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there is no reason why Spain should wait for a European proposal in this field. The detailed Commission’s study, presented by the end of 2012, made it clear that Spain has one of the strictest regulations in the EU on pilotage exemptions certificates. Introducing more flexibility in this area would be positive for liner services, both in national cabotage trades and in Shortsea Shipping and Motorways of the Sea. And, as shown by the aforementioned study, this would not lead to lower safety levels.

Ministry, the State Ports and the General Directorate on Merchant Marine. There are many and varied subjects in which this legislative initiative can modernize the legal framework of our industry, and therefore ANAVE has been supporting it only with minor reservations on aspects of detail. After more than one year