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"The accession to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea is a long-standing issue followed up by the EU and by the Parliament. The convention itself dates back to 1974 with the safety of passenger ships and passenger rights lying at its heart. It was, however, considered that the convention regulated insufficiently a number of substantive issues including the nature and extent of the carriers’ liability and minimum requirements on insurance. Under the aegis of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Protocol, which was adopted on 1 November 2002, amended the Athens Convention in a way that satisfied key elements such as liability in case of fault or neglect by the carrier, compulsory insurance and the right to make claims directly against the insurer.
The compensation of terrorism-related damages is addressed by IMO Guidelines and a reservation to the Protocol. Considering that most of the desirable elements were then covered by the Protocol, the Commission proposed in 2003 that the European Community become a contracting party to the Protocol of 2002 and that the Member States should do likewise. Negotiations within the Council on the conclusion were suspended, however, and were only resumed in December 2007."@en1
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