590 Amendments of Renaud MUSELIER
Amendment 4 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the proposed draft budget for the EU Transport policy in heading 1a, Title 6 ‘mobility and transport’; insists that the EU transport policy is essential for the overall competitiveness and the social and territorial cohesion of the Union; stresses thus that this policy needs an ambitious budget for the transport sector in order to maintain the credibility of on-going projects, and secure long-term investment andto bolster European businesses with a view to mobiliseing complementary private financing;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that space is a key sector for the EU, that Galileo and EGNOS are widely used in the transport sector, and that EGNOS has been fully operational since 2011; stresses that Galileo is entirely financed by the EU budget and that its full deployment will bring major benefits for the EU economy by providing real services to its industries and citizens; takes note that Galileo currently operates with 22 satellites and that its full deployment should be achieved by 2020 once its 30 satellites will be in orbit; considers therefore, and taking into account the pressing challenge of cybersecurity, that it is of the utmost importance that an appropriate budget is allocated to secure the next satellites launches;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the EU is not always successful in communicating about the direct effects of its policies and financial programmes, often for a lack of assessment of these impacts; points out that, with respect to the transport sector, the overall lack of awareness about passengers’ rights in the EU – whether the sector involved is the airline industry or, more especially, rail, given that Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 is not applied consistently from one Member State to the next – is very concerning; underlines that at a time wheren disinformation campaigns can easily be launched, a greater support must be devoted to this matter;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 30 #
2018/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Ensuring the connection between Ireland and the other Member States on the Atlantic and North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridors is crucial for ongoing and future infrastructure investments and for providing legal clarity and certainty for infrastructure planning.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In Part I of Annex I, point 2 ('Core network corridors'), in the section 'North Sea – Mediterranean', after the line “Belfast – Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin – Corcaigh/Cork” the following line iss are inserted
Amendment 44 #
2018/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Regulation 1316/2013
Annex I, part I, point 2
Annex I, part I, point 2
Amendment 53 #
2018/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Annex I – part 2 – point 2
Annex I – part 2 – point 2
In Part I of Annex I, point 2 (‘Core network corridors’), in the ‘Atlantic’ section, after the line ‘Aveiro - Valladolid - Vitoria-Gasteiz - Bergara - Bilbao/Bordeaux - Tours - Paris - Le Havre/Metz - Mannheim/Strasbourg’, the following line is inserted: "Shannon Foynes - Dublin - Cork - Le Havre - Rouen - Paris" In Part I of Annex I, point 2 (‘Core Network Corridors’), in the Atlantic section, the line ‘Saint Nazaire - Nantes - Tours’ is amended as follows: “Dublin - Cork - Saint Nazaire - Nantes - Tours”
Amendment 597 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law and human rights, support civil society organisations, further and the strengthening of the capacities of local and regional authorities, consolidate stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility;
Amendment 639 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Civil Society Organisations and Local and Regional Authorities;
Amendment 644 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) contribute to strengthening the resilience of states, regions, municipalities, towns and villages, societies, communities and individuals and to linking humanitarian aid and development action;
Amendment 779 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Scope of the Geographic programmes 1. Union cooperation activities under this Article shall be applied for activities of a local, national, regional, trans-regional and continental nature. 2. In order to attain the objectives laid down in Article 3, geographic programmes shall be drawn up from the following areas of cooperation: (a) good governance (at all levels of governance, be it local or regional), democracy, rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms and civil society; (b) poverty eradication, the fight against inequalities and human development; (c) migration and mobility; (d) environment and climate change; (e) inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent employment; (f) security, stability and peace; (g) partnership;
Amendment 137 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: to provide of, at all times, state-of-the-art and, where appropriate, secure positioning, navigation and timing services;
Amendment 146 #
2018/0236(COD)
The Programme shall supportpromote:
Amendment 201 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) systematic consideration of the objective of continuity of services as an absolute priority;
Amendment 202 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) systematic consideration of the needs of users, in particular the continuity of services and the stability of the interfaces of the services provided by the Programme'’s components, as well as of scientific and technological evolutions relating to those services;
Amendment 224 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertake communication and promotion activities, and activities relating to the commercialisation of the services offered by Galileo and EGNOS; develop applications and services tailored to users’ needs while targeting new user communities and added-value downstream markets and guaranteeing the use and dissemination of EGNOS and Galileo data and services; draw up an action plan for use by users of EGNOS and Galileo services, including relevant standardisation and certification actions;
Amendment 227 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) implement actions in support of an innovative Union space sector in accordance with Article 6, in cooperation with the Commission and the downstream sector, including by supporting access to finance through the financial instruments provided under Title III, as well as, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), through the financial instruments established by the EIB that are aimed at SMEs in particular;
Amendment 243 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) carrying out activities relating to downstream sector market uptake of EGNOS and Galileo, including activities that are part of the framework programme for research and innovation;
Amendment 250 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as regards Galileo and EGNOS: maintain continuity of service, systems evolution, development of the ground segment and the design and development of satellites;
Amendment 252 #
2018/0236(COD)
(c) as regards all the components of the Programme withremaining within the boundaries of the Programme’s components as set out in Article 3: research and development activities in its fields of expertise.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of protecting biodiversity and tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 2540 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting the ecological transition. Moreover, no EU budget expenditure shall prejudice the climate objectives18. A. Climate actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 60 % of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100 % for the expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, clean urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, smart grids, CO2 transportation and renewable energy; ii) 40 % for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use of renewable hydrogen or bio-methane. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union where relevant. __________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13
Amendment 115 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport, energy and digital sector. For that purpose, the Programme should provide for the adoption of cross-sectoral work programmes that could effectively and flexibly address specific intervention areas, for instance as regards connected and automated mobility or alternative fuels. In addition, the Programme should allow, within each sector, the possibility to consider eligible some ancillary components pertaining to another sector, where such an approach improves the socio-economic benefit of the investment. Synergies between sectors should be incentivized through the award criteria for the selection of actions. Synergies between sectors should be incentivised through the award criteria for the selection of actions.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and the missing links and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the indicative corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to take account of the exceptional circumstances of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, connectivity between Ireland and continental Europe should be provided for by modifying the route and composition of the TEN-T corridors with a view to incorporating the maritime links between Irish ports and the continental ports in the core network and comprehensive network.
Amendment 281 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) When awarding contracts with the support of the programme, beneficiaries should not only base the award of contracts on the tender offering best value for money, but should also take a cost- effectiveness approach into account, focusing on qualitative, social and environmental data.
Amendment 354 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) “core network corridors” means an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network as provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, as supplemented by certain ports in the global network in response to the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, and listed in Part III of the Annex to this Regulation;
Amendment 371 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) “cross-border project in the field of renewable energy” means a project selected or eligible to be selected under a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangements between Member States or arrangements between Member States, OCTs and third countries as defined in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/82/EC in the planning or deployment of renewable energy, in accordance with the criteria set out in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation;
Amendment 385 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) “5G corridor” means a transport path, road, inland waterway or railway, fully covered with digital connectivity infrastructure and in particular 5G systems, enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services such as connected and automated mobility or similar smart mobility services for railways;
Amendment 398 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) “overseas countries and territories” means overseas countries and territories linked to a European Union Member State to which the provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply and which are listed in Annex II to that Treaty.
Amendment 427 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to efficient and interconnected networks and infrastructure for smart, sustainable, inclusive, safe and secure mobility, strengthen territorial, social and economic cohesion and promote the accessibility and connectivity of all the regions of the Union;
Amendment 462 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) to adapt some sections of the TEN- T networks to military mobility needs with a view to enhancing the Union’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 467 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) to adapt the TEN-T networks to the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union;
Amendment 585 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request and with the agreement of the competent managing authority, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 617 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy shall involve at least two Member States and shall be included in a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangement between Member States or arrangements between Member States, OCTs and third countries as set out in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/28/EC. These projects shall be identified in accordance with the criteria and procedure laid down in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 658 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Awarding public contracts 1. When awarding contracts with the support of the Programme, beneficiaries should not base the award of contracts solely on the tender offering best value for money, but should also take a cost- effectiveness approach into account, focusing on qualitative, social and environmental data. 2. In accordance with Article 85 of Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, beneficiaries may reject any tender submitted for the award of a supply contract where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender, provided that the Union has not concluded an agreement guaranteeing Union enterprises comparable and effective access to those countries’ public contracts.
Amendment 727 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv
(iv) actions supporting new technologies and innovation, including automation, enhanced transport services, modal integration and alternative fuels infrastructure, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 802 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) actions supporting deployment of backbone networks including with submarine cables, across Member States and between the Union and OCTs or third countries;
Amendment 827 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) legal entities established in a Member State or in an overseas country or territory attached to it;
Amendment 890 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) the special situation of the outermost regions and OCTs, in particular their geostrategic locations;
Amendment 901 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. In the transport sector, the assessment of proposals against the award criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shall, where applicable, ensure that proposed actions are consistent with the indicative corridor work plans and implementing acts pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and take into account the consultative opinion of the responsible European Coordinator pursuant to Article 45 (8) thereof.
Amendment 926 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions relating to better accessibility and territorial connectivity, for actions supporting inland waterway transport infrastructures, for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation and for actions located in outermost regions;
Amendment 1110 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Atlantic”
Annex I – part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Atlantic”
Core network corridor "Atlantic" Alignment Gijón – León – Valladolid A Coruña – Vigo – Orense – León– Zaragoza – Pamplona/Logroño – Bilbao Tenerife/Gran Canaria – Huelva/Sanlúcar de Barrameda – Sevilla – Córdoba Algeciras – Bobadilla – Madrid Sines/Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Leixões/Porto – Douro river Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria-Gasteiz – Bergara – Bilbao/Bordeaux – Tours – Paris – Le Havre/Metz – Mannheim/Strasbourg Shannon Foynes – Dublin – Rosslare – Waterford – Cork – Brest – Roscoff – Cherbourg – Caen – Le Havre – Rouen – Paris Saint Nazaire – Nantes – Tours Pre- Cross- Evora – Merida Rail identified border sections Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastián – Bayonne – Bordeaux Aveiro – Salamanca Douro river (Via Navegável do Douro) Inland waterways
Amendment 1112 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Atlantic”
Annex I – part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Atlantic”
Core network corridor "Atlantic" Alignment Gijón – León – Valladolid A Coruña – Vigo – Orense – León– Zaragoza – Pamplona/Logroño – Bilbao Tenerife/Gran Canaria – Huelva/Sanlúcar de Barrameda – Sevilla – Córdoba Algeciras – Bobadilla – Madrid Sines/Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Leixões/Porto – Douro river Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria-Gasteiz – Bergara – Bilbao/Bordeaux – Tours – Paris – Le Havre/Metz – Mannheim/Strasbourg Dublin/Cork – Saint Nazaire – Nantes – Tours Pre- Cross- Evora – Merida Rail identified border sections Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastián – Bayonne – Bordeaux Aveiro – Salamanca Douro river (Via Navegável do Douro) Inland waterways
Amendment 1144 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “North Sea- Mediterranean”
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “North Sea- Mediterranean”
Amendment 111 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – paragraph 1
In the case of institutionalised European Partnerships, the financial and/or in-kind, contributions from partners other than the Union, will at least be equal to 50% and may reach up to 75% of the aggregated European P, in the case of partnerships budgetary commitments. For each institutionalised European Partnership, a share of the contributions from partners other than the Union will be in the form of financial contributionetween the European Union and private partners, and may reach up to 75% , in the case of partnerships which also involve the Member States, of the aggregated European Partnership budgetary commitments.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Pursuing the achievement of the Union's objectives and targets set by environmental, climate and related clean energy legislation, policy, plans and international commitments, the Programme should contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low- carbon and climate-resilient economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss while ensuring that fauna and flora are appropriately managed in the Union, either through direct interventions or by supporting the integration of those objectives in other policies.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including in marine ecosystem and the degradation of ecosystems, including in marine ecosystems, alongside appropriate management of fauna and flora, particularly for certain species suffering from overpopulation, such as the large carnivores, requires support for the development, implementation, enforcement and assessment of relevant Union legislation and policy, including the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 202022 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC23 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , in particular by developing the knowledge base for policy development and implementation and by developing, testing, demonstrating and applying best practices and solutions on small scale or tailored to specific local, regional or national contexts, including integrated approaches for the implementation of the prioritised action frameworks prepared on the basis of Directive 92/43/EEC. The Union should track its biodiversity-related expenditure to fulfil its reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Requirements for tracking in other relevant Union legislation should also be met. _________________ 22 COM(2011) 244 final. 23 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 24 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 25 Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).
Amendment 130 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Programme should help actors and territories to strengthen their capacity for resilience, by supporting the development and implementation of local and regional strategies for adapting coastal areas to climate change.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, toand renewable energy and to promote the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and tos well as halting and reversing biodiversity loss while ensuring that fauna and flora are appropriately managed, including the management of large carnivores, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to contribute to the application of best practice and to improve the knowledge base in relation to nature and biodiversity;
Amendment 221 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 a (new)
(2a) EUR 1 300 000 000 for the sub- programme Sustainable Farming Practices;
Amendment 243 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. On the basis of the Commission’s impact study and its estimates, adequate amounts shall be allocated to the BEST programme in order to continue supporting actors in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, capacity-building and the capitalisation of the operations financed.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid undermining environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, where possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
Amendment 284 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
a a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid undermining the objectives or policy priorities of other EU legislation, such as structural policies, including, for example, regional or agricultural policies;
Amendment 295 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where appropriate, special regard shall be given to projects in geographical areas with specific needs or vulnerabilities, such as areas with specific environmental challenges or natural constraints, trans- border areas or outermost regions and overseas countries and territories linked to European Union Member States. Special attention should be paid to the issues of coastal erosion, coastal flooding and the protection of marine ecosystems.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).
Amendment 72 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross-border component should be limited toinclude cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017both land and maritime borders, without prejudice to the new component for outermost regions cooperation.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover. Transnational cooperation should cover larger transnational territories and, where appropriate, territories around sea- basins and integrate cross- border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014- 2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub-programmes and specific steering committethat extend geographically beyond those covered by cross-border programmes.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Based on the positive experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg, on the one hand, and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, on the other, interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative” through the exchange of experience, the development of capacities among cities and regions in the whole EU, the implementation of innovative approaches and the analysis of development trends for programmes under both goals (European Territorial Cooperation and Investments for Growth and Jobs). The 4 existing programmes and, in particular, promotion of project- based cooperation in the whole Union, as well as European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24, should therefore be continued. Interregional cooperation should allow the support to cooperation on innovation and ecological transition and contribute to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27 , NDICI28 and OCTP29 , should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
Amendment 121 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Particular attention should be paid to regions becoming new external borders of the European Union to ensure the adequate continuity of on-going cooperation programmes.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land and maritime border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or
Amendment 194 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) external cross-border cooperation, between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and of one or more of the following:
Amendment 203 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea- basins, involving national, regional and local programme partners in Member States, third countries and partner countries and in Greenland, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration ('component 2'; where referring only to transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B');
Amendment 209 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Amendment 213 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) exchange of experiences and building up capacities between partners throughout the Union with a view to: (i) the implementation of Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes, in particular with regard to interregional and transnational actions with beneficiaries located in at least one other Member State; (ii) the identification and dissemination of good practices with a view to their transfer principally to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal; (iii) the exchange of experiences concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of best practice on sustainable urban development, including linkages between urban and rural areas.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(b b) interregional innovation investments through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 228 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land and maritime borders with third countries or partner countries.
