13 Amendments of Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN related to 2007/0248(COD)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) EAll end-users should be able to call and access the emergency services pfrovidedm any place within the territory of the EU by using any telephone service capable of originating voice calls through a number or numbers in the national or international telephone numbering plans. Emergency authorities should be able to handle and answer calls to the number “112” at least as expeditiously and effectively as calls to other national emergency numbers. It is important to increase awareness of, on the basis of commonly agreed quality standards. It is important to increase citizens' awareness about the existence and use of the “112” in order to improve the level of protection and security of all citizens travelling in the European Unionof the European Union, and optimize the use of resources at the “112” call centres. To this end, all EU citizens should be made fully aware that the “112” can be used as a single emergency number when travelling in any Member States, in particular through information provided in international bus terminals, train stations, ports or air by 2013 especially through the promotion of the 112 and its optimal use, in parallel with national emergency numbers. Furthermore the Commission should supports and in telephone directories, payphone kiosks, subscriber and billing materialsupplement information actions of Member States concerning the 112. The obligation to provide caller location information should be strengthened so as to increase the protection of citizens of the European Union. In particular, operators should provide caller location information to emergency services in a “push” mode, for all calls to the 112. In order to respond to technological developments, including those leading to increasingly precise accuracy of location information, the Commission should be able to adopt technical implementing measures in order to ensure the effective implementation of “112” in the Community for the benefit of all the citizens of the European Union.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that all reasonable requests for provision of a telephone service over the network connection referred to in paragraph 1, allowing originating and receiving of national and international calls and calls to emergency services via the number “112” from any place within the territory of the EU, are met by at least one undertaking.’
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services that allow voice communication, subscribers are clearly informed whether or not access to emergency services is provided. Providers of electronic communications services shall ensure that customers are clearly informed of the lack of access to emergency services in advance of the conclusion of a contract and regularly thereafter, especially when entering areas which may not be covered by any communication service.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 23
Article 23
Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure the availability of publicly available telephone services provided over public communications networks in the event of catastrophic network breakdown or in cases of force majeure. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing publicly available telephone services take all reasonable steps to ensure uninterrupted access to emergency services, from any place within the territory of the EU.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing a service for originating national and/or international calls through a number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan provide uninterrupted access to emergency services, from any place within the territory of the EU.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that calls to the single European emergency call number ”112” are appropriately answered and handled in a manner best suited to the national organisation of emergency systems. Such calls shall be answered and handled at least as expeditiously and effectively as calls to national emergency number or numbers, where these continue in useto be in use, and on the basis of commonly agreed quality standards.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that disabled end-users are able to access emergency services. In order to ensure that disabled end-users are able to access emergency services while travelling in other Member States, the measures taken may include ensuring in compliance with relevant standards or specifications published in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive).
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that in addition to information about their national emergency numbers, all EU citizens are adequately informed about the existence and use of the single European emergency call number “112”, in particular through initiatives specifically targeting persons travelling between Member States.. The Commission shall support, and supplement relevant information actions of Member States; it shall submit a yearly report to the Commission and the Authority on the measures taken in that respect. periodically evaluate the knowledge of the 112 by the public and take appropriate measures against the Member States who fail to inform their citizens adequately.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 7
Article 26 – paragraph 7
7. In order to ensure the effective implementation of “112” services in the Member States, including access for disabled end-users when travelling in other Member States, the Commission, having consulted the Authority, may adopt technical implementing measures. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 37(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may use the urgency procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
(16a) The following Article 26a is inserted: 'Article 26a EU warning and alert system Member States shall ensure the establishment of a EU-wide, universal, multilingual, simplified and efficient communication system for warning and alerting citizens, in case of imminent or developing natural and/or man-made major emergencies and disasters of any type. Such a system may be created through the interconnection and upgrading of existing national and regional systems. The warning and alert system shall be established by 2013 at the latest. It shall induce life-saving behaviour of threatened citizens and shall be implemented in combination with appropriate information and training campaigns.'
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
National regulatory authorities shall be able to block on a case-by-case basis access to numbers or services where this is justified by reasons of fraud or misuse. Citizens shall be adequately informed and receive due warning about the cases in which they will be denied access to emergency services through the 112.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – Part A – point (e)
Annex I – Part A – point (e)
Directive 2002/22/EC
Annex I – Part A – point (e)
Annex I – Part A – point (e)
Member States are to authorise specified measures, which are to be proportionate, non-discriminatory and published, to cover non-payment of bills of operators designated in accordance with Article 8. These measures are to ensure that due warning of any consequent service interruption or disconnection is given to the subscriber beforehand. Any service interruption shall normally be confined to the service concerned. Exceptionally, in cases of fraud, persistent late payment or non-payment, Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to authorise disconnection from the network as a result of non-payment of bills for services provided over the network. Disconnection for non-payment of bills should take place only after due warning is given to the subscriber. Member States may allow a period of limited service prior to complete disconnection, during which only services that do not incur a charge to the subscriber (e.g. “112” calls) are permitted. Access to emergency services through the 112 may be blocked in cases of repeated misuse by the user (e.g. false calls).