MIF PLENARY MEETING

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MIF

• MIF PLENARY MEETING
• Bremen, 25-26 January 2005
• Transport issues

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GENERAL

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MIF

• Issue driven
• Basis work programme of the Commission
• Practical approach with ongoing contacts between
  MIF parties (supply chain/maritime cluster)
• No bureaucracy and unnecessary meetings/structure
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• Open meetings announced on MIF Website

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VARIETY OF ISSUES

• EILU (European intermodal Loading Unit)
• Freight integrator
• Bottlenecks Short Sea Shipping
• Customs procedures
• TEN-T
• Motorways of the sea
• Marco Polo
• Security
• Port Services

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PORTS AND PORT SERVICES

• NEW DIRECTIVE ON PORT SERVICES
• Timing questioned
• It is on the table now therefore
  analysis/exchange of views on most critical
  points
• Self-handling
• Authorisation
• Compensation
• Transitional periods
• Duration periods
• Improvements/amendments necessary
• Investment friendly environment
• Supply chain not to be distorted by industrial
  action

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SECURITY

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• MIF workshop Antwerp July 2004 practical
  exchange of views with contributions from all
  industry parties
• ISPS (IMO and EU Regulation 725/2004) on ship
  and ports facility exchange of views on
  application
• EU Directive on port security decision process
  followed up
• Supply chain security (Intermodal) useful
  exchange of views with the Commission

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SECURITY

• Advance cargo declaration (amendments to customs
  regulation 2913/92)
• MIF recommendation of advance cargo declaration
  24H prior to loading for international overseas
  containers (inbound outbound)
• Intra EU Cargoes (SSS), Bulk, etc. to be
  excluded and to be subject to specific regimes

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SHORT SEA SHIPPING

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• Ongoing progress (over 41)
• 16 Short sea promotion centres
• Marco Polo/Motorways of the sea
• Fruitful work on bottlenecks
• Commission action programme

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HUMAN ELEMENT

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• Shipowners / Seafarers social dialogue
• ETF / ECSA equal opportunity (Harassment
  bullying) project Guidelines to shipping
  companies
• ETF / ECSA career mapping project
• ILO consolidated labour standards convention
• Joint work programme for 2005

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Maritime Industries Career Path
Mapping
Qualification requirements
and Costs
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES Flag State Inspectors Port
State Control
 EDUCATION AND TRAINING RD
  SURVEYING  CLASS SOC. ETC.
COMMERCIAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES  INSURERS, LOSS
ADJUSTERS ETC.
 MARINE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
 MARITIME LAW
  OTHERS
 PORT AND RELATED SERVICES  HARBOUR
MASTERS  PILOTAGE VTS SERVICES  
  DREDGING
  YACHTING
  SHIPPING (OCEAN AND INLAND)   SHIP
MANAGEMENT     SEA STAFF
  OFFSHORE
  FISHING AND AQUACULTURE
 ARMED SERVICES
  SHIPBUILDING   INDUSTRY
SCHOOL LEAVERS GRADUATES AND OTHER ENTRANTS
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HUMAN ELEMENT
MIF

• Shipowners / Seafarers social dialogue
• ETF / ECSA equal opportunity (Harassment
  bullying) project Guidelines to shipping
  companies
• ETF / ECSA career mapping project
• ILO consolidated labour standards convention
• Joint work programme for 2005

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FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME
MIF

• Issue driven
• Basis work programme of the Commission
• Practical approach with ongoing contacts between
  MIF parties (supply chain/maritime cluster)
• No bureaucracy and unnecessary meetings/structure
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• Open meetings announced on MIF Website

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