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2023/0163(COD) European Maritime Safety Agency

Progress: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR Cláudia (icon: EPP EPP) CERDAS Sara (icon: S&D S&D), NAGTEGAAL Caroline (icon: Renew Renew), PAULUS Jutta (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), ZĪLE Roberts (icon: ECR ECR), PIMENTA LOPES João (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Committee Opinion BUDG HERBST Niclas (icon: EPP EPP) Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Valérie HAYER (icon: RE RE)
Committee Opinion CONT
Committee Opinion ENVI
Committee Opinion ITRE
Committee Opinion PECH AGUILERA Clara (icon: S&D S&D) Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (icon: RE RE), Maria da Graça CARVALHO (icon: PPE PPE), Raffaele STANCANELLI (icon: ECR ECR), Francisco GUERREIRO (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 100-p2

Events

2024/03/12
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2024/03/12
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Documents
2024/03/11
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2023/12/13
   EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
2023/12/11
   EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
2023/12/08
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR (EPP, PT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002.

The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal as follows:

Tasks relating to maritime safety

Members proposed that the Agency should gather and analyse data on seafarers. It may also gather and analyse data on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 with the aim of assisting in the improvement of the onboard working and living conditions of seafarers. The Commission should use that data, jointly with the data generated by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers information system (STCW IS) for developing appropriate strategic responses to recruit and retain seafarers in activity.

Tasks relating to sustainability

On the containers lost at the Sea, the Agency should provide guidance to the industry stakeholders and to the Flag State on the requirements agreed at IMO for mandatory reporting of lost containers. The possibility of collective and coordinated response mechanisms at EU and international level should also be examined.

Tasks relating to decarbonisation

According to Members, the Agency should monitor progress on the operational and technical measures undertaken to increase the energy efficiency of ships and ports and the deployment of sustainable alternative fuels, energy and power systems for ships, including onshore power supply and wind-assisted propulsion and onboard carbon capture, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The Agency should assess the need to implement additional training modules for maritime professionals handling new and often complex hybrid and zero emission systems.

Moreover, the Agency should in particular research, analyse and propose relevant guidance or recommendations in relation to the uptake and deployment of sustainable alternative fuels, energy and power systems for ships, including, onshore power supply, wind-assisted, solar and kinetic wave propulsion and on-board carbon capture, ensuring respect for technology neutrality, as well as in relation to energy efficiency measures, with practices such as slow steaming and speed optimisation.

Tasks relating to digitalisation and simplification

The Agency should provide technical and operational assistance, as well as regular training and certification programmes to the Member States, upon their request and without prejudice to their rights and obligations as flag States, in the digitalisation of their registries and their procedures facilitating the uptake of electronic certificates and in the digitalisation of any other procedures, which may have a positive effect in reducing the administrative burden on flag, port or coastal State Authorities.

European cooperation on coast guard functions

The amended text increases the functions of the Agency to include:

- enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation on coast guard functions including by analysing operational challenges and emerging risks in the maritime domain including by using digital simulation tools to study the effect of accidents;

- sharing the relevant research, developments and technologies, including artificial intelligence, in a collaborative and flexible way, to find solutions to the challenges faced in the different areas;

- increasing the cooperation in order to collect data for marine scientific research purpose on marine ecosystems, physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine biology, fisheries, scientific ocean drilling and coring, geological and geophysical research, and other activities;

- implementing cooperation projects with third countries to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention by ships, maritime security and preservation of the marine environment.

Financial allocations

The Agency should provide horizontal, technical support, upon request by the Commission or the Member States, for the implementation of any task that falls under the remit of its competences and objectives, stemming from future needs and developments at the Union level under the remits of maritime legislation. Such additional tasks should be subjected to a consideration of the available human and financial resources, which the Management Board of the Agency should take into account before deciding to include them in the Single Programming Document of the Agency as part of its annual or multiannual work programme.

Governance structure

Members considered crucial strengthening relations between the Agency and the European Parliament. Therefore, they proposed to involve the European Parliament in the appointment of the Executive director, appointing a European Parliament representative for the management board and be consulted on the multi-annual programme.

Documents
2023/12/07
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2023/12/07
   EP - Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
2023/11/29
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2023/11/08
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2023/10/12
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2023/09/20
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
2023/09/19
   EP - Committee draft report
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2023/09/05
   EP - AGUILERA Clara (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in PECH
2023/07/10
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2023/07/07
   EP - MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR Cláudia (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2023/06/28
   EP - HERBST Niclas (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG
2023/06/01
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
2023/06/01
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to update the European Maritime Safety Agency to better reflect the growing role the Agency plays in many maritime transport areas and make it more effective and responsive.

