Ship inspection and survey organisations: withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union

The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Isabella DE MONTE (S&D, IT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.

The Commission proposal aims to resolve the legal uncertainty created in the area of recognised organisations by the United Kingdom's withdrawal, and to safeguard business continuity for the ship owners affected as well as the competitiveness of the flags of the EU-27 Member States working with the organisations concerned.

The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure amend the Commission proposal as follows.

The proposal provides that all recognised organisations shall be assessed by the Commission, together with the Member States which authorised them in accordance with Directive 2009/15/EC, on a regular basis and at least every two years to verify that they meet the obligations under the Regulation and fulfil the minimum criteria set out in Annex I. Members proposed that the Commission facilitate the participation of Member States in the assessment by establishing an oversight programme which may be used by Member States in fulfilling their obligations under IMO Resolution A.1070(28) and Article 9 of Directive 2009/15/EC.