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2023/0172(COD)

Amending Directive 2009/21/EC on compliance with flag State requirements

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10 July 2023

Last action

16 December 2024 · publication official journal

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23 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Изменение на Директива 2009/21/ЕО относно спазването на изискванията за държавата на знамето

  • Czech

    Změna směrnice 2009/21/ES o souladu s požadavky na stát vlajky

  • Danish

    Ændring af direktiv 2009/21/EF om opfyldelse af kravene til flagstater

  • German

    Änderung der Richtlinie 2009/21/EG über die Erfüllung der Flaggenstaatpflichten

  • Greek

    Τροποποίηση της οδηγίας 2009/21/ΕΚ για την τήρηση των υποχρεώσεων του κράτους σημαίας

  • Spanish

    Modificación de la Directiva 2009/21/CE sobre el cumplimiento de las obligaciones del Estado de abanderamiento

  • Estonian

    Direktiivi 2009/21/EÜ (lipuriigi nõuete täitmise kohta) muutmine

  • Finnish

    Lippuvaltiota koskevien vaatimusten noudattamisesta annetun direktiivin 2009/21/EY muuttaminen

  • French

    Modification de la directive 2009/21/CE concernant le respect des obligations des États du pavillon

  • Irish

    Leasú ar Threoir 2009/21/CE maidir le ceanglais Bhratstáit a chomhlíonadh

  • Croatian

    Izmjena Direktive 2009/21/EZ o ispunjavanju zahtjeva države zastave

  • Hungarian

    A lobogó szerinti állammal szembeni követelmények teljesítéséről szóló 2009/21/EK irányelv módosítása

  • Italian

    Modifica della direttiva 2009/21/CE relativa al rispetto degli obblighi dello Stato di bandiera

  • Lithuanian

    Direktyvos 2009/21/EB dėl vėliavos valstybės reikalavimų laikymosi dalinis keitimas

  • Latvian

    Direktīvas 2009/21/EK par karoga valstij noteikto prasību ievērošanu grozīšana

  • Maltese

    Emenda tad-Direttiva 2009/21/KE dwar il-konformità mar-rekwiżiti tal-Istat tal-bandiera

  • Dutch

    Wijziging van Richtlijn 2009/21/EG betreffende de naleving van vlaggenstaatverplichtingen

  • Polish

    Zmiana dyrektywy 2009/21/WE w sprawie zgodności z wymaganiami dotyczącymi państwa bandery

  • Portuguese

    Diretiva modificativa 2009/21/CE relativa ao cumprimento das obrigações do Estado de bandeira

  • Romanian

    Modificarea Directivei 2009/21/CE privind respectarea obligațiilor statelor de pavilion

  • Slovak

    Zmena smernice 2009/21/ES o plnení povinností vlajkového štátu

  • Slovenian

    Sprememba Direktive 2009/21/ES o skladnosti z zahtevami države zastave

  • Swedish

    Ändring av direktiv 2009/21/EG om fullgörande av flaggstatsförpliktelser

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Official bill 2023/0172(COD) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 10 July 2023. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 10 July 2023

    referral

    Source: REFERRAL

  2. 10 July 2023

    Introduced

    Amending Directive 2009/21/EC on compliance with flag State requirements

    Source: COD

  3. 19 September 2023

    committee tabling report

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_REPORT

  4. 19 September 2023

    committee tabling opinion

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_OPINION

  5. 29 November 2023

    committee adopting opinion

    Source: COMMITTEE_ADOPTING_OPINION

  6. 7 December 2023

    committee adopting report

    Source: COMMITTEE_ADOPTING_REPORT

  7. 8 December 2023

    tabling plenary

    Source: TABLING_PLENARY

  8. 13 December 2023

    plenary endorse committee interinstitutional negotiations

    Source: PLENARY_ENDORSE_COMMITTEE_INTERINSTITUTIONAL_NEGOTIATIONS

  9. 20 March 2024

    committee approve provisional agreement

    Source: COMMITTEE_APPROVE_PROVISIONAL_AGREEMENT

  10. 10 April 2024

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  11. 10 April 2024

    plenary amend proposal

    Source: PLENARY_AMEND_PROPOSAL

  12. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  13. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  14. 27 November 2024

    signature

    Source: SIGNATURE

  15. 16 December 2024

    publication official journal

    Source: PUBLICATION_OFFICIAL_JOURNAL

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · SL · 30 January 2025

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · SK · 30 January 2025

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  • Modificarea Directivei 2009/21/CE privind respectarea obligațiilor statelor de pavilion

    TEXT_ADOPTED · RO · 30 January 2025

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  • Alteração da Diretiva 2009/21/CE relativa ao cumprimento das obrigações do Estado de bandeira

    TEXT_ADOPTED · PT · 30 January 2025

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  • Direktīvas 2009/21/EK par karoga valstij noteikto prasību ievērošanu grozīšana

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  • A lobogó szerinti állammal szembeni követelmények teljesítéséről szóló 2009/21/EK irányelv módosítása

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  • Izmjena Direktive 2009/21/EZ o ispunjavanju zahtjeva države zastave

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  • Lippuvaltiota koskevien vaatimusten noudattamisesta annetun direktiivin 2009/21/EY muuttaminen

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · CS · 30 January 2025

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  • Изменение на Директива 2009/21/ЕО относно спазването на изискванията за държавата на знамето

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · RO · 20 January 2025

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  • Изменение на Директива 2009/21/ЕО относно спазването на изискванията за държавата на знамето

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  • A lobogó szerinti állammal szembeni követelmények teljesítéséről szóló 2009/21/EK irányelv módosítása

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  • Τροποποίηση της οδηγίας 2009/21/ΕΚ για την τήρηση των υποχρεώσεων του κράτους σημαίας

    TEXT_ADOPTED · EL · 16 January 2025

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  • Suite donnée au T9-0203/2024

    ACT_FOLLOWUP · FR · 9 August 2024

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