BETA
Home MEPs Dossiers Committees Subjects Blog About Dumps
download json


2011/0190(COD) Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ENVI HASSI Satu (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Committee Opinion TRAN SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja (icon: ALDE ALDE) Keith TAYLOR (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), Janusz ZEMKE (icon: S&D S&D)
Committee Opinion ITRE
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 192-p1

Events

2013/06/28
   EC - Follow-up document
Details

This is the First Progress report prepared by the Commission on the implementation of its Staff Working Paper "Pollutant emission reduction from maritime transport and the Sustainable Waterborne Transport Toolbox" (also known as the ‘toolbox’). It covers the period September 2011 to January 2013.

To recap, the toolbox accompanied the proposal for an amendment to Directive 1999/32/EC transposing the 2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards on the maximum level of sulphur permitted for fuels used in the shipping sector. It proposed a number of short-term accompanying measures, under the current financial perspective, to reduce compliance costs in relation to the new low sulphur standards, as well as a set of medium and longer-term accompanying measures aimed at addressing the environmental challenges confronting the EU shipping sector from a broader perspective and in a more integrated manner .

The report presents the current state of implementation of the measures set out in the toolbox and puts forward proposals for closer cooperation between the Commission, Member States and industry stakeholders to manage the implementation of the measures and provides a means for developing additional measures where appropriate.

The report briefly describes the progress to date related to the short-term accompanying measures , which were aimed at ensuring that current EU financial instruments, and national funding schemes, would continue to provide specific support to maritime-based projects which focused on promoting solutions complying with the new low sulphur standard.

Work on the formulation of medium and longer-term accompanying measures has already commenced with a set of actions focusing on identifying and addressing the regulatory gaps hampering the safe and secure implementation of clean ship technologies and use of alternative fuels, notably marine LNG, as well as on the development of the necessary standards and green infrastructure.

The report briefly outlines the way forward for the Commission, Member States, and industry stakeholders to jointly progress the toolbox implementation. In this context, the Commission proposes the creation of a dedicated expert group – the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF).

Next steps: the ESSF will provide a platform for a structural dialogue, exchange of best practices and technical knowledge, cooperation, and coordination amongst relevant public and private maritime industries' stakeholders and relevant Commission services in areas jointly identified. The ESSF will be assisted by technical working groups which will focus in the first instance on scrubbing technology and marine LNG deployment, coordination of research and development activities and innovation (working on the basis of the broader research and development orientations provided by the WATERBORNE Technology Platform), financing aspects and exchange of best practices for the implementation of Directive 2012/33/EU.

Annex 1 to this report presents a Roadmap for advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Waterborne Transport Toolbox and Annex 2 lists the TEN-T co-funded Motorways of the Sea (MoS) and ports projects in support of the low sulphur political priority.

Documents
COM(2013)0475
EUR-Lex
2012/11/27
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels with a view to reducing air pollution and improve human health and the environment.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 199/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.

CONTENT: following an agreement at first reading with the European Parliament, the Council adopted a Directive amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.

Emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with a high sulphur content contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, which harm human health and the environment and contribute to acid deposition. This Directive therefore seeks to amend Directive 1999/32/EC in order to substantially reduce these emissions by making the most recent International Maritime Organisation (IMO) rules with respect to marine fuels binding in the EU .

The main changes introduced by the Directive are as follows:

Maximum sulphur content: in order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, Directive 1999/32/EC is aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL . In accordance with this revised annex:

the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in SOx Emission Control Areas is set at: (i) 1% until 31 December 2014 and (ii) 0.1% as from 1 January 2015 ; the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in maritime areas not in SOx Emission Control Areas is set at: (i) 3.5% as from 18 June 2014 and (ii) 0.5% as from 1 January 2020 .

Member States shall:

ensure that marine fuels are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by mass , except for fuels supplied to ships using emission abatement methods operating in closed mode; ensure that gas oils are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 0.1% by mass ; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels exceeds 1.5 % by mass until 1 January 2020 .

Member States shall endeavour to ensure the availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive and inform the Commission of the availability of such marine fuels in its ports and terminals.

Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels.

Financial measures: Member States may adopt financial measures in favour of operators affected by this Directive where such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules applicable and to be adopted in this area.

Member States may, in cooperation with other Member States, as appropriate, approve trials of ship emission abatement methods on vessels flying their flag, or in sea areas within their jurisdiction.

Penalties: Member States shall determine the penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties determined must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and may include fines calculated in such a way as to ensure that the fines at least deprive those responsible of the economic benefits derived from their infringement and that those fines gradually increase for repeated infringements.

Report and monitoring: by 31 December 2013 the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report the potential for reducing air pollution taking into account, inter alia : annual reports; observed air quality and acidification; fuel costs; potential economic impact and observed modal shift; and progress in reducing emissions from ships.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 17/12/2012.

TRANSPOSITION: no later than 18/06/2014.

DELEGATED ACTS: the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC to scientific and technical progress and in such a way as to ensure strict consistency with the relevant instruments of the IMO. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 17 December 2012 (a period that may be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless Parliament or the Council objects). A delegated act shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of three months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by three months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. If the European Parliament or the Council objects, the delegated act does not enter into force.

Documents
Directive 2012/33
OJ L 327 27.11.2012, p. 0001
2012/11/21
   CSL - Draft final act
Documents
00031/2012/LEX
2012/11/21
   CSL - Final act signed
2012/11/21
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2012/10/29
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2012/10/29
   CSL - Council Meeting
2012/10/11
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2012)665
2012/09/11
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2012/09/11
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2012/09/11
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 606 votes to 55, with 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.

Parliament adopted its position on first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure. The agreement was the result of a compromise negotiated between Parliament and Council. The main amendments to the proposal are as follows:

Definitions: according to the amended text:

Heavy fuel oil means:

any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN code 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 68, 2710 20 31, 2710 20 35, 2710 20 39, or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil as defined in points 2 and 3, which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils intended for use as fuel and of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250 o C by the ASTM D86 method. If the distillation cannot be determined by the ASTM D86 method, the petroleum product is likewise categorised as a heavy fuel oil;

Gas oil means:

any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN code 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250 o C and of which at least 85% by volume (including losses) distils at 350 o C by the ASTM D86 method.

Diesel fuels, as defined in Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, are excluded from this definition. Fuels used in non-road mobile machinery and agricultural tractors are also excluded from this definition.

Maximum sulphur content in marine fuel: Member States shall:

ensure that marine fuels are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3,50% by mass , except for fuels supplied to ships using emission abatement methods operating in closed mode; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds 3.50% as from 18 months following the entry into force of the Directive ; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels exceeds 1,50% by mass until 1 January 2020 . Member States shall be responsible for the enforcement of this requirement at least in respect of vessels flying their flag and vessels of all flags while in their ports.

Availability of martne fuels that comply with this Directive: Member States shall endeavour to ensure the availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive and inform the Commission of the availability of such marine fuels in its ports and terminals.

If a ship is found by a Member State not to be in compliance with the standards for marine fuels which comply with this Directive, the competent authority of the Member State is entitled to require the ship to:

present a record of the actions taken to attempt to achieve compliance; and provide evidence that it attempted to purchase marine fuel which complies with this Directive in accordance with its voyage plan and, if it was not made available where planned, that attempts were made to locate alternative sources for such marine fuel and that, despite best efforts to obtain marine fuel which complies with this Directive, no such marine fuel was made available for purchase.

The ship shall not be required to deviate from its intended voyage or to delay unduly the voyage in order to achieve compliance. A port State shall notify the Commission when a ship has presented evidence of the non-availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive.

Member States shall ensure that marine diesel oils are not placed on the market in their territory if the sulphur content of those marine diesel oils exceeds 1.50% by mass.

Emission abatement methods: Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels.

