Georgios TOUSSAS

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Constituencies

Greece Communist Party of Greece 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

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Groups

GUE/NGL Member of the Bureau Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

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Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2012/01/19	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2012/01/19	9999/12/31

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13

Delegations

Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2009/09/16	9999/12/31
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2013/02/04	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/16	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean	2013/01/31	9999/12/31

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2009/09/16	2013/02/03
Member of	Delegation for relations with South Africa	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Vice-Chair of	Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/20	2006/12/31
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2004/09/19
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2004/09/19
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Vice-Chair of	Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/20	2006/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with South Africa	2007/03/15	2009/07/13

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Rapporteur

Shadow	2012/0358(COD)	Marine equipment
Shadow	2011/0243(COD)	Maritime safety: accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. Recast
Shadow	2011/0239(COD)	Maritime safety: minimum level of training of seafarers
Shadow	2011/0152(COD)	Health and safety at work: exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields), minimum health and safety requirements
Shadow	2010/0303(COD)	European Maritime Safety Agency: further development
Shadow	2010/0257(COD)	Integrated Maritime Policy: programme to support the further development
Shadow	2008/0246(COD)	Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; coordination between national authorities (amend. Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004)

Born

1954/09/08 Kilada

First-class degree in merchant marine engineering (1992)
Chair of the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers (1997-2004); Member of the Secretariat of PAME (All Workers' Militant Front).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); Committee on Transport and Tourism; Committee on Employment and Social Affairs; Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and the Delegation for Relations with South Africa.