Amendment 235 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Regions on maritime borders which are connected over or under the sea by a fixed link shall also be supported under cross-border cooperation.
Amendment 243 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
5 Geographical coverage for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation
Amendment 246 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. For transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of the Union covering contiguous functional areas, taking into account, where applicable, macro-regional strategies or sea basin strategies.
Amendment 254 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation Interreg programmes may cover:
Amendment 267 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For any component 4 Interreg programme or for, including interregional innovation investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF.
Amendment 282 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 430 0011 165 910 000 of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021- 2027 programming period and set out in Article [102(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 290 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.769,2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 440 000 007 726 809 720) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);
Amendment 300 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.418.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 00065 693 350) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
Amendment 316 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 5% (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 0558 295 500) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 326 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.27.3 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100 000 00815 111 430) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
Amendment 329 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 366 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 7085 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.
Amendment 381 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) under component 1 and 2B Interreg programmes:
Amendment 397 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shallmay also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
Amendment 406 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Where a component 1 or 2A Interreg programme supports a macro-regional strategy, the total or a sea-basin strategy, part of the ERDF and, where applicable, the totalpart of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance shall be programmed oncontribute to the objectives of that strategy.
Amendment 412 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 618 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 38 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) dDividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs by the monthly working time fixed in the employment document expressed in hoursof the person concerned in accordance with applicable legislation referred to in the employment contract and paragraph 2 (b) of Article 50 of Regulation[New CPR]; or
Amendment 619 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 6
Article 38 – paragraph 6
6. As regards staff costs related to individuals who, according to the employment document, work on an hourly basis, such costs shall be eligible applying the number of hours actually worked on the operation to the hourly rate agreed in the employment document based on a working time registration system. If not yet included in the agreed hourly rate, salary costs as referred to under38.2.b may be added to that hourly rate, in line with applicable national legislation.
Amendment 652 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from article 87 of Regulation [new CPR], the Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 100% of the amounts included in the payment application, which results from applying the cofinancing rate of the programme to the total eligible expenditure or to the public contribution, as appropriate.
Amendment 654 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. By way of derogation from article 92 of Regulation [new CPR], Interreg programmes are not subject to the annual clearance of accounts. Accounts are cleared at the end of the period, on the basis of the final performance report.
Amendment 740 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 772 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Amendment 98 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world and in view of the demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requires a common approach that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrantsrefugees and migrants under international protection.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. It should also foster resilience and prevent vulnerable territories from falling behind. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management'. That thematic concentration should be attained at natregional level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member Statecategories of regions formed according to respective gross national income. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detailgional Gross Domestic Product and taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) As demographic challenges affect European regions in a variety of specific ways, ERDF and Cohesion Fund should provide tailor made support for the different challenges faced in the regions, including ageing, rural desertification and demographic decline but also demographic pressure especially in certain outermost regions.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologinvestments, the uptake, transfer and dissemination of research and advanced technologies, pilot lines, demonstrations, applied and technological research, and the synergies between business, research, academia and public authorities;
Amendment 292 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) taking measures enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban environment, and reducing pollution;
Amendment 304 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii a (new)
(vii a) developing and enhancing green infrastructure;
Amendment 311 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
(vii b) reducing pollution of water, soil and air;
Amendment 363 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrantsrefugees and migrants under international protection and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
Amendment 395 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage, provision of sports infrastructures and security in urban areas;
Amendment 442 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. With regard to programmes implemented under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, the total ERDF resources in each Member State shall be concentrated at natregional level in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 2 article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 451 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 457 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita equal to or above 100 % of the EU average ('group 1');
Amendment 462 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita equal to or above 75 % and below 100 % of the EU average ('group 2');
Amendment 466 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita below 75 % of the EU average ('group 3').
Amendment 468 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Article, the gross national income ratio means the ratio between the gross national income per capita of a Member State, measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period from 2014 to 2016, and the average gross national income per capita in purchasing power standards of the 27 Member States for that same reference periodclassification of a region under one of the three categories of regions shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 2 article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 481 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocatein group 1 regions (more developed regions), at least 85 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
Amendment 494 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocatein group 2 regions (transition regions), at least 475 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 3045 % to PO 21;
Amendment 505 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocatein group 3 regions (less developed regions), at least 35 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2.
Amendment 520 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Resources allocated to PO5, when they contribute by their nature to PO1 or PO2, shall count as contributing to thematic concentration requirements.
Amendment 628 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) investment in facilities for the treatment of residual waste, with the exception of outermost regions or in case of innovative solutions compatible with the principles of the circular economy;
Amendment 691 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall implement integrated territorial development, supported by the ERDF, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR]. This may take the form of a multi- fund approach with ESF+ and be articulated, where appropriate, with the EAFRD and the EMFF.
Amendment 707 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 6% of the ERDF resources at national level under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to sustainable urban development in the form of community-led local development, integrated territorial investments or another territorial tool under PO5. Investments made under PO5 (i) should count as contributing to this earmarking of 6%.
Amendment 433 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a Europe closer to citizens by fostering the sustainable and integrated development of urban, rural, mountainous and coastal areas and local initiatives.
Amendment 675 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allocate, with agreement of the managing authorities concerned, in the Partnership Agreement or in the request for an amendment of a programme, the amount of ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF to be contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees. The amount to be contributed to InvestEU shall not exceed 5 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases. Such contributions shall not constitute transfers of resources under Article 21.
Amendment 699 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees shall be made available to the Member State and the local or regional authority concerned by the contribution, and shall be used for support under the same objective or objectives in the form of financial instruments.
Amendment 711 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threewo months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 3, perform an assessment and inform the Member State where it agrees with the fulfilment.
Amendment 718 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission disagrees with the assessment of the Member State, it shall inform the Member State accordingly and give it the opportunity to present its observations within onetwo months.
Amendment 723 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall ensure that enabling conditions are fulfilled and applied throughout the programming period. It shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of enabling conditions. As the Member State shall ensure the fulfilment and application of the enabling conditions, the role of the regional managing authorities of this Member State (where applicable) shall be limited to verifying compliance with ESI Funds rules.
Amendment 876 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A programme shall consist of priorities. Each priority shall correspond to a singleone or several policy objectives or to technical assistance. A priority corresponding to a policy objective shall, which then may consist of one or more specific objectives. More than one priority may correspond to the same policy objective.
Amendment 1003 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the programme no later than sixthree months after the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 1025 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixthree months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 1042 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 310 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme. For the programmes supported by the ERDF and ESF+, the transfer shall only concern allocations for the same category of region.
Amendment 1233 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,54 %;
Amendment 1295 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An annual review meeting shall be organised between the Commission and each Member State to examine the performance of each programme. Managing authorities shall be duly involved in this process.
Amendment 1308 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for each programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 SeptemberMarch, 31 July, and 30 November of each year in accordance with the template set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 1615 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid, the managing authority shall ensure that all supporting documents related to an operation supported by the Funds are kept at the appropriate level for a fivthree-year period from 31 December of the year in which the last payment by the managing authority to the beneficiary is made.
Amendment 1618 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may apply the enhanced proportionate arrangements set out in Article 77 at any time during the programming period, where the Commission has confirmed in its published annual activity reports for the last two years preceding the Member State’s decision to apply the provisions of this Article, that the programme’s management and control system is functioning effectively and that the total error rate for each year is below 25 %. When assessing the effective functioning of the programme’s management and control system, the Commission shall take into account the participation of the Member State concerned in the enhanced cooperation on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Amendment 1775 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4
Article 92 – paragraph 4
4. The accounts shall not be admissible if Member States have not undertaken the necessary corrections to reduce the residual risk on the legality and regularity of the expenditure included in the accounts to less than 25 %.
Amendment 1776 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 92 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) other amounts as necessary to reduce to 25 % the residual error rate of the expenditure declared in the accounts.
Amendment 1999 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The co-financing rate for Interreg programmes shall be no higher than 7085 %.
Amendment 2026 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – introductory part
Annex XXIV – point 8 – introductory part
8. The allocation of resources by Member State, covering cross-border, transnational and outermost regions’ cooperation is determined as the weighted sum of the shares determined on the basis of the following criteria, weighted as indicated: follows: - concerning the cross-border and the transnational cooperation components, the share of Member States is determined as the weighted sum of the share of the population of border regions and the share of the total population of each Member State. The population of NUTS level 3 regions is to be taken into account for cross-border cooperation programmes, and the population of NUTS level 2 regions is to be taken into account for transnational cooperation programmes. The weight is determined by the respective shares of the cross-border and the transnational components. -concerning the outermost regions component, the share of Member States is determined as the weighted sum of the shares of the total population of outermost regions.
Amendment 2034 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
Amendment 2041 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
Amendment 2047 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
Amendment 2054 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
d) total population of all NUTS level 3 regions along border coastlines and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines. (weighting 9.8%);eleted
Amendment 2059 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
Amendment 2065 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
Amendment 2072 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 23 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Provision to take account of injuries, especially to the back of the neck, which are sustained in rear-collision crashes and particularly pile-ups, even at low speeds, and which entail a considerable cost to society in the EU, should be considered. UN Regulation No 34 should also be amended to include representative tests and relevant biometric criteria to address this problem.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) 'vulnerable road user' means a road user using a two-wheel powered vehicleor three-wheel powered vehicle, or an electrically powered personal transportation device, or a non-motorised road user, such as a cyclist or a pedestrian;
Amendment 41 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) 'intelligent speed assistance' means a system to aid the driverspeed limit information system' means a means of informing the driver of the current speed limit so as to assist in observingance of the appropriate speed for the road environment by providing haptic feedback through the accelerator pedal withlimitation information based on speed limit information obtained through observation of road signs and signals, based on infrastructure signals or electronic map data, or both, made available in-vehicle;
Amendment 53 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11
(11) 'lane-keeping system' means a system monitoring the position of the vehicle with respect to the lane boundary and emitting a warning or applying a torque to the steering wheelsystem, or pressure to the brakes, at least when a lane departure occurs or is about to occur and a collision may be imminent;
Amendment 70 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Vehicles shall be equipped with an accurate tyre pressure monitoring system capable of giving an in-vehicle warning to the driver when a loss of pressure occurs in a tyre, in the interests of optimum fuel consumption and road safety, over a wide range of road and environmental conditions.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the type-approval of tyres, including tyres with wear in respect of their wet-road grip, and including technical requirements concerning their installation.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the introduction at EU level of type-approval of tyres installed on vehicles in categories M1 and N1 in respect of their wet-road grip with wear, once a test method has been established.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) intelligent speed assistance;Speed limit information system
Amendment 95 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall be possible for the driver to feel through the accelerator pedal that the applicablethe system must be capable of indicating the current speed limit, is reached or exceeded;n the vehicle, at all times
Amendment 102 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) it shall not be possible to switch off or suppress the system;
Amendment 106 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where a cruise control system is engaged, the intelligent speed assistance system must automatically adapt to any loweror speed limiting device is engaged, the driver may adapt the speed to the current speed limit.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with a lane-keeping system or lane-change warning system.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it shall be possible to switch off the systems only one at a time, and only at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver;
Amendment 154 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be designed and constructed so as to enhance the direct visibility of vulnerable road users from the driver seat. This requirement shall apply only to new cab types.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [PO: Please insert the date 36 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The delegated acts referred to in Article 12 must be published at least 24 months before their application.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To address the problem of marine litter effectively, it is fundamental to provide the right level of incentives for the delivery of waste to port reception facilities, in particular garbage. This can be achieved through a cost recovery system, which requires the application of an indirect fee, which is due irrespective of the delivery of waste and which should give a right of delivery of the waste without any additional direct charges. However, if a vessel delivers an exceptionally large volume of the types of waste included in Annex V to the Marpol Convention and that volume exceeds the volume put down in the reception and handling plan, an additional direct fee may be charged in order to ensure that the costs related to receiving that waste do not cause a disproportionate burden on a port's cost recovery system. The fishing and recreational sector, given their contribution to the occurrence of marine litter, should also be included in this system.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘port’ means a place or a geographical area made up of such improvement works and equipment as to permit the reception of ships, including the anchorage area within the jurisdiction of the port, and the reception of ships planning to trade there;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all ships, irrespective of their flag, calling at, or operating within, a port of a Member State, with the exception of any warship, naval auxiliary, ship waiting to be chartered or under shelter, or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on a government non- commercial basis;
Amendment 121 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall investigate all reported cases of alleged inadequacies and ensure that any party involved in the delivery or reception of waste from ships can claim compensation for damage caused by undue delay when that delay results from a failure to implement reception and handling plans.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) location of port reception facilities applicable to eacDoes not affect the English bverth;sion.)
Amendment 154 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 164 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The operator, agent or master of a ship, falling within the scope of Directive 2002/59/EC, shall before departure, within one working day after reception, electronically report the information from the waste receipt in the part of the information, monitoring and enforcement system referred to in Article 14 of this Directive, in accordance with Directive 2010/65/EU and Directive 2002/59/EC.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the ship only calls at anchorage at a port of call for trading purposes for less than 24 hours or, under adverse weather conditions or while waiting to be chartered;
Amendment 171 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the exception based on sufficient dedicated storage capacity, implementing powers shall be conferred on the Commission to define the methods to be used for the calculationpercentage of the sufficient dedicated storage capacity on board. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2).
Amendment 174 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. IWithout prejudice to the provisions of the Marpol Convention, the Member State shall require the ship to deliver all its waste before departure if the next port of call is located outside the Union, or and there are good reasons to believe that adequate facilities are not available in the next port of call, or this port is unknown, the Member State shall require the ship to deliver all its waste before departure.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, except for hazardous waste, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges, up to an amount established in the handling and reception plan;
Amendment 211 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The part of the costs which isare not covered by the fees referred to in subparagraphs (b) and (c), if any, shall be covered on the basis of the types and quantities of waste actually delivered by the ship.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The fees shall be reducedport authority may reduce the fees if the ship’s design, equipment and operation are such that it can be demonstrated that the ship produces reduced quantities of waste, and manages its waste in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner. The Commission shall be empowered by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 19, to define the criteria for determining that a ship meets the requirements stated in this paragraph in relation to the ship’s on-board waste management.