Where justified in the light of scientific and technical progress regarding alternative emission abatement methods and in such a way as to ensure strict consistency with the relevant instruments and standards adopted by the IMO, the Commission shall i) be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending Annexes I and II; ii) adopt implementing acts laying down the detailed requirements for monitoring of emissions, where appropriate.

Financial measures: Member States may adopt financial measures in favour of operators affected by this Directive where such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules applicable and to be adopted in this area.

Report and follow-up: by 31 December 2013 , the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report the potential for reducing air pollution taking into account, inter alia: annual reports submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and 1a; observed air quality and acidification; fuel costs; potential economic impact and observed modal shift; and progress in reducing emissions from ships.

The Commission shall, in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, by 31 December 2012 , develop appropriate measures promoting compliance with the environmental standards of this Directive, and minimising the possible negative impacts.

Penalties: Member States shall determine the penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties determined must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and may include fines calculated in such a way as to ensure that the fines at least deprive those responsible of the economic benefits derived from their infringement and that those fines gradually increase for repeated infringements.

Documents
T7-0315/2012
2012/02/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Statu HASSI (Greens/EFA, FI) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.

The committee recommends that the European Parliament’s position in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows:

Biofuels: stressing that the use of biofuels is already today technically possible for vessels, Members consider that the Directive clearly allow bio-fuels to be used.

Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in SOx Emission Control Areas and by passenger ships operating to or from Union ports:

· Members propose that SECA bordering Member States must be allowed to compensate temporarily through state aid the costs for the enterprises that are under global competition and which are exposed to significant costs related to sulphur regulation. The Commission shall adopt at the latest by the end of 2013 guidance on applicable state aid rules to be followed in this regard.

· The report states that marine fuels should not be used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds: (a) 3.50 % as of 1 January 2012; (b) 0.50 % as from 1 January 2015; (c) 0.10 % as from 1 January 2020.

· In the event of non-compliance with these and after examination of all pieces of evidence, authorities exercising Port State Control shall be empowered to detain the ship until the violation has been rectified. On-compliant vessels shall be required to de-bunker and be subject to a penalty for each violation per day.

· By way of derogation , where conformity with the limit values result in a significant negative social impact on local communities living on islands in the outermost regions of the Union and on the whole or part of the territory of Greece, the Member States concerned may postpone by a maximum of five years the deadlines referred to in that paragraph with regard to a limited number of passenger ships operating on regular services on routes between Union ports, provided that the relevant air quality standards are respected.

· Furthermore, Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by any ships to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds 0.10 % as from 1 January 2015. This shall apply to all vessels of all flags, including vessels whose journey began outside the Union.

Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships on inland waterways, and by any ships at berth in Union ports: the report notes that under the current regime, different sulphur limit values apply to ocean-going ships and inland vessels, even though they sail in the same estuary. Members propose to remedy this and align the sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships on inland waterways, in the territorial seas of the Union or by any ships at berth in Union ports with the values contained in Directive 98/70/EC from 1 January 2015.

Availability of marine fuels : Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the availability and balanced distribution of marine fuels where the sulphur content does not exceed 0,10% as from 1 January 2015.

Equivalents: the Administration of a Member State may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedure, alternative fuel oil or compliance method used as an alternative to that required by this Directive if such fitting, or other procedure, alternative fuel oil or compliance method is at least as effective in terms of emissions reductions as that required by the Directive.

Use of new technologies for emission reduction : the proposal provides that ships using the emission abatement methods shall continuously achieve reductions of sulphur dioxide emissions that are at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by using marine fuels that meet the requirements of the directive. Members propose to delete the word “continuously” so as to ensure that scrubbers which may temporarily fall out of compliance are still permitted under the Directive. The deletion would also allow for the use of other compliance methods such as averaging.

Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels.

Members also state that port authorities must include in the harbour fee or other charges any costs of reception, handling and disposal of effluents from exhaust gas cleaning systems in accordance with Directive 2000/59/EC, irrespective of whether or not wastes are delivered.

Fuel oil availability : the report inserts a new provision stating that if a ship is found by a Member State not to be in compliance with the standards for compliant fuel oils set out in the Directive, the competent authority of the Member State may require the ship to: (a) present a record of the actions taken to attempt to achieve compliance; and (b) provide evidence that it attempted to purchase compliant fuel oil in accordance with its voyage plan and, if it was not made available where planned, that attempts were made to locate alternative sources for such fuel oil and that despite best efforts to obtain compliant fuel oil, no such fuel oil was made available for purchase.

Reports and review: the Commission shall, by 31 December 2013, submit a report which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report:

· potential impacts on the internal market, in particular regarding competitiveness, from the application of different emissions standards in the Union ;

· the designation of additional SOx and NOx Emission Control Areas;

· quality standards for marine fuel oils along the lines of those applicable to Directive 98/70/EC;

· additional or alternative complementary measures to further reduce emissions from ships.'

The Commission shall also carry out an impact assessment of this Directive and by the end of 2012 propose a set of compensatory measures to diminish the negative impacts on shipping industries throughout the Union.

Documents
A7-0038/2012
2012/02/16
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2012/01/18
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
CES0151/2012
2012/01/17
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE474.004
2011/12/21
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE475.799
2011/12/19
   CSL - Debate in Council
Details

The Council took note of a progress report on the proposal for a directive amending directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. The Council will pursue its work on the text under the incoming Danish Presidency.

Member states in general welcomed the report and several ministers underlined the harmful effects for human health of emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with a high sulphur content, which contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, thus also causing acidification. Several member states and the Commission called for the application of stricter fuel quality standards applicable to SO2 Emission Control Areas (SECAs) to all territorial waters of the EU Member States. However, some ministers pointed out that this could lead to distortions of competition, since other non-EU countries will not apply the same rules and therefore any SECAs enlargement should only be done within the framework of the IMO.

Furthermore, a number of ministers also expressed concerns regarding the fact that adapting vessels to comply with the new rules would imply additional costs for ship owners and required a transitional period. Some member states also voiced doubts on the availability of low sulphur fuels from the date of entry into force of the directive.

Documents
3139
2011/12/19
   CSL - Council Meeting
2011/12/16
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
PE478.489
2011/11/06
   IT_SENATE - Contribution
Documents
COM(2011)0439
2011/10/16
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
COM(2011)0439
2011/09/26
   EP - HASSI Satu (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2011/09/13
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2011/08/30
   EP - SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2011/07/15
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels with a view to reducing air pollution and improve human health and the environment.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

BACKGROUND: t he EU actions over the past decades have resulted in a considerable reduction of emissions of most air pollutants, including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, ammonia and particulate matter (PM). The greatest share of these reductions has been achieved by land-based emission sources such as industrial plants or road transport. Evidence shows that further reduction of such pollutants will deliver significant benefits to the health of EU citizens, the environment, and the economy at large. Projections made in 2005 showed that without further regulatory action the continued growth in emissions of SO2 and NOx from the maritime sector will surpass total emissions of these pollutants from all land-based sources by 2020 .

Directive 1999/32/EC as amended regulates the sulphur content of fuels used by maritime transport and incorporates certain rules, agreed under the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), into EU law. In particular, the Directive incorporates more stringent rules on sulphur content of marine fuels to be used in areas in need of special environmental protection, the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs).

Since the amendment of the Directive in 2005, and with strong EU support, IMO rules, among others in relation to SO2, were revised in October 2008 . These rules are contained in Annex VI of the Marine Pollution Convention 73/78 (Revised MARPOL Annex VI).

The revised Annex VI to MARPOL entered into force on 1 July 2010. It introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00% as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10% as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5% as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50% as of 1 January 2020).

Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00% sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL .

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: in its analysis, the Commission:

confirms the cost-effectiveness of the full alignment of the Directive with the IMO stricter fuel standards and the rules on emission abatement methods; recommends maintaining the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability. The benefit to cost ratios for this option range from 1.5 to 6 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2020) and from 0.8 to 10 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2025); suggests to first develop guidance on monitoring and implementation of the Directive and, should this approach fail, to consider adopting binding rules; recommends that the European Commission and Member States use and, where possible and necessary, adapt existing instruments, to assist industry in the transition towards the new best available technology standards.

