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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 13 February 2001

Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

On Market Access to Port Services

(TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM


1. INTRODUCTION

The port services market covers services of a commercial value which are provided against payment to port users in a seaport and whose payment is not normally included in the charges collected for being allowed to call at or operate in a port. Although this service sector is essential for the functioning of the Community's ports and hence for its trade, there is at present no specific Community regulatory framework for port services.

However, national port services regimes have to be in conformity with the freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty (freedom of establishment, free movement of workers, goods and services) as well as the Treaty's competition rules. Problems with the application of these rules, where they arose, have been dealt with by the Commission on a case by case basis.

Ports play a crucial role in intra and extra Community trade. They will be called upon to play an increasing role in attempts to transfer more goods and passengers to the environmentally less damaging and less congested sea transport mode and to encourage intermodal transport and make it less costly; there is hence a need to ensure their effectiveness.

The liberalisation of the Community's internal maritime transport market took place over the last decade. In fact, transitional rules continue to allow restrictions in the Greek islands cabotage market. The situation in port services varies considerably: in many ports, restrictions are still in place regarding access and fair and equal treatment of potential service providers with consequences for quality and costs of services. It can nevertheless be observed that developments in the port services market are following those of maritime transport towards a more open market, albeit with a considerable time lag. Developments, however, vary considerably.

For these reasons, it is necessary, in the interests of operators, authorities and consumers, to introduce specific and clear rules on access to the port services market which will take account of its unique features.


2. THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Recent developments have made it necessary to replace the case by case approach in the application of the Treaty rules by a more systematic approach.

Competition between ports within the same Member State and between ports in neighbouring Member States has substantially increased since the completion of the internal market. Although, of course, all ports have to follow rules set by the competent national authorities, the diversity and complexity of these rules as well as a considerable degree of uncertainty in procedural matters continue to be of key interest to port users and port service providers. Price and quality of port services have become one of the key elements where port users choose a port; a set of basic rules applicable in all Community ports would ensure that the competition between and within ports would take place on a level playing field.

Recent years have seen a continuing, even increasing trend to shift the provision of port services from the public to the private sector in order to increase efficiency, make use of the know-how of the private sector and introduce, and increase, competition between service providers. Although this trend is far from uniform and, indeed, tends to vary considerably between the different port service sectors, all Member States have opted for the principle of opening up this sector to competition. The accompanying rules vary considerably. Indeed, in many cases it is not clear what these rules are, thus effectively rendering unnecessarily difficult the exercise of the Treaty's freedoms.

The heterogeneous nature of the port services and the diversity of the ports (in terms of status, ownership, size, function and geographical characteristics) remain important factors. It requires that appropriate account be taken of each port's specificity and its relevance for the port service providers. This may, in particular, be the case where space and capacity constraints exist in a port or where specific maritime safety and environmental considerations exist. In addition, ports have a particular role to play in the Community's customs procedures.

The principle of subsidiarity implies that Member States and their competent authorities be empowered to take account of considerations of local, regional or national specificities. These considerations, well-founded as they may be in many cases, must, however, not unduly restrict the rights of service providers derived from the basic freedoms of the Treaty. It is therefore necessary to lay down at Community level the conditions for the exercise of these freedoms: in particular, that limitations in the number of service providers, where they are deemed necessary, are objectively justified and that the procedure leading to their authorisation is transparent, non-discriminatory, objective, relevant and proportional.

A further characteristic of a substantial number of ports is the dual role of the managing body of the port both as a body (public but also sometimes private) responsible for the management of the port and its development, for which in many cases public funds are given, and as a provider of port services where other service suppliers are admitted. It is often unclear under what conditions public and private suppliers can compete with each other.

A Community framework on port services should not apply to ports of all sizes. It is acknowledged that the implementation of the framework by Member States will, in most cases, impose an additional burden on authorities which, for the smaller ports, appears to be disproportionate to the expected results since limited cargo and passenger volumes do not normally require a multitude of service providers.

Under these circumstances it is appropriate to establish a Community legal framework ensuring, on the one hand, access to the port services market in application of the Treaty rules whilst, on the other hand, allowing Member States and their competent authorities to fill in this framework with specific rules which take due account of the ports' geographic and other characteristics as well as of local, regional or national specificities.


3. THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL

3.1. The key principles
  • Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that providers of port services have access to the market for the provision of port services.

    This principle gives effect to the Treaty rules on the major freedoms and competition as regards this specific sector.

    The Commission believes that no port service of a commercial nature should a priori be excluded from the Community framework. A list of port services is annexed to the legislative proposal.
  • Member States may require that a provider of port services obtain prior authorisation.

    This principle acknowledges that, in order to ensure proper management of a port with its inherent constraints as well as to ensure a satisfactory level of professional qualifications, Member States may operate a system of prior authorisation for providers of port services.

    The Commission believes that the conditions for granting of authorisations must be transparent, non-discriminatory, objective, relevant and proportional. They may relate only to the provider's professional qualifications, his sound financial situation and sufficient insurance cover, to maritime safety or the safety of installations, equipment and persons as well as to environmental protection. Where public service obligations are considered appropriate, these may relate to safety, regularity, continuity, quality and price of the service in question.
  • The number of authorisations can only be limited for reasons of constraints relating to available space or capacity or, for technical-nautical services, maritime traffic related safety. These constraints must be justified and Member States must carry out a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory selection process of the service providers. Key aspects of the selection procedures will be harmonised.

