# Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation: transitional measures for the recognition of third countries certificates

European Parliament procedure 2021/0039(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 9 committee amendments tabled by 3 Members between 2021-05-19 and 2021-05-19.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation, with transitional measures for recognition of third-country certificates. Amendments address the procedure and conditions under Directive (EU) 2017/2397 for recognising certificates, service record books and logbooks issued by third countries, consistency with transitional measures for Member State certificates, legal clarity for inland waterway transport companies and workers, and the derogation where inland waterway navigation is not technically possible.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andris AMERIKS | Latvia | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197783.md |
| Julie LECHANTEUX | France | ID | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197686.md |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197687.md |

## Official source documents

- PE692.897: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-692897_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-0039-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-0039-COD.json

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