7 Amendments of József SZÁJER related to 2018/0332(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the results of the online consultation conducted by the European Commission between 4 July 2018 - 16 August 2018
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Commission organised an online consultation between 4 July 2018 - 16 August 2018, in which around 4.6 million citizens participated. Despite the fact that this is the highest number of responses ever received, it only represents around 1% of the total population of the EU, while in several Member States only 0.2% of the population responded.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) In order to assess all the aspects of the discontinuation of seasonal time changes and to facilitate the coordination between Member States the Commission should prepare an impact assessment or study involving experts from all Member States.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive should not prejudice the right of each Member State to decide on the standard time or times for the territories under its jurisdiction and falling under the territorial scope of the Treaties, and on further changes thereto. However, in order to ensure that the application of summer-time arrangements by only some Member States only does not disrupt the functioning of the internal market, Member States should refrain from changing the standard time in any given territory under their jurisdiction for reasons related to seasonal changes, be such change presented as a change of time zonetake this decision in a coordinated way. Moreover, in order to minimise disruptions, inter alia, to transport, communications and other concerned sectors, they should notify the Commission and all other Member States in due time of their intention to change their standard time and subsequently apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can take all necessary measures. It should also inform the general public and stakeholders by publishing this information.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, if a Member State decides to change its standard time or times in any territory under its jurisdiction, it shall notify all other Member States and the Commission at least 618 months before the change takes effect. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 618 months before the date of the envisaged change, the Member State shall apply this change.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall designate the relevant national authority for the tasks set in this directive. The Commission shall establish a list of the relevant national authorities and communicate it to all Member States.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Within 1 month of the notification, the Commission shall inform the other Member States thereofgeneral public and publish that information in the Official Journal of the European Union.