Article 1
Directive (EU) 2017/2397 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article, any certificate of qualification, service record book or logbook that has been issued in accordance with the national rules of a third country laying down requirements that are identical to those of this Directive, including those set out in Article 38(1) and (3), shall be valid on all Union inland waterways, subject to the procedure and the conditions set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article.’; (2) in Article 38, the following paragraph is added: ‘7. Until 17 January 2032, Member States may continue to recognise, on the basis of their national requirements, or international agreements, applicable before 16 January 2018, certificates of qualification, service record books and logbooks that have been issued by a third country before 18 January 2024. The recognition shall be limited to the inland waterways on the territory of the Member State concerned.’.