12 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2013/0157(COD)
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Regulation does not impose a specific port management model to the managing bodies of ports. Provided that rules relating to market access and financial transparency are respected, existing port management models established at national level in the Member States can be maintained
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The selection procedure for selecting providers of port service in the cass where the number of those providers is limited should follow the principles and approach determined in Directive ../../… [concession]7 , including the threbe made public and should and method for determining the value of the contracts as well as the definition of substantial modifications and the elements related to the duration of the contract. __________________ 7 Proposal for a Directive on the award of concession contracts (COM 2011) 897 finalbe non-discriminatory, transparent and open to all interested parties.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall apply to all seaports of the trans-European transport network, as defined in Annex I of Regulation XXX [regulation on the TEN-T Guidelines].
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may also apply this Regulation to other seaports. When Member States decide to apply this Regulation to other seaports they shall notify their Decision to the Commission.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
3. ‘dredging’ means the removal of sand, sediment or other substances from the bottom of the waterway access to a port in order to allow waterborne vessel to have access to the port and comprises both the initial removal (capital dredging) and the maintenance dredging in order to keep the waterway accessible and is not a port service offered to the users;
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Consultation of port users and other stakeholders
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the port shall establish a committee of representatives of operators of waterborne vessels,when appropriate consult representatives of port users, providers of port services and other relevant stakeholders at least on the following: (a) the chargo owners or other port users which are requested to paying policy; (b) measures to improve the connections with the hinterland and where appropriate measures to develop and improve the efficiency of rail and infrastructure charge or a port service charge or both. This committee shall be called the ‘land waterways connections; (c) the efficiency of the administrative procedures in port and where appropriate possible measures to simplify them, as well as the proper coordination of port users’ advisory committee’.vices within the port area; (d) environmental issues;
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an independent supervisory body monitors and superviseseffective mechanism is in place to handle complaints arising from the application of this Regulation infor all the seaports covered by this Regulation on the territory of each Member State.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The independent supervisory body shall be legally distinct from andhandling the complaints shall be carried out in a manner which excludes conflicts of interest and which is functionally independent of any managing body of the port or providers of port services. Member States tshat retain ownership or control of ports or port managing bodies shall ensull ensure that there anis effective structurfunctional separation between the functions rehandling of complating to the supervision and monitoring of this Regulation and the activities associated with that ownership or control. The independent supervisory body shall exercise its powersts on the one hand and the ownership and management of ports, provision of port services and port use on the other hand. The handling of complaints shall be impartially and transparently and withshall duely respect to the right to freely conduct business.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that port users and other relevant stakeholders are informed of where and how to lodge a complaint, including an indication of the authorities responsible for the handling of complaints and relevant national authorities referred to in Articles 12, 13 and 14.