ROMA – Following approval in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies has also given the green light to the Simplifications Bill, which introduces important new measures for the simplification and de-bureaucratization of maritime transport repeatedly advocated by Assarmatori in its constant dialogue with the Institutions to protect and enhance the international competitiveness of a sector that is fundamental for a country like Italy.
“These are zero-cost measures for the State’s coffers – comments the President of the shipowners’ association Stefano Messina – which are however very important for shipping companies and for maritime labor. As is well known, the Italian flag has been in crisis for several years, not in favor of flags of convenience from some tax haven, but to the advantage of Community registers that offer a streamlined and fully digitalized bureaucratic apparatus. This approval is a significant step forward for our country in this sense”.
In particular, the simplifications introduced during the pandemic emergency regarding the annotations of embarkation and disembarkation and the forms of the employment contract for maritime workers are made structural, having been previously extended year by year, with the use of digital forms and the possibility of stipulation in places other than that of the shipowner. Furthermore, the reorganization and simplification of the discipline of the health service on board merchant ships is envisaged, with particular reference to the relevant healthcare professional figures, also in consideration of the time elapsed since the issuance of the Royal Decree of September 29, 1895, no. 636, containing “Approval of the Maritime Health Regulations”.
“We are fully satisfied with the outcome of this process, which we have followed closely from the beginning – concludes Messina – but the work of de-bureaucratizing the administrative apparatus that regulates maritime transport in Italy must continue without delay: the approval of the Simplifications Bill must be the kick-off of a journey that brings Italian shipping back to competing globally and certainly not the final whistle of the match”.
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