LEGAL BASIS: Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: this proposal is consistent with the EU 2020 Strategy and its associated flagship initiatives, notably those relating to the low carbon society roadmaps and innovation Union , as well as existing EU policies for sustainable transport.

The purpose of this proposal is to revise Directive 99/32/EC on the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels with the aim to:

(1) align the Directive with the IMO rules on fuel standards, including the standards applicable outside SECAs;

(2) align the Directive with the IMO rules on the emission abatement methods;

(3) maintain the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs (now requiring maximum sulphur content of marine fuel of 1.5% and from 2015 - 0.1%) and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs (at the moment 1.5%);

(4) strengthen EU monitoring and enforcement regime.

According to the Commission, the main advantages of the proposed Regulation are as follows:

incorporating the international fuel standards into EU law would strengthen the effectiveness of these standards as they would be monitored and enforced under the EU regime, which is more effective than the international enforcement system; extended access to and promoting the use of innovate emission abatement methods as an equivalent compliance option addresses concerns about the cost implications resulting from the new IMO rules for certain industries. This would significantly lower the IMO compliance costs (by 50% to 88%) and promote innovative industry solutions, in line with the priorities of the Europe 2020 Strategy and Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); stricter fuel standards for passenger ships on a regular service , which operate mostly in ports or close to shore, would ensure improvement of air quality in coastal areas. The introduction of the stricter fuel standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in comparison with SECAs in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability; lastly, strengthening EU monitoring and enforcement regime is particularly important considering that the significantly stricter fuel standards and the associated compliance costs may increase the incentives for circumvention.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no budgetary implication for the Union budget.

Documents
COM(2011)0439
EUR-Lex
2011/07/15
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
SEC(2011)0918
EUR-Lex
2011/07/15
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
SEC(2011)0919
EUR-Lex
2011/07/15
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels with a view to reducing air pollution and improve human health and the environment.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

BACKGROUND: t he EU actions over the past decades have resulted in a considerable reduction of emissions of most air pollutants, including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, ammonia and particulate matter (PM). The greatest share of these reductions has been achieved by land-based emission sources such as industrial plants or road transport. Evidence shows that further reduction of such pollutants will deliver significant benefits to the health of EU citizens, the environment, and the economy at large. Projections made in 2005 showed that without further regulatory action the continued growth in emissions of SO2 and NOx from the maritime sector will surpass total emissions of these pollutants from all land-based sources by 2020 .

Directive 1999/32/EC as amended regulates the sulphur content of fuels used by maritime transport and incorporates certain rules, agreed under the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), into EU law. In particular, the Directive incorporates more stringent rules on sulphur content of marine fuels to be used in areas in need of special environmental protection, the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs).

Since the amendment of the Directive in 2005, and with strong EU support, IMO rules, among others in relation to SO2, were revised in October 2008 . These rules are contained in Annex VI of the Marine Pollution Convention 73/78 (Revised MARPOL Annex VI).

The revised Annex VI to MARPOL entered into force on 1 July 2010. It introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00% as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10% as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5% as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50% as of 1 January 2020).

Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00% sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL .

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: in its analysis, the Commission:

confirms the cost-effectiveness of the full alignment of the Directive with the IMO stricter fuel standards and the rules on emission abatement methods; recommends maintaining the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability. The benefit to cost ratios for this option range from 1.5 to 6 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2020) and from 0.8 to 10 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2025); suggests to first develop guidance on monitoring and implementation of the Directive and, should this approach fail, to consider adopting binding rules; recommends that the European Commission and Member States use and, where possible and necessary, adapt existing instruments, to assist industry in the transition towards the new best available technology standards.

LEGAL BASIS: Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: this proposal is consistent with the EU 2020 Strategy and its associated flagship initiatives, notably those relating to the low carbon society roadmaps and innovation Union , as well as existing EU policies for sustainable transport.

The purpose of this proposal is to revise Directive 99/32/EC on the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels with the aim to:

(1) align the Directive with the IMO rules on fuel standards, including the standards applicable outside SECAs;

(2) align the Directive with the IMO rules on the emission abatement methods;

(3) maintain the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs (now requiring maximum sulphur content of marine fuel of 1.5% and from 2015 - 0.1%) and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs (at the moment 1.5%);

(4) strengthen EU monitoring and enforcement regime.

According to the Commission, the main advantages of the proposed Regulation are as follows:

incorporating the international fuel standards into EU law would strengthen the effectiveness of these standards as they would be monitored and enforced under the EU regime, which is more effective than the international enforcement system; extended access to and promoting the use of innovate emission abatement methods as an equivalent compliance option addresses concerns about the cost implications resulting from the new IMO rules for certain industries. This would significantly lower the IMO compliance costs (by 50% to 88%) and promote innovative industry solutions, in line with the priorities of the Europe 2020 Strategy and Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); stricter fuel standards for passenger ships on a regular service , which operate mostly in ports or close to shore, would ensure improvement of air quality in coastal areas. The introduction of the stricter fuel standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in comparison with SECAs in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability; lastly, strengthening EU monitoring and enforcement regime is particularly important considering that the significantly stricter fuel standards and the associated compliance costs may increase the incentives for circumvention.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no budgetary implication for the Union budget.

Documents
COM(2011)0439
EUR-Lex

Documents

Activities

Votes

A7-0038/2012 - Satu Hassi - Résolution législative #

2012/09/11 Outcome: +: 606, -: 55, 0: 13
DE FR IT ES GB RO BE EL HU CZ PT AT SE PL BG NL DK SK IE SI LV LU CY LT MT ?? EE FI
Total
95
67
62
44
63
30
21
21
21
22
18
18
18
43
15
21
12
12
9
8
9
6
6
8
4
3
6
12
icon: PPE PPE
245

Germany PPE

Against (1)

Werner KUHN
42

France PPE

26

Italy PPE

32

Spain PPE

19

Romania PPE

13

Belgium PPE

4

Greece PPE

6

Hungary PPE

14

Czechia PPE

2

Portugal PPE

7

Austria PPE

6

Sweden PPE

5

Poland PPE

24

Bulgaria PPE

7

Netherlands PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovakia PPE

6

Ireland PPE

For (1)

Gay MITCHELL
1

Slovenia PPE

4

Latvia PPE

4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Cyprus PPE

2

Lithuania PPE

3

Malta PPE

For (1)

Simon BUSUTTIL
1

PPE

3

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Finland PPE

4
icon: S&D S&D
169

Germany S&D

22

France S&D

13

Italy S&D

17

Spain S&D

Against (1)

Inés AYALA SENDER
20

United Kingdom S&D

10

Romania S&D

10

Belgium S&D

5

Greece S&D

8

Hungary S&D

4

Czechia S&D

7

Portugal S&D

6

Austria S&D

5

Sweden S&D

6

Poland S&D

6

Bulgaria S&D

3

Netherlands S&D

2

Denmark S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

4

Ireland S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Robert GOEBBELS
1

Cyprus S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

Against (1)

Zigmantas BALČYTIS
2

Malta S&D

3

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Ivari PADAR
1

Finland S&D

Against (1)

Mitro REPO
2
icon: ALDE ALDE
75

Germany ALDE

11

France ALDE

6

Italy ALDE

5

Spain ALDE

1

United Kingdom ALDE

10

Romania ALDE

5

Belgium ALDE

5

Greece ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

3

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

5

Denmark ALDE

3

Slovakia ALDE

For (1)

Sergej KOZLÍK
1

Ireland ALDE

4

Slovenia ALDE

2

Latvia ALDE

For (1)

Ivars GODMANIS
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Lithuania ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

3

Finland ALDE

For (1)

