Activities of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2011/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport (debate)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 2 #
Council position
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce the administrative burden on drivers and transport undertakings, it should be clarified that there is no need for written proof of daily or weekly rest periods. For control purposes, periods for which no activity has been recorded for the driver should accordingly be considered as rest periods.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) The transport of passengers and goods takes place under very widely differing terms and conditions. Accordingly, a revision of the tachograph requirement and the rules on driving and rest periods for bus drivers should be submitted as soon as possible, and at any rate by the end of 2013.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21 b) Standards and specifications should be drawn up as open standards allowing for the incorporation into one and the same device, following examination by the Commission, of other functions such as accident recorders and 112 e-call.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
(1) For the purposes of this Regulation the definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 shall apply. In that regulation, ‘multi-manning’ means the situation where, during each period of driving between any two consecutive daily rest periods, or between a daily rest period and a weekly rest period, there are at least two drivers in the vehicle to do the driving. For the first two hours and the last two hours of multi- manning the presence of another driver or drivers is optional.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) “workshop card” means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a recording equipmentdesignated member of staff of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State which identifies the cardholder and allows for the testing, calibration and/or downloading of the recording equipmenttachograph; this also imposes the obligation of management of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State, to ensure that no fraudulent activity takes place at a tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State;
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 3 a
Article 3 a
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 1 – point 1Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Communication shall be established with the recording equipment only when so requested by the equipment of the control authorities. It shall be secured to ensure data integrity and authentication of the recording and control equipment. The data exchanged during communication shall be limited to the data necessary for the purpose of targeted roadside checks on vehicles with potentially manipulated or misused recording equipment. The transport undertaking shall be allowed access to the data exchanged.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – point 1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The data exchanged shall be used for the sole purpose of controlling compliance with this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. It shall not be transmitted to entities other than control authoritiesis essential that the transport undertaking be allowed access to the data exchanged.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallcan take appropriate measures to prevent conflicts of interests between fitters or workshops and road transport undertakings. In particular, i, if member states deem it necessary. In particular, Member States may decide to prohibit the practice of a transport undertaking is also operating as an approved fitter or workshop, it shall not be allowed to and thus prevent them from installing and calibrateing recording equipment in itstheir own vehicles.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
(3) A transport undertaking shall not be liable for infringements against this Regulation committed intentionally or with gross negligence by drivers of the undertaking. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to hold transport undertakings fully liable, Member States may consider any evidence that the transport undertaking cannot reasonably be held responsible for the infringement committed.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission is to carry out a study of enforcement regimes in all the Member States, within 18 months of the first Enforcement Officer Certificates being awarded, to establish how many certified officers there are in each state. Thereafter, Member States must report to the Commission on an annual basis, detailing the training received by officers, and the numbers of active Enforcement Officers who have obtained the European Certificate.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission is to investigate the establishment a common system of training of enforcement officers within 24 months of the application of this regulation, so as to ensure that there are certain training specifications set out before officers are awarded a European Enforcement Certificate.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 13 – point d
Article 13 – point d
(d) vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 7,5 tonnes used: - that are used for the purpose of delivering postal items. If recourse to the exception is made, these vehicles shall only be used within a 200 kilometre radius of the base of the undertaking and on condition that driving the vehicle does not constitute the driver's main activity.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6a
Article 8 – paragraph 6a
By way of derogation from paragraph 6, a driver engaged in the carriage of passengers, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, may postpone the weekly rest period for up to 12 consecutive 24-hour periods following a previous regular weekly rest period, provided that: a) the driver takes one regular weekly rest period after the use of the derogation; b) a total weekly rest period of 140 hours is observed within a 4-week period.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 c a (new)
Article 13 c a (new)
Civil defence, fire and rescue service vehicles, regardless of whether these are State or non-State services
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p
The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘1200 km’.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – point h
Article 13 – point h
h) vehicles used in connection with sewerage, flood protection, water, gas and electricity maintenance services, road construction, maintenance and control, door-to-door household refuse collection and disposal, telegraph and telephone services, radio and television broadcasting, and the detection of radio or television transmitters or receivers;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point (l)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point (l)
vehicles used for milk collection from farms and/or the return to farms of milk containers or the delivery of milk products intended for animal feed.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point (q) (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point (q) (new)
q) vehicles used on condition that driving them does not constitute the driver's main activity.