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

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.

BACKGROUND: Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council established the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Agency’s founding Regulation has been amended five times, with the amendment in 2013 making a distinction between core and ancillary tasks which has become obsolete. Moreover, rules on the administrative and financial governance of EU Agencies have also been amended. This obsolete structure of the mandate combined with the need to incorporate and reflect EMSA’s new tasks in the areas of maritime safety, sustainability, decarbonisation, security and cybersecurity, surveillance and assistance in crises management call for a new EMSA Regulation to replace its founding Regulation.

This initiative is part of a package to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships.

CONTENT: this proposal to revise the European Maritime Safety Agency maintains the tasks that are already reflected in the previous mandate of the Agency while reflecting the new tasks and updating the administrative and financial provisions , aligning them with the new framework.

Moreover, it is stipulated that the Agency should assist the Member States and the Commission in the effective application and implementation of Union law related to maritime transport across the Union. To that end, the Agency should cooperate with the Member States and the Commission and provide them with technical, operational and scientific assistance within the scope of the Agency’s objectives and tasks.

Objectives

The EMSA’s objective is the promotion and establishment of a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety aiming towards zero accidents, maritime security, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships and the sustainability of the maritime sector as well as the prevention of and response to pollution caused by ships and the response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installation.

Further objectives of the Agency should be the promotion of digitalisation of the maritime sector by facilitating the electronic transmission of data supporting simplification and the provision of integrated maritime surveillance and awareness systems and services to the Commission and the Member States.

The proposed revision of EMSA’s mandate aims to:

- better anchor and reflect the current tasks and objectives of EMSA in its founding Regulation so that EMSA is legally mandated to fulfil these and support the Member States and the Commission with the necessary technical, operational and scientific assistance in ensuring maritime safety and security together with the green and digital transition of the sector;

- render the EMSA’s founding Regulation future proof by allowing enough flexibility to incorporate new tasks in addressing the evolving needs of the maritime sector and ensuring that EMSA will have adequate human and financial resources to fulfil its role.

Transitional provisions are also laid down to enable a proper transition from the previous mandate to the new one without interruption of service for EMSA.

Budgetary implications

This proposal would have an impact on the budget and staff needs of the Agency as currently provided for in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and which are insufficient for the tasks the Agency should carry out. It is estimated that an additional budget of EUR 50.997 million and 33 additional posts would be needed for the remainder of the period of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) to ensure that the Agency has the necessary resources to enforce its revised mandate.

Documents

Votes

Agence européenne pour la sécurité maritime et abrogation du règlement (CE) nº 1406/2002 - European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 - Europäische Agentur für die Sicherheit des Seeverkehrs und Aufhebung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1406/2002 - A9-0423/2023 - Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar - Proposition de la Commission et amendements #

2024/03/12 Outcome: +: 570, -: 20, 0: 14
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AmendmentsDossier
134 2023/0163(COD)
2023/10/12 TRAN 57 amendments...
source: 754.711
2023/10/13 PECH 44 amendments...
source: 754.767
2023/10/16 BUDG 33 amendments...
source: 754.763

