Annexes to COM(2021)117 - Delegated acts of the Commission under Regulation (EU) 2018/974 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways

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dossier COM(2021)117 - Delegated acts of the Commission under Regulation (EU) 2018/974 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways.
document COM(2021)117 EN
date March 12, 2021
Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making 2 .

2.LEGAL BASIS

This report is required under Regulation (EU) 2018/974, which specifies in Article 10(2) that the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from 7 December 2016. The Commission is required to draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the 5-year period. This report fulfils that requirement for the first time.

3.EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

The Commission has not yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by Regulation (EU) 2018/974.

The Commission regularly discusses potential improvements to inland waterways transport statistics with the Expert Group on Inland Waterways Transport Statistics and the Coordinating Group for Statistics on Transport. These discussions also take into consideration possible costs and burdens on countries and respondents.

Statistical needs in the context of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy 3 and policy initiatives set out in the Commission Communication on the European Green Deal 4 may require the Commission to adopt delegated acts in the future. Such acts will help to adapt inland waterways statistics to economic and technical trends and to reflect changes in definitions, coding and nomenclature at EU or international level.

4.CONCLUSION

The Commission has not yet exercised its power to adopt delegated acts as conferred on it by Regulation (EU) 2018/974.

The Commission considers that it should continue to have these delegated powers, as it may need to adopt delegated acts in the future to support developments in inland waterways statistics.


(1)

     Regulation (EU) 2018/974 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways (OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 14) .

(2)

     OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

(3)

COM(2020) 789 final.

(4)

COM(2019) 640 final.