    This principle reconciles the Treaty rules on the freedoms of establishment and the provision of services with the fact that in a number of ports and port services sectors, the above-mentioned constraints make a limitation unavoidable.
  • Ports in which no limitations exist, are not bound by the rules on limitations, selection procedure, duration of authorisations and on transitional measures.

    This principle acknowledges that the aim which this Directive strives to achieve has already been achieved in these ports.
  • Member States shall take the necessary measures to allow self-handling.

    This principle acknowledges that there are in fact no reasons why self-handling should not, in principle, be allowed in ports if operators believe that such action provides better use of their resources and gains in efficiency of their own services. It acknowledges furthermore that conditions and criteria for self-handlers must not be stricter than those set for providers of port services for the same or a comparable kind of service.
  • Where the managing body of the port provides, or wishes to provide, port services in competition with other service providers, it must be treated like any other competitor. This requires that the managing body must not be involved in the selection procedure of service providers, must not discriminate, in its function as managing body of the port, between service providers in which it holds an interest and other service providers and must, in particular, separate its port services accounts from the accounts of its other activities.

    This principle reflects general competition principles and standards of transparency.
  • Member States will have to ensure full transparency of all procedures in relation to the provision of port services, as well as the availability of appeal procedures, including a judicial review.

    This is the principle of good governance.
  • Where a selection of service providers is made, the period during which the chosen provider may operate will be limited in time.

    This principle reconciles the need to maintain the possibility of potential and future service providers to enter the port services market with legitimate expectations of current service providers. It does not allow a simple catch-all solution. Indeed, it is appropriate to treat those cases differently where, on the one hand, no or only insignificant investments were made by the service provider and, on the other hand, where the service provider had to make such investments; where investments were made in moveable or immovable assets; and, of course, the level of investments needs to be given due consideration.
  • Transitional measures take account of legitimate expectations of current service providers but, at the same time, require that within a reasonable time frame, existing authorisations which were not granted in conformity with the Directive's rules be reviewed.

    This principle ensures that the objectives of this Directive are attained within a reasonable period of time whilst respecting legitimate expectations of current service providers. This is done, in particular, by taking into account the same criteria to be used for determining the duration of authorisations where their number had to be limited.
  • The Directive and its implementation by Member States must not jeopardise safety in ports.

    This principle re-affirms the Commission's concerns about maritime safety; all measures aiming at regulating access to the port services sector must fully ensure the highest levels of safety, in particular maritime safety, in ports.
  • The Directive and its implementation by Member States must not jeopardise environmental protection rules in ports.

    This principle re-affirms the importance the Commission attaches to environmental protection.

The proposal does not contain rules on institutional structures of the ports and does not prevent Member States from deciding which bodies should act as competent authorities.

In application of article 295 of the Treaty the proposal in no way prejudices the rules in Member States governing the system of property ownership of, or in, ports.

The proposal does not contain harmonised or minimum standards for training and qualifications of the personnel and the equipment involved. Without prejudice to existing Community legislation and in application of the subsidiarity principle it allows Member States to maintain and set appropriate rules provided these are, in particular, transparent, non-discriminatory and objective.

Finally, the proposal does not include harmonised safety and environmental rules but relies on existing rules which may take appropriate account of national, regional and local specificities.

The approach is in line with the conclusions of the European Council of Lisbon of 28 March 2000 where the Commission, Council and the Member States, each in accordance with their respective powers, were asked to "speed up liberalisation in areas such as….. transport". It takes into account the views expressed by the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and Social Committee, following the publication of the Commission's "Green Paper on Sea Ports and Maritime Infrastructure", and has considerable (although not unanimous) support among interested industry groups.

3.2. Outline of the proposed directive

Article 1 sets out the Directive's objectives.

Article 2 sets out the Directive's scope. It clarifies that only services provided within the port area and not, e.g. in rivers leading to ports, are covered by the Directive and it explains, by referring to an annex, what port services are covered and introduces a threshold for ports to which the Directive would apply.

Article 3 explains that the Directive does not replace any of the obligations to which authorities are already subject as a result of the public procurement Directives 92/50, 93/36, 93/37 and 93/38. In addition, where one of those Directives already requires a contract to be tendered, it will be those Directives rather than the proposed Directive that determine the manner in which this should be done. Paragraph 3 furthermore ensures application of Directives 89/48, 92/51 and 99/42 on mutual recognition of professional education and training, in particular where Member States issue authorisations based on a provider's professional qualifications.

Article 4 defines key terms.

Article 5 requires Member States to designate competent authorities for the purpose of implementing this Directive.

Article 6 establishes the basic rule that Member State may require an authorisation for the providers of port services. The conditions for granting an authorisation must be transparent, non-discriminatory, objective, relevant and proportional. They must be made public, as has to be the procedure for obtaining the authorisation. This article contains a restricted list of optional criteria on which the authorisation may depend, in particular a limited list of public service obligations. It contains furthermore an obligation for the competent authority to provide adequate training where local knowledge is indispensable for a potential service provider and the right of a service provider to employ the personnel of his choice.

Article 7 sets out the procedures to be followed where the number of service providers in a port is to be limited. It requires nevertheless that the highest possible number of service providers must be allowed and that in the sector of cargo handling generally at least two providers must be authorised. It requires furthermore that a decision on limitations must not be taken by the managing body of the port if it is, or wishes to become, a service provider in that port.

