4 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/0290(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Increased road transport is a negative side-effect of globalisation, which tends to centralise manufacturing and production.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The proposed new major trade deals (Mercosur, TTIP, CETA etc.), if agreed and implemented, will inevitably result in a considerable increase in heavy- truck road-traffic.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) SinceOne of the objectives of this Directive to furtheris to promote the shift from road transport to more environmentally friendly modes of transport, and hence reduce the negative externalities of the Union transport system,. Because this cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the primarily cross-border nature of freight combined transport and interlinked infrastructure, and of the problems this Directive is intended to address, can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives;
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) However, what should not be overlooked in this Directive is the additional negative impact on road transport of any and all proposed major trade deals and with this in mind, independent assessments and estimates of those negative impacts on climate change targets etc. should be carried out in tandem with those negotiations, measured against the projected positive results, and where the negatives outweigh the positives, decisions should be taken accordingly.