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
1	2008/0195(COD) Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities (amend. Directive 2002/15/EC) 2010/09/02 EMPL 1 amendments... Amendment 18 # Ilda FIGUEIREDO, Thomas HÄNDEL, Gabriele ZIMMER, Patrick LE HYARIC, Georgios TOUSSAS, Joe HIGGINS Proposal for a directive– amending act – The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal. source: PE-431.178
12	2009/2095(INI) Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018 2010/03/03 TRAN 12 amendments... Amendment 11 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. ~~Welcomes~~Rejects the policy, strategic guidelines and proposals contained in the Communication from the Commission on maritime transport policy until 2018, because their aim is to increase competition and the profits of the shipping monopolies and of capital generally, at the expense of the workers and the needs of the working class; Amendment 13 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the ~~EU's maritime policy should~~capitalist economic crisis which followed the previous boom period (September 2003 – July 2008) – a period of astronomical profits without historical precedent for ship owners – accelerated the tendency towards concentration and centralisation of capital in the maritime transport sector; that the anaemic and fragile recovery of the EU economy, in combination with surplus tonnage, intensifies intra-Union and international competition in maritime transport among the monopoly business groups, with painful consequences for dock workers and, generally, for workers in related sectors; also takes account of the fact that ~~the maritime industry faces competition not only within the Community but above all globally~~European shipping companies, while having their actual headquarters in, and managing their entire commercial fleets from, EU Member States, also operate as offshore companies, registering 60-80% of their ships in third countries under ‘flags of convenience’ and in ‘second registers’, thus securing tax havens while ruthlessly exploiting dock workers and increasing their profits. By these unacceptable means, the same European ship owners are making use of shipping registers in third countries, and the only obligation for the offshore companies which they set up in those countries is to keep a PO box at a post office or bank and to bring in USD 10-50 000 in foreign exchange annually. Ship owners use this method to secure new privileges, state subsidies, tax exemptions, reductions in ships’ complements, abolition of employer contributions to dock workers’ insurance funds, etc.; Amendment 17 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on EU Member States therefore to ~~encourage the use of their flag, for example by providing fiscal facilities such as a tonnage tax and reduced taxation of seafarer~~abolish the outrageous tax exemptions and scandalous privileges enjoyed by shipping companies; Amendment 20 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) ~~1 OJ L 364, 12.12.1992~~4a. Emphasises that Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/921 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage), which abolished cabotage in the interests of complete liberalisation of markets: caused freight charges and fares to soar, while state subsidies to ship owners increased tenfold within seven years (2003-2010); led to thousands of dismissals of dock workers; placed a serious burden on the environment by exempting shipping companies from the obligation to comply with international rules on environmental protection; created explosive social problems both for dock workers, who are experiencing serious unemployment, and for those living in island regions, e.g. in Greece, for whom the cost of living is inflated even more than it is for those living in mainland regions; caused an overall deterioration in coastal transport. The failure of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 proves the necessity of repealing it. The development of coastal transport using modern, safe ships, with low passenger fares and freight charges, to serve the needs, on a daily and annual basis, of workers and those living on islands and in remote regions, in conjunction with an increase in ships’ complements, reduction in working hours, and satisfaction of dock workers’ demands, is a basic priority for the working class; Amendment 29 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. ~~Welcomes~~Takes account of the initiatives by Member States and the Commission ~~to make maritime occupations more attractive to young EU citizens; advocates, to this end, linking work and multiannual training in the maritime sector; advocates also t~~in relation to the seafaring profession; notes that EU and national legislation follows the ship owners’ desire for a cheap dock workforce, and promotes intensification of labour and exhausting working hours which, under EU legislation, may be as high as 72 hours a week, and the reduction of ships’ complements and downgrading and reduction of inspections; notes that this policy hats m~~ore information on the sector be provided at schools and that more traineeships be made available~~ade the protection of human life at sea even more precarious, with the failure to adopt strict safety measures and rules, and increases the risks to the environment; Amendment 38 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that seafarers from third countries must comply with satisfactory training requirements and calls on ship owners and national inspectorates to guarantee and enforce this, where necessary assisted by EMSANotes with great concern that the policy of increasing the profitability of ship- owning business groups results in a drastic reduction in dock workers from EU Member States, with a corresponding increase in the number of dock workers from third countries who work under deplorable conditions for very low wages; emphasises that while the number and tonnage of European shipping companies’ vessels have increased, the mass expulsion of dock workers from EU Member States, and their replacement with a cheaper maritime workforce without wage, labour or social rights, continues; this tendency to reduce labour costs is, according to the EU’s Common Maritime Policy and reports by international organisations, a crucial factor for enhancing the competitiveness and profitability of European shipping companies; for this reason, the expulsion of crews and officers from EU Member States continues with greater intensity; soaring unemployment, drastic curtailment of social benefits and the dire financial state of dock workers’ insurance funds have dealt a severe blow to the standard of living of dock workers’ families; Amendment 43 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines th~~at a reasonable balance between the employment conditions of EU seafar~~e need for immediate ratification, and incorporation into the Member States’ national law, of the Maritime Labour Convention ratified by the ILO General Conference on 23 February 2006, which sets the minimum requirements for securing the basic rights of dock workers; and the competitiveness of the European fleet should be found in order to facilitate labour mobility in the maritime industries throughout Europe and to ensure a fully functioning internal market without barriers and without unjustified restrictions to provide service particularly important issue is the incorporation into national legislation of Part B of the Convention, which is presented as non-mandatory, and the enforcement of International Convention 145 on continuous employment for dock workers, as well as the adoption of well- considered demands made by the dock workers’ movement, such as an increase in ships’ complements, the adoption of the 7-hour day and 5-day, 35-hour week, and the rule on crew rotation (15 days on board and 15 days ashore for crews of vessels on internal voyages, and 4 months and 4 months respectively for crews of vessels on international voyages); underlines the need to enforce the protection rules that apply to seconded workers (minimum wage, annual leave, etc.) and dock workers; Amendment 46 