Activities of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2015/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) FR
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although it is desirable for people with disabilities to have access to transport and to various tourist establishments, it is important to note that applying overly strict accessibility standards often involves significant costs which may jeopardise the economic viability of the businesses forced to implement them even if they are contrary to reason;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in the tourism sector, and particularly in the hospitality sector, many businesses are closing down, or are planning to, because of disproportionate accessibility requirements;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the deadlines for implementing accessibility standards need to be flexible; whereas the authorities must make reasoned requests; whereas consultation at local level is most often necessary to respond to requirements and to the specific constraints of the various stakeholders;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Council to look after the needs of people with disabilities better, and to take such needs consistently into accountand to ensure that the obligations imposed on transport services and tourist establishments do not jeopardise the sustainability of their activities; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Council to pay close attention to maintaining a balanced legal framework when reviewing EU regulations, such as those on passenger rights in different modes of transport (Regulations (EC) No 1107/2006 and (EC) No 261/2004 on air transport, Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail transport, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 on waterborne transport and Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 on bus and coach transport);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that accessibility standards should be applied in consultation with the local authorities, representatives of associations of disabled persons and professionals in the sectors concerned; believes, furthermore, that the rules on accessibility should be relaxed and that compromises must be found between disabled people's needs and the financial obligations placed on transport services and tourist establishments;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers it necessary to grant exemptions in cases where the preservation of architectural heritage is at stake, where the environment or structure of the building makes alterations technically impossible without huge investment and where the work to be undertaken is clearly disproportionate to the economic benefits; calls on the Member States and the competent authorities to be more measured in imposing penalties on those who fail to comply with the standards;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onWarns the Member States to take all necessary steps towards theand the competent authorities against rigid implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation; calls on them to give flexible instructions to the authorities responsible for enforcement of passenger rights legislation so that they can respond to often very different situations;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4