2013/0302(COD)

Inland Waterway Vessels Technical Requirements Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

Stage: In force, reached 16 Sept 2016
In force: In force since 6 Oct 2016 · CELEX 32016L1629
Transposition deadline: 7 Oct 2018
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 6 Oct 2016

9 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 9 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption	Transposition deadline
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2177	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2477	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2023
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1311	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1308	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q2 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/474	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2018
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1668	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2019
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/970	Delegated · Directive	Published		7 Oct 2018
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/712	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1122	Implementing · Decision	Published

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13 documents

Documents

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Report · A7-0145/2014Parliament
Report · A8-0256/2016Parliament
Proposal · COM(2016)0429Commission
Proposal · COM(2021)0091Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2016/1629Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 252 16.09.2016, p. 0118Commission
Report · PE522.878Parliament
Amendments · PE526.381Parliament
Report · PE583.953Parliament
Agenda · PE609.527Parliament
Agenda · PE609.533Parliament
Text adopted · T7-0343/2014Parliament
Text adopted · T8-0341/2016Parliament

Summary

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Directive (EU) 2016/1629 sets technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and classifies waterways into zones. It applies to vessels 20m+, passenger vessels, tugs, pushers, and floating equipment, requiring Union inland navigation certificates. In force since 2016, it repealed Directive 2006/87/EC as of 7 October 2018. Member States must enforce penalties for non-compliance.

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