopted in order to introduce double-hull (or equivalent design requirements for single-hull) oil tankers in a bid to reduce the risk from oil pollution. The sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in December 2002 prompted the EU to amend Regulation 417/2002. The amendment allowed for an accelerated timetable for the phasing out of single-hull oil tankers as well as the immediate prohibition of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers bound for or leaving ports in a Member State of the European Union. In December 2003 the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted amendments based on EU measures – bar certain exceptions concerning the ban of the carriage of heavy grade oil products in single-hull oil tankers. Under these IMO exceptions, a ship flying the flag of a Member State could take advantage of the exceptions – if they operated outside ports or offshore terminals under Community jurisdiction, whilst at the same time complying with Regulation 417/2002. In a bid to prevent ships flying the flag of a Member State from taking advantage of these exceptions, the Commission is proposing this amendment. The amendment, a single article, has been phrased thus: “No oil tanker carrying have grade oil products, shall be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such a tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.” In other words this amendment would prohibit the carriage of heavy grades of oil in all single-hull tankers flying the flag of a Member State irrespective of the jurisdiction governing the ports, offshore terminals or the maritime area in which they operate.
  • date: 2006-04-03T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2006-11-22T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The committee adopted the report by Fernand LE RACHINEL (NI, FR) approving - under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure - the proposed regulation on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. It adopted just one drafting amendment.
  • date: 2006-11-27T00:00:00 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=A6-2006-417&language=EN title: A6-0417/2006
  • date: 2006-12-13T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20061213&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2006-12-14T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13003&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2006-12-14T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-582 title: T6-0582/2006 summary: In adopting the the codecision report by Fernand LE RACHINEL (NI, FR), the European Parliament supports the position of the committee responsible which aims to amend the regulation on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. The Parliament has included an amendment stipulating that no oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, shall be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State , unless such tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.
  • date: 2007-03-22T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2007-04-25T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL
  • date: 2007-04-25T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2007-04-30T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to prevent heavy duty oil tankers from flying the flag of a Member State in a single-hull oil tanker. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EC) No 457/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2007 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. CONTENT: in order to reduce the risk of accidental oil pollution in European waters, EU law provides for the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. In 2002, Regulation (EC) 417/2002 was adopted in a bid to prohibit the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers leaving or bound for ports in the European Union. However, EU provisions are in conflict with certain IMO specifications (set out in MARPOL Annexes) which allow, under certain conditions, exemptions from the prohibition of the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers leaving or bound for ports in the EU. As a result of these IMO exemptions, a single hull oil tanker carrying heavy grade oil, flying the flag of a Member State could apply IMO exemptions if it operated outside of EU ports or at offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of a Member States . The purpose of this Regulation, therefore, is to specify that no oil tanker carrying heavy grade oil will be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such tanker is a double-hull tanker. Further, no oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, will be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State unless it is a double hull oil tanker. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 May 2007. docs: title: Regulation 2007/457 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32007R0457 title: OJ L 113 30.04.2007, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2007:113:TOC
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  • date: 2006-03-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2006/0111/COM_COM(2006)0111_EN.pdf celexid: CELEX:52006PC0111:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2006)0111 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: Energy and Transport Commissioner: BARROT Jacques
  • date: 2006-04-03T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee: ENVI body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 2006-05-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: NI name: LE RACHINEL Fernand
  • date: 2006-11-22T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee: ENVI body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 2006-05-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: NI name: LE RACHINEL Fernand type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2006-11-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2006-417&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A6-0417/2006 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee: ENVI body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 2006-05-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: NI name: LE RACHINEL Fernand type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2006-12-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20061213&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2006-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13003&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-582 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0582/2006 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2007-03-22T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy meeting_id: 2791
  • date: 2007-03-22T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
  • date: 2007-04-25T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Final act signed
  • date: 2007-04-25T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2007-04-30T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32007R0457 title: Regulation 2007/457 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2007:113:TOC title: OJ L 113 30.04.2007, p. 0001
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  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE
  • body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 2006-05-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: NI name: LE RACHINEL Fernand
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