Nils TORVALDS
4
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
51

Germany Verts/ALE

12

France Verts/ALE

14

Spain Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Belgium Verts/ALE

4

Greece Verts/ALE

1

Portugal Verts/ALE

For (1)

Rui TAVARES
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Satu HASSI
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
32

Germany GUE/NGL

8

France GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON
4

Spain GUE/NGL

For (1)

Willy MEYER
1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Greece GUE/NGL

3

Czechia GUE/NGL

4

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Sweden GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Mikael GUSTAFSSON
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Paul MURPHY
1

Latvia GUE/NGL

For (1)

Alfreds RUBIKS
1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: ECR ECR
47

United Kingdom ECR

23

Belgium ECR

For (1)

Derk Jan EPPINK
1

Hungary ECR

For (1)

Lajos BOKROS
1

Czechia ECR

Against (1)

Ivo STREJČEK
9

Poland ECR

9

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

Peter van DALEN
1

Denmark ECR

Abstain (1)

Anna ROSBACH
1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Lithuania ECR

1
icon: NI NI
25

France NI

3

Spain NI

1

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Nick GRIFFIN
5

Romania NI

2

Belgium NI

For (1)

Philip CLAEYS
1

Hungary NI

2

Austria NI

5

Bulgaria NI

2

Netherlands NI

4
icon: EFD EFD
30

France EFD

Against (1)

Philippe de VILLIERS
1

Italy EFD

8

United Kingdom EFD

9

Belgium EFD

For (1)

Frank VANHECKE
1

Greece EFD

2

Poland EFD

4

Netherlands EFD

For (1)

Bas BELDER
1

Denmark EFD

1

Slovakia EFD

Abstain (1)

Jaroslav PAŠKA
1

Lithuania EFD

Abstain (1)

Juozas IMBRASAS
1

Finland EFD

Against (1)

Sampo TERHO
1
AmendmentsDossier
286 2011/0190(COD)
2011/11/30 TRAN 100 amendments...
source: PE-476.142
2011/12/16 ENVI 186 amendments...
source: PE-478.489

