Directive (EU) 2019/883 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships

Summary:

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 regulating the availability of port reception facilities and the delivery of waste to those facilities.

Further information:

This Directive aims to protect the marine environment by reducing discharges of waste from ships, and to improve efficiency of maritime operations in ports, by seeking to ensure that more waste is delivered on shore, in particular garbage, including waste from the fishing sector such as derelict fishing gear. It also aims to contribute to the Circular Economy, by improving the adequacy of waste reception facilities, in particular as regards their environmental operation.

The new Directive repeals the existing Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues and amends Directive 2010/65/EU Directive 2010/65/EU on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States.

The proposal for the Directive was adopted on 16 January 2018 by the European Commission as part of a package which unveiled a Strategy for Plastics in the European Union. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on the draft law on 7 June.

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Commentary and Analysis

EPRS: Briefing, March 2018: Port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships [Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/615659/EPRS_BRI(2018)615659_EN.pdf

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EUR-Lex: COM(2018)33: Proposal for a Directive on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:33:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)21: Impact assessment accompanying COM(2018)33 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:021:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)22: Executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying COM(2018)33 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:022:FIN

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure file on Port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil-mobile/fiche-procedure/2018/0012(COD)

European Parliament: Legislative Train: Port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-new-boost-for-jobs-growth-and-investment/file-port-reception-facilities-for-the-delivery-of-waste-from-ships

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 07/06/2018: Council agrees its stance on port reception facilities http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/06/07/tackling-marine-litter-council-agrees-its-stance-on-port-reception-facilities/

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