Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a, Article 15 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that safety recommendations made by the investigation authorities are duly taken into account by the addressees, in particular with a view to preventing future accidents, and, where appropriate, are given an adequate follow-up in accordance with Union and international law.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 17a – paragraph 1: 1. The Commission and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) shall facilitate the development of capacities as well as the sharing of knowledge within and between the investigation authorities through the provision of regular training sessions and certifications on new legal and technological developments, specific techniques and tools and technologies relating to ships, their equipment and operations.

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 17a – paragraph 2: 2. Upon request of the investigation authorities of the Member States, and assuming that no conflict of interest arises, the Commission and the EMSA shall provide operational and technological support to these Member States in the conduct of their safety investigations. Such support include the provision of specialised analytical tools or equipment, as well as expertise.

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 17a – paragraph 2 a2a (new): 2a. The Commission andshall theprovide EMSA shallwith providethe necessary and sufficient means to organise dedicated training to investigation authorities on the use of investigative technologies, equipment and on new technologies relatingrelated to thesafety aspects of digitalisation and sustainable developments in maritime transport.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – introductory part: (17) Article 20 is replaced by the following:

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17, Article 20 – paragraph 1: “TheThe Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20a to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by updating the definitions and Annexes in order to complyalign them with changes to international maritime law, as regulatedthe byrelevant theIMO IMO,instruments, as well as to update the references made to other Union acts andthe torelevant IMO instruments which have entered into force, subject to observance of the limits of this Directive.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17, Article 20 – paragraph 2: deleted

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17, Article 20 – paragraph 3: deleted

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new), Article 20 a (new): (17a) the following Article 20a is inserted: / Article‘Article 20a / Exercise of the delegation / 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. / 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [date of entry into force]. / 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. / 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law Making of 13 April 2016. / 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. / 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 20 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that pe…p…

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18, Article 23 – paragraph 1: The Commission shall by [OP: Please insert a date: five years from the date of entry into force of this amending Directive] submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of, and compliance with, this Directive, and, if necessary, propose further measures in the light of the recommendations set out therein, taking into consideration the possibility for mandatory accident investigation for fishing vessels below 15 meters to be included in the scope of this Directive.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new), Annex II – point 30 a (new): (19a) In Annex II, point 30 a is added: / (30a) Container lost at sea

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