Directive (EU) 2024/31002023/0172(COD)COM(2023)272TRAN

Compliance with flag State requirements

Amending Directive 2009/21/EC on compliance with flag State requirements

Stage: In force, reached 16 Dec 2024
In force: In force since 5 Jan 2025 · CELEX 32024L3100
Transposition deadline: 6 Jul 2027
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Vera Tax (S&D)
Lead DG: DG MOVE
Commissioner: Adina-Ioana Vălean
Last activity: 16 Dec 2024

29 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 16 Dec 2024.

Show the earlier record: 16 dates, 20 Nov 2020 to 13 Dec 2023

20 Nov 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Compliance with Flag State requirements (shipping), 4 responses · Commission
1 Jun 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
10 Jul 2023
- Referred to committee
17 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
30 Aug 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Compliance with Flag State requirements (shipping), 3 responses · Commission
19 Sept 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
27 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
28 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
29 Nov 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
4 Dec 2023
- General approach by the Council
5 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
7 Dec 2023
- Committee report adopted
8 Dec 2023
- Tabled for plenary
11 Dec 2023
- Plenary sitting
13 Dec 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate

15 Mar 2024
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
20 Mar 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
10 Apr 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
26 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Nov 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
27 Nov 2024
- Signed
16 Dec 2024
- Published in the Official Journal

8 people

Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Vera Tax	S&D	NL	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Clare Daly	The Left	IE	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Johan Van Overtveldt	ECR	BE	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Karima Delli	Greens/EFA	FR	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Ljudmila Novak	EPP	SI	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Marco Campomenosi	PfE	IT	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Pierre Karleskind	Renew	FR	TRAN
Rapporteur for opinion	Ana Miranda Paz	Greens/EFA	ES	PECH

33 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 5 Apr 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

TRAN33

By article

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 107
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 55
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 62
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 72
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 91
Recital 1 a (new)1

Show 8 more provisions

Recital 111
Recital 141
Recital 14 a (new)1
Recital 15 a (new)1
Recital 16 a (new)1
Recital 211
Recital 7 a (new)1
Recital 91

9 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

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
Compliance with Flag State requirements (shipping)	30 Aug 2023	7

Summary

Generated

This update to Directive 2009/21/EC strengthens EU rules on flag state responsibilities to enhance maritime safety and prevent pollution from ships. It primarily affects national maritime administrations, shipowners, and classification societies. The legislation was signed in November 2024 and entered into force in December 2024.

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