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2023-08-03Show (48) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
committee
ENVI
rapporteur
name: HASSI Satu date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Economic and Monetary Affairs
committee
ECON
associated
False
committees/1
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
rapporteur
name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Industry, Research and Energy
committee
ITRE
opinion
False
docs/0
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
docs
summary
type
Legislative proposal
body
EC
docs/0
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)04844 title: C(2022)04844
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
docs/1
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
docs
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
EC
docs/2
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
docs
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
EC
docs/3
date
2011-12-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-478489_EN.html title: PE478.489
type
Amendments tabled in committee
body
EP
docs/4
date
2011-12-21T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-PR-475799_EN.html title: PE475.799
type
Committee draft report
body
EP
docs/5
date
2012-01-17T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AD-474004_EN.html title: PE474.004
committee
TRAN
type
Committee opinion
body
EP
docs/6
date
2012-01-18T00:00:00
docs
url: https://dmsearch.eesc.europa.eu/search/public?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0151)(documentyear:2012)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES0151/2012
type
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
body
ESC
docs/7
date
2012-10-11T00:00:00
docs
url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=21252&j=0&l=en title: SP(2012)665
type
Commission response to text adopted in plenary
body
EC
docs/8
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
docs
url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F12&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 00031/2012/LEX
type
Draft final act
body
CSL
docs/9
date
2013-06-28T00:00:00
docs
summary
type
Follow-up document
body
EC
docs/10
date
2011-11-06T00:00:00
docs
url: https://connectfolx.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439
type
Contribution
body
IT_SENATE
docs/11
date
2011-10-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://connectfolx.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439
type
Contribution
body
PT_PARLIAMENT
events/0
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
type
Legislative proposal published
body
EC
docs
summary
events/0
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)04844 title: C(2022)04844
events/1
date
2011-09-13T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
body
EP
events/1
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 3 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/2
date
2011-12-19T00:00:00
type
Debate in Council
body
CSL
docs
url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 title: 3139
summary
events/3
date
2012-02-16T00:00:00
type
Vote in committee, 1st reading
body
EP
events/4
date
2012-02-27T00:00:00
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0038_EN.html title: A7-0038/2012
summary
events/5
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Results of vote in Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21252&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
events/6
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Debate in Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-7-2012-09-11-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament
events/7
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0315_EN.html title: T7-0315/2012
summary
events/8
date
2012-10-29T00:00:00
type
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
body
EP/CSL
events/9
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
type
Final act signed
body
CSL
events/10
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
type
End of procedure in Parliament
body
EP
events/11
date
2012-11-27T00:00:00
type
Final act published in Official Journal
summary
docs
links/National parliaments/url
Old
http://www.ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/dossier.do?code=COD&year=2011&number=0190&appLng=EN
New
https://ipexl.europarl.europa.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/code=COD&year=2011&number=0190&appLng=EN
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
  • ENVI/7/06591
procedure/final
title
Directive 2012/33
url
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033
procedure/instrument
  • Directive
  • Amending Directive 1999/32/EC 1997/0105(SYN)
procedure/legal_basis
  • Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 192-p1
procedure/other_consulted_institutions
European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Preparatory phase in Parliament
New
Procedure completed
procedure/subject/2.50.03
Securities and financial markets, stock exchange, CIUTS, investments
procedure/subject/2.50.08
Financial services, financial reporting and auditing
procedure/subject/2.50.10
Financial supervision
procedure/subject/3.20.03
Maritime transport: passengers and freight
procedure/subject/3.60.02
Oil industry, motor fuels
procedure/subject/3.70.02
Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
procedure/subject/3.70.05
Marine and coastal pollution, pollution from ships, oil pollution
procedure/subtype
Old
Examination of delegated act
New
Legislation
procedure/title
Old
Regulatory technical standards for the key investment information sheet
New
Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
procedure/type
Old
DEA - Delegated acts procedure
New
COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
2022-09-15Show (20) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Economic and Monetary Affairs
committee
ECON
associated
False
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Internal Market and Consumer Protection
committee
IMCO
associated
False
docs/0
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)04844 title: C(2022)04844
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
docs/0
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/actes_delegues/2022/04488/COM_ADL(2022)04488_EN.docx title: C(2022)04488
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
events/0
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)04844 title: C(2022)04844
events/0
date
2019-01-15T00:00:00
type
Matter referred back to the committee responsible
body
EP
events/1
date
2022-07-13T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 3 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/1
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/actes_delegues/2022/04488/COM_ADL(2022)04488_EN.docx title: C(2022)04488
events/2
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 2 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/3
date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament
body
EP
events/4
date
2022-09-13T00:00:00
type
Delegated act not objected by Parliament
body
EP
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
  • IMCO/9/09520
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Procedure completed - delegated act enters into force
New
Preparatory phase in Parliament
procedure/subject/2.10.01
Customs union, tax and duty-free, Community transit
procedure/subject/2.50.03
Securities and financial markets, stock exchange, CIUTS, investments
procedure/subject/2.50.08
Financial services, financial reporting and auditing
procedure/subject/2.50.10
Financial supervision
procedure/subject/6.20.02
Export/import control, trade defence, trade barriers
procedure/subject/7.30.02
Customs cooperation
procedure/title
Old
Integrated Border Management Fund: instrument for financial support for customs control equipment - establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework
New
Regulatory technical standards for the key investment information sheet
2022-09-15Show (25) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Internal Market and Consumer Protection
committee
IMCO
associated
False
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Economic and Monetary Affairs
committee
ECON
associated
False
docs/0
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/actes_delegues/2022/04488/COM_ADL(2022)04488_EN.docx title: C(2022)04488
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
docs/0
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03800 title: C(2022)03800
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
events/0
date
2019-01-15T00:00:00
type
Matter referred back to the committee responsible
body
EP
events/0
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03800 title: C(2022)03800
events/1
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/actes_delegues/2022/04488/COM_ADL(2022)04488_EN.docx title: C(2022)04488
events/1
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 3 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/2
date
2022-06-22T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament
body
EP
events/2
date
2022-07-04T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 2 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/3
date
2022-06-22T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament
body
EP
events/3/date
Old
2022-06-22T00:00:00
New
2022-07-06T00:00:00
events/4
date
2022-09-13T00:00:00
type
Delegated act not objected by Parliament
body
EP
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
IMCO/9/09520
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
ECON/9/09340
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting committee decision
New
Procedure completed - delegated act enters into force
procedure/subject/2.10.01
Customs union, tax and duty-free, Community transit
procedure/subject/2.50.03
Securities and financial markets, stock exchange, CIUTS, investments
procedure/subject/2.50.04
Banks and credit
procedure/subject/2.50.05
Insurance, pension funds
procedure/subject/2.50.08
Financial services, financial reporting and auditing
procedure/subject/2.50.10
Financial supervision
procedure/subject/6.20.02
Export/import control, trade defence, trade barriers
procedure/subject/7.30.02
Customs cooperation
procedure/title
Old
Technical details of back-testing and profit and loss attribution requirements under Articles 325bf and 325bg of the Capital Requirements Regulation
New
Integrated Border Management Fund: instrument for financial support for customs control equipment - establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework
2022-09-15Show (21) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Economic and Monetary Affairs
committee
ECON
associated
False
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Agriculture and Rural Development
committee
AGRI
associated
False
docs/0
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03800 title: C(2022)03800
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
docs/0
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03928 title: C(2022)03928
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
events/0
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03800 title: C(2022)03800
events/0
date
2020-10-23T00:00:00
type
Matter referred back to the committee responsible
body
EP
events/1
date
2022-06-14T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 3 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/1
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03928 title: C(2022)03928
events/2
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 2 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/4
date
2022-08-24T00:00:00
type
Delegated act not objected by Parliament
body
EP
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
ECON/9/09340
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
AGRI/9/09355
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Procedure completed - delegated act enters into force
New
Awaiting committee decision
procedure/subject/2.50.03
Securities and financial markets, stock exchange, CIUTS, investments
procedure/subject/2.50.04
Banks and credit
procedure/subject/2.50.05
Insurance, pension funds
procedure/subject/2.50.08
Financial services, financial reporting and auditing
procedure/subject/2.50.10
Financial supervision
procedure/subject/3.10
Agricultural policy and economies
procedure/subject/3.10.12
Agrimonetary policy, compensatory amounts
procedure/title
Old
Payment of advances for certain interventions and support measures
New
Technical details of back-testing and profit and loss attribution requirements under Articles 325bf and 325bg of the Capital Requirements Regulation
2022-09-15Show (50) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
committee_full
Agriculture and Rural Development
committee
AGRI
associated
False
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
committee
ENVI
rapporteur
name: HASSI Satu date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE
committees/1
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Industry, Research and Energy
committee
ITRE
opinion
False
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
rapporteur
name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE
docs/0
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03928 title: C(2022)03928
type
Non-legislative basic document
body
EC
docs/0
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
docs
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
EC
docs/1
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
docs
type
Document attached to the procedure
body
EC
docs/2
date
2011-12-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-478489_EN.html title: PE478.489
type
Amendments tabled in committee
body
EP
docs/3
date
2011-12-21T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-PR-475799_EN.html title: PE475.799
type
Committee draft report
body
EP
docs/4
date
2012-01-17T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AD-474004_EN.html title: PE474.004
committee
TRAN
type
Committee opinion
body
EP
docs/5
date
2012-01-18T00:00:00
docs
url: https://dmsearch.eesc.europa.eu/search/public?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0151)(documentyear:2012)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES0151/2012
type
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
body
ESC
docs/6
date
