Carriage of goods and passangers by sea: statistical returns

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2009/42/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) No 1090/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/42/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea.

CONTENT: following an agreement reached at first reading with the European Parliament, the Council adopted a regulation amending directive 2009/42/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea in order to make the collection of data by type of goods mandatory for maritime transport statistics. The Regulation stipulates that the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of certain detailed rules for implementing Directive 2009/42/EC.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 29/12/2010. The first reference year for the application of this Regulation shall be 2011, covering the 2011 data.