Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2013/0029(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure
Amendments (8)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area establishes a single European railway area with common rules on the governance of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers, on infrastructure financing and charging, on conditions of access to railway infrastructure and services and on regulatory oversight of the rail market. With all these elements in place, it is now possible to complete the opening of the Union railway market and reform the governance of infrastructure managers with the objective of ensuring equal access to the infrastructure in order to improve the quality of rail services Europe-wide while safeguarding social standards and employment conditions.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Granting Union railway undertakings the right of access to railway infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services may have implications for the organisation and financing of rail passenger services provided under a public service contract. Member States should have the option of limiting such right of access where it would compromise the quality of the service and the availability also in remote areas or the economic equilibrium of those public service contracts and where approval has been given by the relevant regulatory body.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to determine whether the quality of a service provided in the framework of the public service contract would be compromised by a freely provided service in the same network, the control bodies need to take into consideration the effects on the network, the maintenance of the connections, punctuality, availability, affordability and accessibility of the services provided for in the framework of the public service contract.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to increase the attractiveness of railway services for passengers, Member States should be in a position to require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services to participate in a common information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through-tickets and reservations. If such a scheme is established, it should be ensured that it does including all social requirements. The ticket-service should not create mbarket distortion or discriminate between railway undertakingsriers for people with disabilities, elderly people, families or people which need special support.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The opening-up of the market for passenger rail services and the development of a Single European Railway Area should under no circumstances lead to a deterioration in working conditions in the sector or social dumping. With that in view, conditions governing the opening-up of the markets, in particular the requirement that Member States must conclude collective agreements applicable throughout their territory, should be laid down.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to determine whether the economic equilibrium and the availability and quality of a public service contract would be compromised, the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 shall make an objective economic analysis, social and environmental analysis, including an analysis of the employment conditions, and base its decision on pre-determined criteria. They shall determine this after a request from any of the following, submitted within one month from the information on the intended passenger service referred to in Article 38(4):
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 – point 1
Article 1 – point 7 – point 1
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13a – paragraph 1
Article 13a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU , Member States mayshall require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services to participate in a common information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through- tickets and reservations or decide to give the power to competent authorities to establish such a scheme. If such a scheme is established, Member States shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings and that it is managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passenger services.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Where an applicant intends to request infrastructure capacity with a view to operating a passenger service, it shall inform the infrastructure managers and the regulatory bodies concerned no less than 18 months before the entry into force of the working timetable to which the request for capacity relates. In order to enable regulatory bodies concerned to assess the potential economic, social and environmental impact on existing public service contracts, regulatory bodies shall ensure that any competent authority that has awarded a rail passenger service on that route defined in a public service contract, any other interested competent authority with the right to limit access under Article 11 and any railway undertaking performing the public service contract on the route of that passenger service is informed without undue delay and at the latest within five days.