2012-01-25T00:00:00
docs
title: PE480.639
type
Amendments tabled in committee
body
EP
docs/7
date
2012-10-11T00:00:00
docs
url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=21252&j=0&l=en title: SP(2012)665
type
Commission response to text adopted in plenary
body
EC
docs/8
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
docs
url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F12&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 00031/2012/LEX
type
Draft final act
body
CSL
docs/9
date
2013-06-28T00:00:00
docs
summary
type
Follow-up document
body
EC
docs/10
date
2011-11-07T00:00:00
docs
url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439
type
Contribution
body
IT_SENATE
docs/11
date
2011-10-17T00:00:00
docs
url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439
type
Contribution
body
PT_PARLIAMENT
events/0
date
2020-10-23T00:00:00
type
Matter referred back to the committee responsible
body
EP
events/0
date
2011-07-15T00:00:00
type
Legislative proposal published
body
EC
docs
summary
events/1
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
type
Non-legislative basic document published
body
EC
docs
url: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/web/delegatedActsLinks/C(2022)03928 title: C(2022)03928
events/1
date
2011-09-13T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
body
EP
events/2
date
2022-06-16T00:00:00
type
Initial period for examining delegated act 2 month(s)
body
EP/CSL
events/2
date
2011-12-19T00:00:00
type
Debate in Council
body
CSL
docs
url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 title: 3139
summary
events/3
date
2022-06-22T00:00:00
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament
body
EP
events/3
date
2012-02-16T00:00:00
type
Vote in committee, 1st reading
body
EP
events/4
date
2022-08-24T00:00:00
type
Delegated act not objected by Parliament
body
EP
events/4
date
2012-02-27T00:00:00
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0038_EN.html title: A7-0038/2012
summary
events/5
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Results of vote in Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21252&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
events/6
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Debate in Parliament
body
EP
events/7
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0315_EN.html title: T7-0315/2012
summary
events/8
date
2012-10-29T00:00:00
type
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
body
EP/CSL
events/9
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
type
Final act signed
body
CSL
events/10
date
2012-11-21T00:00:00
type
End of procedure in Parliament
body
EP
events/11
date
2012-11-27T00:00:00
type
Final act published in Official Journal
summary
docs
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
AGRI/9/09355
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee/0
ENVI/7/06591
procedure/final
title
Directive 2012/33
url
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033
procedure/instrument
  • Directive
  • Amending Directive 1999/32/EC 1997/0105(SYN)
procedure/legal_basis
  • Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 192-p1
procedure/other_consulted_institutions
European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Procedure completed
New
Procedure completed - delegated act enters into force
procedure/subject/3.10
Agricultural policy and economies
procedure/subject/3.10.12
Agrimonetary policy, compensatory amounts
procedure/subject/3.20.03
Maritime transport: passengers and freight
procedure/subject/3.60.02
Oil industry, motor fuels
procedure/subject/3.70.02
Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
procedure/subject/3.70.05
Marine and coastal pollution, pollution from ships, oil pollution
procedure/subtype
Old
Legislation
New
Examination of delegated act
procedure/title
Old
Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
New
Payment of advances for certain interventions and support measures
procedure/type
Old
COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
New
DEA - Delegated acts procedure
2021-12-18Show (12) Changes | Timetravel
docs/1/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0919/COM_SEC(2011)0919_EN.pdf
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0919/COM_SEC(2011)0919_EN.pdf
docs/2/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE478.489
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-478489_EN.html
docs/3/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE475.799
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-PR-475799_EN.html
docs/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE474.004&secondRef=04
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AD-474004_EN.html
docs/5/docs/0/url
Old
https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0151)(documentyear:2012)(documentlanguage:EN)
New
https://dmsearch.eesc.europa.eu/search/public?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0151)(documentyear:2012)(documentlanguage:EN)
events/1/type
Old
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
New
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
events/3/type
Old
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
New
Vote in committee, 1st reading
events/4
date
2012-02-27T00:00:00
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0038_EN.html title: A7-0038/2012
summary
events/4
date
2012-02-27T00:00:00
type
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0038_EN.html title: A7-0038/2012
summary
events/6/docs
  • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20120911&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
events/7
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0315_EN.html title: T7-0315/2012
summary
events/7
date
2012-09-11T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0315_EN.html title: T7-0315/2012
summary
2020-01-19Show (9) Changes | Timetravel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
committee
ENVI
rapporteur
name: HASSI Satu date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
committee
ENVI
date
2011-09-26T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: HASSI Satu group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
rapporteur
name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
date
2011-08-30T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0918/COM_SEC(2011)0918_EN.pdf
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0918/COM_SEC(2011)0918_EN.pdf
docs/7/body
EC
docs/9/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2013/0475/COM_COM(2013)0475_EN.pdf
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2013/0475/COM_COM(2013)0475_EN.pdf
events/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-38&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0038_EN.html
events/7/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-315
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0315_EN.html
2019-07-06Show (20) Changes | Timetravel
activities
  • date: 2011-07-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0439/COM_COM(2011)0439_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0439 type: Legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52011PC0439:EN body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/ title: Environment Commissioner: POTOČNIK Janez type: Legislative proposal published
  • date: 2011-09-13T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
  • body: CSL meeting_id: 3139 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 type: Debate in Council title: 3139 council: Environment date: 2011-12-19T00:00:00 type: Council Meeting
  • date: 2012-02-16T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
  • body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-38&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0038/2012 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja date: 2012-02-27T00:00:00
  • date: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21252&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20120911&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-315 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0315/2012 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy meeting_id: 3196
  • date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Final act signed
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2012-11-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033 title: Directive 2012/33 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:327:TOC title: OJ L 327 27.11.2012, p. 0001
commission
  • body: EC dg: Environment commissioner: POTOČNIK Janez
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
committee
ENVI
date
2011-09-26T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: HASSI Satu group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE
committees/0
body
EP
responsible
True
committee
ENVI
date
2011-09-26T00:00:00
committee_full
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
rapporteur
group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu
committees/1
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Industry, Research and Energy
committee
ITRE
opinion
False
committees/1
body
EP
responsible
False
committee_full
Industry, Research and Energy
committee
ITRE
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
committee
TRAN
date
2011-08-30T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE
committees/2
body
EP
responsible
False
committee
TRAN
date
2011-08-30T00:00:00
committee_full
Transport and Tourism
rapporteur
group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
council
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy meeting_id: 3196 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3196*&MEET_DATE=29/10/2012 date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 3139 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 date: 2011-12-19T00:00:00
docs
  • date: 2011-07-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0918/COM_SEC(2011)0918_EN.pdf title: SEC(2011)0918 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=SECfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=918 title: EUR-Lex type: Document attached to the procedure body: EC
  • date: 2011-07-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/sec/2011/0919/COM_SEC(2011)0919_EN.pdf title: SEC(2011)0919 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=SECfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=919 title: EUR-Lex type: Document attached to the procedure body: EC
  • date: 2011-12-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE478.489 title: PE478.489 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2011-12-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE475.799 title: PE475.799 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2012-01-17T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE474.004&secondRef=04 title: PE474.004 committee: TRAN type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2012-01-18T00:00:00 docs: url: https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0151)(documentyear:2012)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES0151/2012 type: Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report body: ESC
  • date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 docs: title: PE480.639 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2012-10-11T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=21252&j=0&l=en title: SP(2012)665 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F12&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 00031/2012/LEX type: Draft final act body: CSL
  • date: 2013-06-28T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2013/0475/COM_COM(2013)0475_EN.pdf title: COM(2013)0475 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2013&nu_doc=475 title: EUR-Lex summary: This is the First Progress report prepared by the Commission on the implementation of its Staff Working Paper "Pollutant emission reduction from maritime transport and the Sustainable Waterborne Transport Toolbox" (also known as the ‘toolbox’). It covers the period September 2011 to January 2013. To recap, the toolbox accompanied the proposal for an amendment to Directive 1999/32/EC transposing the 2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards on the maximum level of sulphur permitted for fuels used in the shipping sector. It proposed a number of short-term accompanying measures, under the current financial perspective, to reduce compliance costs in relation to the new low sulphur standards, as well as a set of medium and longer-term accompanying measures aimed at addressing the environmental challenges confronting the EU shipping sector from a broader perspective and in a more integrated manner . The report presents the current state of implementation of the measures set out in the toolbox and puts forward proposals for closer cooperation between the Commission, Member States and industry stakeholders to manage the implementation of the measures and provides a means for developing additional measures where appropriate. The report briefly describes the progress to date related to the short-term accompanying measures , which were aimed at ensuring that current EU financial instruments, and national funding schemes, would continue to provide specific support to maritime-based projects which focused on promoting solutions complying with the new low sulphur standard. Work on the formulation of medium and longer-term accompanying measures has already commenced with a set of actions focusing on identifying and addressing the regulatory gaps hampering the safe and secure implementation of clean ship technologies and use of alternative fuels, notably marine LNG, as well as on the development of the necessary standards and green infrastructure. The report briefly outlines the way forward for the Commission, Member States, and industry stakeholders to jointly progress the toolbox implementation. In this context, the Commission proposes the creation of a dedicated expert group – the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF). Next steps: the ESSF will provide a platform for a structural dialogue, exchange of best practices and technical knowledge, cooperation, and coordination amongst relevant public and private maritime industries' stakeholders and relevant Commission services in areas jointly identified. The ESSF will be assisted by technical working groups which will focus in the first instance on scrubbing technology and marine LNG deployment, coordination of research and development activities and innovation (working on the basis of the broader research and development orientations provided by the WATERBORNE Technology Platform), financing aspects and exchange of best practices for the implementation of Directive 2012/33/EU. Annex 1 to this report presents a Roadmap for advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Waterborne Transport Toolbox and Annex 2 lists the TEN-T co-funded Motorways of the Sea (MoS) and ports projects in support of the low sulphur political priority. type: Follow-up document body: EC