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the maritime training based on the STCW International Convention was used to downgrade maritime training and replace it with an ad hoc, superficial form of training, and to encourage the influx of a cheaper workforce from third countries, and that it has served only to increase the profits of the maritime business groups and private training companies; emphasises the need to substantially upgrade maritime training with the adoption of an international convention on crews and officers of ships, within the IMO framework, and also the need to recognise intermediate and higher maritime training as an equivalent level of training for related sectors on land; Amendment 49 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Underlines the need to increase ships’ complements to cover all specialisations (deck, engine room, supervision, accommodation), to ensure safety and the protection of human life at sea; Amendment 78 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Notes with great concern that EU policy on the shipbuilding industry, and on privatisation of ports and port services, strengthens monopoly business groups in shipping and related sectors, inflicting a serious blow to workers; Amendment 80 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. ~~Calls on national inspectora~~Emphasises that shipworthiness inspections by shipping registers and other ~~national authorities to cooperate more closely in exchanging data on vessels~~authorised private companies have proven ineffective; notes, with concern, that superannuated, under-maintained vessels carry so-called certificates of shipworthiness and remain in operation, posing a risk to human life at sea and to the~~ir cargoes, so as to reduce regulatory pressure but~~ environment; particularly in the Mediterranean, following enforcement of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 and the abolition of cabotage, the number of superannuated, under-maintained, high-risk vessels has increased; underlines that to increase their effectiveness of, inspections must be rigorous, frequent and exhaustively thorough; Amendment 82 # Georgios TOUSSAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Is aware ofthat the danger of piracy on the high seas can~~d calls on all ship owners to cooperate with government initiatives such as At~~not be combated by military means or with interventions at the expense of the sovereignty of third countries, but only by combating the social an~~ta wh~~d economich ca~~n protect them against piracy~~uses – especially poverty, decline and the imperialist wars that cause and sustain it; source: PE-438.180
9	2011/0152(COD) Health and safety at work: exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields), minimum health and safety requirements 2011/12/16 EMPL 9 amendments... Amendment 20 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Directive 2004/40/EC should be repealed and more appropriate and proportionate measures protecting workers from the risks associated with electromagnetic fields should be introduced. However, presently it does not address the long-term effects, including possible carcinogenic effects of exposure to time- varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, for which there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence establishing a causal relationship. The present measures should be intended not only to ensure the health and safety of each worker on an individual basis, but also to create a minimum basis of protection for all Union workers, while reducing possible distortions of competition. The Commission and the Member States should step up research and the collection of data on the long-term effects of exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields. The Commission should assess the scientific evidence for long-term effects within 5 years after publication of this Directive in the Official Journal of the European Union and present a proposal for its review in order to include the protection of workers health and safety against such long-term effects. Amendment 28 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 16 (16) A system including exposure limit values, orientation values and action values, wherever applicable, should be seen as a means to facilitate the provision of a high level of protection against the established adverse health effects that may result from exposure to electromagnetic fields. But such a system may conflict with specific conditions in certain activities, such as ~~medical procedures using magnetic resonance techniques or~~ military operations where interoperability is required and where internationally accepted standards providing an equivalent protection of workers subject to specific exposure situations are already in place. It is therefore necessary to take these particular conditions into account. Amendment 34 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 3 ~~3. This Directive does not address long- term effects.~~deleted Amendment 70 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to medical applications using the magnetic resonance effect and the following related activities: integral system testing before release for shipment, installation, cleaning, maintenance, research and development activities. In these particular cases, specific protection measures shall be put in place. For this purpose the Commission shall consult the existing working groups and proceed according to the measures set out in Annex IV.deleted Amendment 81 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the armed forces in Member States where an equivalent and more specific protection system such as NATO standard STANAG 2345 is already in place and implemented. However, Member States shall ensure that health surveillance in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 89/391/EEC and Article 8 of this Directive is effectively implemented. Member States shall inform the Commission of the existence and effective implementation of such protection systems when notifying the transposition of the provisions of this Directive into national legislation in accordance with Article 14. Amendment 86 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. W~~ithout prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, w~~orkers may not be exposed above the exposure limit values for health effects. For specific situations where these values may temporarily be exceeded, Member States may put in place a system authorising work under controlled conditions and on the basis of a comprehensive risk assessment setting out the actual exposure levels and their likelihood and comparing them to the exposure limit values defined in Annexes II and III. Such specific situations shall be reported to the Commission in the report referred to in Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC. Amendment 101 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The assessment, measurement and/or calculations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 need not be carried out in workplaces open to the public provided that an evaluation has already been undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)9 , and the restrictions as specified therein are respected for workers and safety risks are excluded. Where equipment, intended for the public and complying with EU product legislation and especially Directives 1999/5/EC and 2006/95/EC are being used as intended these conditions are met.deleted Amendment 149 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. In any event, workers shall not be exposed above the exposure limit values for health effects ~~unless the conditions under Article 3(6) are fulfilled~~. If, despite the measures taken by the employer to comply with this Directive, the exposure limit values for health effects are exceeded, the employer shall take immediate action to reduce exposure below these exposure limit values. The employer shall identify the reasons why the exposure limit values for health effects have been exceeded, and shall amend the protection and prevention measures accordingly in order to prevent them being exceeded again. Amendment 185 # Paul MURPHY, Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 14 The report to be established in accordance to Article 17(a) of Directive 89/391/EEC shall notably report on the effectiveness of the Directive in reducing exposure to electromagnetic fields and the percentage of workplaces that required corrective action. The Commission shall assess the scientific evidence for long-term effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields within 5 years after the publication of this Directive in the Official Journal of the European Union and submit a proposal for its review in order to include the protection of workers health and safety against such long-term effects. source: PE-478.400
