Safety management of roll-on/roll-off (Ro-ro) passenger ferries

In its opinion on the Council's common position on this proposal, the Commission expresses its satisfaction with the text which, it considers, improves its initial proposal by incorporating most of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament at first reading. As far as comitology is concerned, the Council called for a type IIIa committee (regulatory committee), rather than an advisory committee. The Commission has accepted this choice in order to stay in line with other texts controlling shipping (Directives 94/57/EC and 94/58/EC).