# Liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents

European Parliament procedure 2005/0241(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 3 committee amendments tabled by 1 Members between 2008-07-22 and 2008-07-22.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative dossier on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents. Amendments extend comparable liability protection to passengers of inland waterways carriers given that the Athens Convention applies only to international transport by sea, set the regulation's scope for ships operating part of their journey by inland waterways, and allow Member States to apply it to inland waterway carriage and to defer that application.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo COSTA | Italy | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4747.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.667: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.667+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2005-0241-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2005-0241-COD.json

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