Article 8 requires that a selection procedure of service providers must be set up and requires that this procedure be transparent, objective and non-discriminatory using proportionate and relevant criteria. It sets out certain key procedural formalities which a selection procedure must comply with whilst at the same time allowing that full use be made of modern electronic communication means. It addresses furthermore the situation where the managing body of a port wishes to provide a service in competition with another provider. In this case it cannot be the authority responsible for the selection process but an independent body has to be appointed for this purpose.

Article 9 introduces the principle of a time limit to authorisations given as a result of a selection procedure and links its duration to the criterion of investment in assets: The duration varies according to whether no or only insignificant investments were made by the service provider and whether the assets in which investments were made are moveable or not. Maximum duration periods are given.

Article 10 introduces the requirement that service providers must have accounts for port service activities.

Article 11 sets out that the rules of this Directive equally apply to self-handling and that any criteria set for self-handling should not be stricter than those set for other providers of the same or a comparable port service.

Article 12 addresses the situation where the managing body of a port, in addition to its management role, acts as service provider. It requires, in particular, that it must separate the accounts of its port services activities from those of its other activities. Auditing is made mandatory, and the auditor's report must include information on financial flows between the managing body's different activities. This article equally addresses the situation where no provider for a specific service is found and the managing body of the port therefore considers it necessary to offer this service itself and sets out that the managing body of a port must not discriminate between service providers.

Article 13 ensures full transparency of the selection process and requires Member States to establish appeal procedures, including a judicial review.

Article 14 recalls that the Directive in no way affects the rights and obligations of Member States in respect of law and order, safety and security at ports as well as environmental protection.

Article 15 ensures the application of social legislation.

Article 16 contains transitional measures. It allows for existing authorisations to remain in force unchanged where the port is not limiting access to the port services market, even though new authorisations have to comply with the rules of the Directive. This article then addresses existing authorisations granted after a public tender or an equivalent procedure and which are in conformity with the rules of this Directive which do not require adjustments. All other authorisations will become the subject of new authorisation procedures within given transition periods which latter vary according to the level and kind of investments made by the service provider currently holding the authorisation.

Article 17 lays down obligations of Member States to report on the application of the Directive and of the Commission to draw up a report on the basis of these reports accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for a revision.

Article 18 contains Member States' obligation to implement the Directive.

Article 19 provides for the entry into force of the Directive.

Article 20 contains the addressees of the Directive.


4. JUSTIFICATION FOR ACTION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL

4.1. What are the objectives of the proposed action in relation to the Community's obligations ?

The proposal aims to ensure a more systematic application of Treaty rules (4 freedoms and competition rules) in the port sector. It introduces procedural rules guaranteeing that all service providers, actual and potential, have a fair chance of entering the port services market. This will in turn lead to improved port services and encourage better use of shipping as an alternative transport mode and of combined transport, both reducing the strain on the Community's transport network.

Without pronouncing itself, in line with Article 295 of the Treaty, on the ownership regime of port installations and port service providers, the proposal establishes a system of equal rights and opportunities between private and public service providers.

4.2. Does competence for the planned activity lie solely with the Community or is it shared with the Member States?

The action falls under shared competence (article 80(2))of the Treaty.

4.3. What is the Community dimension of the problem (for example, how many Member States are involved and what solution has been used up to now)?

The Directive concerns all coastal Member States. Although in recent years Member States have generally made considerable progress in ensuring free access to port services, there is presently a wide divergence of practice with regard both to the coverage of port services and the procedures followed to implement the Treaty rights.

In order to ensure access to the ports services market and, in doing so, avoid distortion of competition, it is necessary to improve and harmonise, to the extent necessary, national rules, regulations and practices.

4.4. What is the most effective solution taking into account the means available to the Community and those of the Member States?

Given the current uneven levels of access to the port services market in the Member States and even within a Member State, and generally unclear and unsatisfactory procedural rules, in particular where private and public service providers are concerned, there is a need to establish Community-wide basic rules. These allow Member States, in application of the principle of subsidiarity, considerable discretion, in particular in view of geographic characteristics of the ports with varying maritime safety/environmental protection requirements.

The proposal establishes common rules in particular for

  • The implementation of the principle of freedom to provide port services;
  • Member States' right to require prior authorisation;
  • Member States' right to limit the number of service providers;
  • Procedures to be followed in the processes, including transparency;
  • The implementation of the right to self-handle;
  • The duration of authorisations;
  • The rights and obligations of port managing bodies in their dual functions of authority and service provider;
  • Appeal procedures.

4.5. What real added value will the activity proposed by the Commission provide and what would be the cost of inaction?

In view of the current situation as a result of developments in recent years, it is highly unlikely that a satisfactory situation throughout the Community will evolve which guarantees the implementation of the freedom to provide port services and does not distort competition between service providers in different Member States. This is essentially due to the fact that Member States, although they are making progress in their efforts to enhance free access to the port services market, lack a common framework of Community rules with the result that developments are incoherent, irregular and unsatisfactory.

4.6. What forms of action are available to the Community (recommendation, financial support, regulation, mutual recognition, etc…)?

In view of the complexity of Member States' port regimes and the diversity of ports with regard to size and function and maritime safety and environmental protection requirements, a Directive is considered the most appropriate legal instrument leaving the implementation of the common framework at the level of the Member States.

4.7. Is it necessary to have a uniform regulation or is a directive setting out the general objectives sufficient, leaving the implementation at the level of the Member States?

