3 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2013/0157(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Having the necessary equipment at his disposal should imply that the provider of the port service owns, rents or leases it and that in any case it has a direct and indisputablebeyond doubt control of the equipment, in order to ensure that it can use such equipment whenever needed.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In many ports, the market access for providers of cargo-handling and terminal passenger services is granted by means of public concession contracts. This type of contracts will be covered by the Directive ..../…[concessions]. Consequently, Chapter II of this Regulation should not apply to the provision of cargo-handling and passenger services, but. On the other hand Member States should remain free to decide to apply nevertheless the rules of this Chapter to these two services. For other types of contracts used by public authorities for granting market access to cargo handling and terminal passenger services, the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that the competent authorities are bound by the principles of transparency and non- discrimination when concluding these contracts. These principles are fully applicable as regards the provision of any port service.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Financial relations between seaports which receive public funds and providers of port services on the one hand, and public authorities on the other should be made transparent in order to ensure a level playing field and to avoid market distortions. In this respect, this Regulation extends to other categories of addressees the principles of transparency of financial relations as set out in Commission Directive 2006/111/EC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings as well as on financial transparency within certain undertakings12 without prejudice shall be according to its scope. __________________ 12 OJ L 318, 17.11.2006, p.17. OJ L 318, 17.11.2006, p.17.