10 Amendments of Seb DANCE related to 2018/0332(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. However, the stated level of public support is questionable: seventy percent of participants in the public consultation were from one Member State. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) It is generally preferable to maximise available daylight to coincide with people's waking hours. If one considers 12pm as midday, this would suggest a general waking pattern of 4am to 8pm. The vast majority of people do not keep those waking hours. Having a solar noon later than 12pm more accurately fits people's waking hours. For example having a 1pm solar noon suggest waking hours of 5am to 9pm and a 2pm solar noon suggest waking hours of 6am to 10pm.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Summer time, or daylight saving, has enabled later apparent sunsets during the summer months. In the minds of many EU citizens summer is synonymous with sunlight being available late into the evening. A reversion to "standard" time would result in summer sunsets being an hour earlier, with a much-reduced period of the year where late evening daylight is available.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) With summer time, or daylight saving, the period of the year in which there is usable daylight after the end of most working days is much longer. For example, in Prague the period in which the sun sets after 7pm in 2019 is currently 31st March until 23rd September; nearly six months. Without summer time (i.e. with permanent standard time) that period would run from 18th April until 25th August a little over four months. The latest sunset would be 8:16pm rather than 9:16pm. This would have a significant effect in limiting evening leisure activities dependent on daylight.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 d (new)
Recital 10 d (new)
(10d) Summer time produces later sunrises and later sunsets. Standard time produces earlier sunrises and sunsets. The former benefits later-risers and the later early-risers. The biannual switch allows for the extremities of the seasons to be ironed out and to allow for the maximum number of people to have their preference honoured.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 e (new)
Recital 10 e (new)
(10e) The effects of time changes on personal health may be overstated, but if they are true then they are alarming for the many millions of EU citizens who regularly travel across time zones for work or for holiday.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) If necessary, the Commission should then undertake to ensure that discrepancies do not arise which would prejudice the smooth running of the internal market. The Commission should therefore delay the repealing of the Directive until such time as these discrepancies have been solved.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Given the potential disruption to the workings of the internal market that could arise from member states adopting a patchwork of summer/standard time arrangements the Commission should collect all of the preferences from member states and evaluate where problems might arise.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1