See 4.6 above.








Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on Market Access to Port Services

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article [80(2)] thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

  1. The objective of Article 49 of the Treaty is to eliminate the restrictions on freedom to provide services in the Community; in accordance with Article 51 of the Treaty, that objective must be achieved within the framework of the common transport policy.
  2. Through Council Regulations (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries and (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) that objective has been attained with regard to maritime transport services as such.
  3. Port services are essential to the proper functioning of maritime transport since they make an essential contribution to the efficient use of maritime transport infrastructure.
  4. In the Green Paper on Sea Ports and Maritime Infrastructure of December 1997 the Commission indicated its intention of proposing a legislative framework in order to achieve access to the port services market in Community ports with international traffic. Therein, port services should be defined as those services of commercial value that are normally provided against payment in a port.
  5. Facilitatingaccess to the port services market at Community level should remove prevailing restrictions that hamper access for port service operators, improve the quality of service provided to users of the port, increase efficiency and flexibility, help reduce costs and thereby contribute to promoting short sea shipping and combined transport.
  6. Where the authorisation under this Directive takes the form of a contract falling within the scope of Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 93/38/EEC, these latter Directives apply. Equally, where applicable, Directives 89/48/EEC, 92/51/EEC and 99/42/EC on the mutual recognition of professional education and training apply.
  7. Diverse national legislations and practices have led to disparities in the procedures applied and have created legal uncertainty regarding the rights of providers of port services and the duties of competent authorities. It is in the Community's interest, therefore, to establish a Community legal framework which lays down basic rules on access to the port services market, the rights and obligations of current and prospective service providers, the managing bodies of the ports, as well as on the procedures accompanying the authorisations and selection processes.
  8. In accordance with principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the objectives of the proposed action, which is the access for any natural or legal person, established in the Community, to the market for port services, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member states because of the dimension of that action and can therefore be better achieved by the Community. This Directive confines itself to the minimum required in order to achieve that objective and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.
  9. The Community legislation on access to port services does not exclude the application of other Community rules. Competition rules have already been applied to port services and are relevant in particular to monopoly situations.
  10. In the interest of an efficient and safe port management, Member States may require that service providers obtain authorisations. The criteria for granting such authorisations must be objective, transparent, non-discriminatory, relevant and proportional. They must be made public.
  11. Since ports are made up of limited geographical areas, access to the market may, in certain cases, meet capacity and available-space constraints and traffic-related safety constraints for technical-nautical services. In such cases it may therefore be necessary to limit the number of authorised providers of port services.
  12. The criteria for any limitation must be objective, transparent, non-discriminatory, relevant and proportional. In the case of cargo handling, and unless exceptional circumstances prevail, the number of service providers for each category of cargo handling must not be limited to fewer than two completely independent providers.
  13. Service providers should have the right to employ personnel of their own choice.
  14. Where the number of providers of port services is limited, these will need to be selected by the competent authority, according to a transparent, objective, open and fair selection procedure with non-discriminatory rules.
  15. In order to ensure that decisions and procedural measures under this Directive are taken, and are seen to be taken, by neutral bodies, the position of the managing body of a port which is itself, or wishes to become, a provider of a port service should be defined. It must be subject to the same conditions and procedures as other service providers whilst remaining in a position to ensure the functioning of the port. Therefore any decision on limiting the number of service providers and the selection itself must be entrusted to a neutral body and the managing body of a port shall not discriminate between service providers and between port users.
  16. It is therefore necessary to ensure non-discrimination between the managing body of the port and independent operators, as well as between managing bodies of different ports.
  17. In the financial field it is necessary to impose the obligation for managing bodies of ports covered by this Directive, which are also acting as service providers, to keep accounts for activities carried out in their function as managing bodies separate from those carried out on a competitive basis.
  18. Commission Directive n° 2000/52 of 26 July 2000 lays down, for a certain number of undertakings, the obligation to maintain separate accounts which only applies to undertakings whose total annual turnover for each of the last two years exceeded EUR 40 million.

    In the light of the introduction of the freedom to provide port services in the Community, it is necessary to ensure that the principle of separation of accounts applies to all ports falling within the scope of the present Directive and to impose on ports transparency rules that are not less strict than those laid down in the Commission Directive n° 2000/52.
  19. The requirement to keep accounts for port service activities should apply to all undertakings which have been selected to provide such services.
  20. Self-handling should be allowed and any criteria set for self-handlers should not be stricter than those set for providers of port services for the same or a comparable kind of service.
  21. Authorisations granted through a selection procedure should be limited in time. It is reasonable to take into account, when determining the period of authorisation, whether the provider has had to invest in assets or not and, where this is the case, whether these assets are moveable or not. Although such procedure should lead to an adequate outcome, it is nevertheless necessary to set maximum periods of authorisation.
  22. The current situation in the Community ports, with its multitude of authorisation and selection methods and periods, requires that clear transition periods be determined. These transition rules should distinguish between ports where the number of service providers is restricted and those ports where it is not.
  23. Where the number of service providers is not restricted, there is no reason to change the existing authorisations, whilst future ones should be granted in accordance with the Directive's rules.
  24. Where the number of service providers is restricted, the transitional periods should distinguish between authorisations granted in accordance with a public tender, or an equivalent procedure, or not; between situations where the service provider has made significant investments or not; and where these investments were made in moveable or immovable assets. The interests of legal certainty require that, in each case maximum periods be fixed, whilst leaving national authorities a substantial margin adequately to take into account the specificities of each case.
  25. Member States should determine the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of this Directive.
  26. Appeal procedures against decisions of the competent authorities should be in place.
  27. Member States must ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertakings providing port services.
  28. The provisions of this Directive in no way affect the rights and obligations of Member States in respect of law and order, safety and security at ports as well as environmental protection.
  29. This Directive does not affect the application of the rules of the Treaty; in particular the Commission will continue to ensure compliance with these rules by exercising, when necessary, all the powers granted to it by Article 86 of the Treaty.
  30. On the basis of Member States' reports on the application of this directive, the Commission should make an assessment accompanied, if appropriate, by a proposal for the Directive's revision,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1 - Objective

