Activities of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2013/0157(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (debate) DE
Amendments (9)
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The competent authorities designated in a Member State should have the choice to decide to provide port services with public service obligations themselves or to entrust directly the provision of such services directly to an internal operator. In the case that a competent authority decides to provide the service itself, this may cover the provision of services through agents such as pilots employed by the competent authority or commissioned by the competent authority. When such limitation is applied in all the TEN-T seaports in the territory of a Member State, the Commission should be informed. In the cases where the competent authorities in a Member State prevail on such a choice, the provision of port services by the internal operators should be confined only to the port or ports for which those internal operators were designated. Moreover, in such cases, the port service charges applied by such an operator should be subject to supervision by the independent supervisory bodyion.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Pilotage services have an important role to ensure maritime safety and contribute to the protection of the environment. Providers of pilotage services should keep a degree of independence from the port users when taking decisions affecting safety and environment. In this context, imposing limitations on the number of providers of pilotage services and the provision of these services by internal operators can be justified on the grounds of public service obligations.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation and in particular to promote the uniform application of environmental charging, reinforce the Union-wide coherence of environmental charging and to ensure common charging principles in relation to the promotion of short sea shippreinforce the Union-wide coherence of environmental charging, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of common classifications of vessels, and fuels and types of operations according to which to vary the infrastructure charges and common charging principles for port infrastructure charges. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. When adopting such delegated acts, the Commission should take into account the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) and the progress made by the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI). These classifications and common environmental charging guidelines should serve only as basis for allowing variations of port infrastructure charges and should not affect the competence of the managing body of a port to set the level of port infrastructure charges autonomously, in accordance with the applicable rules. The Commission, when preparing and drawing- up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Regulation shall apply to the provision of the following categories of port services, either inside the port area or on the waterway access to and from the ports, and to dredging.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the availability of the service to all users, where appropriate on equal terms;
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Pilotage Without prejudice to Article 6(1), Member States or managing bodies of a port may limit the number of providers of pilotage service on the ground of public service obligations, contributing to ensure maritime safety, security and protect the environment. Member States or managing bodies of a port may consider providers of pilotage service provided by agents commissioned by a competent authority which entrusted them with obligations of public services as internal operators for the purpose of this Regulation. In such cases, the paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 7 shall not apply.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When a managing body of a port carries out dredging in its port area with public funds as referred to Article 12(3), it may not carry out dredging in other port areas.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where the managing body of the port that receives public funds provides port services itself or dredging, it shall keep the accounts of each port service activity and of dredging separate from the accounts of its other activities, in such a way that :
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, where necessary, delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21 concerning common international classifications of vessels, fuels and types of operation and fuels according to which the infrastructure charges can vary and common charging principles for port infrastructure chargesenvironmental charging guidelines enabling the port managing bodies to take into account the existing fleet.