EU Developments 2007 ECASBA SEMINAR BRUSSELS May 22nd 2007

1. EU Developments 2007ECASBA SEMINAR BRUSSELS May 22nd 2007 ECASBA SEMINAR

2. European Commission • appointed until 2009 • President: José Barroso • Transport: Jaques Barrot (TREN) • Maritime Policy: Joe Borg (Taskforce) • Customs: László Kovács (TAXUD) • Justice and Home Affairs: Franco Frattini (JAI) • External Relations: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (RELEX) ECASBA SEMINAR

3. European Policy Context • Transport White paper (2001) Tackle congestion and pollution through modal shift • Mid-Term Review White Paper (2006) Sustainable mobility and co-modality • Lisbon Agenda (2001) Make Europe most successful knowledge based economy • Sustainable Development Strategy (01) Consolidate or enhance current environmental state ECASBA SEMINAR

4. Presentation Points of Attention • Green Paper on Maritime Policy Consultation • Port Policy Consultation • Logistics Action Plan and Bottleneck Exercise • Air Quality and Climate Change 2nd Reading Imminent and Political Decisions ECASBA SEMINAR

5. Green Paper on Maritime Policy • Consultation: • Started in June 2006 • Concludes end of June 2007 • Many positions have been sent in and are online on web • Positions will be summarized in a Communication to be adopted October 10th • A second Communication to be adopted at the same date will outline the Commission Action Plan • German Presidency new elements: PSSAs, diesel • Following points likely to be included: ECASBA SEMINAR

6. Green Paper on Maritime Policy - bis • 31 Concepts: • Common European maritime space • Offshore activities of governments • Maritime surveillance • Use of naval capabilities for civil purposes • Maritime spatial planning on coastal waters • Follow-up of regulatory problems identified by stakeholders • Analysis of options for EU role in international maritime organisations • Maritime Policy Dialogue with EU Neighbours ECASBA SEMINAR

7. Green Paper on Maritime Policy - ter • Best practice awards for Maritime Industry • Annual conference on best practice in maritime governance • Ship de-pollution and dismantling • Reduction of Air Pollution by Ships • High seas biodiversity • Whales • Improve the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing • Promoting best practice and interlinkages for clusters in both national and regional contexts ECASBA SEMINAR

8. Green Paper on Maritime Policy - quater • Labour mobility/joint labour pool for maritime clusters • Review of exclusions applying to maritime sector • Research • Interaction and convergence of Ocean-related (Biological, chemical and physical) data services – European Marine Observation and EU Atlas of the Sea • Improving sectoral (ocean and coastal) socio-economic data at EU-level • Certificate of Maritime Excellence ECASBA SEMINAR

9. Green Paper on Maritime Policy - quinies • Defining the framework for emerging lead markets (blue biotech, renewable energy) • Carbon sequestration in the Seabed • Energy • Inventory of risk reduction policies and responses at EU-level, including coastal defence mechanisms and plans that exist in Member States and at EU-level • Sustainable marine tourism and fisheries • Future EU funding for maritime policy goals (regional level) • Harnessing the development of Europe’s outermost maritime regions and islands ECASBA SEMINAR

10. Port Policy - Topics • Relations port authorities and service providers • Tendering procedures • Competition, dominant position and market consolidation • Public service obligations • Specialisation and coordination of port activities • Port zoning ECASBA SEMINAR

11. Port Policy – Topics / Bis • Port financing • State aid guidelines • Transparency directive • Port charging and infrastructure charging ECASBA SEMINAR

12. Port Policy – Topics / 3 • Sustainable port development • Birds and Habitat Directive (Natura 2000) • Dredging limitations (Waste, Water Framework, Landfil Directives) • Air quality • Shore side electricity • Waste Reception Facilities • Coastal spatial planning • Motorways of the Sea and Marco Polo ECASBA SEMINAR

13. Port Policy – Topics / 4 • Port labour and technical-nautical services • Monopolies and public service providers • Limitations to market access • Social dialogue • Quality of employment ECASBA SEMINAR

14. Port Policy – Topics / 5 • Ports and the supply chain • Logistics policy • NAIADES • Logistic security • ICT integration of modes • Co-modality ECASBA SEMINAR

15. Port Policy – Topics / 6 • Overall port competitiveness and relations with non-EU ports • Market structure in terms of competition; intra- and interport competition • Competition in the Mediterranean, Baltic and in short also Black Sea • Consolidation trends in the market ECASBA SEMINAR

16. Port Policy – Topics / 7 • General • Provision of sufficient port capacity • Further integration of ports in TEN-T • Interrelation with customs policy • Interrelation with Green Paper on maritime policy • NEW: further emphasis on climate warming combatting measures expected ECASBA SEMINAR

17. Port Policy - Consultation • Commission Consultations Finished • Consultation Topics: • Relations port authorities – service providers • State aid • Environmental restrictions and port cooperation • Labour relations and technical-nautical services • Logistic Chain • Non-EU competition ECASBA SEMINAR

18. Port Policy - Bis • Commission will conclude consultation end of May at ESPO Conference Algeciras • Commission is expected to produce first text by October 17th 2007. • State aid guidelines are expected the first document to appear ECASBA SEMINAR

19. European Port Policy - ter • Stakeholders generally have the feeling that extra legislation is unnecessary • Market access: legislation to be avoided. Port authorities generally have and should have the flexibility in determining the best operators. This has particular importance for prolongations and extensions. • State Aid: legal principles and clear categories should suffice ECASBA SEMINAR

