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Written by Mathias Gullentops.
Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways (‘RIS Directive’) establishes rules on RIS to ensure the safety, efficiency and environmental protection of inland waterways in the EU.
On 26 January 2024, the European Commission put forward a proposal to amend the RIS Directive with a view to addressing certain shortcomings. The amending directive should provide better-quality information, reduce efforts to collect basic information, reduce the need to re-register cargo information and report cargo information to ports, save costs through electronic processing of cargo information instead of on paper, save time spent planning voyages, save time on reporting requirements and improve navigation efficiency.
In the European Parliament, the file has been assigned to the Committee on Transport and Tourism. A rapporteur was appointed on 17 April 2024. In the Council, work is ongoing at working party level.
Complete version
- May 2024: River Information Services Directive review (1st edition)
| Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community |
| Committee responsible: | Transport and Tourism (TRAN) | COM(2024) 33 26.1.2024 |
| Rapporteur: | Tom Berendsen (EPP, Netherlands) | 2024/0011(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: Publication of draft report |
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