14	2011/0239(COD) Maritime safety: minimum level of training of seafarers 2012/02/04 TRAN 14 amendments... Amendment 39 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Modern technological and scientific advances on board vessels stand in contrast to the low standards of training for seafarers, which has for a number of years consisted of pro forma instruction for a cheap maritime workforce, the concern being increased profits for maritime business groups. Amendment 40 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 4 b (new) (4b) Improved training for seafarers must include all specialist categories among crew members and officers and cover proper theoretical and practical instruction in the safety of human life at sea. Amendment 41 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 4 c (new) (4c) Rules concerning the manning and construction of vessels present dangers in terms of the safety of human life at sea and environmental protection. Reductions in manning levels and in loading and unloading times, coupled with increased vessel speed, have greatly increased the workload for seafarers. Amendment 42 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 4 d (new) (4d) The dangers are all the greater on cruise ships, because of the refusal of ship owners to include on crew manifests the general services personnel, that is to say, crew members responsible for accommodation, making up three- quarters of the crew on cruise ships. In this way, it is possible for ship owners to avoid paying wages on the basis of the collective agreement of the ship’s flag state and instead to pay the extremely low wages of the countries of origin of these crew members, who, in many cases, are forced to rely on passenger tips as their sole source of income. In this way, crew members with no proper maritime training who provide general services on board are falling victim to the most cynical exploitation by international human traffickers and cruise ship business groups. Furthermore, this poses an enormous danger to the safety of the lives of passengers and crew, as shown by the recent disastrous incidents involving the ‘Costa Concordia’ and ‘Costa Allegra’ cruise ships, both belonging to ‘Costa Cruises’, a subsidiary of the Anglo- American ‘Carnival’ corporation. Amendment 43 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 4 e (new) (4e) Improvement of maritime training on cruise ships must be accompanied by scientifically documented changes in vessel design so as to improve vessel safety and prevent accidents at sea. Amendment 44 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) At the Manila Conference the State- parties intended, amongst others, to set objective limits to the exceptions to the minimum rest hours for watchkeeping personnel and seafarers with designated safety, security and prevention of pollution related tasks. Also such new provisions should be integrated into EUthe law~~. However, they should respect the provisions on hours of rest applicable to seafarers under Council Direc~~ of the EU Member States. Compulsory rest hours must apply not only to watch-keeping personnel but to the entire crew and all specialist categories of seafarers, including deck hands, engine-room hands and personnel providing general services, since all members of the ship’s crew have responsibilitives ~~1999/63/EC of 21 June 1999 and 199910/13/EC of 16 February 2009~~related to protection, safety, pollution prevention and fire- fighting and evacuation drill. Furthermore, the faculty of authorising exceptions should be limited in terms of maximum duration, frequency and scope. Provisions to this effect should be introduced in the directive. Increased manning levels in accordance with actual needs will help to ensure strict adherence to and implementation of international conventions concerning hours of work and rest for seafarers. Amendment 52 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/ΕC Article 15 – paragraph 4 (a) a minimum of 106 hours of rest in any 24-hour period; and Amendment 53 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/EC Article 15 – paragraph 4 (b) 77112 hours in any 7-day period. Amendment 54 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/ΕC Article 15 – paragraph 5 5. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, ~~one~~each of which shall be at least 68 hours in length, and the intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 148 hours. Amendment 55 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/ΕC Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The requirements for rest periods laid down in paragraphs 4 and 5 ~~need not be maint~~may be wainved only in the case of an emergency or drill or in other overriding operational conditions. Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills, and drills prescribed by national laws and regulations and by international instruments, shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue. Amendment 59 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/ΕC Article 15 – paragraph 10 10. Notwithstanding the rules laid down in paragraphs 3 to 9, the master of a ship shall be entitled to require a ~~seafar~~crew member to perform any hours of work necessary ~~for the immediat~~only in cases of immediate danger to the safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo, or for the purpose of giving assistance to other ships or persons in distress at sea. Accordingly, the master may suspend the schedule of hours of rest and require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until the danger is over and the normal situation has been restored. As soon as practicable after the normal situation has been restored, the master shall ensure that any seafarers who have performed work in a scheduled rest period are provided with an adequate period of rest. Amendment 60 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 11. With due regard for the general principles of the protection of the health and safety of workers, Member States may authorise or register collective agreements permitting exceptions to the required hours of rest in paragraph 4(b) and 5 provided that the rest period is no less than 70 hours in any 7-day period. Such exceptions shall, in accordance with directive 1999/63/EC, as far as possible, follow the standards set out but may take account of more frequent or longer leave periods, or the granting of compensatory leave and should equally, as far as possible, take into account the guidance regarding prevention of fatigue laid down in section B-VIII/1 of the STCW Code.deleted Amendment 64 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2008/106/EC Article 15 – paragraph 12 12. Exceptions referred to in paragraph 11 to the weekly rest period provided for in paragraph 4(b) shall not be allowed for more than two consecutive weeks. The intervals between two periods of exceptions on board shall not be less than twice the duration of the exception.deleted Amendment 66 # Georgios TOUSSAS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 13. In the framework of possible exceptions to paragraph 5 referred to in paragraph 11, the hours of rest provided for in paragraph 4(a) may be divided into no more than three periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and neither of the two other periods shall be less than one hour in length. The intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions shall not extend beyond two 24-hour periods in any 7-day period.deleted source: PE-486.183