Freedom to provide port services shall apply to Community providers of port services under the provisions set out in this Directive. Providers of port services shall have access to port installations to the extent necessary for them to carry out their activities.

Article 2 - Scope

1. This Directive applies to those port services set out in the Annex which are provided inside the port area for users of the port.

2. This Directive applies to any sea port or port system located in the territory of a Member State and open to general commercial maritime traffic , provided that the port's average annual throughput over the last 3 years has not been less than 3 million tonnes or 500.000 passenger movements.

3. Where a port reaches the freight traffic threshold referred to in paragraph 2 without reaching the corresponding passenger movement threshold, the provisions of this Directive shall not apply to port services reserved exclusively for passengers. Where the passenger movement but not the freight traffic threshold is reached, the provisions of this Directive shall not apply to port services reserved exclusively for freight. The Commission shall publish for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities and on the basis of information provided by Member States, a list of the ports referred to in this Article. The list shall first be published within three months following the entry into force of this Directive, and thereafter annually.

4. Member States may require that the providers of port services be established within the Community and that vessels used exclusively for the provision of port services shall be registered in, and fly the flag of a Member State.

Article 3

1. This Directive is without prejudice to the obligations for competent authorities which flow from Directive 92/50/EEC, Directive 93/36/EEC, Directive 93/37/EEC and Directive 93/38/EEC.

2. Where one of the Directives referred to in paragraph 1 makes the tendering of a service contract mandatory, Articles 8(1,2,3,4 and 5), 12(1and 2), and 13 of this Directive shall not apply to the award of that contract.

3. This Directive is without prejudice, where applicable, to the obligations of competent authorities which flow from Directives 89/48/EEC, 92/51/EEC and 99/42/EC on a mutual recognition among Member States of professional education and training.

Article 4 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(1) 'sea port' (in this Directive referred to as 'port') is an area of land and water made up of such improvement works and equipment as to permit, principally, the reception of ships, their loading and unloading, the storage of goods, the receipt and delivery of these goods by inland transport, the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers;

(2) 'port system' means two or more ports grouped together to serve the same city or conurbation;

(3) 'port authority' or 'managing body of the port' (hereafter referred to as 'managing body of the port') means a body which, whether or not in conjunction with other activities, has as its objective under national law or regulation the administration and management of the port infrastructures, and the co-ordination and control of the activities of the different operators present in the port or port system concerned. It may consist of several separate bodies or be responsible for more than one port;

(4) 'port services' means the services of commercial value that are normally provided against payment in a port and which are listed in the Annex;

(5) 'provider of port services' means any natural or legal person providing, or wishing to provide, one or more categories of port services;

(6) 'public service requirement' is a requirement adopted by a competent authority in order to secure adequate provision of certain categories of port services;

(7) 'self-handling' means a situation in which a port user provides for itself one or more categories of port services and where normally no contract of any description with a third party is concluded for the provision of such services;

(8) 'authorisation' means any permission, including a contract, allowing a natural or legal person to provide port services or to carry out self-handling.

Article 5 - Competent authorities

Member States shall designate the competent authority or authorities for the purpose of implementing articles 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 19 of this Directive.

Article 6 - Authorisation

1. Member States may require that a provider of port services obtains prior authorisation under the conditions set out in par. (2), (3), (4) and (5). Authorisation shall be automatically granted to service providers selected under Article 8.

2. The criteria for the granting of the authorisation by the competent authority must be transparent, non-discriminatory, objective, relevant and proportional. The criteria may only relate to the provider's professional qualifications, his sound financial situation and sufficient insurance cover, to maritime safety or the safety of installations, equipment and persons. The authorisation may include public service requirements relating to safety, regularity, continuity, quality and price and the conditions under which the service may be provided.

3. Where the required professional qualifications include specific local knowledge or experience with local conditions, the competent authority must provide adequate training for applicant service providers.

4. Criteria referred to in paragraph (2) shall be made public and providers of port services shall be informed in advance of the procedure for obtaining the authorisation. This requirement applies equally to an authorisation linking the provision of service to an investment into immobile assets which will revert to the port upon expiry of the authorisation.

5. The provider of port services has the right to employ personnel of his own choice to carry out the service covered by the authorisation.

Article 7 - Limitations

1. Member States may only limit the number of providers of port services for reasons of constraints relating to available space or capacity or, for technical-nautical services, to maritime traffic-related safety. The competent authority must:

(a) inform interested parties of the category or categories of port services and the specific part of the port to which the restrictions apply as well as the reasons for such restrictions;

(b) allow the highest number of service providers possible under the circumstances.

