2004/0123(COD)

River Traffic Information Services Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on harmonised River Traffic Information Services on inland waterways in the Community

Stage: In force, reached 30 Sept 2005
In force: In force since 20 Oct 2005 · CELEX 32005L0044
Transposition deadline: 20 Oct 2007
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Renate Sommer (PPE-DE)
Last activity: 30 Sept 2005

3 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 30 Sept 2005.

23 Feb 2005
- EP position at first reading
7 Sept 2005
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
30 Sept 2005
- Publication in the Official Journal

2 people

Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Renate Sommer	PPE-DE	DE	TRAN
Rapporteur for opinion	Giles Chichester	PPE-DE	GB	ITRE

2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2012/205	Implementing · Regulation	Published
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2013/1083	Implementing · Regulation	Published

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7 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A6-0055/2004Parliament
Proposal · COM(2004)0392Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2005/0044Commission
OJ C 157 28.06.2005, p. 0056-0060Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 255 30.09.2005, p. 0152-0159Commission
Text adopted · SP(2005)1076Parliament
Text adopted · T6-0042/2005Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2005/44/EC, as amended, sets the framework for harmonized river information services (RIS) on TEN-T inland waterways and ports. It obliges Member States to deploy RIS, including electronic charts, ship reporting, and a European RIS Environment, with interfaces to other transport modes. In force since 2005, it was amended by Directive (EU) 2025/2482, which applies from 1 January 2026.

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