Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-09-Speech-2-221"
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"Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Sterckx for his thorough investigation into this issue and the excellent way in which he has prepared this report. The proposal for a directive as part of the second
package has focused attention on the matters that are essential for increasing safety at sea and reducing the environmental damage caused by accidents. Waterborne traffic is popular, partly because it is environmentally friendly. It is especially important for the EU’s peripheral regions and in commercial transport between the EU and non-member countries. The risk of accident has grown, however, with the increase in traffic.
The committee has once again adopted some proposals to improve safety that are not contained in the Council’s common position. It is particularly important to ensure there are adequate salvage facilities and equipment to deal with oil spillages in all coastal zones. Likewise, we must see to it that essential search and rescue services are properly organised. Besides tightening up the rules still further we must ensure that the decisions taken are realistic and, furthermore, feasible. It is important for the interests of all concerned, however, that the proposal is adopted swiftly and that we make real progress in matters of safety.
Because the directive should be adopted and implemented swiftly it is not appropriate to wait around for the decision of the meeting of the International Maritime Organisation in December. The directive’s annexes can be amended through the comitology procedure so that they are made to accord with what the IMO has decided. This procedure allows internationally agreed deadlines to be incorporated into the directive easily and swiftly.
I would furthermore like to draw your attention to the fact that decisions taken by the Union alone to raise levels of safety at sea are not enough. We need global agreements to deal with such matters as responsibility."@en1
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