2. Where constraints relating to available space or capacity exist and, for as long as there are no exceptional circumstances in relation to the volume of traffic and categories of cargoes, the competent authority shall authorise at least two service providers for each category of cargo, which shall be completely independent of each other.

3. Where the competent authority deciding on limitations in relation to the port in question is the managing body of that port and where the managing body itself or a service provider over which it has direct or indirect control or is involved in, is, or wishes to become, also a service provider in that port, Member States shall designate a different competent authority and entrust it with the decision, or approval of a decision, on limitations. This newly designated competent authority must be independent of the managing body of the port in question and must not:

(a) provide port services similar to those provided by any of the service providers in the port in question; and

(b) have any direct or indirect control over, or be involved in, any of the service providers in the port in question.

Article 8 - Selection procedure

1. Where the number of providers of port services has been limited in application of Article 7, the competent authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure a transparent and objective selection procedure, through tendering, using proportionate, non-discriminatory and relevant criteria.

2. The competent authority shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities an invitation to interested parties to participate in the selection process.

This publication may refer to the competent authority's or the port's own internet web-site or, where there is no such web-site, any other appropriate manner which makes the necessary information available in a timely way to any person interested in the process.

3. The competent authority shall include in its publication

(a) authorisation and selection criteria that define the authority's minimum requirements;

(b) award criteria that define the grounds on which the authority will choose among offers meeting the selection criteria; and

(c) conditions setting out the service requirements that the contract will cover and identifying any assets to be placed at the disposal of the successful tenderer together with the relevant terms and applicable rules.

4. The procedure shall provide for an interval of at least 52 days between the dispatch of the call for proposals and the latest date for receipt of them.

5. The competent authority shall include in the information it supplies to potential providers all relevant information it holds.

6. Where the competent authority carrying out the selection procedure in relation to the port in question is the managing body of that port and where the managing body itself or a service provider over which it has direct or indirect control or is involved in, is, or wishes to become, a service provider in that port, Member States shall designate a different competent authority and entrust it with the selection procedure in question. This newly designated competent authority must be independent of the managing body of the port in question and must not:

(a) provide port services similar to those provided by any of the service providers in the port in question; and

(b) have any direct or indirect control over, or be involved in, any of the service providers in the port in question.

Article 9 - Duration

Providers of port services shall be selected for a limited period of time to be determined in accordance with the following criteria:

1. In cases where the service provider will make no or insignificant investments in order to carry out the provision of services, the maximum duration of its authorisation shall be 5 years.

2. In cases where the service provider will make significant investments in

(a) moveable assets, the maximum period shall be 10 years;

(b) immovable assets, the maximum period shall be 25 years, irrespective of whether their ownership will revert to the port.

Article 10 - Accounting provisions

The competent authority shall oblige the selected service providers to keep separate accounts for each port service in question. The compilation of the accounts must accord with current commercial practice and generally recognised accounting principles.

Article 11 - Self-handling

1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to allow self-handling to be carried out in accordance with this Directive.

2. Self-handling may be subject to an authorisation for which the criteria must not be stricter than those applying to providers of the same or a comparable port service.

Article 12 - Managing body of the port

1. Where the managing body of the port provides port services, it must fulfil the criteria set out in Article 6 and separate the accounts of each of its port service activities from the accounts of its other activities. The compilation of the accounts must accord with current commercial practice and generally recognised accounting principles to ensure that:

(a) the internal accounts corresponding to different activities are separate;

(b) all costs and revenues are correctly assigned or allocated on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles;

(c) the cost accounting principles according to which separate accounts are maintained are clearly identified.

2. The auditor's report on the annual accounts must indicate the existence of any financial flows between the port service activity of the managing body of the port and its other activities. The auditor's report must be kept by the Member States and made available to the Commission upon request.

3. Where as a result of a selection procedure under Article 8 no suitable service provider could be found for a specific port service, the competent authority may, under the conditions of paragraph (1) of this Article, reserve the provision of this service to the managing body of the port for a maximum period of 5 years.

4. The managing body of the port shall not discriminate between service providers. It shall in particular refrain from any discrimination in favour of an undertaking or body in which it holds an interest.

5. The provisions of this Directive in no way affect the rights and obligations of Member States in respect of the Transparency Directive n° 2000/52/EC.

Article 13 - Appeals

1. Member States shall ensure that any party with a legitimate interest has the right to appeal against the decisions or individual measures taken, under this Directive, by competent authorities or the managing body of the port.

2. Where an application for access to provide port services under this Directive is rejected, the applicant(s) shall be informed of the reasons for not having been authorised or selected. Such reasons must be objective, non-discriminatory, well-founded and duly substantiated. Appeal procedures must be made available to the applicant. It must be possible to bring the appeal before a national court or a public authority that is independent in its organisation, funding, legal structure and decision-making of the competent authority or managing body of the port concerned and from any service provider.

3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that decisions taken by appeal bodies are subject to judicial review.

Article 14 - Safety, security and environmental protection

The provisions of this Directive in no way affect the rights and obligations of Member States in respect of law and order, safety and security at ports as well as environmental protection.

Article 15 - Social protection

Without prejudice to the application of this Directive, and subject to the other provisions of Community law, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the application of their social legislation.

Article 16 - Transitional measures

1. Where the number of providers of port services in a port is not limited by constraints relating to available space or capacity or maritime safety, existing authorisations may remain in force unchanged until such time as the number becomes limited. New authorisations must comply with the provisions of this Directive.

