Commission Regulation (EU) No 164/2010
of 25 January 2010
on the technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community(1), and in particular Article 5, paragraph 1, point (b), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) RIS should be developed and implemented in a harmonised, interoperable and open way.
(2) The technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation should be defined.
(3) The technical specifications for electronic ship reporting should be based on the technical principles set out in Annex II to the Directive.
(4) The technical specifications should take due account of the work carried out by relevant international organisations. Continuity shall be ensured with other modal traffic management services, in particular maritime vessel traffic management and information services.
(5) They should also take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on electronic ship reporting which is composed of representatives of the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of electronic ship reporting, and official members from other governmental bodies as well as observers from the industry.
(6) The technical specifications should correspond to the current state of the art. Experiences gained from the application of Directive 2005/44/EC as well as future technical progress may make it necessary to amend the technical specifications. Amendments to the technical specifications should take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on electronic ship reporting.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterways(2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: