REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency

21.6.2016 - (COM(2015)0667 – C8‑0404/2015 – 2015/0313(COD)) - ***I

Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Michael Cramer
(Simplified procedure – Rule 50(1) of the Rules of Procedure)

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency

(COM(2015)0667 – C8‑0404/2015 – 2015/0313(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0667),

–  having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 100(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0404/2015),

–  having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 March 2016[1],

–  after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

–  having regard to Rule 59 and 50(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0215/2016),

1.  Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal;

2.  Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

3.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

• [1]  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

OPINION of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (24.5.2016)

for the Committee on Transport and Tourism

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency
(COM(2015)0667 – C8‑0404/2015 – 2015/0313(COD))

Rapporteur: Artis Pabriks

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

Amendment    1 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment 1.  The Agency shall, in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, support national authorities carrying out coastguard functions at national and Union level, and where appropriate at international level by: 1.  The Agency shall, in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, support national authorities carrying out coastguard functions at national and Union level, and where appropriate at international level by: (a)   sharing information generated by fusing and analysing data available in ship reporting systems and other information systems hosted by or accessible to the agencies, in accordance with their respective legal bases and without prejudice to the ownership of data by Member States; (a)   sharing information generated by fusing and analysing data available in ship reporting systems and other information systems hosted by or accessible to the agencies, in accordance with their respective legal bases and without prejudice to the ownership of data by Member States; (b)  providing surveillance and communication services based on state-of-the-art technology, including space-based and ground infrastructure and sensors mounted on any kind of platform, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems; (b)  providing surveillance and communication services based on state-of-the-art technology, including space-based and ground infrastructure and sensors mounted on any kind of platform; (c)  capacity building by elaborating guidelines, recommendations and best practices as well as by supporting the training and exchange of staff, with a view to enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation on coastguard functions; (c)  capacity building by elaborating guidelines, recommendations and best practices as well as by providing training and exchange of staff;   (ca)  enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation on coast guard functions and emerging risks in the maritime domain; (d)  capacity sharing, including the planning and implementation of multipurpose operations and the sharing of assets and other capabilities across sectors and borders. (d)  capacity sharing, including the planning and implementation of multipurpose operations and the sharing of assets and other capabilities across sectors and borders. 2.  The modalities of the cooperation on coastguard functions of the Agency with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency shall be determined in a working arrangement, in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the agencies. 2.  The modalities of the cooperation on coastguard functions of the Agency with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency shall be determined in a working arrangement, in accordance with their respective mandates and the financial rules applicable to the agencies. 3.  The Commission may adopt, in the form of a recommendation, a practical handbook on European cooperation on coastguard functions, containing guidelines, recommendations and best practices for the exchange of information and cooperation at national, Union and international level. 3.  The Commission may adopt, in the form of a recommendation, a practical handbook on European cooperation on coastguard functions, containing guidelines, recommendations and best practices for the exchange of information and cooperation at national, Union and international level.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title	European Maritime Safety Agency
References	COM(2015)0667 – C8-0404/2015 – 2015/0313(COD)
Committee responsible        Date announced in plenary	TRAN 21.1.2016
Opinion by        Date announced in plenary	LIBE 21.1.2016
Rapporteur        Date appointed	Artis Pabriks 29.2.2016
Discussed in committee	29.2.2016	11.4.2016	24.5.2016
Date adopted	24.5.2016
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	44 7 0
Members present for the final vote	Jan Philipp Albrecht, Martina Anderson, Malin Björk, Caterina Chinnici, Rachida Dati, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Laura Ferrara, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Lorenzo Fontana, Kinga Gál, Ana Gomes, Nathalie Griesbeck, Sylvie Guillaume, Monika Hohlmeier, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Iliana Iotova, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Barbara Kudrycka, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Marju Lauristin, Monica Macovei, Barbara Matera, Claude Moraes, Soraya Post, Judith Sargentini, Birgit Sippel, Branislav Škripek, Csaba Sógor, Helga Stevens, Traian Ungureanu, Bodil Valero, Udo Voigt, Beatrix von Storch, Josef Weidenholzer, Cecilia Wikström, Kristina Winberg, Tomáš Zdechovský
Substitutes present for the final vote	Laura Agea, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Hugues Bayet, Carlos Coelho, Pál Csáky, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Jeroen Lenaers, Nuno Melo, Angelika Mlinar, Artis Pabriks, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Emil Radev, Barbara Spinelli, Axel Voss
Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote	Miroslav Poche

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	European Maritime Safety Agency
References	COM(2015)0667 – C8-0404/2015 – 2015/0313(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament	15.12.2015
Committee responsible        Date announced in plenary	TRAN 21.1.2016
Committees asked for opinions        Date announced in plenary	BUDG 21.1.2016	ENVI 21.1.2016	ITRE 21.1.2016	LIBE 21.1.2016
Not delivering opinions        Date of decision	BUDG 3.2.2016	ENVI 21.1.2016	ITRE 28.1.2016
Rapporteurs        Date appointed	Michael Cramer 15.6.2016
Previous rapporteurs	Marie-Christine Arnautu
Simplified procedure - date of decision	15.6.2016
Date adopted	24.5.2016
Date tabled	21.6.2016