Directive (EU) 2017/2109

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This text since 20 Dec 2017law://eu/dir/2017/2109/art_1__pnt_4@2026-11-14

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(4)Article 5 is replaced by the following:‘Article 51.Where a passenger ship departs from a port located in a Member State in order to undertake a voyage of which the distance sailed from the point of departure to the next port of call exceeds 20 miles, the following information shall be recorded:

—the family names of the persons on board, their forenames, their gender, their nationality, their dates of birth,

—when volunteered by a passenger, information concerning special care or assistance that might be needed in an emergency,

—if the Member State so chooses, when volunteered by the passenger, a contact number in case of an emergency.

2.The information listed in paragraph 1 shall be collected before the passenger ship's departure and reported in the single window established pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 2010/65/EU upon the passenger ship's departure but in no case later than 15 minutes after its departure.3.For a transitional period of 6 years from 20 December 2017, Member States may continue to allow that information be communicated to the company's passenger registrar or to the shore-based company system that performs the same function, instead of requiring it to be reported in the single window.4.Without prejudice to other legal obligations that comply with Union and national legislation on data protection, personal data collected for the purposes of this Directive shall not be processed and used for any other purpose. Such personal data shall always be handled in accordance with Union law on data protection and privacy and shall be erased automatically and without undue delay once it is no longer needed.’;

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Key facts

Type: Directive · (EU) 2017/2109
Adopted: 15 Nov 2017
In force: 20 Dec 2017
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32017L2109 · ELI

Topics

carriage of passengers data collection data protection EU Member State exchange of information harbour installation maritime safety personal data traveller vessel Approximation of laws Internal market - Principles

History · 1 version

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Amends 1: Council Directive 98/41/EC4 provisions
Cites 2: Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC Text with EEA relevance; this act

Defined terms · 6

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designated authority
shall mean the competent authority of the Member State responsible for search and rescue or concerned with the aftermath of an accident, having access to the information required under this Directive,’;
passenger registrar
shall mean the responsible person designated by a company to fulfil the ISM Code obligations, where applicable, or a person designated by a company as responsible for the transmission of information on persons who have embarked on a company passenger ship,’;
passenger ship
shall mean a ship or a high-speed craft which carries more than 12 passengers,’;
pleasure yacht or pleasure craft
shall mean a vessel which is not engaged in trade, regardless of its means of propulsion.’;
port area
shall mean an area as defined in point (r) of Article 2 of Directive 2009/45/EC,’;
regular service
shall mean a series of ship crossings operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more ports, or a series of voyages from and to the same port without intermediate calls, either:’;