Amendment 235 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the arrangement under point (b) is evidenced by a signed contract with a port or waste contractor, waste delivery receipts and confirmation that the arrangement has been accepted by all ports on the ship’s route. The arrangement for delivery and payment of the fee shall be made in a port located in the Union in order to constitute sufficient evidence in accordance with this paragraph.
Amendment 257 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 259 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(5), Article 18(1), Article 18(218(1) and Article 18(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the date of entry into force ...]. The Commission shall draw uppresent a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 263 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31st of December 2020 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. The obligations under Article 4(3), the last subparagraph of Article 5(2), Article 6(2), Article 7(3) and Article 9(3) shall be applied in keeping with the implementation of the revised Directive 2010/65/EU.
Amendment 19 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas TEN-T and transport infrastructure such as road, high-speed rail, waterways and air are EU priorities,, notably through stations, ports and airports, especially those with a regional focus, are priorities for the Union and connectivity within its territories and if European investment were to lag behind, increased FDI could fill the gap while relocating profits, taxes and job opportunities outside of the EU, perhaps increasing the dependence and macroeconomic instability of the regions; whereas such a process would undermine the Union’s regional presence and policies in the long term and would lead to fragmentation and divergence;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses the view that the less developed regions with negative demographic trends or remote ones with low accessibility should be targeted more intensively by ERDF and CF transport infrastructure investments, while additional sources and delivery methods should be expanded in the transition and more developed regions; calls for more consideration to be given to the strategic role of ports in connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to give special attention and adequate support to maritime, island, peripheral and outermost regions located away from priority corridors, whatever their level of development, to improve the accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union and ensure a balanced coverage of EU territory;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas every year around 25 500 people die on Europe’s roads and some 135 000 people are seriously injured, so that more – and more effective – measures are neededneed to be taken, in consultation with motor manufacturers and Member States, if the goal of ‘no fatalities’ is to be achieved;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Stresses that Member States should conduct efficient checks on road trafficdrivers on the road, as the main causes of accidents, at present as in the past, are inappropriate and excessive speed, distraction and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and therefore calls on:
Amendment 30 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the Commission to set a percentage for the numbers of drivers of vehicles of classes M1 and N1 to be checked, and
Amendment 31 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member States to step up exchanges of tried and tested procedures, particularly regarding smart enforcement strategies, and to introduce penalties which will act as a deterrent to offenders;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
notes that the development and implementation of safety systems ought to make for road safety and that this process will accordingly require some sort of adaptation period;calls on the Commission, therefore, to allow for the time necessary to develop such systems before specific technical legislation is put into effect;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 99 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point b
Paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 101 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point c
Paragraph 8 – point c
(c) to ensure that, each time a vehicle is started afresh, the driver assistance system is restored to active statusor the status last selected by the driver (depending on the model used) is reactivated;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that warnings should be sufficiently distinct from one another to make it intuitively clear to which system the assistance pertains, and that warnings should moreover also be easy to perceive for older persons and persons with limited mobility; calls therefore on the parties concerned to adopt appropriate uniform standards allowing the possibility of operator- specific solutions;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to investigate the involvement of special- purpose vehicles in urban accidents and, if necessary, to abolish the existing exemptions from the requirementencourage manufacturers to installclude driver assistance systems on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and market operators to arrange for open standards and interfaces so that no systems peculiar to a single manufacturer limit interoperability and so that independent tests are possible thanks to access to the relevant vehicle and system data, including updates to them;accordingly urges that the ISO 20078 standard be supplemented and implemented so as to prevent proper vehicle operation from being impeded;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to make it compulsorygive encouragement to install automatic emergency braking assistants with cyclist and pedestrian recognition in cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles, as they have strong potential to prevent accidents due to autonomous powerful braking and the resultant shorter stopping distance;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable and interchangeable intelligent assistants to indicate speed limits, and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellent condition, and that road markings are clearly legible;
Amendment 174 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that increasing the immediate field of vision in heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and reducing the blind spot, or achieving the same result using detection systems, can help significantly to improve the road safety of such vehicles, and calls on the Commission, proceeding on the basis of a positive cost-benefit study, to make it compulsory to install cameras and turning assistant systems, while observing that such measures should accord with Directive (EU) 2015/719 and should not result in any extension of the time limits for implementation laid down there;
Amendment 191 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Observes that tyre pressure has significant implications for road safety and fuel consumption, and calls therefore on the Commission to make it compulsprovide fory tohe install ation oftyre pressure monitoring systems, which should come with a safety net that should be able to recognise and alert drivers at least to a critical air pressure of less than 1.5 bar;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission, from 2019, to extend to consider whether the eCall installation requirement tomight be extended to cover motorcycles, heavy goods vehicles and buses and coaches from 2019;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector holds enormous potential and should play a vital role inas a full role to play in the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreements and should allow the transition to a low-carbon-neutral society; whereas, in order to do so, advanced storage solutions and infrastructure, such as alternative fuels, as well as digital innovation, are needed to support transport and smart mobility services;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication1 and the actions proposed therein, including the Commission and the European Investment Bank’s intention to set up a Cleaner Transport Facility to support the deployment of alternative energy transport solutions, as they have done since 2016 in the maritime sector with the Green Shipping Facility, in order to support the deployment of alternative energy transport solutions, such as hydrogen, LNG, NGV, electricity and all forms of alternative fuel, as well as the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in mobilising private investments in this field; _________________ 1 COM(2016)0763. COM(2016)0763.
Amendment 30 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the major efforts being made under the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and development programme to support the decarbonisation ofwith a view to achieving a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by 2050 compared to their 1990 level, as set out in the Commission’s White Paper ‘Towards a competitive and resource- efficient transport system’; calls on the Commission, in future, to focus the available funding more clearly on interconnected strategic priorities, such as electromobility and integrated urban transport, with particular attention to noise reduction, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, congestion and bottlenecks;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the setting-up of a Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda, with seven expert roadmaproadmaps drawn up in consultation between the Member States, the Commission, but also local and regional authorities and operators and a corresponding governance mechanism, to support and speed up much-needed research, innovation and the deployment of new technologies in the transport sector and to encourage low- emission mobility, all of which are much- needed; calls for the conclusions of these road maps to be included in the Commission’s annual work programme;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to share and scale up best practices and smart, sustainable and inclusive urban projects, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), which will enable local and regional authorities to manage road infrastructure, lighting or position lamps; calls for an integrated and coordinated approach to take account of the urban dimension of EU and national policies and legislation in order to improve the quality of life in urban areas, to encourage the development of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and to promote the deployment of communicating infrastructures;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the overarching goals set by the Commission, particularly the need to prioritise energy efficiency and to give more financial support to clean-energy policies in order to accelerate the transition to low-emission alternative energy sources and reduce the digital divide between regions.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Joint Communication entitled ‘International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ and the actions set out therein; reaffirms the importance of international ocean governance and its economic, environmental and social components, which should be based on a cross-sectoral approach with a focus on the integrated maritime policy and the cross- cutting policies it incorporates, in particular Blue Growth, the coordination of marine knowledge and scientific data, maritime spatial planning, integrated maritime surveillance and, sea basin strategies and innovations in the field of protection of nature reserves;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to draw up their maritime spatial plans by 31 March 2021 at the latest; calls on the Commission to start work on drafting proposals for international guidelines and to lead an international forum on maritime spatial planning which will produce the best practice that will make it possible to boost international cooperation, improve the management, preservation and use of the oceans and increase transparency;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of boosting cooperation between EMSA, Frontex and EFCA to support Member States in promoting maritime security, combating cross-border crime and protecting the environment; stresses the importance of developing digital solutions and advanced maritime technology such as CISE in order to improve surveillance and monitoring systems for maritime activities; stresses the importance of international action to ensure the success of the operations;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of revising the Port Reception Facilities Directive, and invites Member States and the Commission to adopt a strategy in partnership with the IMO, third countries and industry for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, geared to the Paris Agreement targets and the need to establish an international system for the monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions; stresses the urgent need to establish a pricing mechanism at international level in cooperation with the IMO, in order to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in maritime transport through coordinated action;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack of any reference to coastal and maritime tourism, bearing in mind its impact on coastal, island and outermost regions, and calls for the implementation of a European tourism strategy within the framework of the International Ocean Forum.;insists on the implementation of the Commission’s strategy on plastic and other marine waste, from which coastal areas are the first to suffer;given that disturbances in the marine environment have an extremely negative impact on attractiveness for tourism and an unavoidable economic impact on all activities in the outermost regions, calls for an international coalition to reduce the volume of waste reaching our shores;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and crucial to ensuring the four fundamental freedoms pertaining to persons, capital, goods and services; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connected to neighbouring countries requires major transport infrastructure to be treated as a key priority for the EU’s competitiveness and for territorial, economic and social cohesion, and that accordingly they contribute to the territorial and social inclusion of citizens; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area requires, on the one hand, modernisation of the existing network and, on the other hand, that priority be assigned to the completion of some major transport infrastructure, such as that between Lyon and Turin; calls on the Commission to honour its commitments to cofinance the six major European infrastructure projects by contributing 40% of the cost;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that in 2017, natural disasters - in particular forest fires - cost the lives of over 200 people in Europe and burnt down over a million hectares of forest, which is more than three times the European average for the past five years; points out that such fires are disasters in a human, economic and environmental context and require a response at European and Euro-Mediterranean level; considers that the EU should assist with preventing and combating fires and site reconstruction following these disasters, which are linked in particular to forest fires; is of the opinion that resources for fighting the fires are limited at national level; notes in this context that firefighting planes - particularly Canadairs - enter some national fleets at the end of their useful lives and therefore need to be renovated as quickly as possible; calls on the Member States and the EU to make the strengthening of joint capacity a priority during discussions on the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that cohesion policy’s share of the total EU budget should be maintained post-2020, as the Cohesion Fund makes a majorn important contribution to closing infrastructure gaps between regions and as, in general, the Structural and Investment Funds make it possible to finance many local projects which would not get off the ground without their contributions, particularly by encouraging the development of innovative and ecological alternatives to traditional transport;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the central and overall Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; reiterates that by 2030 and which, as a priority, contribute to attainment of the aims of the Paris Agreement on climate change; reiterates, in the absence of information about the distribution of funds from hybrid financial instruments, that they cannot replace grants for TEN- T projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground; considers, furthermore, that better coordination of EU instruments related to transport, including blending of grants and innovative financial instruments, can facilitate project implementation and catalyse private financing;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, such as in the Danube, Black Sea, Baltic, Adriatic and Ionian, Ionian and more particularly Alpine regions, will contribute to developing EU added value projects;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that while the European Civil Protection Mechanism is an effective tool in combating forest fires, it is nevertheless incomplete and in need of further improvement; welcomes therefore the Commission's Communication of 23 November 2017 in which it proposes the setting up of an autonomous reserve capacity known as 'rescEU', and that an additional EUR 280 million be earmarked for the European Civil Protection Mechanism in order to finance a truly EU reserve capacity, to include in particular EU firefighting aircraft; calls on the Member States and the Commission to recognise that existing national infrastructure has a European dimension, and thereby manifest their support for the establishment of a European network of civil protection and risk management hubs; calls on the Member States to include the Commission proposal in the new multiannual financial framework to enable funding for EU Canadairs and their development to begin as soon as possible;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections, is necessary; particularly the rail network, the motorways of the sea and river transport, and focuses, as a priority, on interconnections, multimodality and the transition to clean transport using alternative fuels, is necessary; considers that the CEF ought, as a priority, to cofinance projects that help to attain the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change; calls, in this context, for sufficient funding to be assigned by the CEF to complement the objectives of Directive 2014/94/EU with regard to the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Observes that secondary rail links are essential with a view to attaining the objectives of the 2011 White Paper on Transport; notes that these secondary links suffer from under-investment, although their contribution to national central networks and European corridors is vital; calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure that the rail network - particularly including secondary links - is maintained and renovated;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of secured funding to achieve an integrated maritime policy, as a flagship initiative for cross-sectoral and trans-national governance, as well as for optimising multimodal connections and shifting to digital transport services and sustainable transport modes, including inland waterways; observes that sea ports and the motorways of the sea have a major role to play in accelerating modal shift and attaining the climate targets of COP 21;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects; welcomes, in this context, the financing and selection by the Commission of the preparatory action 'European Capital of Smart Tourism', which, from 2019, will reward towns and regions that invest, inter alia, in sustainable, innovative, digital tourism which avoids damage to the environment and the cultural heritage; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the future MFF should provide maximum predictability and flexibility in order to allow the full utilisation of the resources committed within it, which should therefore guarantee that any surplus resulting from under- implementation of the EU budget, particularly in a public policy sector, and de- commitments resulting from non- implementation are made available again in the EU budget.budget for the sector concerned; calls on the European Union, in this context, to maintain large elements of cofinancing when selecting projects under the MFF;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding instrument for the completion of the TEN- T network; stresses that the budgetary cuts to the CEF made in the past, due to the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) initiative, should be avoided in the future and for achieving a Single European Transport Area; calls on the Commission to come forward with the new initiatives and financial rules to apply to combinations of grants from CEF-Transport and European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) financing; stresses that the budgetary cuts to the CEF made in the past, due to the funding of the EFSI initiative, should be avoided in the future; regrets that it had not yet been possible to achieve a full recovery of funds for the CEF; believes that CEF is a vital instrument with significant Union- added value to optimise the transport network across the Union, linking and/or modernising new and existing transport infrastructures and ensuring interoperability of transport services; stresses the need to further promote the high speed railway projects connecting Western and Eastern parts of Europe;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Asks the Commission to submit a report on the implementation and take-up level of structural and cohesion funds in infrastructure projects, specifying which ones contribute to the development of the core network, the corridors and the comprehensive network;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Underlines the importance of securing funding for optimising the multimodal connections and for shifting to digital transport services and to sustainable transport modes, including inland waterways;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Reiterates the importance of enhancing a low carbon transport economy through the development of rail freight corridors, representing an essential element for shifting freight from road to rail and for improving the rail sustainability;considers that the European Rail Transport Management System (ERTMS) should be deployed in order to maximise the benefits for interoperability in the Single European Rail Area;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Emphasises the importance of investing in regional airports as a catalyst for business efficiency and productivity and regional economic development;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the critical role of the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) – Galileo and EGNOS – for the transport system, particularly for safety, including in the aviation, road, railway and maritime transport sectors as well as for the development and exploitation of multi-modal transport systems; reiterates the importance of sufficient financial support of downstream and upstream applications within the budgets for European GNSS programmes and Horizon 2020; highlights the crucial tasks of European GNSS agency (GSA) as regards to Galileo and EGNOS; believes that it is necessary for GSA to be adequately staffed in order to safeguard smooth functioning and exploitation of the European GNSS programmes;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises the contribution GSA is making to the Union's economic competitiveness, technological innovation, and security and expresses concern that insufficient resources have been allocated to the GSA in order for it to fulfil its mandate and to support the proper and efficient future management of Galileo, including the need to recruit and maintain highly specialised experts and to plan for future roles and responsibilities;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the decrease of 7,6 % in resources for the European GNSS - Galileo and EGNOS; urges restoring the budgetary lines dedicated to the European space programmes to the primary level and continuing to adequately financing of space programmes, whose costs should not be underestimated; calls on the Commission to safeguard the financing for the Galileo and EGNOS infrastructuredeveloping and providing global satellite-based radio navigation infrastructure and services for Galileo and EGNOS;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that necessary funding should be safeguarded for EGNOS in order to enable the extension of EGNOS coverage to South-Eastern and Eastern Europe as a priority and further to Africa and Middle East, and for the purpose of acquiring the necessary EGNOS Ranging Integrity Monitoring Stations (RIMS) and their interconnection to the system;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Reiterates the importance of allocating sufficient funding for 2018 for Galileo and EGNOS in order to secure swiftly uninterrupted GNSS services for smart roads and connected vehicles, smart fleet and cargo and traffic management such us Air Traffic Management (ATM), The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), eCall;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of Horizon 2020 to foster and support projects related to innovation in smart transport management and autonomous driving; welcomes the increase in commitments and payments appropriations through the Horizon 2020reiterates the importance of securing appropriate funding for Joint Undertakings, among others SESAR and SHIFT2RAIL;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets the decrease of financing in Horizon 2020 related to research and innovation for transport and considers that achieving a safe and seamless intelligent integrated transport represents a significant Union-added value for enhancing the European transport system;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the need for accurate funding for the implementation of the components of SESAR in order to ensure the deployment of Air Traffic Management (ATM) functionalities that are considered essential for the improvement of the Union's ATM system performance;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Considers that SHIFT2RAIL Joint Undertaking should prioritise interoperability projects and maximise the benefits for interoperability in the Single European Rail Area;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that InterRail could have a significant added-value enabling the younger generation to explore freedom of movement, offering the chance to travel in an environmentally- friendly way to those who are travelling the least and also contributing to the improvement of social conditions;asks the Commission to come up with a thorough assessment of the financial impact and the administrative modalities of the programme;reiterates its previous call on the Commission to put forward relevant proposals in this regard;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses the importance of shifting towards sustainable tourism, which entails better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Asks the Commission to present the state-of-play of the pilot project on cleaner space through deorbiting and innovative materials for space equipment, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the future Joint Technology Initiative applied to the space sector;
Amendment 133 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 142 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
That road leg distance limit shall apply to the total length of each road leg, including all intermediary pick-ups and deliveries. It shall not apply to the transport of an empty load unit or to the pick-up point of the goods or from the delivery point of the goods.
