13. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a directive on reporting formalities for ships arriving in or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community (COM(2009)0011), in order to simplify, reduce and eliminate administrative procedures for European short sea shipping; calls on the Commission to continue to support short sea shipping with a view to substantially increasing the performance capacities of maritime transport within the Union;
13. accueille favorablement la proposition de directive de la Commission concernant les formalités déclaratives applicables aux navires à l'entrée ou à la sortie des ports des États membres (COM(2009)0011), qui vise à simplifier les procédures administratives existantes pour le transport maritime européen à courte distance; invite la Commission à continuer d'encourager le transport maritime à courte distance afin d'accroître sensiblement les performances du transport maritime au sein de l'Union;