Maritime transport: enhancing port security

The Commission presents an amended proposal on enhancing port security, the contents of which are substantially the same as those presented in its initial proposal. The amended proposal imposes on Member States the obligation to coordinate closely the port security measures with those taken in application of the Regulation on maritime and port facility security. In addition, the port security plan must ensure that, on the basis of risk assessments, adequate security controls are carried on cars set for embarkation on vessels which also carry passengers.

The main amendments are in the financial implications:

- Budget lines and headings:

- 06 07 01 Transport security;

- 06 01 04 13 Transport security administrative management;

- 06 02 11 03 Committees;

- Period of application: Indefinite, starting in 2006;

- Overall multi-annual estimate of expenditure (totals):

- Schedule of commitment appropriations/payment appropriations (financial intervention): EUR 0.520 million;

- Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure: EUR 0.150 million;

- Overall financial impact of human resources and other administrative expenditure:

- EUR 0.670 million; Total: EUR 4.671 million;

- Staff to be assigned: 1 permanent and 8 temporary.