Council Decision (EU) 2021/594 of 9 April 2021 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 the Navigation of the Rhine on the adoption of standards concerning professional qualifications in inland navigation

1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within CESNI with regard to the adoption of CESNI standard 20_04 and CESNI standard 20_39 shall be to agree to their adoption.

2 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the CCNR with regard to the adoption of a resolution amending the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel in order to include a reference to the ES-QIN standards, including CESNI standard 20_04 and CESNI standard 20_39, shall be to support all proposals aligning the requirements of the Regulations for the Rhine Navigation Personnel with the ES-QIN standards.

1 The position set out in Article 1(1) shall be expressed by the Member States that are members of the CESNI, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

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

Minor technical changes to the positions set out in Article 1 may be agreed upon without further decision of the Council.

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