  • date: 2011-11-07T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439 type: Contribution body: IT_SENATE
  • date: 2011-10-17T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0439 title: COM(2011)0439 type: Contribution body: PT_PARLIAMENT
events
  • date: 2011-07-15T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0439/COM_COM(2011)0439_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0439 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=439 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels with a view to reducing air pollution and improve human health and the environment. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. BACKGROUND: t he EU actions over the past decades have resulted in a considerable reduction of emissions of most air pollutants, including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, ammonia and particulate matter (PM). The greatest share of these reductions has been achieved by land-based emission sources such as industrial plants or road transport. Evidence shows that further reduction of such pollutants will deliver significant benefits to the health of EU citizens, the environment, and the economy at large. Projections made in 2005 showed that without further regulatory action the continued growth in emissions of SO2 and NOx from the maritime sector will surpass total emissions of these pollutants from all land-based sources by 2020 . Directive 1999/32/EC as amended regulates the sulphur content of fuels used by maritime transport and incorporates certain rules, agreed under the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), into EU law. In particular, the Directive incorporates more stringent rules on sulphur content of marine fuels to be used in areas in need of special environmental protection, the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs). Since the amendment of the Directive in 2005, and with strong EU support, IMO rules, among others in relation to SO2, were revised in October 2008 . These rules are contained in Annex VI of the Marine Pollution Convention 73/78 (Revised MARPOL Annex VI). The revised Annex VI to MARPOL entered into force on 1 July 2010. It introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00% as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10% as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5% as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50% as of 1 January 2020). Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00% sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL . IMPACT ASSESSMENT: in its analysis, the Commission: confirms the cost-effectiveness of the full alignment of the Directive with the IMO stricter fuel standards and the rules on emission abatement methods; recommends maintaining the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability. The benefit to cost ratios for this option range from 1.5 to 6 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2020) and from 0.8 to 10 (if the 0.1% standard is introduced in 2025); suggests to first develop guidance on monitoring and implementation of the Directive and, should this approach fail, to consider adopting binding rules; recommends that the European Commission and Member States use and, where possible and necessary, adapt existing instruments, to assist industry in the transition towards the new best available technology standards. LEGAL BASIS: Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: this proposal is consistent with the EU 2020 Strategy and its associated flagship initiatives, notably those relating to the low carbon society roadmaps and innovation Union , as well as existing EU policies for sustainable transport. The purpose of this proposal is to revise Directive 99/32/EC on the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels with the aim to: (1) align the Directive with the IMO rules on fuel standards, including the standards applicable outside SECAs; (2) align the Directive with the IMO rules on the emission abatement methods; (3) maintain the link between the stricter fuel standards in SECAs (now requiring maximum sulphur content of marine fuel of 1.5% and from 2015 - 0.1%) and those applying for passenger ships on a regular service outside SECAs (at the moment 1.5%); (4) strengthen EU monitoring and enforcement regime. According to the Commission, the main advantages of the proposed Regulation are as follows: incorporating the international fuel standards into EU law would strengthen the effectiveness of these standards as they would be monitored and enforced under the EU regime, which is more effective than the international enforcement system; extended access to and promoting the use of innovate emission abatement methods as an equivalent compliance option addresses concerns about the cost implications resulting from the new IMO rules for certain industries. This would significantly lower the IMO compliance costs (by 50% to 88%) and promote innovative industry solutions, in line with the priorities of the Europe 2020 Strategy and Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); stricter fuel standards for passenger ships on a regular service , which operate mostly in ports or close to shore, would ensure improvement of air quality in coastal areas. The introduction of the stricter fuel standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in comparison with SECAs in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability; lastly, strengthening EU monitoring and enforcement regime is particularly important considering that the significantly stricter fuel standards and the associated compliance costs may increase the incentives for circumvention. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no budgetary implication for the Union budget.
  • date: 2011-09-13T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2011-12-19T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 title: 3139 summary: The Council took note of a progress report on the proposal for a directive amending directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. The Council will pursue its work on the text under the incoming Danish Presidency. Member states in general welcomed the report and several ministers underlined the harmful effects for human health of emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with a high sulphur content, which contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, thus also causing acidification. Several member states and the Commission called for the application of stricter fuel quality standards applicable to SO2 Emission Control Areas (SECAs) to all territorial waters of the EU Member States. However, some ministers pointed out that this could lead to distortions of competition, since other non-EU countries will not apply the same rules and therefore any SECAs enlargement should only be done within the framework of the IMO. Furthermore, a number of ministers also expressed concerns regarding the fact that adapting vessels to comply with the new rules would imply additional costs for ship owners and required a transitional period. Some member states also voiced doubts on the availability of low sulphur fuels from the date of entry into force of the directive.
  • date: 2012-02-16T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2012-02-27T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-38&language=EN title: A7-0038/2012 summary: The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Statu HASSI (Greens/EFA, FI) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. The committee recommends that the European Parliament’s position in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows: Biofuels: stressing that the use of biofuels is already today technically possible for vessels, Members consider that the Directive clearly allow bio-fuels to be used. Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in SOx Emission Control Areas and by passenger ships operating to or from Union ports: · Members propose that SECA bordering Member States must be allowed to compensate temporarily through state aid the costs for the enterprises that are under global competition and which are exposed to significant costs related to sulphur regulation. The Commission shall adopt at the latest by the end of 2013 guidance on applicable state aid rules to be followed in this regard. · The report states that marine fuels should not be used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds: (a) 3.50 % as of 1 January 2012; (b) 0.50 % as from 1 January 2015; (c) 0.10 % as from 1 January 2020. · In the event of non-compliance with these and after examination of all pieces of evidence, authorities exercising Port State Control shall be empowered to detain the ship until the violation has been rectified. On-compliant vessels shall be required to de-bunker and be subject to a penalty for each violation per day. · By way of derogation , where conformity with the limit values result in a significant negative social impact on local communities living on islands in the outermost regions of the Union and on the whole or part of the territory of Greece, the Member States concerned may postpone by a maximum of five years the deadlines referred to in that paragraph with regard to a limited number of passenger ships operating on regular services on routes between Union ports, provided that the relevant air quality standards are respected. · Furthermore, Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by any ships to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds 0.10 % as from 1 January 2015. This shall apply to all vessels of all flags, including vessels whose journey began outside the Union. Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships on inland waterways, and by any ships at berth in Union ports: the report notes that under the current regime, different sulphur limit values apply to ocean-going ships and inland vessels, even though they sail in the same estuary. Members propose to remedy this and align the sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships on inland waterways, in the territorial seas of the Union or by any ships at berth in Union ports with the values contained in Directive 98/70/EC from 1 January 2015. Availability of marine fuels : Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the availability and balanced distribution of marine fuels where the sulphur content does not exceed 0,10% as from 1 January 2015. Equivalents: the Administration of a Member State may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedure, alternative fuel oil or compliance method used as an alternative to that required by this Directive if such fitting, or other procedure, alternative fuel oil or compliance method is at least as effective in terms of emissions reductions as that required by the Directive. Use of new technologies for emission reduction : the proposal provides that ships using the emission abatement methods shall continuously achieve reductions of sulphur dioxide emissions that are at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by using marine fuels that meet the requirements of the directive. Members propose to delete the word “continuously” so as to ensure that scrubbers which may temporarily fall out of compliance are still permitted under the Directive. The deletion would also allow for the use of other compliance methods such as averaging. Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels. Members also state that port authorities must include in the harbour fee or other charges any costs of reception, handling and disposal of effluents from exhaust gas cleaning systems in accordance with Directive 2000/59/EC, irrespective of whether or not wastes are delivered. Fuel oil availability : the report inserts a new provision stating that if a ship is found by a Member State not to be in compliance with the standards for compliant fuel oils set out in the Directive, the competent authority of the Member State may require the ship to: (a) present a record of the actions taken to attempt to achieve compliance; and (b) provide evidence that it attempted to purchase compliant fuel oil in accordance with its voyage plan and, if it was not made available where planned, that attempts were made to locate alternative sources for such fuel oil and that despite best efforts to obtain compliant fuel oil, no such fuel oil was made available for purchase. Reports and review: the Commission shall, by 31 December 2013, submit a report which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report: · potential impacts on the internal market, in particular regarding competitiveness, from the application of different emissions standards in the Union ; · the designation of additional SOx and NOx Emission Control Areas; · quality standards for marine fuel oils along the lines of those applicable to Directive 98/70/EC; · additional or alternative complementary measures to further reduce emissions from ships.' The Commission shall also carry out an impact assessment of this Directive and by the end of 2012 propose a set of compensatory measures to diminish the negative impacts on shipping industries throughout the Union.
