1. European Seaport Policy ITMMA Antwerp, 18 November 2013 Patrick Verhoeven

2. Summary 1.Historical evolution 2.Port Regulation 2013 3.Other initiatives 4.Concluding remarks

3. 1. Historical evolution

4. Jacques Delors (President European Commission 1985-1995) First Transport White Paper (1992) Road to Sea policy Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)

5. Neil Kinnock (Transport Commissioner 1995-1999) Green Paper on Seaports and Maritime Infrastructure (1997) Basic elements Ports Policy: – Market access port services – Port financing – Infrastructure development

6. Loyola de Palacio (Transport Commissioner 1999-2004) Port Package I (2001): – Port services Directive – Rejected 2003 Port Package II (2004): – New port services Directive – Withdrawn 2006 Second Transport Policy White Paper (2001) Ports in TEN-T (2001)

8. Jacques Barrot (Transport Commissioner 2004-2009) Ports Policy Communication (2007) Reconciliation through ‘soft law’ approach

9. Siim Kallas (Transport Commissioner 2009- 2014) Ports Regulation proposal (2013) Third Transport Policy White Paper (2011) Full integration ports in TEN-T (2013)

11. 2. Port Regulation 2013

12. Basic elements 1.Market access port services 2.Financial transparency and autonomy 3.Consultation and supervision

13. 1) Market access Treaty principle freedom to provide services Minimum quality requirements Limitation of number of service providers Public service obligations Internal operator Guarantees for workers (transfer of undertakings) Cargo handling and passenger services are exempted from these rules

14. 2) Financial transparency en autonomy Transparency of financial relations between government and port authority that receives public means / offers port services Pricing internal operator Pricing use of public infrastructure (port dues) Financial autonomy port authority

15. 3) Consultation and supervision Consultation of port users Consultation of other stakeholders Independent supervisory body Cooperation between supervisory bodies

16. Political process + = ?

18. 3. Other initiatives

19. Concessions directive

20. Social dialogue

21. EU study port labour

22. Pilotage Exemption Certificates

23. Pending cases Land lease policy Port of KlaipédaDock labour pools Spanish ports

24. Influence ‘Troika’

25. 4. Concluding remarks

26. New proposal EU Port Regulation is not radical nor very interventionist – it supports role port authority Resistance largely based on what happened in the past (port packages) Political process seems to lead to an ‘empty box’ Will there be a ‘gouvernement des juges’ instead? Clear legal framework is in the interest of customers, service providers and port authorities Problems do not disappear by avoiding them

27. Patrick Verhoeven – Secretary General European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) Rue Ducale, Hertogstraat 67/2 – B-1000 Brussels + 32 2 510 61 26 – patrick.verhoeven@ecsa.eu – www.ecsa.eu Follow me on Twitter @PVerhoevenECSA 27