Account should be taken in this regard of the changes that have occurred in that network.Ĭommunity inland navigation certificates attesting the full compliance of vessels with the aforementioned revised technical requirements should be valid on all Community inland waterways. For competition and safety reasons it is desirable, specifically in the interests of promoting harmonisation at European level, to adopt the scope and content of such technical requirements for the whole of the Community's inland waterway network. The conditions and technical requirements for issuing inland navigation certificates under Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation have been revised regularly since then and are recognised as reflecting current technological developments. Furthermore, the standards contained in Directive 82/714/EEC, in part, no longer reflect current technological developments.Įssentially, the technical requirements set out in the annexes to Directive 82/714/EEC incorporate the provisions laid down in the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation, in the version approved by the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) in 1982. Up to now, the coexistence of various international and national regulations has obstructed efforts to ensure mutual recognition of national navigation certificates without the need for an additional inspection of foreign vessels. Nevertheless, at European level, various technical requirements for inland waterway vessels have remained in force. Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee ( 1),įollowing consultation of the Committee of the Regions,Īcting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty ( 2),Ĭouncil Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels ( 3) introduced harmonised conditions for issuing technical certificates for inland waterway vessels in all Member States, albeit excluding operations on the Rhine. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1) thereof,
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
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