12. Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) ***III - Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) ***III - Port State control (recast) ***III - Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***III - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***III - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents ***III - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners ***II - Compliance with flag State requirements ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) [PE-CONS 3719/2008 - C6-0042/2009 - 2005/0237A(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0097/2009)

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) [PE-CONS 3720/2008 - C6-0043/2009 - 2005/0237B(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0098/2009)

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast) [PE-CONS 3721/2008 - C6-0044/2009 - 2005/0238(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Dominique Vlasto (A6-0099/2009)

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system [PE-CONS 3722/2008 - C6-0045/2009 - 2005/0239(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A6-0100/2009)

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC [PE-CONS 3723/2008 - C6-0046/2009 - 2005/0240(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Jaromír Kohlíček (A6-0101/2009)

Report: on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents [PE-CONS 3724/2008 - C6-0047/2009 - 2005/0241(COD)] - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0102/2009)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims [14287/2/2008 - C6-0483/2008 - 2005/0242(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0072/2009)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance with flag State requirements [14288/2/2008 - C6-0484/2008 - 2005/0236(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (A6-0069/2009)

Luis de Grandes Pascual, Dominique Vlasto, Dirk Sterckx, Jaromír Kohlíček and Paolo Costa introduced the reports.

Gilles Savary and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes introduced the recommendations for second reading.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mogens Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacky Hénin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Fernand Le Rachinel, Non-attached Member, Ioannis Kasoulides and Michel Teychenné.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Georgios Toussas, Luca Romagnoli, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jim Higgins, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Avril Doyle and Brian Simpson.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Dominique Vlasto, Dirk Sterckx, Jaromír Kohlíček, Paolo Costa, Gilles Savary and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski and Inés Ayala Sender.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.5, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.6, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.7, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.8, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.9, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.10, minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.11 and minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.12.