The impact assessment (IA) for this REFIT initiative is based on solid internal and external expertise, notably an evaluation of the current RIS Directive, an extensive tailored support study and broad stakeholder consultation. The intervention logic is clear and consistent, even though the objectives of the initiative could have been defined in a more distinct manner. The IA consistently places the revision of the RIS Directive in the context of other EU legislation in the area of the green and digital transition, highlighting the need for coherence (while also pointing to the limited size of the inland water transport sector). The IA presents 17 measures to tackle the identified problems, grouped into three options. They indicate the overarching decisions to be made, leaving a number of technical implementation aspects aside, as these will be regulated in secondary legislation.
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