Amendment 213 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 4
Article 4
(3a) Article 4 is replaced by the following: All hauliers established in a Member State who meet the conditions of access to the occupation and access to the market for transport of goods between Member States laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 shall have the right to carry out, in the context of a combined transport operation between Member States, initial and/or final road haulage legs which form an integral part of the combined transport operation and which may or may not include the crossing of a frontier. , in accordance with the conditions of the rules on access to the market laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009. Or. fr (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:31992L0106&from=EN)
Amendment 47 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Access to all real-time operational, timetable and tariffs data on a non- discriminatory basis makes travel more accessible to new customers and provides them with a wider range of journey possibilities and tariffs to choose from. Railway undertakings shall provide all ticket vendors with their real-time operational, timetable and tariff data in order to facilitate rail travel.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0237(COD)
(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 76 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Given that regional rail passenger services are to be opened up to competition by December 2019 at the latest, a distinction needs to be drawn between them and non-cross-border urban and suburban rail passenger services. In this respect, in order to ensure fair competition between the railway undertakings that will be part of the new regional markets, and to ensure that all passengers enjoy the same rights, there is a need for this Regulation to apply in full to regional rail passenger services.
Amendment 93 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trainin areas intended for that purpose on board all types of trains, including high-speed, long-distance, cross-border and local services. By 2024, all new railway rolling stock should at least have one area in which to carry bicycles.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Railway undertakings should facilitate the transfer of rail passengers from one operator to another by the provision of through-tickets, whenever possible.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in order to give persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility opportunities for rail travel comparable to those of other citizens, rules for non-discrimination and assistance during their journey should be established. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, whether caused by disability, age or any other factor, have the same right as all other citizens to free movement and to non-discrimination. Inter alia, special attention should be given to the provision of information to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility concerning the accessibility of rail services, access conditions of rolling stock and the facilities on board. In order to provide passengers with sensory impairment with the best information on delays, visual and audible systems should be used, as appropriate. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobilityassengers should be enabled to buy tickets on board a train without extra charges when there is no other way of buying tickets in advance. Staff should be adequately trained to respond to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, notably when providing assistance. To ensure equal travel conditions, such persons should be provided with free assistance at stations and on board at all times when ttrains during the operatins operateg hours of rail services, and not only at certain times of the day.
Amendment 110 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 2517 and Chapter V shall apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 120 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Railway undertakings and station managers should take into account the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, through compliance with the TSI forCommission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. In addition, in accordance with Union public procurement rules, in particular Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council5, all buildings and rolling stock should be made accessible through the progressive elimination of physical obstacles and functional hindrances when acquiring new material or carrying out construction or major renovation work. _________________ 5 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 130 #
2017/0237(COD)
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 wais caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service. 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 tidmeasures imposed by public authorities to suspend or restrict traffic for reasons of public safety, or by criminal or accidental acts by third parties, or snowmeltby severe weather conditions. Railway undertakings should prove that they could neither foresee nor prevent the delay even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to social tariffs, railway undertakings or ticket vendors shall offer contract conditions and tariffs to the general public and shall sell tickets, through-tickets and accept reservations from customers without direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of the final customer’s nationality or residence, or the place of establishment of the railway undertaking or ticket vendor within the Union.
Amendment 171 #
2017/0237(COD)
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 175 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where availableexcept where this is factually impossible in spite of all reasonable efforts, through-tickets sand reservations. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking. It shall always be considered possible to offer through- tickets where the journey is operated by the same railway undertaking.
Amendment 180 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Railway undertakings shall provide all ticket vendors and independent online retailers with all real-time operational, timetable and tariffs data on a non-discriminatory basis.
Amendment 183 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 2517 and Chapter V shall apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 193 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5) ‘ticket vendor’ means any retailer of rail transport services concluding transport contracts and/or selling through- tickets or indirect tickets on behalf of aone or more railway undertakings or for its own account;
Amendment 199 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
8) ‘“through-ticket’” means a ticket or tickets representing a singlefor a single journey comprising one or several transport contracts for successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings whose purchase is carried out via a single transaction;
Amendment 204 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
10) ‘journey’ means the carriage of a passenger between a station of departure and a station of arrival under a singleone or several transport contracts;
Amendment 211 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) 'arrival' means the moment when, at the destination platform, the doors of the train are opened and disembarkation is allowed;
Amendment 223 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take non- dismantled bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall or as registered luggage. They shall, where possible, keep their bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction before the purchase of their tickets in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011. All new or reconditioned railway rolling stock must, from 2024, have a space reserved for the transport of bicycles that have not been dismantled.
Amendment 236 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Railway undertakings or, where appropriate, competent authorities responsible for a public service railway contract shall make public by appropriate means and without delay, including in accessible formats for persons with disabilities in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and in Regulation No 1300/2014, and before their implementation, decisions to discontinue services either permanently or temporarily . _________________ Directive XXX on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services (European Accessibility Act) (OJ L X, X.X.XXXX, p. X).
Amendment 247 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors offering transport contracts on behalf of one or more railway undertakings shall routinely provide the passenger, upon request, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part I in relation to the journeys for which aone or several transport contract iss are offered by the railway undertaking concerned. Ticket vendors offering transport contracts on their own account, and tour operators, shall also provide this information, where availableich shall be made available by railway undertakings in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 256 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and, where possible, online ticket vendors shall provide the passenger during the journey , including at connecting stations, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part II.
Amendment 259 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided to passengers and online ticket vendors by railway undertakings in the most appropriate format and in real time, including by using up-to-date communication technologies in order to provide passengers with all the information required by Annex II to this Regulation. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and, Regulation 454/2011 and Regulation 1300/2014.
Amendment 271 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. SRailway undertakings, station managers and infrastructure managers shall make real-time data relating to trains referred to in Annex II to this Regulation, including those operated by other railway undertakings available to railway undertakings and ticket vendors, in a non- discriminatory manner.
Amendment 273 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Railway undertakings must provide ticket vendors with the information referred to in Annex II, in real time and in an appropriate format, with a machine-readable technical interface, using in particular the most advanced communication technologies, in order to provide passengers with all the information required by this Regulation.
Amendment 275 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and station managers shall, with the active involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, establish, or shall have in place, non- discriminatory access rules for the transport of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility including their personal assistants. The rules shall allow the passenger to be accompanied by an certified assistance dog in accordance with any relevant national rules at no extra cost.
Amendment 284 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). The booking of assistance should be free of charge.
Amendment 286 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where available, through- tickets and reservations. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking. It should always be possible to sell through- tickets when the service during the journey is operated by the same railway undertaking.
Amendment 299 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 318 #
2017/0237(COD)
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 mobilityor any other means of purchasing tickets in advance, passengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 323 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a passenger receives, from a single entity and in respect of a single commercial transaction, separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care and compensation from the railway undertaking or undertakings shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and cover the whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passenger is explic. Railway undertakings shall not be liable if the entitly informewhich sold otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation based on the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator tickets for the single journey has failed to provide minimum connecting times (established by the railway undertakings and provided to ticket vendors in accordance with Article 9 of this Regulation) between the successive railway services concerned. In this case, in the event of a missed connection, the entity that sold the tickets shall be solely responsible for guaranteeing the passengers’ rights, as provided for in Chapter IV orf ticket vendorhis Regulation.
Amendment 343 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where it is reasonably to be expected , either at departure or in the event of a missed connection in the course of a journey with a through-ticket, that arrival at the final destination under the transport contract will be subject to a delay of more than 630 minutes, the passenger shall immediately have the choice between one of the following :
Amendment 350 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) continuation or re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to the final destination at a later date at the passenger’s convenience, but no later than 72 hours after the re-establishment of service.
Amendment 354 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Re-routing transport service providers shall pay particular attention to providing persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility with a comparable level of accessibility to the alternative service. This replacement service may be the same for all travellers, or– if the railway undertaking so decides – may involve a specially adapted form of transport for certain persons with disabilities or reduced mobility.
Amendment 366 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) 25 % of the ticket price for a delay of 630 to 11960 minutes,
Amendment 372 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) 50 % of the ticket price for a delay of 1260 to 90 minutes or more.,
Amendment 380 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 75% of the ticket price for a delay of 90 to 120 minutes.
Amendment 385 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) 100% of the ticket price for a delay of 120 minutes or more.
Amendment 387 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 also applies to passengers who hold a travel pass or season ticket. If they encounter recurrent delays or cancellations during the period of validity of the travel pass or season ticket, they may request adequate compensation in accordance with the railway undertaking’s compensation arrangements set out under paragraph 1 (a), (b), (ba) and (bb). These arrangements shall state the criteria for determining delay and for the calculation of the compensation. Where delays of lessmore than 630 minutes occur repeatedly during the period of validity of the travel pass or season ticket, the delays shall be counted cumulatively and passengers shall be compensated in accordance with the railway undertaking’s compensation arrangements set out under paragraph 1 (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Amendment 398 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation. In duly justified exceptional circumstances, the compensation may be paid within three months after the submission of the request. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger.
Amendment 409 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The passenger shall not have any right to compensation if he is informed of a delay before he buys a ticket, or if a delay due to continuation on a different service or re-routing remains below 630 minutes.
Amendment 417 #
2017/0237(COD)
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 cond: (a) the interruptions or traffic restrictions imposed by the public authoritiones for 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 takenreasons of public security (in particular the fight against terrorism) or by rescue or fire-fighting services; or (b) accidents (including fires, explosions, collisions with road vehicles) or criminal acts (vandalism, malicious acts, acts of terrorism) by third parties, if the railway undertaking shows that it has taken reasonable measures to prevent such acts from being carried out; or (c) major weather events involving a limitation of, or disruption to, traffic.
Amendment 427 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of a delay in arrival or departure, passengers shall be kept informed of the situation and of the estimated departure time and estimated arrival time by the railway undertaking or ticket vendor or by the station manager when the relevant information has been provided, in line with Article 9 of this regulation, as soon as such information is available.
Amendment 432 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the case of any delay as referred to in paragraph 1 of more than 630 minutes, passengers shall also be offered free of charge:
Amendment 444 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Railway undertakings shall, at the request certify ofn the passenger, certify on the’s ticket or by any other means that the rail service has suffered a delay, led to a missed connection or that it has been cancelled, as the case might be. This certification shall apply, in particular, in connection with the provisions laid down in Article 17(2).
Amendment 456 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the event of a missed connection during a journey, as defined in Article 10(6) of this Regulation, because of the delay or cancellation of the previous rail service, passengers shall be allowed to take the next rail service which will take them to their final destination as quickly as possible and without any additional cost, even if there are no specific seat reservations, but only if the next rail service is operated by one of the railway undertakings providing the initial leg of the journey.
Amendment 462 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and station managers shall, with the active involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, establish, or shall have in place, non- discriminatory access rules for the transport of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility including their personal assistants . The rules shall allow the passenger to be accompanied by ana certified assistance dog in accordance with any relevant national rules at no extra cost.
Amendment 466 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a station manager, a railway undertaking, a ticket vendor or a tour operator shall provide persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility with information , including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 and, Directive XXX and Regulation No 1300/2014, on the accessibility of the station and associated facilities, rail services and on the access conditions of rolling stock in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) and shall inform persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility about facilities on board.
Amendment 482 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). The booking of assistance shall always be free of charge, irrespective of the communication channel being used.
Amendment 491 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. In unstaffed stations, railway undertakings and station managers shall ensure that easily available information , including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and Regulation No 1300/2014, is displayed in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) regarding the nearest staffed stations and directly available assistance for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.
