Proposal for a Council Directive adapting Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels , by reason of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2008-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Community certification, Romania, accession to the European Union, inland waterway shipping, maritime safety, technical regulations, technical standard

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 19.3.2008 
COM(2008) 149 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

adapting Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying 
down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels , by reason of the accession of 
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Article 56 of the 2005 Act of Accession stipulates that where acts of the institutions adopted 
prior  to  accession  require  adaptation  by  reason  of  accession,  and  the  necessary  adaptations 
have not been provided for in this Act or its Annexes, the Council or the Commission (if the 
original acts was adopted by the Commission) shall adopt the necessary acts. 

The attached proposal for a Council Directive covers the adaptations in the area of technical 
requirements for inland waterway vessels to Directive 2006/87/EC, adopted on 12 December 
2006. These adaptations, based on previous similar adaptations of Directive 82/714/EEC, are 
of  a  technical  nature.  To  technically  adapt  the  acquis  in  view  of  accession  has  no  financial 
impact. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

adapting Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying 
down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels , by reason of the accession of 
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,  

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where a Council act adopted prior to 
accession  requires  adaptation  by  reason  of  accession,  and  the  necessary  adaptations 
have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the Council shall 
adopt the necessary act. 

Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 
2006  laying  down  technical  requirements  for  inland  waterway  vessels  and  repealing 
Council  Directive  82/714/EEC2  was  adopted  on  12  December  2006,  prior  to  the 
accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and requires adaptation by 
reason of this accession. 

(3) 

Directive 2006/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

Directive 2006/87/EC is amended as follows: 

Article 1 

(1) 

(a) 

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Annex I is amended as follows: 

In Chapter 2, Zone 3, 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ  L  389,  30.12.2006,  p.  1.  Directive  amended  by  Directive  2006/137/EC,  OJ  L  389,  30.12.2006,  p. 
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(i) 

the  following  is  inserted  between  the  entries  for  the  Kingdom  of  Belgium  and  the 
Czech Republic: 

"Republic of Bulgaria 

Danube: from rkm 845,650 to rkm 374,100"; 

(ii) 

the  following  is  inserted  between  the  entries  for  the  Republic  of  Poland  and  the 
Slovak Republic: 

"Romania 

Danube:  from  the  Serbian  –  Romanian  border  (km  1075)  to  the  Black  Sea  on  the 
Sulina Channelbranch. 

Danube – Black Sea Canal (64,410 km length): from the junction with the Danube 
river,  at  km  299,300  of  the  Danube  at  Cernavodă  (respectively  km  64,410  of  the 
Canal), to the Port of Constanta South – Agigea (km "0" of the Canal). 

Poarta Albă – Midia Năvodari Canal (34,600 km length): from the junction with the 
Danube – Black Sea Canal at km 29,410 at Poarta Albă (respectively km 27,500 of 
the Canal) to the Port of Midia (km "0" of the Canal).". 

(b) 

In Chapter 3, Zone 4, the following is inserted between the entries for the Republic 
of Poland and the Slovak Republic  

"Romania 

All other waterways not listed in Zone 3.". 

Annex IX is amended as follows: 

in part I, Chapter 4, Article 4.05, 

the following is inserted between the entries for Denmark and Poland: 

“19  = Romania” 

(2) 

(a) 

(i) 

(ii) 

the following is inserted between the entries for Latvia and Lithuania: 

(b) 

(i) 

“34  = Bulgaria” 

in Part III, Chapter 1, Article 1.06: 

the following is inserted between the entries for Denmark and Poland : 

“19  = Romania” 

(ii) 

the following is inserted between the entries for Latvia and Lithuania : 

“34  = Bulgaria” 

(c) 

in Part IV, Chapter 1, Article 1.06, 

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(i) 

the following is inserted between the entries for Denmark and Poland: 

“19  = Romania” 

(ii) 

the following is inserted between the entries for Latvia and Lithuania : 

“34  = Bulgaria” 

Article 2 

1. 

Member  States  which  have  inland  waterways  as  referred  to  in  Article  1(1)  of 
Directive 2006/87/EC shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions  necessary  to  comply  with  this  Directive  with  effect  from  30  December 
2008.  They  shall  forthwith  communicate  to  the  Commission  the  text  of  those 
provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive. 

When  Member  States  adopt  those  provisions,  they  shall  contain  a  reference  to  this 
Directive  or  be  accompanied  by  such  a  reference  on  the  occasion  of  their  official 
publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 

2. 

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions 
of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 

Article 3 

Article 4 

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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