Passenger ships: safety rules and standards. Recast

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted a report drafted by József SZÁJER (EPP-ED, HU), and approved, in 1st reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (recast). Having consulted the sectoral committee responsible for this dossier, the Committee on Legal Affairs accepts the alignment to new provisions on comitology as proposed and does not propose any amendments, apart from the technical adaptations suggested by the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services.