# Ship-source pollution and introduction of penalties

European Parliament procedure 2023/0171(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee PECH / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 157 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2023-09-25 and 2023-10-13.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on ship-source pollution and the introduction of penalties, amending Directive 2005/35/EC. Amendments revise recitals incorporating Marpol 73/78 and IMO standards into Union law, extend the scope to discharges during ships' voyages between ports of call, strengthen consistent administrative penalties and their deterrent effect taking account of recidivism, require inspections of suspected illegal discharges, and enhance the satellite-based CleanSeaNet service to cover additional polluting substances.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre KARLESKIND | France | RE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197585.md |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197466.md |
| Predrag Fred MATIĆ | Croatia | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197441.md |
| Isabel CARVALHAIS | Portugal | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199996.md |
| Pietro BARTOLO | Italy | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197808.md |
| Nikos PAPANDREOU | Greece | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/244571.md |
| Catherine CHABAUD | France | RE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197505.md |
| Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN | Denmark | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/239973.md |
| Caroline NAGTEGAAL | Netherlands | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190519.md |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197529.md |
| Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR | Portugal | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124734.md |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96810.md |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24942.md |
| Sara CERDAS | Portugal | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197641.md |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197795.md |

## Official source documents

- PE752.942: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-752942_EN.pdf
- PE754.769: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-754769_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0171-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0171-COD.json

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