The Italian Confederation of Shipowners (Confitarma) has expressed full satisfaction with the Senate's green light to the bill Simplifications, which now goes to the Chamber of Deputies. The shipowners' association recalled that within the provision are envisaged important simplification measures for maritime transport sector such as the amendment of Article 328 and the repeal of article 329 of the Navigation Code, both - explained Confitarma - aimed at making the simplification of enlistment procedures in Italy introduced during the Covid emergency, the amendment of Article 331 of the Code of Navigation to simplify and digitize the procedures of enlistment of the commander and the extension of the possibilities of application of the exemption from the embarkation and disembarkation notation provided for by Article 172-bis of the Navigation Code.

It should also be noted - Confitarma pointed out again - the a provision that entrusts to a decree of the President of the Repubblica, prepared by the Minister of Health, in agreement with the Delegated Political Authority on Sea Policies and the Ministries of Infrastructure and Transport, Economy and of Finance and Public Administration, the reorganization of the Regulation of the health service on board merchant ships national legislation, aimed at finally overcoming the old regulation on the maritime health dating back to 1895.

Confitarma concluded by hoping for a rapid approval also in the Chamber, given the urgency of simplifying procedures that affect concretely on the operations of companies and on the competitiveness of national armaments.