Directive (EU) 2023/9462022/0036(COD)COM(2022)53

Ro-ro passenger ships: stability requirements

Amending Directive 2003/25/EC as regards the inclusion of improved stability requirements and its alignment with stability requirements defined by the International Maritime Organisation

Stage: In force, reached 15 May 2023
In force: In force since 4 Jun 2023 · CELEX 32023L0946
Transposition deadline: 5 Dec 2024
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Last activity: 15 May 2023

21 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 15 May 2023.

Show the earlier record: 11 dates, 18 Feb 2022 to 21 Dec 2022

18 Feb 2022
- Adoption by Commission
21 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
7 Mar 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
15 Apr 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Alignment of specific damage stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships with international standards, 2 responses · Commission
20 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
25 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
30 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
31 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
9 Nov 2022
- Plenary sitting
21 Nov 2022
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
21 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies

14 Mar 2023
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
15 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
11 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
25 Apr 2023
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
8 May 2023
- Plenary sitting
10 May 2023
- Signed
15 May 2023
- Published in the Official Journal

5 people

Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Roberts Zīle	ECR	LV	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Elena Kountoura	The Left	EL	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Jutta Paulus	Greens/EFA	DE	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Magdalena Adamowicz	EPP	PL	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Vera Tax	S&D	NL	TRAN

7 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 8 Mar 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Karima Delli1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 1 of the 7 amendments.

By article

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)1
Recital 7 a (new)1
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9 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0255/2022Parliament
Proposal · COM(2022)0053Parliament
Text adopted · Directive 2023/0946Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 128 15.05.2023, p. 0001Commission
Report · PE734.092Parliament
Amendments · PE736.380Parliament
Agenda · PE740.748Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2023)193Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0064/2023Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Alignment of specific damage stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships with international standards	15 Apr 2022	2

Summary

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This directive amends Directive 2003/25/EC to incorporate stricter stability requirements for roll-on/roll-off passenger ships, aligning EU rules with International Maritime Organization standards. It affects ship operators, classification societies, and national maritime authorities. The legislation entered into force in May 2023.

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