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European Seaport Policy. ITMMA Antwerp, 18 November 2013 Patrick Verhoeven. Summary. Historical evolution Port Regulation 2013 Other initiatives Concluding remarks. 1. Historical evolution. Jacques Delors (President European Commission 1985-1995) First Transport White Paper (1992) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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European Seaport Policy
ITMMA Antwerp, 18 November 2013Patrick Verhoeven
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Summary1. Historical evolution2. Port Regulation 20133. Other initiatives4. Concluding remarks
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1. Historical evolution
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Jacques Delors (President European Commission 1985-1995)First Transport White Paper (1992)Road to Sea policyTrans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
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Neil Kinnock (Transport Commissioner 1995-1999)Green Paper on Seaports and Maritime Infrastructure (1997)Basic elements Ports Policy:– Market access port services– Port financing– Infrastructure development
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Loyola de Palacio (Transport Commissioner 1999-2004)Port Package I (2001):– Port services Directive– Rejected 2003
Port Package II (2004):– New port services Directive– Withdrawn 2006
Second Transport Policy White Paper (2001)Ports in TEN-T (2001)
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Jacques Barrot (Transport Commissioner 2004-2009)Ports Policy Communication (2007)Reconciliation through ‘soft law’ approach
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Siim Kallas (Transport Commissioner 2009-2014)Ports Regulation proposal (2013)Third Transport Policy White Paper (2011)Full integration ports in TEN-T (2013)
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2. Port Regulation 2013
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Basic elements1. Market access port services2. Financial transparency and autonomy3. Consultation and supervision
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1) Market accessTreaty principle freedom to provide servicesMinimum quality requirementsLimitation of number of service providersPublic service obligationsInternal operatorGuarantees for workers (transfer of undertakings)Cargo handling and passenger services are exempted from these rules
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2) Financial transparency en autonomy
Transparency of financial relations between government and port authority that receives public means / offers port servicesPricing internal operatorPricing use of public infrastructure (port dues)Financial autonomy port authority
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3) Consultation and supervision
Consultation of port usersConsultation of other stakeholdersIndependent supervisory bodyCooperation between supervisory bodies
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3. Other initiatives
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Social dialogue
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EU study port labour
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Pilotage Exemption Certificates
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Pending cases
Land lease policy Port of Klaipéda Dock labour pools Spanish ports
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Influence ‘Troika’
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4. Concluding remarks
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New proposal EU Port Regulation is not radical nor very interventionist – it supports role port authorityResistance largely based on what happened in the past (port packages)Political process seems to lead to an ‘empty box’Will there be a ‘gouvernement des juges’ instead?Clear legal framework is in the interest of customers, service providers and port authoritiesProblems do not disappear by avoiding them
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Patrick Verhoeven – Secretary GeneralEuropean Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA)Rue Ducale, Hertogstraat 67/2 – B-1000 Brussels+ 32 2 510 61 26 – [email protected] – www.ecsa.eu
Follow me on Twitter @PVerhoevenECSA
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