Directive 2015/1794 - Amendment of Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers - Main contents
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Directive (EU) 2015/1794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers| Legal instrument | Directive |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Directive 2015/1794 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)798  |
| CELEX number i | 32015L1794 |
| Document | 06-10-2015; Date of adoption |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 08-10-2015; OJ L 263 p. 1-5 |
| Effect | 09-10-2015; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 9 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Transposition | 10-10-2017; At the latest See Art 8.1 |
8.10.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 263/1 |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/1794 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 6 October 2015
amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 153(2)(b) in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) and (e) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) |
Under Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Parliament and the Council may, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, adopt, by means of directives, minimum requirements for gradual implementation aiming to improve the working conditions and the information and consultation of workers. Such directives must avoid imposing disproportionate costs, or administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way that would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings, which are the drivers of sustainable growth and jobs. |
(2) |
Directives 2008/94/EC (4), 2009/38/EC (5) and 2002/14/EC (6) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 98/59/EC (7) and 2001/23/EC (8), either exclude certain seafarers from their scope or allow Member States to exclude them. |
(3) |
In its Communication of 21 January 2009 entitled ‘Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU's maritime transport policy until 2018’, the Commission emphasised the importance of establishing an integrated legal framework in order to make the maritime sector more competitive. |
(4) |
The existence of, and/or possibility of introducing, exclusions may prevent seafarers from fully enjoying their rights to fair and just working conditions and to information and consultation, or limit the full enjoyment of those rights. Insofar as the existence of, and/or possibility of introducing, exclusions is not justified on objective grounds and seafarers are not treated equally, provisions which allow such exclusions should be deleted. |
(5) |
The present legal situation, existing in part as a result of the specific nature of the seafaring profession, gives rise to unequal treatment of the same category of workers by different Member States, according to whether or not they apply the exclusions and optional exclusions allowed by the legislation in force. A significant number of the Member States have made no, or only limited, use of those optional exclusions. |
(6) |
In its Communication of 10 October 2007 entitled ‘An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union’, the Commission outlined that such a policy is based on the clear recognition that all matters relating to Europe's oceans and seas are interlinked, and that sea-related policies must develop in a joined-up way if they are to achieve the desired results. It also stressed the need for an increase in the number and quality of maritime jobs for citizens of the Union and the importance of improving working conditions on board, inter alia, through investment in research, education, training, health and safety. |
(7) |
This Directive is in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy and its employment objectives and with the strategy set out by the Commission in its Communication of 23 November 2010 entitled ‘An... |
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