19 Amendments of Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT related to 2017/0237(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services are different in character from long-distance services. Member States should therefore be allowed to exempt urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services which are not cross- border services within the Union from certain provisions on passengers' rights.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Well-developed multimodal passenger transport systems will help achieve climate goals. Railway undertakings should therefore also advertise combinations with other modes of transport so that rail users are aware of them before making their travel reservations.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The method of calculating delays differs from country to country. A uniform European punctuality standard applicable in all Member States would allow passengers to compare operators and ensure that they know what rights they can exercise in which circumstances. Building on this revision, the Commission should therefore propose a methodology for calculating delays. That method of calculation would subsequently be applied in the same way in all Member States and by all operators.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services are different in character from long-distance services. Member States should therefore be allowed to exempt urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services which are not cross- border services within the Union from certain provisions on passengers' rights.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) However, a railway undertaking should not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service. In this connection, the impact of such weather conditions or major natural disasters on other modes of transport should be taken into consideration. Any such event should have the character of an exceptional natural catastrophe, as distinct from normal seasonal weather conditions, such as autumnal storms or regularly occurring urban flooding caused by tides or snowmelt. Railway undertakings should prove that they could neither foresee nor prevent the delay even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Intensive multimodal passenger transport will help achieve climate goals. Railway undertakings should also therefore advertise combinations with other modes of transport so that rail users are aware of them before making their travel reservations.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The method of calculating delays differs from country to country. A European punctuality standard applicable in all Member States would allow passengers to compare operators and ensure that they know what rights they can exercise in which circumstances. Building on this revision, the Commission should therefore propose a methodology for calculating delays. That method of calculation would subsequently be applied in all Member States and by all operators.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) However, a railway undertaking should not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service. In this connection, the impact of such weather conditions or major natural disasters on other modes of transport should be taken into consideration. Any such event should have the character of an exceptional natural catastrophe, as distinct from normal seasonal weather conditions, such as autumnal storms or regularly occurring urban flooding caused by tides or snowmelt. Railway undertakings should prove that they could neither foresee nor prevent the delay even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors offering transport contracts on behalf of one or more railway undertakings shall provide passengers with information on any connections with other transport modes.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) urban, and suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobilityassengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 12 months, the Commission shall propose a standard method, to be applicable in all Member States, for calculating delays. That method shall be incorporated into the definition set out in point (13) of Article 3.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. A railway undertaking shall not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service and could not have been foreseen or prevented even if all reasonable measures had been taken. In this connection, the impact of such weather conditions or major natural disasters on other modes of transport shall be taken into consideration.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors offering transport contracts on behalf of one or more railway undertakings shall provide passengers with information on any connections with other transport modes.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. All railway undertakings, ticket vendors, station managers and infrastructure managers of stations handling more than 10 000 passengers per working day on average over a year shall each set up a complaint-handling mechanism for the rights and obligations covered in this Regulation in their respective field of responsibility. They shall make their contact details and working language(s) widely known to passengers.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 12 months the Commission shall propose a standard method, to be applicable in all Member States, for calculating delays. That method shall be incorporated into the definition set out in point (13) of Article 3.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. A railway undertaking shall not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service and could not have been foreseen or prevented even if all reasonable measures had been taken. In this connection, the impact of such weather conditions or major natural disasters on other modes of transport should be taken into consideration.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. All railway undertakings, ticket vendors, station managers and infrastructure managers of stations handling more than 105 000 passengers per day on average over a year shall each set up a complaint-handling mechanism for the rights and obligations covered in this Regulation in their respective field of responsibility. They shall make their contact details and working language(s) widely known to passengers.