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EU Developments 2008 ECASBA SEMINAR June 11-12 2008. EU Maritime Policy. Maritime Transport Strategy Paper (Blue Vision on the Maritime Sector) Replaces Kinnock Paper Will include Maritime Space Regulation Publication October 2008 Consultant Secretariat assistance of ECSA/FEPORT/ESPO
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EU Developments 2008ECASBA SEMINARJune 11-12 2008 ECASBA SEMINAR
EU Maritime Policy • Maritime Transport Strategy Paper (Blue Vision on the Maritime Sector) • Replaces Kinnock Paper • Will include Maritime Space Regulation • Publication October 2008 • Consultant • Secretariat assistance of ECSA/FEPORT/ESPO • Group of Senior Experts • Next meeting July 9th Senior Experts (June 10th Maritime Directors) ECASBA SEMINAR
EU Maritime Policy - 2 • Restructured DG Fish and Maritime Affairs: DG MARE • Horizontal Directorates: Policy Development and Co-ordination, International Affairs and Markets, Resources. • Regional Directorates: Atlantic, outermost regions and Arctic; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Baltic Sea, North Sea and landlocked countries. • This structure is the implementing organisation for the projected work of the Maritime Taskforce ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy - overview • Communication on Port Policy 18 October 2007 • The principles of this document rely on soft law, dialogue and guidelines (see also next slide) • Council welcomed the Communication • Opinion of the Committee of the Regions adopted • Own Initiative Opinion of EP pending • Own Initiative of EESC pending ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy – work plan • Emphasis in 2008 • Environmental guidelines • State aid guidelines • Other areas of work • Transparency Directive • Social dialogue • Operational dialogue • Key performance indicators • MARNIS ongoing • Shore reception facilities (ongoing) • Shore-side electricity (downsized) ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy: environmental guidelines • Seminar in Venice • The result of the work would be guidance, not guidelines • Commission would not open cases when respect of Guidance • Guidance would better clarify definitions • Industry is invited to provide assistance • Estuaries Working Group • Application of Birds, Habitat and Water Framework Directive in Estuaries and Coastal Waters • Next Meeting June 30th • End Result October 2008 ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy: State Aid Guidelines and Transparency Directive • State Aid Guidelines • Debate still ongoing on what should be considered state aid in a port environment • Guidelines delayed • Sector consultative conference scheduled for Riga on October 3rd • Industry is invited to provide assistance • Transparency Directive • An extension of the Directive to cover all ports irrespective of their turnover will take time • 2009 likely to have a proposal put forward taking into account the new Commission and Parliament ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy - Seminars • Seminars in 2008 • April-Venice: taking stock of state of play on environmental guidelines • June-Marseille: (delayed) Port sector dialogue with a particular emphasis on social dialogue • July-Riga: (delayed until October 3rd) debate on State aid guidelines, finished drafting and communicated to MS end of June ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy - Concessions • Concessions • DG Internal Market is considering a General Directive on Concessions • Units C2 and C3 involved; debate with MS on principle ongoing ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy - Charging • Internalisation of external costs • Revision of rules expected no later than October 2008 through • COMM has released a handbook on state of the art references on the valuation of external costs • The maritime sector has reacted negative or prudent. A MIF note has even been issued, although not signed by all (excl. ETF, EFIP and FEPORT). ECASBA SEMINAR
Port Policy – Organisational Changes • Jean Trestour to B4: inland waterways, MOS and Marco polo • Dimitrios Theologitis from security to G2: maritime transport, port policy and maritime security • Wolfgang Elsner to Security of land transport and dangerous goods • Rodrigo Vila de Benavent to Infrastructures and Airport. • Ben van Houtte to B3 logistics, innovation and co-modality • Marjeta Jager and Ms. Wolfcarius to P2: Information & communication, document management • Heinrich Hilbrecht, Jean Vinois, Stefan Tostmann and Kosmäki in Energy • Salvarini and Seebohm in Air Transport • Edgar Thielmann in Galileo • And others ... ECASBA SEMINAR
Environment Policy • Commissioner Dimas presented EC environmental priorities up to 2009 • Loss of biodiversity should be halted • Better enforcement of Natura 2000 and implementation of the Biodiversity Action Plan (Mid-term report expected) • Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (end of 2009) • Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package (in Parliament) • IMO on SOx and Nox; otherwise EC legislation ECASBA SEMINAR
Customs Policy • MCC adopted in second reading by Parliament on February 19th 2008 • MCC is not self-executive and dependent on implementing measures • Adoption expected 2009 • AEO entered into force: MS have to wait 70 days for prejudicial info from other MS; COMM started recognition procedure with major trading partners; debate on benefits continues • ICS/ECS ongoing: objective mid 2009 • 100% scanning: data have been provided on distortion of port operations and competition ECASBA SEMINAR
Security policy • SAGMAS is the platform between Commission and Industry on security matters • Issues debated relate to the port access cards and the integration of the Regulation transposing the ISPS and the Directive on Port Security • A debate on minimum security standards is ongoing as well • ESRIF established • ESRIF is a platform supported by the Commission on enhancing security research with a view to framework funding. • First phase of study on access cards finished. A second study is contemplated. ECASBA SEMINAR
Logistics Policy • Bottlenecks exercise running: next meeting foreseen 17 June • ‘Battle plan’ on actions will soon start ECASBA SEMINAR
Funding • MARCO POLO-II improvement consultation • TEN-T Call MIP and non-MIP • End of 2008 the Commission will publish a Green Paper on the establishment of logistic corridors with a specific emphasis on hinterland connections to ports. • The related change of the TEN-T Guidelines is foreseen for the next Commission as of 2009. • The ESPO Conference of 2009 would deal with the subject as well. ECASBA SEMINAR