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Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 23 April 2009

on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty, in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 3 February 2009,

Whereas:

(1)

Within the framework of the common transport policy, further measures need to be adopted in order to enhance safety in maritime transport. Those measures should include liability rules for damage caused to passengers, since it is important to ensure a proper level of compensation for passengers involved in maritime accidents.

(2)

The Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 was adopted on 1 November 2002 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The Community and its Member States are in the process of deciding whether to accede to or ratify that Protocol. In any case, the provisions thereof incorporated by this Regulation should apply for the Community from no later than 31 December 2012.

(3)

The Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974, as amended by the Protocol of 2002 (the Athens Convention), applies to international transport only. The distinction between national and international transport has been eliminated within the internal market in maritime transport services and it is therefore appropriate to have the same level and nature of liability in both international and national transport within the Community.

(4)

The insurance arrangements required under the Athens Convention must take into consideration the financial means of ship-owners and insurance companies. Ship-owners must be in a position to manage their insurance arrangements in an economically acceptable way and, particularly in the case of small shipping companies operating national transport services, account must be taken of the seasonal nature of their operations. When setting insurance arrangements under this Regulation, account should therefore be taken of the different classes of ship.

(5)

It is appropriate to oblige the carrier to make an advance payment in the event of the death of or personal injury to a passenger, whereby advance payment does not constitute recognition of liability.

(6)

Appropriate information on rights being conferred on passengers should be provided to those passengers prior to their journey or, where that is not possible, at the latest on departure.

(7)

The Legal Committee of the IMO adopted on 19 October 2006 the IMO Reservation and Guidelines for the Implementation of the Athens Convention (the IMO Guidelines) to address certain issues under the Athens Convention, such as, in particular, compensation for terrorism-related damage. As such, the IMO Guidelines may be considered a lex specialis.

(8)

This Regulation incorporates and makes binding parts of the IMO Guidelines. To that end, where it occurs in the provisions of the IMO Guidelines, the verb ‘should’ should, in particular, be understood as ‘shall’.

(9)

The provisions of the Athens Convention (Annex I) and of the IMO Guidelines (Annex II) should be understood, mutatis mutandis, in the context of Community legislation.

(10)

The system of liability provided for by this Regulation should be extended step-by-step to the different classes of ship as set out in Article 4 of Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships. Account should be taken of the consequences for fares and the ability of the market to obtain affordable insurance coverage at the level required against the policy background of strengthening passengers' rights and the seasonal nature of some of the traffic.

(11)

The matters covered by Articles 17 and 17bis of the Athens Convention fall within the exclusive competence of the Community in so far as those Articles affect the rules established by Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. To that extent, these two provisions will form part of the Community legal order when the Community accedes to the Athens Convention.

(12)

For the purposes of this Regulation, the expression ‘or is registered in a Member State’ should be considered to mean that the flag State for the purposes of bareboat charter-out registration is either a Member State or a contracting party to the Athens Convention. Necessary steps should be taken by the Member States and the Commission to invite the IMO to develop guidelines on the concept of bareboat charter-out registration.

(13)

For the purposes of this Regulation, the expression ‘mobility equipment’ should be considered to mean neither luggage nor vehicles within the meaning of Article 8 of the Athens Convention.

(14)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

(15)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to amend this Regulation in order to incorporate subsequent amendments to the international conventions, protocols, codes and resolutions related thereto. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

(16)

The European Maritime Safety Agency, established by Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, should assist the Commission in preparing and drafting a progress report on the functioning of the rules laid down by this Regulation.

(17)

The national authorities, particularly the port authorities, play a fundamental and vital role in identifying and managing the various risks in relation to maritime safety.

(18)

Member States have taken the firm commitment in their Statement on Maritime Safety of 9 October 2008 to express, no later than 1 January 2012, their consent to be bound by the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996. Member States may make use of the option provided for in Article 15(3bis) of that Convention to regulate, by means of specific provisions of this Regulation, the system of limitation of liability to be applied to passengers.

