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The establishment of the National Plan for Sustainable Dredging is a good thing, but we still need to simplify procedures
Giampieri: it is not a question of seeking deregulation, but of a healthy review of the rules on this issue
July 22, 2021
Giampieri recalled that for some time the association has been, In fact, it is committed to proposing legislation in line with the other countries of the European Union, making ports accessible and, consequently, competitive. The president of Assoporti has noted that it is certainly important to have devised a plan of national importance to work on and in this sense the single authorisation can be a first step in the right direction direction. Article 6-bis, in fact, provides that the National Plan the Minister for Sustainable Dredging is approved by the Minister for Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility in concert with the Minister of Ecological Transition.
According to Assoporti, moreover, another aspect to be grasped with favor is that the permission to dredge involves variant to the port master plan and that therefore it is a real simplification with respect to current legislation.
The association specified that a certainty of the timing for the authorization process, as well as for the characterization procedures. According to Assoporti, it is also it is necessary to standardize the treatment between the areas included in the Zones Special economic and those not included.
"It is not - giampieri specified - the the search for deregulation, but for a healthy review the rules on this very sensitive issue and, at the same time, so vital to allow Italian ports to be protagonists in the market. Attention to the environment by the Ports is high and is one of our challenges for ensure the best future for the sector. The presidents of the AdSP they work in this direction knowing its economic importance and social. So we can conclude that it is certainly a good first step and that we believe may be a push (which was missing) for a more widespread, necessary and non-necessary procedural simplification deferred. As an association - concluded Giampieri - we are as always available to provide any support deemed useful to find the right solutions".
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