20. European Port Policy - Quater • Environment: A revision of the Birds and Habitat Directive in order to incorporate more appropriately the economic and social dimension • Port cooperation: Market principles should have preference • Labour relations: it seems advisable to keep divergent issues away from Commission involvement. One way of doing that could be to have a ‘social dialogue’ on EU policy. ECASBA SEMINAR

21. Logistics • Consultation concluded • Impact assessment performed • Bottleneck exercise started up • Action Plan ECASBA SEMINAR

22. Logistics -bis • Action Plan: • Commission Communication foreseen October 2007 • Impact assessment • Selection of possible topics: - e-freight intelligent transport systems - quality - simplification - vehicle dimensions & loading standards - green corridors - urban transport/logistics

23. Logistics - ter • Heritage: • 45 foot: declaration Commissioner that exception status is available for 45’ to those enviseaging it – start for exception cascade • EILU and Freight Integrator Action Plan: Integrated in Logistics policy

24. Logistics - quater • Bottleneck exercise started up • Meeting revealed a massive number of bottlenecks • Significant part of the bottlenecks national • Division of remaining bottlenecks in ‘infrastructural’, ‘operational’ and ‘administrative’. • ‘Ownership’ of bottlenecks and Groups asked by May 25th. • Plenary meetings expected to be 6-monthly; working groups in between • Stakeholders requested representation of other COMM Directorates ECASBA SEMINAR

25. Air Quality and Climate Change • Air Quality Directive will go in second reading September 2007 • Biofuel Directive (2003) to be revised in 2007 • Sulphur Directive (2005) to be revised in 2008 • Recommendation on Shore Side Electricity (2006) • Political objective to introduce shipping into Emission Trading System ECASBA SEMINAR

26. Air Quality and Climate Change - bis • Political Objective to expand PSSAs: Baltic, North Sea, and others to follow • Establishment of EP Committee on Climate Change • Establishment of a Green Paper on Climate Change • Political proposals to ban heavy fuel in EU waters ECASBA SEMINAR

27. Third Maritime Safety Package • Third Maritime Safety Package - Plenary voted on draft proposals in March and April - port state control - expansion of inspections to vessels with high risk profile & oil/chemical tankers and passenger ships above 12 years - extension role pilots in detecting shortcomings - support for incorporation 2006 ILO maritime labour Convention in EC law - vessel traffic & monitoring information system - vessels in distress to be accepted in places of refuge - MS ensure compensation of costs & economic loss for ports - equip vessels between EU ports with LRIT ( long range identification and tracking system)

28. Third Maritime Safety Package-bis - investigation of accidents - MS obliged to open safety investigation after marine incident - strengthen independence investigative body - liability of carriers of passenger - civil liability & financial guarantee of shipowners - all TRAN Committee amendments endorsed, including the controversial ones - ship inspection & survey organisations - assessment committee monitoring work & quality of classification bodies - flag state control - support Commission proposal - providing MS more flexibility on implementation IMO conventions at national level

29. Third Maritime Safety Package -ter - Council expected to present a common position for second reading on 6 June 2007 - German Presidency intention for Council Decision on draft proposal Port State Control at Transport Council meeting in June - Transport Council of Ministers has abstained from discussing proposed Directive on flag state control & civil liability/ financial guarantees for shipowners

30. SSS- Short Sea Shipping • Short Sea Shipping - 2003: SSS Promotion Porgamme; 14 actions - 2006: Mid-Term Review; evaluation & analysis 14 actions - 14 actions divided into legislative, technical & operational: 1. implementation Directive on certain reporting formalities for ships (IMO-FAL) 2. Marco Polo - ensure utilisation MP to the benefit of SSS until 2010 & beyond 3. Intermodal loading units - not advanced 4. MoS - new benchmark needs to be set for making first MoS operational; deadline 2010 - MoS quality label for logistics excellence in SSS? 5. Environmental performance SSS - continuation of environmental strategy

31. SSS-bis Short Sea Shipping 6. Guide customs procedure for SSS - last update 2004; further updates after adoption of the modernized customs code 7. Identification & elimination of obstacles - continuation of solving identified obstacles & identification of further obstacles (especially in new MS & port sector) 8. Approximation of national applications & computerisation of Community customs procedures - continuation of work in customs contact groups to harmonise national legal & local applications 9. Research & technological development - SSS priority in 7th Framework Prog. as part of waterborne platform

32. SSS-ter: 10. One-stop administrative shops - continue promotion 11. SSS focal points - work continues by meetings focal points 12. Shortsea promotion centres - extension scope SPCs - secure medium-term financial security for SPCs 13. Promotion image SSS - improving integration SSS in multimodal logistics supply chain 14. Statistical information - finetuning of conversion matrix & final realisation of a single statistical source for tonne-kilometre data

33. Other issues • Motorways of the Sea - Currently 30 priority projects; 4 done - TEN-T programme 2007-2013 - 1st call end 2007 (projects) - Vademecum expected October 2007 • Marco Polo II - first call (catalyst, modal shift, MoS, traffic avoidance & common learning actions) has been postponed until the 6th of July 2007

34. Other issues - bis • Dredging: Waste Directive amendment ESPO/FEPORT/ECSA adopted to exclude non-polluted dredged substances. Council and Parliament agreement on this issue • Naiades, inland navigation policy, progressing • RIS • AIS (slightly modified in IWT) • ERINOT, PAXLIST, BERMAN II, ERIMAN, WASDIS ECASBA SEMINAR

35. Other issues - ter • Security: • Critical infrastructure – opposed • Minimum security standards – opposed • Logistics security – under re-assessment • AEO – New Guidelines expected June 2007 • 100% container scanning - opposed ECASBA SEMINAR

36. Thank you for your attention ECASBA SEMINAR