2000/0325(COD)

Erika II Maritime Safety Communication

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on a second set of community measures on maritime safety following the sinking of the oil tanker Erika

Stage: In force, reached 5 Aug 2002
In force: In force since 5 Aug 2002 · CELEX 32002L0059
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (ELDR)
Last activity: 5 Aug 2002

4 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 5 Aug 2002.

14 Jun 2001
- EP position at first reading
10 Apr 2002
- Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
27 Jun 2002
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
5 Aug 2002
- Publication in the Official Journal

1 person

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Dirk Sterckx	ELDR	BE	RETT

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption	Transposition deadline
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/811	Delegated · Directive	Published	Q1 2025	18 Nov 2025

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10 documents

Documents

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Report · A5-0095/2002Parliament
Report · A5-0208/2001Parliament
Proposal · COM(2002)0312Commission
Proposal · COM(2011)0232Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2002/0059Commission
OJ C 221 07.08.2001, p. 0054Commission
OJ C 357 14.12.2001, p. 0001Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 208 05.08.2002, p. 0010-0018Commission
Text adopted · T5-0159/2002Parliament
Text adopted · T5-0334/2001Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2002/59/EC (Erika II) establishes an EU vessel traffic monitoring and information system, applying to ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards. It mandates pre-arrival notification, AIS and LRIT equipment, dangerous-goods declarations, incident reporting, and national plans for accommodating ships in need of assistance.

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