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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on 22 March approved the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), paving the way for a formal vote in the Senate in the coming weeks. For reference, the OSRA of 2022 was introduced in the Senate in February by Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat, Minnesota) and is co-led by Senator John Thune (Republican, South Dakota), as well as co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of 27 senators.

On 22 March, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) discussed the over 1700 amendments tabled on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) and over 1300 amendments tabled on the proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

On 24 March, CLECAT attended a special ad hoc meeting of the DG TAXUD Trade Contact Group (TCG), dedicated to the war in Ukraine and the challenges EU traders and logistics operators are confronted with. Many TCG members provided factual updates on how the ongoing war in Ukraine and EU trade sanctions against Russia and Belarus are impacting trade and logistics, as well as various recommendations on how to better cope with the operational disruptions. The Commission also presented recent initiatives towards improving coordination among Member States and providing better guidance on the implementation of the EU sanctions currently in place.

The Commission has approved the disbursement of more than €2 billion under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to a group of 12 Member States, which will make available a total of €819.2 million by the end of March 2022 and the rest by April 2023.

On 16 March, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the forthcoming European Cyber Resilience Act. First announced by Commission President von der Leyen in her State of the Union Address in September 2021, the Act seeks to establish common cybersecurity rules for digital products and associated services that are placed on the market across the European Union. The results of the public consultation will feed into the Commission's proposal for legislation that is expected in the second half of this year.

On 17 March, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a Safety Information Bulletin warning of the increased probability of problems with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in the current context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 14 March, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published details of the implementation in the aviation sector of the restrictive measures imposed by the European Union against Russia following its military invasion of Ukraine.

The Transport ministers from nine countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Romania) have asked Commissioner Adina Vălean to “suspend temporarily for the time of military aggression of Russia on Ukraine the application of provisions hampering road transport operations efficiency.”