19 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/0290(COD)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Transport currently accounts for around 23.2% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and, in 2014, road transport was responsible for 72.8% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the EU transport sector. The negative impact of transport on air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, accidents, noise and congestion continue to pose problems to the economy, health and well-being of European citizens. Despite the fact that road transport is the main contributor of those negative effects, road freight transport is estimated to grow by 60 per cent% by 2050.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of reaching 30% of road freight over 300 km shifted to other modes of transport such as rail or waterborne transport by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050, in order to optimise the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy- efficient modes, has been slower than expected and according to the current projections, will not be reached. Given the still untapped potential of combined transport, the implications of improving this Directive are significant in terms of the contribution the sector makes to realising the targets set in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Additionally, in order to guarantee the social protection of drivers and to ensure the well-functioning of the internal market, with fair and equal competition between Member States and operators, the provisions concerning the road leg of combined transport should be coordinated with the provisions concerning cabotage under Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 1a and Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 1b, as well as with those under Directive 96/71/EC 1c on posting of drivers. _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC, (OJ L300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 1bRegulation (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 L300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 1cDirective 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, 21.1.1997, p. 1).
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) With a view to making combined transport competitive and attractive to operators, in particular for very small enterprises (VSEs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the potential administrative burden entailed in carrying out a combined transport operation as opposed to a unimodal operation should be minimised.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The scope of the current economic support measures defined in Directive 92/106/EEC is very limited, consisting of fiscal measures (namely the reimbursement or reduction of taxes) which concern only combined rail/road transport operations. Such measures should be extended to combined transport operations covering inland waterways and maritime transport. Other relevant types of measures, such as infrastructure investment support measures or different economic support measures, should also be supported, focusing on infrastructure investments and other economic support measures. In the case of inland navigation, measures ensuring water maintenance and navigability should also be mandatory for Member States, with the support of the European Commission.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Member States should prioritise investment in transhipment terminals to reduce bottlenecks and congestion areas, in particular near urban and sub-urban areas, to make it easier to cross natural barriers such as mountain areas, to improve cross-border connections, to reduce harmful airborne emissions and to improve access to and from industrial areas which lack such infrastructure.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should implement additional economic support measures in addition to the existing ones, targeting the various legs of a combined transport operation, in order to reduce the road freight and to encourage the use of other modes of transport such as rail, inland waterways and maritime transport, thereby reducing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, road traffic accidents, noise and congestion. Such measures may include the reduction of certain taxes or transport fees, investments in digitalisation, grants for intermodal load units effectively transported in combined transport operations, or the partial reimbursement of transhipments cost.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Member States should implement additional measures to boost the environmental performance, efficiency and sustainability of combined transport by encouraging the use of clean or low- emission vehicles and alternative fuels, supporting energy efficiency efforts and the use of renewables throughout the combined transport chain and reducing the various types of nuisance associated with transport, including noise.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) Investment in logistics is another important lever for making combined transport more competitive. More systematic recourse to digital solutions, including information and communication technologies and smart connected systems, would facilitate data exchange, help to make transhipment operations more efficient and less costly and reduce the time they take.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Support measures should be coordinated, as needed, between Member States and the Commission, with a view to ensure a harmonised application of infrastructure planning and implementation.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Support measures should also be reviewed on a regular basis by the Members States to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency, and the overall impact on the European transport sector, as reflected in the European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The Commission should be responsible for the proper implementation of this Directive and for achieving the objective of developing combined transport EU-wide by 2030 and 2050. To that end, it should regularly assess progress in increasing the share of combined transport in each Member State, on the basis of the information provided by Member States.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Such evidence may be presented or transmitted electronically, using a revisable structured format which can be used directly for storage and processing by computers, including supplementing the electronic consignment note under the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (eCMR) for the road part or the electronic consignment note under the convention concerning international carriage by rail (COTIF/CIM 1999) for both the rail and the road part (ECIM).
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
(3a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 4a Member States shall apply Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting on their territory of drivers employed by road transport undertakings and which are carrying a road leg that is part of a combined transport operation.";
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an overview of all national support measures used and envisaged, including their respective uptake and assessed impactcontribution to the transition to cleaner modes of transport. Attention should also be paid to the impacts of this Directive on the functioning of the EU road haulage market, road safety, environmental and social standards, and on the enforcement of cabotage rules in accordance with regulation (EC) No 1072/2009.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the origins and destinations, at NUTS 3 level, of freight flows on roads of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 1a; _________________ 1a Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance, (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1–128).
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Where necessary for the achievement of the aim referred to in paragraph 8, Member States and the Union, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 1b, shall take the necessary measures to support investment in transhipment terminals as regards : _________________ 1b Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 Text with EEA relevance, (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129– 171).
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the increase of operational efficiency in existing terminals by fostering, among other things, the integration of connected systems and the automation of operations as well as investment in digital logistics, information and communications technologies and intelligent transport systems.