GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The themes and priorities are the following:

• adopting technical standards in various fields, in particular as regards vessels, information technology and crew;
•  deliberating on the uniform interpretation and application of the said standards, on the method for applying and implementing the corresponding procedures, on procedures for exchanging information, and on the supervisory mechanisms among the Member States;
• deliberating on derogations and equivalences of technical requirements for a specific craft;
• deliberating on priority topics regarding safety of navigation, protection of the environment, and other areas of inland navigation.

The beneficiary shall provide the administrative secretariat services required to allow CESNI to implement the CESNI Strategic Guideline and the Work Programme 2022- 2024 in an effective and efficient way. This includes the administrative secretariat services and information and communication activities related to the functioning of CESNI. It also includes the preparation of working documents and research notes to support the development of standards of the CESNI work programme and where required, preparation of evaluations of existing standards and impact studies for future draft standards foreseen under CESNI work programme.