Amendment 494 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 504 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 510 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assistance shall be provided during times rail services operate on condition that the railway undertaking, the station manager, the ticket vendor or the tour operator with which the ticket was purchased is notified of the person’s need for such assistance at least 248 hours before the assistance is needed. In stations where daily traffic exceeds 10 000 passengers per day, this notification shall be reduced to twelve hours. In stations where daily traffic exceeds 30 000 passengers per day, this notification shall be reduced to six hours. Where a ticket or season ticket permits multiple journeys, one notification shall be sufficient provided that adequate information on the timing of subsequent journeys is provided. Such notifications shall be forwarded to all other railway undertakings and station managers involved in the person’s journey;
Amendment 534 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Where railway undertakings and station managers cause loss of, or damage to, wheelchairs, other mobility equipment or assistive devices and certified assistant dogs used by persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, they shall be liable for and compensate that loss or damage .
Amendment 539 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The compensation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be executed in a timely manner and equal to the full cost of replacement orbased on the actual value, or on the full costs of repair of the wheelchair, equipment or devices lost or damaged, or the loss or injury of the certified assistance dog. The compensation shall also include the costs of temporary replacement in case of repair, where these are borne by the passenger.
Amendment 556 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that, upon recruitment, all new employees referred to in points (a) and (b) who provide direct assistance to passengers with disabilities or passengers with reduced mobility receive disability- related training and that personnel attend regular refresher training courses.;
Amendment 562 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) may accept upon request the participation, in the training, of employees with disabilities, passengers with disabilities and with reduced mobility, and/or organisations representing them.
Amendment 575 #
2017/0237(COD)
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 day on average over a year and station managers 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. Passengers should be able to file complaints in the official language of the country, in English and in the languages of neighbouring countries.
Amendment 579 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Passengers may submit a complaint to any railway undertaking , ticket vendor, railway station or infrastructure or station manager involved. Complaints shall be submitted within six months of the incident that is the subject of the complaint. Within one month of receiving the complaint , the addressee shall either give a reasoned reply or, in justified cases, inform the passenger by what datethat the passenger will get a reply within a period of less than three months from the date of receipt of the complaint a reply can be expected. Railway undertakings, ticket vendors, station managers and infrastructure managers shall keep the incident data necessary to assess the complaint for two years and make them available to national enforcement bodies upon request.
Amendment 586 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and, station managers and ticket vendors shall inform passengers in an appropriate manner, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements in Directive XXX, at the station and on the train, of their rights and obligations under this Regulation, and of the contact details of the body or bodies designated by Member States pursuant to Article 31. Where it can be expected that a delay will exceed thirty minutes, passengers shall be informed, through loudspeakers, of their rights to compensation as provided for in Articles 16, 17 and 18 and be redirected to the official website for further information.
Amendment 610 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – indent 2
Annex II – part I – indent 2
- Time schedules and conditions for all available trips (including the fastest tripone)
Amendment 613 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – indent 3
Annex II – part I – indent 3
- Time schedules and conditions for all available fares, including the lowest farones.
Amendment 619 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – indent 7
Annex II – part I – indent 7
- Any activities likely to disrupt or delay servicesDisruptions and delays (planned and in real time)
Amendment 622 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – indent 3
Annex II – part II – indent 3
- Delaysisruptions and delays (planned and in real time)
Amendment 623 #
2017/0237(COD)
- percentage of delays of less thbetween 30 and 60 minutes;
Amendment 625 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 2
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 2
- percentage of delays of 60-119between 60 and 90 minutes;
Amendment 627 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 3
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 3
- percentage of delays of between 90 and 120 minutes or more;
Amendment 629 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 3 a (new)
Annex III – part I – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a – point iii – indent 3 a (new)
- percentage of delays of more than 120 minutes;
Amendment 30 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) So far, and unless otherwise provided for in national law, the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator do not apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles not exceeding that limit. The number of such undertakings which are active in both national and international transport operations has been increasing. As a result, several Member States have decided to apply the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, to those undertakings. To ensure a minimum level of professionalisation of the sector using vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes by way of common rules, and thus to approximate competitive conditionsensure fair and equal competition between all operators in the sector, this provision should be deleted, whereas the requirements regarding effective and stable establishment and appropriate financial standing should be rendered mandatory for all vehicles used in international haulage and cabotage operations, of whatever size.
Amendment 45 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to ensure that road transport operators established in a Member State have a real and continuous presence in that Member State and conduct their business from there. Therefore, and in light of experience, it is necessary to clarify the provisions regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishmentand strengthen the provisions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishment in order to combat the establishment of so- called letterbox companies.
Amendment 46 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) So far, and unless otherwise provided for in national law, the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator do not apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles not exceeding that limit. The number of such undertakings which are active in both national and international transport operations has been increasing. As a result, several Member States have decided to apply the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator,provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009,to those undertakings. To ensure a minimum level of professionalisation of the sector using vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes by way of common rules, and thus to approximate competitive conditionsensure fair and equal competition between all operators in the sector, this provision should be deleted, whereas the requirements regarding effective and stable establishment and appropriate financial standing should be rendered mandatory for all vehicles used in international haulage and cabotage operations, of whatever size.
Amendment 56 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of their potential to considerably affect the conditions for fair competition in the road haulage market, serious infringements of national tax rules should be added to the items relevant to the assessment of good repute and should also be subject to deterrent sanctions in proportion to the infringement identified.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to ensure that road transport operators established in a Member State have a real and continuous presence in that Member State and conduct their business from there. Therefore, and in light of experience, it is necessary to clarify the provisions regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishmentand strengthen the provisions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishment in order to combat the establishment of so- called letterbox companies.
Amendment 68 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Moreover, in order to ensure the effectiveness of a link between the country of establishment and transport operations, a minimum number of operations must be carried out by the fleet of vehicles used in the Member State where the transport undertaking is established. In addition, the undertaking must have a minimum turnover in the country where it is established.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or with combinations of vehicles not exceeding that limit should have a minimum level of financial standing, to ensure that they have the means to carry out operations on a stable and long-lasting basis. However, sinceThe rules applicable to access to the operccupations concerned are generally of a limited size, the corresponding requirements should be less demanding than those applicable to operators using vehicles or combinations of vehicles above that limit of road haulage operator by means of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes are those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
Amendment 72 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of their potential to considerably affect the conditions for fair competition in the road haulage market, serious infringements of national tax rules should be added to the items relevant to the assessment of good repute and should also be subject to deterrent sanctions in proportion to the infringement identified.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The rules on national transport performed on a temporary basis by non- resident hauliers in a host Member State ('cabotage') should be clear, simple and easy to enforce, whil– in order to avoid their having to return empty – should be clear, simple for hauliers to implement and easy to enforce in order to guarantee broadly maintaining the level of liberalisation achieved so far transport workers’ rights and promote fair competition between companies without undermining the basic principle of the free movement of services in the internal market.
Amendment 86 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty and the danger of systematic cabotage, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished, whilemaintained and the number of days available for such operations should be reduced. It should be possible to determine whether cabotage is possible in three days with a single operation, which would be enough to ensure vehicles in an international operation would not have to return empty.
Amendment 92 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or with combinations of vehicles not exceeding that limit should have a minimum level of financial standing, to ensure that they have the means to carry out operations on a stable and long-lasting basis. However, since the operations concerned are generally of a limited size, the corresponding requirements should be less demanding than those applicable to operators using vehicles or combinations of vehicles above that limitThe rules applicable to access to the occupation of road haulage operator using vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes are those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The rules on national transport performed on a temporary basis by non- resident hauliers in a host Member State ('cabotage') should be clear, simple and easy to enforce, whil– in order to avoid their having to return empty – should be clear, simple for hauliers to implement and easy to enforce in order to guarantee broadly maintaining the level of liberalisation achieved so far transport workers’ rights and promote fair competition between companies without undermining the basic principle of the free movement of services in the internal market.
Amendment 117 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Articles 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19 and 21 shall notalso apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.
Amendment 118 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty and the risk of systematic cabotage, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished, whilemaintained and the number of days available for such operations should be reduced. The time limit for cabotage should be set at three days with a single operation, which would be enough to ensure vehicles in an international operation would not have to return empty.
Amendment 131 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The means by which road transport operators can prove compliance with the rules for cabotage operations should be clarified. The use and transmission of electronic transport information should be recognised as such means,o ensure fair competition in each internal market, the application of EU rules to electronic transport information, the use and transmission of which should simplify the provision of relevant evidence and its treatment by the competent authorities, should be subject to effective control. The format used for that purpose should ensure reliability and authenticity. Considering the increasing use of efficient electronic exchange of information in transport and logistics, it is important to ensure coherence in the regulatory frameworks and provisions addressing the simplification of administrative procedures. To do that, it is desirable to continue the process of making transport documents paperless in order to simplify controls and administrative and procedures. Thus, in the spirit of the Additional Protocol of 20 February 2008 to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), the use of electronic documents should eventually become the rule, particularly the electronic consignment note.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Articles 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19 and 21 shall notalso apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.
Amendment 168 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 184 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 5 – point a
Article 5 – point a
(a) have premises in which it keeps its core business documentsappropriate premises, proportionate to the activities of the undertaking in the member State of establishment, in which it keeps its core business documents, accessible either in hard copy or electronic form, in particular its commercial contracts, accounting documents, personnel management documents, labour contracts, documents containing data relating to driving time and rest and any other document to which the competent authority must have access in order to verify compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation;;
Amendment 197 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 18 – point 3 a
Article 18 – point 3 a
3a. In order to facilitate cooperation between administrations and the exchange of best monitoring practice, the Member States shall work together with the platform for combating undeclared work and the European Labour Authority
Amendment 202 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 5 – point d
Article 5 – point d
(d) manage the transport operations carried out with the vehicles referred to in point (b) and the servicing of this fleet of vehicles with the appropriate technical equipment situated in that Member State;;
Amendment 210 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
(1a) In Article 1(5), point (c) is deleted.
Amendment 212 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 2–paragraph 6
Article 2–paragraph 6
6. ‘cabotage operation’ means national carriage for hire or reward carried out on a temporary basis in a host Member State, involving the carriage from the picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their delivery at one or several delivery points, as specified in the consignment note;', with the main aim of ensuring that lorries do not travel empty;
Amendment 212 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 5 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – point d a (new)
(da) organises its activities in such a way that each vehicle used in international transport operations performs, at least once every two weeks, one commercial loading or unloading of goods operation in the country of establishment of the undertaking concerned.
Amendment 217 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point i
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point i
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In determining whether an undertaking, irrespective of the type of vehicle it uses in its transport operations, has satisfied that requirement, Member States shall consider the conduct of the undertaking, its transport managers, executive directors, general partners in the case of partnerships, other legal representatives and any other relevant person as may be determined by the Member State. Any reference in this Article to convictions, penalties or infringements shall include convictions, penalties or infringements of the undertaking itself, its transport managers, executive directors, general partners in the case of partnerships, other legal representatives and any other relevant person as may be determined by the Member State.;
Amendment 226 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member Statesin order to avoid returning empty. The last unloading in the course of athe single authorised cabotage operation shall take place within 53 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.';
Amendment 237 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)
Règlement (CE) 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraphe 1 – point b – sous point xiii (nouveau)
Article 6 – paragraphe 1 – point b – sous point xiii (nouveau)
(xiia) cabotage
Amendment 263 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(6a) Vehicles used for purposes of cabotage must carry all the consignment notes corresponding to each operation, in paper or electronic form. In the event of an inspection, the driver must be able to immediately produce, for the officer of the host Member State carrying it out, the consignment notes covering all the work he has performed in the 60 days before the date of the inspection.
Amendment 312 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 (new)
Directive (CE) 1071/2009
Article 18 – point 3 nouveau
Article 18 – point 3 nouveau
3a. In order to facilitate cooperation between administrations and the exchange of best monitoring practices, the Member States shall work together with the undeclared work platform and the European Labour Authority.
Amendment 329 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 23 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 (new)
(12a) Undertakings which only operate road vehicles with a permissible laden mass that does not exceed 3.5 tonnes must comply with this Regulation from the entry into force of this amendment.
Amendment 351 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
(1a) (1a) In Article 1(5), point (c) is deleted.
Amendment 354 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. ‘cabotage operation’ means national carriage for hire or reward carried out on a temporary basis in a host Member State, involving the carriage from the picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their delivery at one or several delivery points, as specified in the consignment note, with the main aim of ensuring that lorries do not travel unladen;’;
Amendment 389 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member Statesin order to avoid returning empty. The last unloading in the course of athe single cabotage operation shall take place within 53 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.';
Amendment 403 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(aa) Road transport undertakings shall not be allowed to carry out cabotage operations with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same Member State within seven days of the last cabotage operation.
Amendment 19 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi- manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. __________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 29 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reacho ensure that these periods away from home are not excessively long, operators should organise the work of drivers in such a way that they can live in decent conditions thanks to allowances or bonuses sufficient to fund decent accommodation. Measures should also be taken to ensure that operators organise the return of drivers to their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively longnother place of their choosing at least every two weeks. It is essential that the duration of this return trip does not count as part of the rest period and that if drivers choose to spend their rest time in a place other than their home the undertaking must not in any way use it to save on the cost of a return or of travel allowances for the driver.
Amendment 50 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To simplify and enhance cost- effectiveness of enforcement of the social rules the potential of the current and future tachograph system, all international goods transport vehicles should be fully exploitted. Therefore the functionalities of the tachograph should be improved to with smart tachographs by 2023, which will allow for more precise positioning, in particular during international transport operations.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9, certain deficiencies were identified in the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi- manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. _________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 59 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The exclusion of road vehicles or combinations of vehicles carrying out international transport operations with a laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes has resulted in the development of unfair competition and differences in the application of Regulation (EC) 561/2006, leading to disparities in working conditions and compromising road safety. These types of vehicles should therefore also be included in the scope of Regulation (EC) 561/2006.
Amendment 64 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The maximum driving periods per day, per week and per period of two consecutive weeks, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, clearly contribute to improving the social conditions of road drivers and road safety in general. They should therefore remain in force and steps should be taken to ensure that they are respected.
Amendment 69 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) In order to ensure, at European level, the conditions for road safety, environmental protection and fair and healthy competition, this Regulation applies to all motorised vehicles carrying out international transport and/or cabotage operations.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds 3,5 tonne-1) In Article 2, paragraph 1(a) is replaced by the following: (a) of goods, or
Amendment 78 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It In order to ensure that these periods away from home are not excessively long, provision should be made for carriers to organise thus desirable to adapt the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reache work of these drivers so that they can live in decent conditions through the provision of adequate compensation or premiums to pay for decent accommodation. Measures should also be taken to ensure that operators organise the return of drivers to their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively longnother place of their choosing at least every two weeks. It is essential that the duration of this return trip does not count as part of the rest period and that if drivers choose to spend their rest time in a place other than their home the undertaking must not in any way use it to save on the cost of a return or of travel allowances for the driver.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 129 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a – introductory part
8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest shall notcannot under any circumstances be taken in a vehicle. They shallIt must be taken in a suitable accommodation, withoutside the cabin, having a secure parking area and adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities;.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To simplify and enhance cost- effectiveness of enforcement of the social rules the potential of the current and future tachograph systems should be fully exploited. Therefore the functionalities of the tachograph should be improved to allow for more precise positioning, in particular during international transport operation, all vehicles carrying out international road haulage and cabotage operations should be fitted with smart tachographs by 2023, in order to allow for more precise positioning of these vehicles.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The exclusion of light goods vehicles or combinations of vehicles carrying out international transport operations with goods not exceeding 3.5 tonnes has resulted in the development of unfair competition between the enterprises of Member States and differences in the application of Regulation (EC) 561/2006, leading to disparities in the working conditions of drivers and compromising road safety. These types of vehicles should therefore also be included in the scope of Regulation (EC) 561/2006.
