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Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, John HOWARTH, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services are different in character from long-distance services. Member States should therefore be allowed to exempt urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services which are not cross-border services within the Union from certain provisions on passengers' rights.deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, John HOWARTH, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) It is an aim of this Regulation to improve rail passenger services within the Union . Therefore, Member States should be able to grant exemptions for services in regions where a significant part of the service is operated outside the Union, provided that an adequate level of passenger rights is ensured on the part of such services provided on those Member States' territory, in accordance with their national law .deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Francisco ASSIS, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

(8) However, the exemptions should not apply to the provisions of this Regulation that facilitate the use of rail services by persons with disabilities or persons with reduced mobility. Furthermore, exemptions should not apply to the rights of those wishing to purchase tickets for travel by rail to do so without undue difficulty, to the provisions on railway undertakings’ liability in respect of passengers and their luggage, to the requirement that railway undertakings be adequately insured, and to the requirement that they take adequate measures to ensure passengers’ personal security in railway stations and on trains and to manage risk.deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Where a Member State grants railway undertakings an exemption from the provisions of this Regulation, it should encourage railway undertakings, in consultation with organisations representing passengers, to put in place arrangements for compensation and assistance in the event of major disruption to a rail passenger service.deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Biljana BORZAN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Georges BACH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Julia REDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) non-discrimination against , immediate, spontaneous and mandatory assistance by trained staff for , persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility ;

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Biljana BORZAN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Georges BACH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA, Julia REDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) general rules on enforcement, including through the option for passengers of binding alternative dispute resolution.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, István UJHELYI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA, Julia REDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation shall apply to all domestic ~~and~~, cross-border or international rail passenger journeys and services throughout the Union provided by one or more railway undertakings licensed in accordance with Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . _________________ 29 OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32operating, stopping, travelling, departing or arriving within the territory of the Union.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

2. Subject to paragraph 4, Member States may exempt the following services from the application of this Regulation: (a) urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union; (b) international rail passenger services of which a significant part, including at least one scheduled station stop, is operated outside the Union, provided that passengers’ rights are adequately ensured under relevant national law on the territory of the Member State granting the exemption.deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, John HOWARTH, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall inform the Commission of exemptions granted pursuant to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2, and on the adequacy of their national law on their territory for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 2.deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4

~~4. Articles 5, 10, 11 and 25 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.~~deleted

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Biljana BORZAN, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Georges BACH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title

Obligation to provide information and consultation concerning discontinuation or substantial reduction of services

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Georges BACH, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
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 a~~n assistance dog~~ service animal in accordance with any relevant national rules, and shall ensure that rail transport for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is immediate and spontaneous wherever possible.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) assistance shall be provided 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 48 hours before the assistance is needed~~upon booking the ticket or upon arrival at the station. 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;

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) assistance shall be provided on condition that the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility presents him or herself at the designated point at a time stipulated by the railway undertaking or station manager providing such assistance. Any time stipulated shall not be more than 60 minutes before the published departure time or the time at which all passengers are asked to check in. If no time is stipulated by which the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility is required to present him or herself, the person shall present him or herself at the designated point at least 30 minutes before the published departure time orthemselves at the designated point at the time at which all passengers are asked to check in.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ensure that all ~~personnel~~staff, including those employed by any other performing party, ~~providing direct assistance to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility,~~receive disability-related training in order to know how to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and of persons with reduced mobility, including those with mental and intellectual impairments;

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) provide training to raise awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities among all ~~personnel working at the station who deal directly with the travelling public~~staff;

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1

1. All railway undertakings, ticket vendors, station managers and infrastructure managers of stations handling more than ~~10 0~~500 passengers per day on average over a year 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.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Rory PALMER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Biljana BORZAN, Kostadinka KUNEVA, John HOWARTH, Julia REDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to the rights of consumers to seek alternative redress pursuant to Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32, after having complained unsuccessfully to the railway undertaking, ticket vendor, station or infrastructure manager pursuant to Article 28, the passenger may complain to an enforcement body. Enforcement bodies shall inform complainants about their right to complain to alternative dispute resolution bodies to seek individual redress. Member States shall ensure that enforcement or complaint-handling bodies are recognised for the purposes of alternative redress schemes pursuant to Directive 2013/11/EU, and that where passengers seek alternative redress, the railway undertaking, ticket vendor, station or infrastructure manager concerned is required to participate and the outcome shall be binding on and effectively enforceable against them. _________________ 32 Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 14).

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

18 Amendments of Peter KOUROUMBASHEV related to 2017/0237(COD)

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