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Addresses	added	Brussels Phone +322 28 45278 Fax +322 28 49278 Address Building Bât. Altiero Spinelli City Bruxelles/Brussel Office 07F353 Zip B-1047 building_code ASP Street 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 Organization Parlement européen Postal European Parliament Rue Wiertz Altiero Spinelli 07F353 B-1047 Brussels Strasbourg Phone +333 88 1 75278 Fax +333 88 1 79278 Address Building Bât. Louise Weiss City Strasbourg Office T05088 building_code LOW Street 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman Organization Parlement européen Zip2 F-67070 Zip1 CS 91024
Birth	added	date 1954-09-08 place Kilada
CV	added	First-class degree in merchant marine engineering (1992) Chair of the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers (1997-2004); Member of the Secretariat of PAME (All Workers' Militant Front). Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); Committee on Transport and Tourism; Committee on Employment and Social Affairs; Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and the Delegation for Relations with South Africa.
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assistants	added	local BITHIMITRI Ekaterini CHALKIADAKIS Emmanouil KALLITSOU Aikaterini Kontaksidaki Panayiota MAIKIDIS Dimitrios MYRTOU Athanasios NIKOLOPOULOS Christos SERETAKIS Nikolaos TSAVDARIDIS Iraklis accredited PETROU Evangelia-Ilektra

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