Adopted text
Inland waterway transport: River Information Services (RIS)
TA-10-2025-0210 · P10_TA(2025)0210 · PE766.881
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Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive updating EU rules on harmonised river information services (RIS) for inland waterway transport. It sets out technical requirements, data-sharing rules and interoperability standards to improve safety, efficiency and digitalisation of inland navigation.¶¶
Key points
- Requires member states to apply RIS in accordance with technical specifications and ensure interoperability of systems.¶
- Mandates the Commission to adopt delegated acts to update technical specifications and standards.
- Obliges member states to ensure that RIS data is made available to users without discrimination and in a timely manner.
- Calls for the establishment of a single European RIS contact point to facilitate cross-border data exchange.
- Requires the Commission to report on the implementation of the directive and assess the need for further harmonisation.