Council Decision (EU) 2019/1608 of 16 September 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the European Committee for drawing up standards in the field of inland navigation and within the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine on the adoption of models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

1 The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the European Committee for drawing up standards in the field of inland navigation (CESNI) on 15 October 2019 shall be to agree to the adoption of the European standards on models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation set out in the attachment to this Decision.

2 The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the meeting of the plenary session of the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) shall be to support all proposals that align the requirements of the Regulations for Rhine navigation personnel with those of the European standards on models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation set out in the attachment to this Decision.

1 The position referred to in Article 1(1) shall be expressed by the Member States that are members of CESNI, acting jointly.

2 The position referred to in Article 1(2) shall be expressed by the Member States that are members of the CCNR, acting jointly.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.