(19)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to create a single set of rules governing the rights of carriers by sea and their passengers in the event of an accident, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,

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<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/1" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 1</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Subject matter</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/2" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 2</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Scope</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/3" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 3</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Liability and insurance</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/4" level="1" class="item">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 4</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Compensation in respect of mobility equipment or other specific equipment</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/5" level="1" class="item">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 5</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Global limitation of liability</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/6" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 6</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Advance payment</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/7" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 7</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Information to passengers</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/8" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 8</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Reporting</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/9" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 9</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Amendment of the Annexes</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/9a" level="1" class="item">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 9a</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading"> Exercise of the delegation </inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/10" level="1" class="item repealed" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 10</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Committee procedure</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/11" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 11</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Transitional provisions</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/article/12" level="1" class="item" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">Article 12</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Entry into force</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="" level="1" class="schedules"/>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/annex/I" level="2" class="schedule repealed" period="#period2">
<inline name="tocNum">ANNEX I</inline>
</tocItem>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/annex/II" level="2" class="schedule">
<inline name="tocNum">ANNEX II</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading"> Extract From the IMO Reservation and Guidelines for Implementation of THE ATHENS Convention, adopted by the Legal Committee of the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION on 19 October 2006 </inline>
</tocItem>
<inline name="tocHeading">Reservation </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">The Athens Convention should be ratified with the following reservation...</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Guidelines </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">In the current state of the insurance market, State Parties...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">3.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">An example of a set of insurance undertakings (Blue Cards)...</inline>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/annex/II/appendix/A" level="3" class="appendix">
<inline name="tocNum">APPENDIX A</inline>
</tocItem>
<inline name="tocHeading">Clauses referred to in guidelines 2.1.1, 2.1.2 and 2.2.1 </inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Institute Radioactive Contamination, Chemical, Biological, Bio-chemical and Electromagnetic Exclusion Clause...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">In no case shall this insurance cover loss damage liability...</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Institute Cyber Attack Exclusion Clause (Cl. 380, 10/11/03) </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Subject only to clause 10.2 below, in no case shall...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Where this clause is endorsed on policies covering risks of...</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">War Automatic Termination and Exclusion </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Automatic Termination of Cover </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.1.1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">upon the outbreak of war (whether there be a declaration...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.1.2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">in respect of any vessel, in connection with which cover...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Five Powers War </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.2.1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">loss damage liability or expense arising from the outbreak of...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.2.2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">requisition either for title or use. </inline>
<tocItem href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/392/annex/II/appendix/B" level="3" class="appendix">
<inline name="tocNum">APPENDIX B</inline>
</tocItem>
<inline name="tocNum">I.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Examples of insurance undertakings (Blue Cards) referred to in guideline...</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Blue Card issued by War Insurer </inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Blue Card issued by Non-War Insurer </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">II.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Model of certificate of insurance referred to in guideline 3...</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">Explanatory notes: </inline>
<inline name="tocNum">1.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">If desired, the designation of the State may include a...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">2.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">If the total amount of security has been furnished by...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">3.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">If security is furnished in several forms, these should be...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">4.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">The entry ‘Duration of Security’ must stipulate the date on...</inline>
<inline name="tocNum">5.</inline>
<inline name="tocHeading">The entry ‘Address’ of the insurer(s) and/or guarantor(s) must indicate...</inline>
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<preface>
<longTitle>
<p>
<inline name="uppercase">Regulation</inline>
(EC) No 392/2009
<inline name="uppercase">of the European Parliament and of the Council</inline>
</p>
<p>of 23 April 2009</p>
<p>on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents</p>
<p>(Text with EEA relevance)</p>
</longTitle>
</preface>