Amendment 147 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home within each period of threewo consecutive weeks.;
Amendment 165 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(1a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds 3.5 tonnes, or content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32006R0561&qid=1519652857817&from=FR)in Article 2, paragraph 1, point (a), is replaced by the following: "(a) of goods, or” Or. fr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 174 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 240 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 326 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a
8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest shall not cannot under any circumstances be taken in a vehicle. They shallIt must be taken in a suitable accommodation, withoutside the cabin, with a secure parking area and adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities,.
Amendment 365 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home within each period of threewo consecutive weeks.";
Amendment 440 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new) Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new) Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Amendment 477 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 165/2014
Article 34 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. The driver shall enter in the digital tachograph the symbols of the countries in which the daily working period started and finished as well as where and when the driver has crossed a border in the vehicle on arrival at the suitable stopping place. The driver shall also enter the symbols of the countries that he has entered after crossing the border, starting at the first possible stopping point in the Member State. This stopping point should be understood as the first available place where the driver can stop the vehicle safely and within 15 minutes of crossing the border. Member States may require drivers of vehicles engaged in transport operations inside their territory to add more detailed geographic specifications to the country symbol, provided that those Member States have notified those detailed geographic specifications to the Commission before 1 April 1998.”.
Amendment 36 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The balance between enhancing social and working conditions for drivers and, facilitating the exercise of the freedom to provide road transport services based onand ensuring fair competition between national and foreign operators is crucial for the smooth functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 50 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Difficulties have also been experienced in applying the rules on posting of workers specified in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and the rules on the administrative requirements laid down in Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 to the highly mobile road transport sector. The uncoordinated national measures on the application and enforcement of the provisions on posting of workers in the road transport sector have generated high administrative burdens for non-resident Union operators. This, and have created undue restrictions to the freedom to provide cross-border road transport services having negative side-effects on jobsfairness in inter-company competition in the sector. __________________ 15 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.97, p.1) 16 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11).
Amendment 53 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Non-compliance with the rules on the establishment of international road transport companies is creating differences within the single market and contributing to unfairness in inter- company competition. The conditions governing the establishment of international road transport companies should therefore be tightened and made easier to monitor, particularly with a view to combating the creation of ‘letterbox’ companies.
Amendment 62 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the effective and proportionate implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the road transport sector, it is necessary to establish sector-specific rules reflecting the particularity of the highly mobile workforce in the road transport sector and providing a balance between the social protection of drivers and the freedom to provide cross-border services for operators, as well as the need to ensure that inter-company competition in the sector is fair.
Amendment 64 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The balance between enhancing social and working conditions for drivers and, facilitating the exercise of the freedom to provide road transport services based onand ensuring fair competition between national and foreign operators is crucial for the smooth functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 74 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link ofthe simple, readily understood concept of the link between a driver with aand the territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond whichis link should be characterised by at least one commercial loading or unloading operation taking place on the territory of the host Member State. Furthermore, the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shallould apply in case ofto international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply toand cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)
Amendment 89 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of the sector-specific rules on posting of workers and to avoid disproportionate administrative burdens for non-resident operators sector, specific administrative and control requirements should be established in the road transport sector, taking full advantage of control tools such as the digital tachograph. Introducing the smart tachograph across the board as soon as possible is a prerequisite for effective and efficient monitoring of compliance with the rules on posting of drivers for international transport and cabotage operations.
Amendment 89 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Difficulties have also been experienced in applying the rules on posting of workers specified in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and the rules on the administrative requirements laid down in Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 to the highly mobile road transport sector. The uncoordinated national measures on the application and enforcement of the provisions on posting of workers in the road transport sector have generated high administrative burdens for non-resident Union operators, and have created unfair competition between enterprises of the Member States. This created undue restrictions to the freedom to provide cross-border road transport services having negative side-effects on jobs. _________________ 15 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.97, p.1) 16 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11).
Amendment 101 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the effective and proportionate implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the road transport sector, it is necessary to establish sector-specific rules reflecting the particularity of the highly mobile workforce in the road transport sector and providing a balance between the social protection of drivers and the freedom to provide cross-border services for operators as well as the need to ensure fair competition between companies in the sector.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link ofthe simple, readily understood concept of the link between a driver with aand the territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond whichis link should be characterised by at least one commercial loading or unloading operation taking place in the host Member State. Furthermore, the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shallould apply in case ofto international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply toand cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/200918 and (EC) No 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage, irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. _________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)
Amendment 140 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of the sector-specific rules on posting of workers and to avoid disproportionate administrative burdens for non-resident operators sector, specific administrative and control requirements should be established in the road transport sector, taking full advantage of control tools such as the digital tachograph. . Introducing the smart tachograph across the board as soon as possible, irrespective of the size or weight of the vehicle, is a prerequisite for effective and efficient monitoring of compliance with the rules on posting of drivers for international transport and cabotage operations.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage or cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month.
Amendment 185 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 208 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 267 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage or cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month.
Amendment 297 #
2017/0121(COD)
Amendment 331 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 360 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by […] [The time limit for transposition will be as short as possible and, generally, will not exceed two years] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive in the same time frame as that set out under Article 2 of the legislative act amending Directive 96/71/EC. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 425 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
(i) the identity of the road transport operator; at least by means of his/her intra- Community tax identification number;
Amendment 471 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an obligation for the driver to keep and make availableemployer to ensure that, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the posting declaration and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is available on board and presented.
Amendment 488 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) an obligation for the driver to keep and make availableemployer to ensure that, where requested at the roadside control, the tachograph records, and in particular the country codes of Member States where the driver has been present when carrying out international road transport operations or cabotage operations, are available on board and presented;
Amendment 505 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) an obligation for the driver to keep and make availableemployer to ensure that, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20, translated into one of the official languages of the host Member State or into English, are available on board and presented; _________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).
Amendment 519 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driver to make availableemployer to ensure that, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for last two months is available on board and presented; during the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copy;
Amendment 524 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) An obligation for the employer to deliver, within the worker’s posting period plus a period of 18 months following the expiry of the posting period, in paper or electronic form, proof of payment of wages to drivers.
Amendment 535 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) an obligation for the road transport operatoemployer to deliver, after the period of posting, in paper or electronic form, copies of documents referred to in points (b), (c) and (e), at the request of the authorities of the host Member State within a reasonable period of time;
Amendment 558 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall ensure that infringements of the rules on the posting of drivers are regarded as infringements for the purposes of the assessment of good repute as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation 1071/2009.
Amendment 564 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall provide for sanctions against shippers, freight forwarders and subcontractors for non- compliance with Article 2 of this Directive where the latter use transport services which involve infringements of this Directive.
Amendment 586 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by […] [The time limit for transposition will be as short as possible and, generally, will not exceed two years] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive in the same time frame as that set out under Article 2 of the legislative act amending Directive 96/71/EC. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 40 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Where bilateral air transport or air service agreements include fair competition clauses or similar provisions, dispute settlement procedures may be taken into consideration but should not be a precondition for opening a procedure under this Regulation.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Proceedings should not be initiated or should be concluded without redressive measures under this Regulation where the adoption of the latter would be against the Union interest, having regard to their impact on other persons, notably consumers or undertakings in the Union. Since air connectivity within the Union needs to be taken into account, the impact of a procedure on such connectivity should only be analysed if the Commission is considering redressive measures. Proceedings should also be concluded without measures where the requirements for such measures are not, or no longer met.
Amendment 121 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An investigation shall be initiated following a written complaint submitted by a Member State, aone or several Union air carriers or an association of Union air carriers in accordance with paragraph 2, or on the Commission's own initiative, if there is prima facie evidence of either of the following:
Amendment 203 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. 1. The proceedings shall be concluded within twoone years. That period may be prolonged in duly justified cases.
Amendment 208 #
2017/0116(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In case of urgency, such as in situations where there is a risk of immediate and irreversible injury to Union air carrier(s), the proceedings may be shortened to one yearsix months.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 2 – 1 a
Article 2 – 1 a
1a. Where the vehicle is not registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of the Member State where the undertaking hiring the vehicle is established, Member States may limit the time of use of the hired vehicle within their respective territories. However, Member States shall in such a case allow its use for at least fourone months in any given calendar year."
Amendment 21 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas road transport is partly responsible for over 70 % of overall greenhouse gas emissions in transport and much ofand for air pollution, and whereas action is mainly needed in this area, while efforts should be intensified in all sectors of transport to reduce emissions;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to rapidly introduce and improve CO2 standards for all road transport as a matter of urgency; points out that cost- effective vehicle standards probably represent one of the most effectivenecessary measures for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030; notes that these improvements and the capacity to reduce CO2 emissions should be based on various types of vehicle technology;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 203 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric vehicle chargingand alternative- propulsion vehicle charging; calls on the Commission to coordinate with the Member States actions to give this type of vehicle better access to the market;
Amendment 258 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgInvites the Commission and the Member States to limidevelop a strategy to ensure that European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing also contributes to initiatives that contribute tombat climate actionchange;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the Agency's vital role in ensuring the highest possible level of aviation safety throughout Europe; stresses that a proper coordinated alert system and information structure is needed in Europe, in particular in the context of flights over conflict zones; stresses that, in the context of a fast-developing civil aviation sector, as can be seen from the ever more widespread use of pilotless aircraft, more commonly referred to as 'drones', the Agency should be given the necessary financial, material and human resources to perform its regulatory and executive tasks successfully, in the fields of safety and environmental protection, without compromising its independence and impartiality;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and that, accordingly, the role played by new technologies such as remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) must be taken fully into consideration when new competences are assigned; stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the EASA to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities as well as adequate staffing in order to fulfil additional tasks; stresses that the EASA posts (including the related pensions) which are fully financed from industry, and therefore have no impact on the Union budget, should not be subject to any compulsory staff reduction; _________________ 1 .Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (OJ L 79, 19.3.2008., p.1.)
Amendment 17 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015 adopted the Paris Agreement. The EU ratified it on 5 October 2016. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Certain countries made significant efforts; welcomes, therefore, this flexibility since it reflects the shared willingness of Member States to ensure a fair and ambitions distribution of efforts in meeting the annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to fulfil the commitments made at COP21 in Paris.
Amendment 20 #
2016/0170(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 35 #
2016/0170(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point j
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point j
Directive 2009/45/EC
Article 2 – point z a
Article 2 – point z a
Amendment 44 #
2016/0170(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/45/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a) – point (ii) a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a) – point (ii) a (new)
(iiia) vessels made of aluminium alloy;
Amendment 50 #
2016/0170(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – introductory part
(e) the following paragraphs 5 and 6 areis added:
Amendment 53 #
2016/0170(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e
Directive 2009/45/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Amendment 190 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) “parcel delivery services” means services involving the clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of postal items other than items of correspondencearcels; transport alone shall not be considered a parcel delivery service; delivery of such items exceeding 31,5 kg shall not be considered a parcel delivery service;
Amendment 193 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1 (new)
(1) “parcel” means a set of goods with or without a commercial value;
Amendment 228 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 243 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Transparency of tariffs and terminal rates
Amendment 256 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national regulatory authorities shall without delay and by 28 February of each calendar year at the latest submit the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with paragraph 1 to the Commission. The Commission shall publish them on a dedicated website by 30 April of each calendar year at the latest. That website shall be neutral and shall not carry on any form of commercial activity.
Amendment 336 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 80 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) For ensuring safety of navigation, Member States should identify waterways with a maritime character, in accordance with harmonised criteria and on the basis of existing EU law, such as Directive (EU) 2016/16291a. The competence requirements for navigating on these waterways should be defined at Union level. Without unnecessarily limiting the mobility of boatmasters, when necessary for ensuring safety of navigation, Member States should also have the possibility to identify the waterways entailing specific risks for navigation in accordance with harmonised criteria and procedures, pursuant to this Directive. In such a case, the related competence requirements should be set at Member State level. __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC (OJ L252, 16.9.2016, p. 118-176).
Amendment 130 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘inland waterway’ means a stretch of water not part of the sea, open to navigation;inland waterways as defined inArticle 4 of Directive (EU) 2016/16291a laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels; __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 118).
Amendment 155 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall notify the Commission of the measures they intend to adopt pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 18, together with the reasoning on which the measure is based at least six months before the proposed date of adoption.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 158 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 160 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 161 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 163 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
If this requirement is met, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act on the recognition in the Union of the certificates, record books or logbooks issued by that third country, subject to that third country recognising within its jurisdiction Union documents issued pursuant to the present Directive and undertaking to present evidence every five years that its national rules are consistent with the provisions of this directive.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to the limitation referred to in paragraph 4, Union certificates of qualification for boatmasters shall be valid up to a maximum of 105 years.
Amendment 198 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate this Directive together with the implementing and delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 10, 20 and 29 and submit the results of the evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council no later than seveneight years after the date referred to in Article 33(1).
Amendment 202 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Boatmasters’ certificates issued in accordance with Directive 96/50/EC as well as Rhine navigation licences referred to in Article 1(5) of that Directive, issued prior to the date following the end of the transposition period referred to in Article 35 of this Directive, shall remain valid on the Union waterways where they were valid before this date for a maximum of 10 years after that date. Before the expiry of validity, the Member State that issued those documents shall issue a Union certificate of qualification to boatmasters holding such certificates in accordance with the model prescribed by this Directive or a certificate in application of Article 9(2) of this Directive, under the conditions that they provide satisfactory documentary evidence as referred to in Article 10(1)(a) and (c) of this Directive and:.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 205 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 221 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point a – indent 3
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point a – indent 3
- have navigation time of not less than 890 days as part of this approved training programme.
Amendment 225 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 1
Amendment 226 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 2
- have a minimum of fivthree years' work experience prior to the enrolment in the training programme;
Amendment 227 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 4
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – point c – indent 4
- have navigation time of not less than 890 days as part of this approved training programme.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – point b – indent 2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – point b – indent 2
- have navigation time of not less than 27069 days as part of this approved training programme.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point a – indent 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point a – indent 3
- have navigation time of not less than 36059 days, gained as part of this approved training programme or after completion thereof.