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  • The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR (EPP, PT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002.
  • The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal as follows:
  • Tasks relating to maritime safety
  • Members proposed that the Agency should gather and analyse data on seafarers. It may also gather and analyse data on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 with the aim of assisting in the improvement of the onboard working and living conditions of seafarers. The Commission should use that data, jointly with the data generated by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers information system (STCW IS) for developing appropriate strategic responses to recruit and retain seafarers in activity.
  • Tasks relating to sustainability
  • On the containers lost at the Sea, the Agency should provide guidance to the industry stakeholders and to the Flag State on the requirements agreed at IMO for mandatory reporting of lost containers. The possibility of collective and coordinated response mechanisms at EU and international level should also be examined.
  • Tasks relating to decarbonisation
  • According to Members, the Agency should monitor progress on the operational and technical measures undertaken to increase the energy efficiency of ships and ports and the deployment of sustainable alternative fuels, energy and power systems for ships, including onshore power supply and wind-assisted propulsion and onboard carbon capture, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The Agency should assess the need to implement additional training modules for maritime professionals handling new and often complex hybrid and zero emission systems.
  • Moreover, the Agency should in particular research, analyse and propose relevant guidance or recommendations in relation to the uptake and deployment of sustainable alternative fuels, energy and power systems for ships, including, onshore power supply, wind-assisted, solar and kinetic wave propulsion and on-board carbon capture, ensuring respect for technology neutrality, as well as in relation to energy efficiency measures, with practices such as slow steaming and speed optimisation.
  • Tasks relating to digitalisation and simplification
  • The Agency should provide technical and operational assistance, as well as regular training and certification programmes to the Member States, upon their request and without prejudice to their rights and obligations as flag States, in the digitalisation of their registries and their procedures facilitating the uptake of electronic certificates and in the digitalisation of any other procedures, which may have a positive effect in reducing the administrative burden on flag, port or coastal State Authorities.
  • European cooperation on coast guard functions
  • The amended text increases the functions of the Agency to include:
  • - enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation on coast guard functions including by analysing operational challenges and emerging risks in the maritime domain including by using digital simulation tools to study the effect of accidents;
  • - sharing the relevant research, developments and technologies, including artificial intelligence, in a collaborative and flexible way, to find solutions to the challenges faced in the different areas;
  • - increasing the cooperation in order to collect data for marine scientific research purpose on marine ecosystems, physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine biology, fisheries, scientific ocean drilling and coring, geological and geophysical research, and other activities;
  • - implementing cooperation projects with third countries to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention by ships, maritime security and preservation of the marine environment.
  • Financial allocations
  • The Agency should provide horizontal, technical support, upon request by the Commission or the Member States, for the implementation of any task that falls under the remit of its competences and objectives, stemming from future needs and developments at the Union level under the remits of maritime legislation. Such additional tasks should be subjected to a consideration of the available human and financial resources, which the Management Board of the Agency should take into account before deciding to include them in the Single Programming Document of the Agency as part of its annual or multiannual work programme.
  • Governance structure
  • Members considered crucial strengthening relations between the Agency and the European Parliament. Therefore, they proposed to involve the European Parliament in the appointment of the Executive director, appointing a European Parliament representative for the management board and be consulted on the multi-annual programme.
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  • PURPOSE: to update the European Maritime Safety Agency to better reflect the growing role the Agency plays in many maritime transport areas and make it more effective and responsive.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
  • ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
  • BACKGROUND: Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council established the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Agency’s founding Regulation has been amended five times, with the amendment in 2013 making a distinction between core and ancillary tasks which has become obsolete. Moreover, rules on the administrative and financial governance of EU Agencies have also been amended. This obsolete structure of the mandate combined with the need to incorporate and reflect EMSA’s new tasks in the areas of maritime safety, sustainability, decarbonisation, security and cybersecurity, surveillance and assistance in crises management call for a new EMSA Regulation to replace its founding Regulation.
  • This initiative is part of a package to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships.
  • CONTENT: this proposal to revise the European Maritime Safety Agency maintains the tasks that are already reflected in the previous mandate of the Agency while reflecting the new tasks and updating the administrative and financial provisions , aligning them with the new framework.
  • Moreover, it is stipulated that the Agency should assist the Member States and the Commission in the effective application and implementation of Union law related to maritime transport across the Union. To that end, the Agency should cooperate with the Member States and the Commission and provide them with technical, operational and scientific assistance within the scope of the Agency’s objectives and tasks.
  • Objectives
  • The EMSA’s objective is the promotion and establishment of a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety aiming towards zero accidents, maritime security, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships and the sustainability of the maritime sector as well as the prevention of and response to pollution caused by ships and the response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installation.
  • Further objectives of the Agency should be the promotion of digitalisation of the maritime sector by facilitating the electronic transmission of data supporting simplification and the provision of integrated maritime surveillance and awareness systems and services to the Commission and the Member States.
  • The proposed revision of EMSA’s mandate aims to:
  • - better anchor and reflect the current tasks and objectives of EMSA in its founding Regulation so that EMSA is legally mandated to fulfil these and support the Member States and the Commission with the necessary technical, operational and scientific assistance in ensuring maritime safety and security together with the green and digital transition of the sector;
  • - render the EMSA’s founding Regulation future proof by allowing enough flexibility to incorporate new tasks in addressing the evolving needs of the maritime sector and ensuring that EMSA will have adequate human and financial resources to fulfil its role.
  • Transitional provisions are also laid down to enable a proper transition from the previous mandate to the new one without interruption of service for EMSA.
  • Budgetary implications
  • This proposal would have an impact on the budget and staff needs of the Agency as currently provided for in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and which are insufficient for the tasks the Agency should carry out. It is estimated that an additional budget of EUR 50.997 million and 33 additional posts would be needed for the remainder of the period of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) to ensure that the Agency has the necessary resources to enforce its revised mandate.
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