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Written by Monika Kiss (2nd edition, updated on 12.01.2024).
On 1 June 2023, the European Commission presented a legislative package to modernise and reinforce maritime rules on safety and pollution prevention. This package contains proposals for the revision of five legal acts, among them the Port State Control Directive (PSCD). The aim is to update these acts so that they are in line with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization and the regional organisation for port state control established under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The directives should also harness the potential offered by new technologies.
The current proposal refers to the inspection of foreign ships in national ports, to verify that the ships’ condition complies with international regulations, including for crews. The PSCD would be extended to cover additional international rules, such as new conventions on ballast water and removal of wrecks, as well as updated rules under the Paris MoU. It would attach greater importance to the environmental performance of ships in determining their risk profile. Additionally, it would boost the Member States’ capacity to detect and address cases of non-compliance with standards and rules on safety, environmental protection and pollution prevention. The scope of the directive would be extended to fishing vessels, and PSC-related operations would need to be digitalised.
Within the European Parliament, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is leading the work on this legislative file, and it adopted its report on 7 December 2023
Versions
- January 2024: Revision of the Port State Control Directive (2nd edition)
| Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/16/EC on port State Control, COM(2023)271 final | ||
| Committee responsible: | Transport and Tourism (TRAN) | COM(2023) 271 1.6.2023 |
| Rapporteur: | Vera Tax (the Netherlands, S&D) | 2023/0165(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Ljudmila Novak (EPP, Slovenia) Pierre Karleskind (Renew, France) Ignazio Corrao (Greens/EFA, Italy) Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, Belgium) Marco Campomenosi (ID, Italy) Clare Daly (The Left, Ireland) | Ordinary legislative procedure(COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Trilogue negotiations | |
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