2. Where the number of providers of port services in a port is limited, the rules of points (a) to (e) apply.

a) Where an existing authorisation was granted after a public tender or an equivalent procedure and is otherwise in conformity with the rules of this Directive, the authorisation may remain in force unchanged.

b) Where an existing authorisation was not granted in conformity with the rules of this Directive and where the service provider has made no or insignificant investments, a new authorisation procedure in conformity with the rules of this Directive must be carried out within 2 years of the date of transposition of this Directive in the case of a sole service provider and within 4 years in all other cases.

c) Where in the context of an existing authorisation a service provider has made significant investments in moveable assets, the following shall apply:

(i) Where the authorisation was not granted in conformity with the rules of this Directive but was preceded by a public tender or an equivalent procedure, the maximum duration of the existing authorisation shall be 10 years;

(ii) Where the authorisation was not granted in conformity with the rules of this Directive and was not preceded by a public tender or an equivalent procedure, a new authorisation procedure in conformity with the rules of this Directive must be carried out within 3 years of the date of transposition of this Directive in the case of a sole service provider and within 5 years in all other cases.

d) Where in the context of an existing authorisation a service provider has made significant investments in immovable assets, the following shall apply:

(i) Where the authorisation was not granted in conformity with the rules of this Directive but was preceded by a public tender or an equivalent procedure, the maximum duration of the existing authorisation shall be 25 years;

(ii) Where the authorisation was not granted in conformity with the rules of this Directive and was not preceded by a public tender or an equivalent procedure, a new authorisation procedure in conformity with the rules of this Directive must be carried out within 5 years of the date of transposition of this Directive in the case of a sole service provider and within 8 years in all other cases.

e) Where in the context of an existing authorisation a service provider has made significant investments in moveable and immovable assets, point (d) shall apply.

Article 17 - Information report and revision

Member States shall send the Commission a report on the application of this Directive no later than 3 years after the date of transposition.

On the basis of the Member States' reports, the Commission will make an assessment of the implementation by Member States of the Directive accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for its revision.

Article 18 - Implementation

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than one year from the date of its entrance into force. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 19

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 20 - Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

[…][…]

ANNEX

LIST OF PORTS SERVICES CONCERNED BY THIS DIRECTIVE

(1) Technical-nautical services

(a) Pilotage

(b) Towage

(c) Mooring

(2) Cargo handling including

(a) stevedoring, stowage, transhipment and other intra-terminal transport;

(b) Storage, depot and warehousing, depending on cargo categories;

(c) Cargo consolidation.

(3) Passenger services (including embarkation and disembarkation)

