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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9812

7 January 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
EU harmonises rules for navigation on inland waterways

Brussels, 06/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 5 January, the European Commission announced the entry into force, on 1 January 2009, of Directive 2006/87 on technical provisions for inland waterway vessels, thus guaranteeing the free movement of freight and passenger boats on all rivers in Europe. The directive, adopted by the Council and Parliament in December 2006, sets in place a single regime for the delivery of European safety certificates for this kind of vessel, a scheme based on...

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