  • date: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21252&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20120911&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-315 title: T7-0315/2012 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 606 votes to 55, with 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. Parliament adopted its position on first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure. The agreement was the result of a compromise negotiated between Parliament and Council. The main amendments to the proposal are as follows: Definitions: according to the amended text: Heavy fuel oil means: any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN code 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 68, 2710 20 31, 2710 20 35, 2710 20 39, or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil as defined in points 2 and 3, which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils intended for use as fuel and of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250 o C by the ASTM D86 method. If the distillation cannot be determined by the ASTM D86 method, the petroleum product is likewise categorised as a heavy fuel oil; Gas oil means: any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN code 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250 o C and of which at least 85% by volume (including losses) distils at 350 o C by the ASTM D86 method. Diesel fuels, as defined in Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, are excluded from this definition. Fuels used in non-road mobile machinery and agricultural tractors are also excluded from this definition. Maximum sulphur content in marine fuel: Member States shall: ensure that marine fuels are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3,50% by mass , except for fuels supplied to ships using emission abatement methods operating in closed mode; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds 3.50% as from 18 months following the entry into force of the Directive ; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels exceeds 1,50% by mass until 1 January 2020 . Member States shall be responsible for the enforcement of this requirement at least in respect of vessels flying their flag and vessels of all flags while in their ports. Availability of martne fuels that comply with this Directive: Member States shall endeavour to ensure the availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive and inform the Commission of the availability of such marine fuels in its ports and terminals. If a ship is found by a Member State not to be in compliance with the standards for marine fuels which comply with this Directive, the competent authority of the Member State is entitled to require the ship to: present a record of the actions taken to attempt to achieve compliance; and provide evidence that it attempted to purchase marine fuel which complies with this Directive in accordance with its voyage plan and, if it was not made available where planned, that attempts were made to locate alternative sources for such marine fuel and that, despite best efforts to obtain marine fuel which complies with this Directive, no such marine fuel was made available for purchase. The ship shall not be required to deviate from its intended voyage or to delay unduly the voyage in order to achieve compliance. A port State shall notify the Commission when a ship has presented evidence of the non-availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive. Member States shall ensure that marine diesel oils are not placed on the market in their territory if the sulphur content of those marine diesel oils exceeds 1.50% by mass. Emission abatement methods: Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels. Where justified in the light of scientific and technical progress regarding alternative emission abatement methods and in such a way as to ensure strict consistency with the relevant instruments and standards adopted by the IMO, the Commission shall i) be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a amending Annexes I and II; ii) adopt implementing acts laying down the detailed requirements for monitoring of emissions, where appropriate. Financial measures: Member States may adopt financial measures in favour of operators affected by this Directive where such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules applicable and to be adopted in this area. Report and follow-up: by 31 December 2013 , the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report the potential for reducing air pollution taking into account, inter alia: annual reports submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and 1a; observed air quality and acidification; fuel costs; potential economic impact and observed modal shift; and progress in reducing emissions from ships. The Commission shall, in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, by 31 December 2012 , develop appropriate measures promoting compliance with the environmental standards of this Directive, and minimising the possible negative impacts. Penalties: Member States shall determine the penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties determined must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and may include fines calculated in such a way as to ensure that the fines at least deprive those responsible of the economic benefits derived from their infringement and that those fines gradually increase for repeated infringements.
  • date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2012-11-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to amend Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels with a view to reducing air pollution and improve human health and the environment. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 199/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. CONTENT: following an agreement at first reading with the European Parliament, the Council adopted a Directive amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. Emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with a high sulphur content contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, which harm human health and the environment and contribute to acid deposition. This Directive therefore seeks to amend Directive 1999/32/EC in order to substantially reduce these emissions by making the most recent International Maritime Organisation (IMO) rules with respect to marine fuels binding in the EU . The main changes introduced by the Directive are as follows: Maximum sulphur content: in order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, Directive 1999/32/EC is aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL . In accordance with this revised annex: the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in SOx Emission Control Areas is set at: (i) 1% until 31 December 2014 and (ii) 0.1% as from 1 January 2015 ; the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in maritime areas not in SOx Emission Control Areas is set at: (i) 3.5% as from 18 June 2014 and (ii) 0.5% as from 1 January 2020 . Member States shall: ensure that marine fuels are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by mass , except for fuels supplied to ships using emission abatement methods operating in closed mode; ensure that gas oils are not used within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 0.1% by mass ; take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels exceeds 1.5 % by mass until 1 January 2020 . Member States shall endeavour to ensure the availability of marine fuels which comply with this Directive and inform the Commission of the availability of such marine fuels in its ports and terminals. Member States shall, as an alternative solution for reducing emissions, encourage the use of onshore power supply systems by docked vessels. Financial measures: Member States may adopt financial measures in favour of operators affected by this Directive where such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules applicable and to be adopted in this area. Member States may, in cooperation with other Member States, as appropriate, approve trials of ship emission abatement methods on vessels flying their flag, or in sea areas within their jurisdiction. Penalties: Member States shall determine the penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties determined must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and may include fines calculated in such a way as to ensure that the fines at least deprive those responsible of the economic benefits derived from their infringement and that those fines gradually increase for repeated infringements. Report and monitoring: by 31 December 2013 the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council which shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals. The Commission shall consider in its report the potential for reducing air pollution taking into account, inter alia : annual reports; observed air quality and acidification; fuel costs; potential economic impact and observed modal shift; and progress in reducing emissions from ships. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 17/12/2012. TRANSPOSITION: no later than 18/06/2014. DELEGATED ACTS: the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC to scientific and technical progress and in such a way as to ensure strict consistency with the relevant instruments of the IMO. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 17 December 2012 (a period that may be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless Parliament or the Council objects). A delegated act shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of three months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by three months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. If the European Parliament or the Council objects, the delegated act does not enter into force. docs: title: Directive 2012/33 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033 title: OJ L 327 27.11.2012, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:327:TOC
other
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Former Council configuration
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/ title: Environment commissioner: POTOČNIK Janez
otherinst
  • name: European Economic and Social Committee
  • name: European Committee of the Regions
procedure/Mandatory consultation of other institutions
Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
Old
ENVI/7/06591
New
  • ENVI/7/06591
procedure/final/url
Old
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033
New
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033
procedure/instrument
Old
Directive
New
  • Directive
  • Amending Directive 1999/32/EC 1997/0105(SYN)
procedure/other_consulted_institutions
European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
procedure/subject
Old
  • 3.20.03 Maritime transport: passengers and freight
  • 3.60.02 Oil industry, motor fuels
  • 3.70.02 Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
  • 3.70.05 Marine and coastal pollution, pollution from ships, oil pollution
New
3.20.03
Maritime transport: passengers and freight
3.60.02
Oil industry, motor fuels
3.70.02
Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
3.70.05
Marine and coastal pollution, pollution from ships, oil pollution
procedure/summary
  • Amending Directive 1999/32/EC
2015-11-04Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
activities/0/docs/0/celexid
CELEX:52011PC0439:EN
2015-11-04Show (3) Changes | Timetravel
activities/0/docs/0/celexid
CELEX:52011PC0439:EN
links/European Commission/title
Old
PreLex
New
EUR-Lex
procedure/subject/0
Old
3.20.03 Sea transport: passengers and freight
New
3.20.03 Maritime transport: passengers and freight
2014-11-09Show (5) Changes
activities
  • date: 2011-07-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0439/COM_COM(2011)0439_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0439 type: Legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52011PC0439:EN body: EC type: Legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/ title: Environment Commissioner: POTOČNIK Janez
  • date: 2011-09-13T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
  • body: CSL meeting_id: 3139 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3139*&MEET_DATE=19/12/2011 type: Debate in Council title: 3139 council: Environment date: 2011-12-19T00:00:00 type: Council Meeting
  • date: 2012-02-16T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
  • body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-38&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0038/2012 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja date: 2012-02-27T00:00:00
  • date: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21252&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20120911&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-315 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0315/2012 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy meeting_id: 3196
  • date: 2012-10-29T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Final act signed
  • date: 2012-11-21T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2012-11-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012L0033 title: Directive 2012/33 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:327:TOC title: OJ L 327 27.11.2012, p. 0001
committees
  • body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2011-09-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: HASSI Satu
  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Industry, Research and Energy committee: ITRE
  • body: EP responsible: False committee: TRAN date: 2011-08-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ALDE name: SAVISAAR-TOOMAST Vilja
links
National parliaments
European Commission
other
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Former Council configuration
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/ title: Environment commissioner: POTOČNIK Janez
procedure
dossier_of_the_committee
ENVI/7/06591
Mandatory consultation of other institutions
Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions
reference
2011/0190(COD)
subtype
Legislation
legal_basis
Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 192-p1
stage_reached
Procedure completed
summary
Amending Directive 1999/32/EC
instrument
Directive
title
Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
type
COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
final
subject
@parltrack
@parltrack@eupolicy.social
[javascript protected email address]
code AGPLv3.0+
data ODBLv1.0
site content CC-By-Sa-3.0

ParlTrack - 2011-2024

© European Union, 2011 – Source: European Parliament
Hosted by AS250.net Foundation