# Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community, Division 1: RIS Guidelines

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The RIS guidelines referred to in Article 5 shall respect the following principles:
(a) the indication of technical requirements for the planning, implementing and operational use of services and related systems;
(b) the RIS architecture and organisation; and
(c) recommendations for vessels to participate in RIS, for individual services and for the stepwise development of RIS.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/44/annex/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-44/annex-II/division-1
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