Amendment 233 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point b – indent 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point b – indent 2
- hold the qualification of helmsman or have navigation time of not less than 54039 days or 180 days where the applicant can provide, in addition, proof of work experience of at least 500 days acquired on a seagoing vessel as a member of the deck crew;
Amendment 235 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point c – indent 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point c – indent 2
- have a minimum of fivthree years' work experience prior to the enrolment of an approved training programme;
Amendment 237 #
2016/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point c – indent 4
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point c – indent 4
- have navigation time of not less than 18079 days as part of this approved training programme and not less than 180 days after completion thereof.
Amendment 18 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas financial resources should mainly be invested in the core network corridors, the development of local connectivity, in promoting small town centres, and facilitating the accessibility of work and tourist facilities and ensuring essential health serviceis essential for the future development of the alpine regions;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, 5 out of 9 TEN-T core corridors, which are crucial for the European and regional development as well as for achieving the goals set out in the Transport White Paper, extend through the Alps and their realisation requires joint and coordinated financial exertions of the Member States until 2030;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, as a matter of priority, a policy to develop transport infrastructure that is sustainable, inclusive and non-invasive for the region, preserving the latter and promoting it in terms of regional development, economic advancement, tourism, and social cohesion and regional development;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the connectivity and accessibility of the region should be improved and promoted by ensuring rtherefore, inevitably, financial resources have to be provided. Respect for the environment, the protection of water resources and the involvement of local populations, by fully engaging regional and local political actors and also by promoting referendums should be promoted;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the Alpine region can increase its attractiveness for SMEs through better connections;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Determines that regional airports are of great importance for accessibility and for the economic development of regions, therefore a connection to the national railway network in terms of environmental compatibility is crucial;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Requests a sufficient amount of rail- road terminals along the corridor in order to promote the goal of shifting freight traffic from road to rail;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Requests that the 5 Member States and their involved regions design a binding Alpine Transport Strategy 2050 pursuant to EUSALP. Effective implementation, goal achievements and the economical use of resources should be reviewed annually by the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls, in this regard, on the European Commission to promote rules clarifying the responsibilities of the different players, especially along the entire chain of carriers that are party to a shipping contract;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that the Commission should refrain from proposing any liberalisation of cabotage until issues of legal liability and the resulting systems of checks are clarified and deemed to be fully effective;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should promote the recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stop European officers and seafarers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member States;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the advancement of transport technology, especially the emergence of fully automated driving systems in road transport, first, to look into future regulation of these technologies and, second, to consider the huge impact they will have on jobs in the transport sector;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the deployment of electric vehicles will impose a heavy burden in terms of electricity generation and calls for assessments to be made in order to determine how far the existing generating capacity will be able to cope;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in such large-scale rescue operations;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 53 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is an urgent need to breakduce the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and curbing mobility, whilst keeping to the objectives set in this regard by the White Paper;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its support for the targets set out in the White Paper and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system (benchmarks for achieving the 60 % GHG emission and 20 % transport emission reduction targets by 2030); stresses that the mid- term review should maintain the level of ambition of the goals set in 2011 and propose concrete measures and initiatives to increase and streamline the efforts to meet them; considers that it is necessary to evaluate the extent to which the list of actions set out in the White Paper is sufficient to achieve its overarching goals;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, givpropulsion systems powered by electricity or alternative renewable energies, in particular those for which Europe has a major technological advantage; laments the fact that these technologies have still not been sufficiently deployed, especially in public transport; calls for these technologies to be used ing priority toarticular for the electrification of the rail network, tramways, electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems; recalls that this deployment must be conducted by adhering to the principle of technological neutrality, thereby allowing the most sustainable technologies to actually be used in the long term;
Amendment 378 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an enhanced research and technology agenda for the transport sector; considers that this agenda should be drawn up in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in order to understand the needs of the sector and, accordingly, improve the allocation of EU funding; takes the view that priority should be given to projects to decarbonisereduce the carbon emissions produced by transport, increase the transparency of the supply chain, enhance transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 381 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Considers that, in the pursuit of these objectives, this programme must pay particular attention to disruptive technologies in the field of transport, namely automated or remote-controlled vehicles such as drones or driverless vehicles;
Amendment 388 #
2015/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Requires that interactions with our partners are based on the principle of mutual assistance and fair and healthy competition;
Amendment 4 #
2015/0313(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 – 4(a)
Article 2 – 4(a)
(4a) The Agency shall cooperate, within the limits of its mandate and without prejudice to its essential tasks, with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency to support the national authorities carrying out coastguard functions by providing services, information, equipment and training, as well as by coordinating multipurpose operations.
Amendment 5 #
2015/0313(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 2
Article 2 b – paragraph 2
2. The modalities of the cooperation on coastguard functions of the Agency with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency shall be determined in a working arrangement, in accordance with their respective mandates and the financial rules applicable to the agencies.
Amendment 210 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Cooperation on coast guard functions, notably by means of enhanced collaboration between national authorities and the three EU agencies (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency), should in no way affect the division of powers between these agencies as regards the definition of their missions and should not impinge on their autonomy and independence in respect of their initial assignments. This cooperation also enables the creation of synergies between them, without changing their mission statements.
Amendment 262 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) ‘Coast guard functions’: all fact- finding, monitoring, planning and organisation missions and operations entrusted to a local, regional, national or European authority with the necessary powers to perform maritime surveillance; these missions entail, in particular, safety, security, search and rescue, border control, fisheries control, customs control, general law enforcement and environmental protection.
Amendment 946 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 a (new)
Article 52 a (new)
Article 52a Assessment of European cooperation on coast guard functions 1. The Commission shall submit a report evaluating the implementation of European cooperation on coast guard functions to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2021 at the latest. The report shall analyse and set out, in particular: (a) the arrangements for cooperation between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency, and for cooperation with Member States; (b) the missions performed under this cooperation and their quantified results, particularly as regards fisheries control; (c) the benefits of cooperation in terms of improved understanding of the maritime situation as well as operational activities and rapid response to crises at sea; (d) the financial resources used in the context of this cooperation. 2. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency and the Member States shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to carry out the assessment referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 296 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Unmanned aircraft operators required to register their aircraft should be able to do so at low cost and in a European database; this registration should be easy and fast, in an easily accessible system, and should result in a unique number being allocated to each owner which must appear on each of the aircraft being operated;
Amendment 460 #
2015/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a European system for the registration of unmanned aircraft 1. Anyone in the European Union wishing to operate an unmanned aircraft above a certain level of risk defined by EASA shall be subject to compulsory registration; 2. A registration system shall be developed for this purpose by EASA and shall allocate a unique number to each owner of an unmanned aircraft; 3. Each owner shall be obliged to write the number allocated to him on each unmanned aircraft that he operates; 4. By registering, every owner is obliged to acknowledge that he is aware of the provisions in force concerning safety and security; 5. The registration system must be easily accessible and involve minimum cost; 6. The registration system shall comply with the provisions in force on the protection of data and privacy;
Amendment 63 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As a result of carrying out those investments and pursuing those objectives, there should be no deterioration in the credit rating of the EIB; on the contrary, rather, markets' confidence in the institution ought to be boosted.
Amendment 435 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting– particularly European Parliament votes – affecting the future of the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;
Amendment 448 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency, currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;
Amendment 449 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for the establishment of an ‘observer’ status applicable to all United Kingdom representatives, whether elected or unelected, at the EU institutions; the status would enable the representatives to participate in debates until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without taking part in decisions, including votes in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; proposes that the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is given a mandate to set out the arrangements for this ‘observer’ status on behalf of all the institutions;
Amendment 821 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Points out that the excessive number and redundancy of emergency resolutions, but also of some subjects which address only the subsidiarity of Members States in the European Parliament’s reports, weaken their political and diplomatic impact;
Amendment 892 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 897 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a singlPoints out that the seat ofor the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the s is in Strasbourg and that its places of work can only be changed by meatns of all the other EU institutions,n agmencies and bodies be determined by Parliadment andto the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedureTreaty on European Union;
Amendment 906 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls, in the interests of transparency, for a study to be carried out on the cost of all the European Union’s agencies and bodies being spread across the Member States; calls for a study to be carried out to calculate the savings that would be made by moving all the European Union’s decentralised bodies to its capital: Strasbourg;
Amendment 908 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls, in the light of the decentralised European Union institutions and the need for citizens to see and feel close to the European Parliament, for the permanent recognition as part of treaty revisions of the fact that the European Parliament has officially and historically had its headquarters in Strasbourg;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas RPAS technology can replace direct human intervention in dangerous environments;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas greenhouse gases could be reduced if aircraft with high fossil energy consumption were replaced, for certain tasks, by smaller, lighter electrically powered drones;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all RPAS rules in place in Europe are tailored to assessing the risk of the operation; whereas such RPAS rules are ‘operator centric’determined according to the type of operation and do not take the ‘aircraft centric’ approach used in manned aviation; whereas the risk depends not only on the type of machine, but also on additional factors, such as the area overflown, the expertise of the operator and the particular type of operation;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the potential for growth in this industryis industry operates in a high added-value service economy based on a complex value chain: design, manufacture, operation, training, and processing, storage, sharing, and exploitation of information; whereas, especially where Europeans are concerned, its potential for growth, from the manufacturer to the end user, is immense, for both large businesses and the supply chain composed of thousands of SMEs alike; whereas it is imperative to maintain world class standards of manufacturing and support European know-how and technology;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas even at this early stage, Member States, industry and the Commission have all recognised the potential of this market and are keen to stress that any policy framework must enable the European industry to growth in order to compete globally;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the EU should, as quickly as possible, produce a legislative framework purely for civil use of RPAS;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the European legislative framework must, on the one hand, allow industry to go on innovating and to develop under optimum conditions and, secondly, give the public an assurance that life and property, as well as personal data and privacy, will be effectively protected;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas such legislation should not be confined to revision of civil aviation regulations, but has to cover other areas, including the electromagnetic spectrum and the insurance system;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the US is seen by many as the leading market for the use of RPAS, albeit for military operations; stresses, however, that Europe is the leader in the civilian sector with 2 500 operators (400 in the UK, 300 in Germany, 1 500 in France, 250 in Sweden, etc.) compared to 2 342 operators in the rest of the world;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the RPAS sector urgently requires competent authorities to create globalEuropean rules in order to ensure cross- border RPAS development; underlines the fact that if no action is taken promptly, there is a risk that the economic potential and positive effects of RPAS will not be fully realised;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that a European framework, if it were clear, effective, reliable, and put in place without delay, might assist the discussions on global rule-making for the use of drones;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that future legislation of that kind will need to establish a clear distinction between professional and recreational use of remotely piloted aircraft;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that safety and security are paramount for any RPAS operations and rules and that they must be commensurate with the risks;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of ‘out-of- sight’ flights for the development of the sector; considers that European legislation should favour this modus operandi;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the fact that in the long term, technical and regulatory solutions should preferably enable RPAS to use the airspace alongside any other airspace user without imposing on the latter new equipment requirements; notes that that there are a large number of small RPAS operating below 500 feet, together with manned aircraft; stresses that although ANSPs do not provide ATC services at these altitudes, they do have a responsibility to provide sufficient information for both types of aircraft to coexist in the same airspace; notes that EUROCONTROL is supporting states in creating a common understanding of the issues involved and in driving harmonisation as much as possible;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers the question of identifying drones, of whatever size, to be crucial; underlines that solutions should be found which take into account the recreational or commercial use to which drones are put;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a clear, global, harmonised and proportionate European regulatory framework needs to be swiftly developed on a risk assessed basis, which takes account of different uses and avoids burdensome regulations for businesses that would deter investment and job creation; believes that this framework should be part of a long-term perspective, taking into account the possible future developments and other aspects of these technologies;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that industry and regulators must come together in order toto guarantee legal certainty favouring investment and avoid the ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem, whereby industry is reluctant to invest in developing the necessary technologies without certainty about how they will be regulated, while regulators are reluctant to develop standards until industry comes forward with technologies for authorisation; stresses that SMEs should be genuinely linked to this standardisation process;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Considers that future rules on RPAS should address issues relating to: the following aspects, taking into account the recreational or commercial use of drones and the airspace in which they are called upon to operate:
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 99 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
Amendment 101 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 4
Paragraph 19 – indent 4
– the identity of the drone and the owner/operator traceability;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 19 – indent 7 a (new)
- insurance and civil liability system;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and the bodies and companies concerned to boost their research and development programmes; considers that, taking into account the expected economic spin-offs from this sector, the EU should favour the development of European technologies, for example through Horizon 2020; asks for account also to be taken of the development of drone detection and capture technologies in research programmes;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the Commission’s intention to remove the 150kg threshold defining the certifying competences between EASA and national authorities; insists, however, that removing this limit must be accompanied by a boosting of the Agency’s human and financial resources; is very concerned at the possibility that otherwise this new division of competences will cause the sector to slow down rather than expand;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on EASA and national authorities to ensure that their rules do not lead to excessive red tape and that systems for authorising operations are based as far as possible not on a case-by- case scenario but, for example, on a system of one validation per operator and/or group of flights;
Amendment 139 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that these instances should build up a regulatory corpus which would not transpose the rules of manned flight en bloc but would form a proportionate, progressive and risk-based body of rules;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that JARUS is, therefore, ideally placed to quickly and effectively draft global safety regulations for RPAS operations; believes that JARUS should ensure thatake into account anyll future EU rules will be compatible withhen implementing international arrangements in other countries, through a process of mutual recognition;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that at the moment it is mainly drones for recreational use carrying cameras which pose a risk to privacy; calls on the law-enforcement authorities of the Member States to exchange best practices on combating these flights if they are of a criminal nature;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to consider the best way of regulating this sector as soon as possible; draws the attention of the Commission to the fact that the amendment to the EASA regulation goes beyond drones alone, which might have consequences for the speed with which it is adopted;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas public transport is more accessible in town and city centres than in the neighbouring suburbs;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that land use planning is the most important phase for creating smooth and safe transportation networks that are long-lasting and that have real impact on traffic volumes and traffic distribution;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the development of innovative forms of mobility and intelligent transport solutions; supports forming of regulatory framework that enables the use of new forms of mobility and new sharing models making better utilisation of existing resources;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 159 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to reduce the use of cars running on traditional fuels in urban areas by 2030, and to ban them by 2050 on a gradual basiput viable, efficient and reliable alternative solutions in place to reduce the use of cars running on traditional fuels in urban areas, taking particular account of the impact on the lives of citizens living in the outskirts;
Amendment 304 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘Car-free Sunday’ events each month and to organise an ‘EU Bicycle Day’;
Amendment 361 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to take effective action to ensure security on public transport, whilst respecting local- level powers;
Amendment 369 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 418 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 437 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 461 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 477 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the Horizon 2020 priorities regarding societal challenges for smart, green and integrated transport, and believes that Horizon 2020 must boost research and innovation in the areas of quality of life, sustainable jobs, demographics and active mobility chang; supports the development of such Mobility-as-a- Service (Maas) initiatives across Europe in the context of its Horizon 2020 priorities;
Amendment 490 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 498 #
2014/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages research and thinking, at all levels of decision-making, concerning the impact of new transport technologies currently being developed, particularly drones and driverless vehicles;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas tourism is a key sector of the European economy, which generates over 10 % of the EU’s GDP and employs 9.7 million people if sectors linked to tourism are taken into account, and which is also a source of significant revenue for local economies;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Europe’s cultural and historic heritage is a major asset for the European tourism industry;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note that the Commission has reduced its staffing in the field of tourism dramatically and regards this decision to be inappropriate in the light of the importance attached to tourism as an essential factor of economic growth and jobs in Europe; criticises the fact that the subject of tourism is not listed visibly enough on the new DG GROW website; considers it highly anomalous that information on the subject is not available in all the EU languages;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for general consideration of existing European and national brands; thinks that the definition and promotion of clearly defined theme-based European brands would help to clarify the type of tourism products available;
Amendment 108 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the importance of promoting the preservation and maintenance of Europe’s cultural and historic heritage; in this context, stresses the key role played by sponsorship in maintaining Europe’s heritage and helping Member States with this costly task;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the important role of sports (whether people are practising them themselves or attending major sporting events) in European tourism;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to further promote local areas and specialities by encouraging the showcasing and ensuring the protection of local products such as agricultural and non-agricultural PGIs;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on all professionals in the industry to harmonise rating and evaluation systems so that they are more readily comprehensible to consumers;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises that the development of non-vehicular routes (footpaths, bridleways and cycle tracks) encourages the development of sustainable tourism;
Amendment 252 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the responsible authorities and operators to make a stronger effort to promote the European cycling networks, such asnon-vehicular networks, such as European bridleways, footpaths and cycle tracks (for example, the Iron Curtain Trail), in combination with all cross- border rail services, including high- speed and night trains;
Amendment 288 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the current legislation is predicated upon the ownership-based economy and less suited to governingnot suited to the sharing economy, and that local governments have started to investigate platforms and are trying to regulate their effects;
Amendment 296 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that the reaction to the rise of the ‘sharing economy’ needs to be measured and appropricoordinated, in particular on the part of public authorities in the area of tax and regulation;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Europe is one of the world’s major culturprincipal tourismt destinations thanks to its rich heritage, its natural assets, its geographic location, the variety of its landscapes and the attraction of its lifestyle, and that cultural tourism accounts for about 40 % of European tourism;;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Gives a clear political signal that any cultural tourism agenda must be based on European diversity, and authenticity, and also on the development of a new European digital strategy essential for ensuring the sustainability of Europe and highest quality;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the potential for boosting cultural tourism in rural and island regions which offer intact nature and landscapes, traditional culture (folk arts, handcrafts, local festivals, gastronomic traditions), local products and authenticity; stresses, in this regard, the importance of intermodal connectivity and the development of new information and communication technologies as a means of enhancing the appeal of smaller and remote tourist destinations;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the creation of local and transnational cultural tourism products which reflect common European shared values and heritage, while preserving the authenticity and diversity of local cultures which underpin their richness and uniqueness; calls for the development of new local tourism products by creating services in as yet underexploited areas or by renovating tourism services in places with strong symbolic value; calls on the Commission to continue co-financing and promoting, in close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the European Cultural Routes, which are the best examples of transnational pan-European thematic tourism projects;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the creation of initiatives that valorise Europe’s common heritage, increase visibility of cultural sites and have a particular impact at local and regional level, such as the European cycle routes or pilgrimage routes, the European Capitals of Culture, European Capitals of Sport, the Europa Nostra network, the ‘Natura 2000’ network, the European Heritage Label, the European Heritage Days and the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. and to that end calls for the creation of a ‘European Capital of Tourism’ label;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information about and access to the EU funds related toessential for the sustainability of cultural tourism isn Europe are facilitated for stakeholders (local authorities, departments, regions, state) and SMEs;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission in its initiatives for the digitalisation of Europe’s rich cultural heritage as an important contribution to the promotion ofnd calls for those initiatives to be translated into a genuine digital promotion strategy for the ‘Europe’ brand, which is needed to help promote its unique cultural wealth worldwide.
