# Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Two, Division 7.10: 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

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

As regards Directive 2005/44/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the annexes to technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2005/44/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Accordingly, Directive 2005/44/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1.. Article 10 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Amendment procedure
Article 10 Annexes I and II may be amended in the light of the experience gained from the application of this Directive and adapted to technical progress. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(4).’;
2.. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Committee procedure
Article 11 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of boatmasters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
5. The Commission shall regularly consult representatives of the sector.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/219/annex/division/7/division/7.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-219/annex/division-7/division-7.10
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