<preamble>
<p>THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,</p>
<p>Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,</p>
<p>Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,</p>
<p>
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee
<noteRef href="#f00001" class="footnote" marker="1"/>
,
</p>
<p>
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions
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,
</p>
<p>
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty
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, in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 3 February 2009,
</p>
<p>Whereas:</p>
<tblock>
<num>(1)</num>
<p>Within the framework of the common transport policy, further measures need to be adopted in order to enhance safety in maritime transport. Those measures should include liability rules for damage caused to passengers, since it is important to ensure a proper level of compensation for passengers involved in maritime accidents.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(2)</num>
<p>The Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 was adopted on 1 November 2002 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The Community and its Member States are in the process of deciding whether to accede to or ratify that Protocol. In any case, the provisions thereof incorporated by this Regulation should apply for the Community from no later than 31 December 2012.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(3)</num>
<p>The Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974, as amended by the Protocol of 2002 (the Athens Convention), applies to international transport only. The distinction between national and international transport has been eliminated within the internal market in maritime transport services and it is therefore appropriate to have the same level and nature of liability in both international and national transport within the Community.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(4)</num>
<p>The insurance arrangements required under the Athens Convention must take into consideration the financial means of ship-owners and insurance companies. Ship-owners must be in a position to manage their insurance arrangements in an economically acceptable way and, particularly in the case of small shipping companies operating national transport services, account must be taken of the seasonal nature of their operations. When setting insurance arrangements under this Regulation, account should therefore be taken of the different classes of ship.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(5)</num>
<p>It is appropriate to oblige the carrier to make an advance payment in the event of the death of or personal injury to a passenger, whereby advance payment does not constitute recognition of liability.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(6)</num>
<p>Appropriate information on rights being conferred on passengers should be provided to those passengers prior to their journey or, where that is not possible, at the latest on departure.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(7)</num>
<p>
The Legal Committee of the IMO adopted on 19 October 2006 the IMO Reservation and Guidelines for the Implementation of the Athens Convention (the IMO Guidelines) to address certain issues under the Athens Convention, such as, in particular, compensation for terrorism-related damage. As such, the IMO Guidelines may be considered a
<em>lex specialis</em>
.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(8)</num>
<p>This Regulation incorporates and makes binding parts of the IMO Guidelines. To that end, where it occurs in the provisions of the IMO Guidelines, the verb ‘should’ should, in particular, be understood as ‘shall’.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(9)</num>
<p>
The provisions of the Athens Convention (Annex I) and of the IMO Guidelines (Annex II) should be understood,
<em>mutatis mutandis</em>
, in the context of Community legislation.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(10)</num>
<p>
The system of liability provided for by this Regulation should be extended step-by-step to the different classes of ship as set out in Article 4 of Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships
<noteRef href="#f00004" class="footnote" marker="4"/>
. Account should be taken of the consequences for fares and the ability of the market to obtain affordable insurance coverage at the level required against the policy background of strengthening passengers' rights and the seasonal nature of some of the traffic.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(11)</num>
<p>
The matters covered by Articles 17 and 17
<em>bis</em>
of the Athens Convention fall within the exclusive competence of the Community in so far as those Articles affect the rules established by Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
<noteRef href="#f00005" class="footnote" marker="5"/>
. To that extent, these two provisions will form part of the Community legal order when the Community accedes to the Athens Convention.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(12)</num>
<p>For the purposes of this Regulation, the expression ‘or is registered in a Member State’ should be considered to mean that the flag State for the purposes of bareboat charter-out registration is either a Member State or a contracting party to the Athens Convention. Necessary steps should be taken by the Member States and the Commission to invite the IMO to develop guidelines on the concept of bareboat charter-out registration.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(13)</num>
<p>For the purposes of this Regulation, the expression ‘mobility equipment’ should be considered to mean neither luggage nor vehicles within the meaning of Article 8 of the Athens Convention.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(14)</num>
<p>
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission
<noteRef href="#f00006" class="footnote" marker="6"/>
.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(15)</num>
<p>In particular, the Commission should be empowered to amend this Regulation in order to incorporate subsequent amendments to the international conventions, protocols, codes and resolutions related thereto. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(16)</num>
<p>
The European Maritime Safety Agency, established by Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
<noteRef href="#f00007" class="footnote" marker="7"/>
, should assist the Commission in preparing and drafting a progress report on the functioning of the rules laid down by this Regulation.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(17)</num>
<p>The national authorities, particularly the port authorities, play a fundamental and vital role in identifying and managing the various risks in relation to maritime safety.</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(18)</num>
<p>
Member States have taken the firm commitment in their Statement on Maritime Safety of 9 October 2008 to express, no later than 1 January 2012, their consent to be bound by the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996. Member States may make use of the option provided for in Article 15(3
<em>bis</em>
) of that Convention to regulate, by means of specific provisions of this Regulation, the system of limitation of liability to be applied to passengers.
</p>
</tblock>
<tblock>
<num>(19)</num>
<p>Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to create a single set of rules governing the rights of carriers by sea and their passengers in the event of an accident, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,</p>
</tblock>
<p>HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:</p>
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