Amendment 117 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The overwhelming majority of Union maritime traffic transits through the seaports of the trans-European transport network. In order to achieve the aim of this Regulation in a proportionate way without imposing any unnecessary burden on other ports, this Regulation should apply to the ports of the trans-European transport network, each of which playing a significant role for the European transport system either because it handles more than 0.1% of the total EU freight or the total number of passengers or because it improves the regional accessibility of island or peripheral areas, without prejudice, however, to the possibility of Member States deciding to apply this Regulation to other ports as well. PHowever, ports whose total annual freight volume is greater than 0.1% of total annual freight transiting through all EU seaports should not be covered under this Regulation. Member States should be able to exclude seaports located in the outermost regions from the scope of this Regulation. Finally, pilotage services performed in the deep sea do not have a direct impact on the efficiency of the ports as they are not used for the direct entry and exit of the ports and therefore do not need to be included in this Regulation.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required and the availability of the service insofar as these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service.
Amendment 189 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) In view of the public service that they provide, which is vital for the safety, security and protection of the environment, maritime pilots should not be subject to the application of Chapter II of this Regulation. For the same reasons, Member States should be able to exclude berthing services from the scope of this Chapter.
Amendment 251 #
Amendment 258 #
2013/0157(COD)
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](EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, provided that they meet the criteria laid down in Article 20(2)(b) of the aforementioned regulation. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 263 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States have the possibility to decide not to apply this Regulation to maritime ports of the comprehensive trans-European transport network located in the outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 TFEU. When Member States decide not to apply this Regulation to such maritime ports, they shall notify their decision to the Commission.
Amendment 284 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. “competent authority” means any public or private body which, on behalf of a local, regional or national level, is entitled to carry out under national law or instruments activities related to the organisation and supervision of port activities, in conjunction with or alternatively to the managing body of the port;
Amendment 287 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
5. "managing body of the port" means any public or private body which, whether or not in conjunction with other activities, has as its objective under national law or instruments the administration and management of the port infrastructures, port traffic, the coordination and, where appropriate, the control of the activities of the operators present in the port concerned, or which is authorised to have such an objective under the aforementioned national laws or instruments, the local administration and management of the port infrastructures, and, where appropriate, the coordination, management, organisation or the control of the activities of the operators present in the port concerned, the administration and management of port traffic in the port, and the development of the port area;
Amendment 295 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
6. "moorberthing" means the berthing and un- berthmooring services required for a waterborne vessel being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore in the port or in the waterways access to the port;
Amendment 296 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
6. "moorberthing" means the berthing and un- berthing services required for a waterborne vessel being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shoretechnical-nautical services required for the mooring, shifting or undocking of a vessel in the port or in the waterways access to the port;
Amendment 302 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 9
Article 2 – point 9
9. ‘port infrastructure charge’ means a fee collected for the direct or indirect benefit of the managing body of the port and paid by the operators of waterborne vessels or cargo owners for the use of infrastructures, facilities and services that allow vessels entry and exit in and out of the port, including the waterways giving access to those ports, as well as access to the processing of passengers and cargo where these waterways are administered and managed by the port itself, access to the processing of passengers and cargo, but excluding land lease rates and charges having equivalent effect;
Amendment 328 #
Amendment 340 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. TWithout prejudice to the possibility of imposing public service obligations according to Article 8, the managing body of the port or the competent authority may require that providers of port services comply with minimum requirements to perform the corresponding port services.
Amendment 345 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the equipment needed to provide the relevant port service in normal and safe conditions and thein a continuous manner and the technical and financial capacity to maintain this equipment at the appropriaterequired level;
Amendment 350 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the availability of the port service to all users;
Amendment 355 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) the availability of the service without interruption during the day, the night, the week and the year;
Amendment 362 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) the compliance with social and labour legislation of the Member States.
Amendment 366 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where the minimum requirements include specific local knowledge or acquaints with local conditions, the managing body of the port shall ensure that adequate access to relevant traininginformation exists, under transparent and non- discriminatory conditions, unless adequate access to such training is ensured by the Member State.
Amendment 369 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall treat providers of port services equally and shall act in a transparent, objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate manner.
Amendment 371 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall grant or refuse the right to provide port services on the basis of the minimum requirements established in accordance with Article 4 within onea reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding four months, from receiving a request for the granting of such a right and the necessary documents. Any refusal shall be duly justified on the basis of objective, transparent, non- discriminatory and proportionate criteria.
Amendment 380 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the managing body of the port or the competent authority may limit the number of providers of port services for a given port service for one or several of the following reasons:
Amendment 385 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scarcity or reserved use of land or navigable space, provided that the managing body can demonstrate that the land constitutes an essential port facility to provide the port service and that the limitation is in accordance with the formal development plan of the portdecisions and plans as agreed by the management body of the port and where appropriate any other public competent authorities according to the national legislation;
Amendment 408 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall publish any proposal to apply paragraph 1 at least sixthree months in advance together with the grounds justifying it, giving any interested party the opportunity to comment within a reasonable period.
Amendment 411 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall publish the adopted decision.
Amendment 418 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. When a managing body of a port or a competent authority provides port services itself or through a legally distinct entity which it directly or indirectly controls, the Member State may entrust the adoption of the decision limitingshall take necessary measures to avoid conflicts of interest. In the absence of such measures, the number of providers of port serviceshall not be less to han authority which is independent from the managing body of the port. If the Member State does not entrust the adoption of the decision limiting the number of providers of port services to such an authority, the number of providers shall not be less than twotwo, unless any of the reasons listed in paragraph 1 justifies a limitation to a single provider.
Amendment 429 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Any limitation of the number of providers for a port service in accordance with Article 6 shall follow a selection procedure which shall be open to all interested parties, non-discriminatory and transparent. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall communicate to all interested parties information concerning the organisation of the selection procedure and the submission deadline, as well as all relevant award criteria and requirements.
Amendment 439 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 440 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 443 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 446 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. This Regulation is without prejudice to Directive …/… [concession]15 , Directive .…/….[Where contracts for the provision of port services take the form of service concessions within the meaning of Directive 2014/23/EU, the provisions of that Directive shall apply. This Regulation is without prejudice to Directive 2014/25/EU (public utilities]16) and Directive …/… 2014/24/EU[public procurement]17 __________________ 17 Proposal for a Directive on public procurement (COM/2011/0896 final)
Amendment 460 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) territorial cohesion.
Amendment 533 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to pilotage, cargo handling services and passenger services.
Amendment 534 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to pilotage, cargo handling services and, passenger services and mooring.
Amendment 556 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The public funds referred to in paragraph 1 shall include share capital or quasi-capital funds, non-refundable grants, grants only refundable in certain circumstances, award of loans including overdrafts and advances on capital injections, guarantees given to the managing body of the port by public authorities, dividends paid out and profits retained or any other form of public financial support.
Amendment 558 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The managing body of the port shall keep the information concerning the financial relations as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article at the disposal of the Commission and of the competent independent supervisory body as referred to in Article 17national body for five years from the end of the fiscal year to which the information refers.
Amendment 559 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The managing body of the port shall make available to the Commission and the competent independent supervisorynational body, upon request, any additional information that they deem necessary in order to complete a thorough appraisal of the data submitted and to assess compliance with this Regulation. The information shall be transmitted within two months from the date of the request.
Amendment 576 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The port service provider shall make available to the competent independent supervisory body as referred to in Article 17,national body, in the event of a formal complaint and upon request, information on the elements serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level of the port service charges that falls under the application of paragraph 1 of this Article. This information shall include the methodology used for setting the port charges with regard to the facilities and services to which these port service charges relate to.
Amendment 593 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, port infrastructure charges may vary in accordance with commercial practices related to frequentthe port’s economic strategy and the port’s spatial planning policy, related inter alia to certain categories of users, or in order to promote a more efficient use of the port infrastructure, short sea shipping or a high environmental performance, energy efficiency or carbon efficiency of transport operations. The criteria used for such a variation shall be relevant, objective, transparent and non-discriminatory and in due respect of the competition rules. The resulting variation shall in particular be available to all relevant port service users on equal tnon-discriminatory on the basis of nationality and shall comply with state aid and competition rules. Port infrastructure charges may vary also in accordance with commercial practices related inter alia to certain categories of userms.
Amendment 602 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 608 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall inform port users and the representatives or associations of port users about the structure and the criteria used to determine the amount of the port infrastructure charges, including the total costs and revenues serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level of the port infrastructure charges. It shall inform users of the port infrastructures of any changes in the amount of the port infrastructure charges or in the structure or criteria used in order to determine such charges at least three months in advance.
Amendment 612 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. The managing body of the port shall make available to the competent independent supervisorynational body and to the Commission, in the event of a formal complaint and upon request, the information referred to in paragraph 4 and the detailed costs and revenues, serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level of the port infrastructure charges and the methodology used for setting the port infrastructure charges with regard to the facilities and services to which these port charges relate to.
Amendment 617 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 626 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the port shall consult on an annual basis prior to the setting of port infrastructure charges representatives of operators of waterborne vessels, cargo owners or other port users’ advisory committee on the structure and level of such charges which are requested to pay an infrastructure charge or a port service charge or both. The providers of port services as referred to in Article 6 and in Article 9 shall consult on an annual basis prior to the setting of port service charges the port users’ advisory committeethe port users on the structure and level of suchport service charges. The managing body of the port shall provide adequate facilities for such consultation and shall be informed of the results of the consultation by the providers of port services.
Amendment 641 #
Amendment 644 #
2013/0157(COD)
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 put 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 649 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The independent supervisory body shall be legally distinct from andComplaints must be handled in a way that ensures that conflicts of interests are excluded 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. Complaints must be handled impartially and transparently and with due respect to the right to act freely conduct business.
Amendment 653 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The independent supervisory body shall handle the complaints lodged by any party with a legitimate interest and the disputes brought before it arising in connection with the application of this RegulationMember States shall ensure that port users and other relevant stakeholders are notified as to where and how they can make a complaint, including an indication of the bodies authorised to handle complaints and the competent national authorities referred to in Articles 12(5), 13(3) and 14(7).
Amendment 657 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 661 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 664 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Amendment 667 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Amendment 670 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Amendment 672 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Article 17 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall notify to the he Commission of the identity of the independent supervisory bodies by 1 July 2015mechanism for handling complaints and shall indicate the bodies referred to in paragraph 3 by [24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest and subsequently any modification thereof. The Commission shall publish and update the list of the independent supervisory bodiesis information on its website.
Amendment 678 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 689 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Amendment 4 #
2013/0029(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2013/0029(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Annex
Annex