28.9.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 258/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 909/2013 of 10 September 2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (5)  In particular, Edition 2.3 of the Inland ECDIS Product Specification for Inland Electronic Navigational Charts (Inland ENCs) and Status of Presentation Library of ) o UNECE Resolution 48 ‘Recommendation on electronic Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European chart display and information system for inland navi- Union, gation (Inland ECDIS) have been adopted by UNECE, following the recommendations of the Inland ENC Harmonization Group and the Inland ECDIS expert Having regard to Directive 2005/44/EC of the European group- Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community ('), and in particular Article 5, paragraph 1, point (a), thereof, (6)  The technical specifications should also take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on Inland ECDIS which is composed of representatives of the auth- Whereas: orities of the Member States responsible for the imple- mentation of Inland ECDIS and official members from other governmental bodies as well as observers from the industry. (1) River Information Services (RIS) should be developed and implemented in a harmonised, interoperable and open way. (7). The technical specifications should correspond to the current technical state of the art. Experiences gained (20 The technical specifications for the electronic chart from the application of Directive 2005/44/EC and the display and information system for inland navigation technical progress should be taken into account when (Inland ECDIS) should be defined. establishing the technical specifications. The technical specifications should take due account of the work carried out by the expert group on Inland ECDIS as well as by UNECE and CCNR. (3)  The technical specifications for Inland ECDIS should be based on the technical principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2005/44/[EC. (8)  The reference to UNECE standards in this Regulation (4)  The technical specifications should take due account of the work carried out by relevant international organi- sations, notably the Resolution 48 ‘Recommendation on electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as well as the relevant regulations established by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR). () OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152. does not create any precedent for future EU standards related to inland navigation, RIS and ECDIS. The Commission has indeed initiated an evaluation of the implementation of the RIS policy. The administrative arrangement between the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission and CCNR may be extended to the elaboration of standards in the field of RIS, depending on the results of this evaluation, due to be available in 2014. Where such results are available the Commission should, if appropriate, amend accordingly this Regulation.