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Algeciras
I container vuoti sono diminuiti del -5,5% e quelli pieni del -6,4%
Reway Group entra nel settore della manutenzione di infrastrutture ferroviarie portuali
Licciana Nardi
Ottenute due commesse affidate dall'AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale
A Delcomar ed Ensamar i servizi marittimi con le isole minori sarde
Cagliari
Aggiudicata la gara per l'affidamento in concessione per sei anni dei collegamenti
Porto di Trieste, il fresco di nomina Gurrieri silura il fresco di nomina Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): è uno squallido gioco di potere
La singaporiana SeaLead amplia la sua offerta di spedizioni marittime al collegamento fra Turchia e Italia
Singapore
Rotta connessa a servizi che transitano attraverso il canale di Suez
Il programma americano Container Security Initiative è stato esteso al Marocco
Rabat
Amrani: consolidiamo il ruolo di Tanger Med come hub marittimo sicuro e di livello mondiale
Assai positivo il primo trimestre della greca Euroseas
Atene
Pittas: il momento positivo è proseguito nel secondo periodo trimestrale
Assonat e SACE presentano un piano per la portualità turistica italiana
Roma
Kuehne+Nagel ha aperto una nuova filiale a Napoli
Milano
Lo scopo è di supportare la crescita operativa del gruppo nell'Italia meridionale
RINA ha acquisito l'intero capitale della finlandese Foreship
Helsinki
L'azienda di Helsinki è specializzata in consulenza nel settore dell'ingegneria navale e meccanica
In calo il traffico dei container nei porti di Barcellona e Valencia a maggio
Barcellona/Valencia
Ripresa dei contenitori in transito nello scalo catalano
Stabile il traffico annuale delle merci nei porti greci nel 2024
Il Pireo
In crescita i volumi nazionali, mentre sono diminuiti gli scambi con l'estero
Perplessità di spedizionieri, doganalisti e agenti marittimi spezzini al trasferimento del porto di Carrara all'AdSP toscana
La Spezia
Timidamente, «auspicano una considerazione per i progressi compiuti fino ad ora»
Francesco Mastro nominato commissario straordinario dell'AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale
Roma
Assumerà l'incarico il prossimo 30 giugno
John Denholm sarà il nuovo presidente dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Atene
Fra un anno subentrerà ad Emanuele Grimaldi
Insediati i commissari straordinari delle due Autorità di Sistema Portuale liguri
Genova/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli e Bruno Pisano alla guida degli enti
Marcata flessione del traffico dei container nel porto di Hong Kong a maggio
Hong Kong
Sono stati movimentati 1,05 milioni di teu (-12,7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica indica la strada per accelerare la decarbonizzazione del trasporto stradale e marittimo
Roma
Amadei: il nostro settore è pronto ed è arrivato il momento delle scelte industriali coraggiose
Il comando della petroliera Eagle S accusato della tranciatura dei cavi sottomarini nel Golfo di Finlandia
Vantaa
L'incidente è stato causato dall'ancora della nave
Piattaforma online per segnalare criticità che pongono a rischio i lavoratori dei trasporti
Genova
È stata approntata da Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV realizzerà un collegamento estivo diretto fra Civitavecchia e Tunisi
Genova
Affiancherà la storica rotta via Palermo
È stata portata a termine l'unificazione delle concessioni di Grimaldi nel porto di Barcellona
Madrid/Barcellona
Il contratto ha scadenza il 20 settembre 2035
Nei primi cinque mesi del 2025 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è calato del -4,9%
San Pietroburgo
A maggio registrata una flessione del -12% circa
Il gruppo logistico Raben crea una filiale in Turchia
Milano
Avrà 20 dipendenti e un magazzino cross-dock di 2.000 metri quadri
Alberto Dellepiane è stato confermato presidente di Assorimorchiatori
Roma
Inalterata la composizione dell'intero vertice associativo
Accordo tra Fincantieri e l'indonesiana PMM per sviluppare soluzioni per far fronte alle nuove sfide subacquee non convenzionali
PORTI
Porti italiani:
Ancona Genova Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Livorno Taranto
Cagliari Napoli Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venezia
Interporti italiani: elenco Porti del mondo: mappa
BANCA DATI
ArmatoriRiparatori e costruttori navali
SpedizionieriProvveditori e appaltatori navali
Agenzie marittimeAutotrasportatori
MEETINGS
Il primo luglio a Roma si terrà l'assemblea di Assarmatori
Roma
“Mediterraneo controcorrente” il tema dell'incontro
Il 2 luglio a Genova si terrà l'assemblea pubblica del Centro Internazionale Studi Containers
Genova
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RASSEGNA STAMPA
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
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FORUM dello Shipping
e della Logistica
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Affidati i lavori di adeguamento strutturale della banchina 23 del porto di Ancona
Ancona
Intervento del valore di oltre 11,8 milioni di euro
Convegno sul ruolo di GNL e bioGNL per la decarbonizzazione dei trasporti e dell'industria
Roma
L'evento di Federchimica-Assogasliquidi si svolgerà lunedì a Roma
L'olandese Bolidt incrementa la presenza nel settore delle navi da crociera con l'acquisizione dell'americana Boteka
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Contship Italia ha acquisito la società genovese di servizi doganali S.T.S.
Melzo
L'azienda ligure è stata fondata nel 1985
Francesco Benevolo è stato nominato commissario straordinario dell'AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale
Roma
È direttore operativo di RAM - Logistica, Infrastrutture e Trasporti
Montaresi rimette il mandato di commissario dell'AdSP Ligure Orientale
La Spezia
Negli otto mesi di gestione commissariale - sottolinea - non abbiamo perso neppure un secondo
Gurrieri è stato nominato commissario straordinario dell'AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale
Trieste
In attesa del perfezionamento dell'iter formale per la designazione del presidente
I commissari dell'AdSP della Liguria Occidentale hanno rimesso il mandato nella disponibilità del ministro Salvini
Genova
La decisione nel quadro dell'iter di designazione e nomina dei nuovi vertici
Confetra critica le disposizioni del decreto-legge Infrastrutture per l'autotrasporto
Roma
La Confederazione sollecita lo blocco del processo di nomina dei presidenti delle autorità portuali
A maggio sono diminuiti i ricavi delle taiwanesi Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Keelung/Taipei
Accentuata la flessione per le due principali compagnie
Ordine alla sudcoreana KSOE per la costruzione di otto portacontainer da 15.900 teu
Seongnam
Il valore unitario di ciascuna nave è di circa 221 milioni di dollari
Primo terminal portuale per il traffico di auto della greca Neptune Lines
Il Pireo
Sarà inaugurato il prossimo anno nel porto francese di Port-La Nouvelle
Il 16 giugno si terrà l'assemblea dell'associazione degli agenti e mediatori marittimi genovesi
Genova
Tavola rotonda su Genova, polo del Nord Ovest e del Mediterraneo
Rinnovato il consiglio di amministrazione di BN di Navigazione
Genova
BluNavy punta a raggiungere un milione di passeggeri entro il 2025
Viking Line progetta la più grande nave ro-pax al mondo a sola propulsione elettrica
Viking Line progetta la più grande nave ro-pax al mondo a sola propulsione elettrica
Åland
Traffico mensile dei container record nei porti turchi
Ankara
A maggio sono stati movimentati quasi 1,4 milioni di teu (+17,6%)
Sergio Landolfi è stato eletto presidente dell'Associazione Doganalisti del Porto della Spezia
La Spezia
Rinnovato il consiglio direttivo
Ad ottobre a Salerno l'élite dell'industria dei traghetti parteciperà alla conferenza di Interferry
Victoria
Evento dal titolo “Connections”
Uniport avvia un'iniziativa a favore della ricerca sulla SLA
Roma
Raccolta fondi a favore del Centro Clinico NeMO Fondazione Serena Onlus
Il Propeller Club di Genova ha analizzato rischi e opportunità dell'uso dell'AI nei settori marittimo e assicurativo
Genova
Evidenziata l'importanza della formazione nell'impiego della tecnologia
Chantiers de l'Atlantique consegna lo yacht da crociera di lusso Luminara a The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint-Nazaire
La nave debutterà in Alaska
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