In addition, the fact that there are number of Member States considered as not having inland waterways transport would render any EU action on professional qualifications in inland navigation disproportionate and unjustifiable for those Member States.
Ker se za številne države članice šteje, da nimajo prevoza po celinskih plovnih poteh, bi bil vsak ukrep EU v zvezi s poklicnimi kvalifikacijami pri celinski plovbi nesorazmeren in neutemeljen za navedene države članice.