Considerations on COM(2021)307 - EU position at the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Convention on the collection, deposit and reception of waste generated during navigation on the Rhine and other inland waterways (CDNI) on the adoption of the resolution aiming to extend the ban on the discharging of domestic wastewater by inland waterways vessels carrying between 12 and 50 passengers - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)307 - EU position at the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Convention on the collection, deposit and reception of waste ... |
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| document | COM(2021)307  |
| date | June 21, 2021 |
| (2) | Pursuant to Article 19 of the CDNI, the Conference of Contracting Parties may amend the CDNI and its annexes. |
| (3) | Action by the Union in the sector of inland navigation should aim to ensure uniformity of technical requirements applied in the Union, as regards inland waterway vessels in the Union. |
| (4) | The Conference of Contracting Parties to the CDNI is to adopt during its meeting on 22 June 2021 a resolution aiming to extend the ban on the discharging of domestic wastewater to inland waterways vessels carrying more than 12 passengers and passenger cabin vessels with more than 12 sleeping berths. The provisions of that resolution will require appropriate equipment to be installed on board vessels falling within the scope of that resolution. |
| (5) | The technical standard for inland navigation vessels (ES-TRIN 2019/1), adopted by the European Committee for drawing up Standards in Inland Navigation (CESNI) on 8 November 2018, lays down uniform technical requirements necessary to ensure the safety of inland waterway vessels. It includes special provisions regarding specific categories of vessels, such as passenger vessels, provisions regarding the equipment and installations of vessels, including wastewater collection and disposal facilities, as well as instructions for the application of that technical standard. |
| (6) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Conference of Contracting Parties to the CDNI, as the provisions of the resolution will be capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). |
| (7) | The resolution should increase consistency with the requirements set by Union law, mainly in the area of the applicability dates for installing the appropriate equipment for collecting wastewater on inland waterway vessels. Furthermore, the resolution furthers environmental protection initiatives and objectives. |
| (8) | The Union is not a Contracting Party to the CDNI. The Union’s position is to be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are Contracting Parties to the CDNI, acting jointly in the interest of the Union, |