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9 Amendments of Christine DE VEYRAC related to 2011/0196(COD)

Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure coherence between the different exemptions set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, and to reduce the administrative burden on transport undertakings whilst respecting the objectives of that Regulation, the maximum permissible distances set out in its Articles 13(d), (f) and (p) should be revised.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
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, pPeriods for which no activity has been recorded for the driver should accordingly be considered as rest periods of availability.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Location data shall be recorded to allow the identification of the starting and ending place of the daily work period. For that purpose, vehicles put into service for the first time [4836 months after the entry into force of the specifications as referred to in this Article and in Article 3g of this Regulation] shall be fitted with recording equipmenta tachograph connected to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The competent control authority, on the basis of the data exchanged, may decide to carry out a check on the vehicle and the recording equipment. This roadside filtering must also be complemented by random enforcement checks, regardless of the reading on the roadside unit, to combat possible manipulation of the signal by certain transport undertakings. This may be aided by the establishment of a European wide database, or national databases, which would track the compliance record of transport undertakings, on the basis of physical checks carried out by enforcement officers.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers or their agents shall submit an application for EU approval of a type of vehicle unit, motion sensor, model record sheet or tachograph card to the type approval authorities designated to that effect by each Member State and recognised under the SOG-IS European mutual recognition agreement.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph –1 (new)
-1. The transport undertaking shall: (a) provide the drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal with the necessary training and instruction on the proper operation of tachographs, and shall ensure that these drivers are aware of the potential penalties in the event of failure to comply with this regulation; (b) make regular checks to ensure that the drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal make correct use of the tachograph; and (c) not give to drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal any direct or indirect incentives that could encourage them to commit offences.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt decisions on the methodology for the initial and continuing training of control officers, including on techniques to target controls and to detect manipulation devices and fraud on the basis of minimum harmonised requirements as set out in paragraph 3a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 40(23).
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 35 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Control officers shall undertake a training course lasting at least one year on EU social security legislation in the road transport sector and on this Regulation, covering in particular: - requirements for and principles governing the use of the tachograph, - data protection and privacy requirements, - use of all control tools for the collection and interpretation of data, - techniques for targeting controls and detecting fraud and manipulation devices, - procedures for the inspection of workshops and fitters, - checking compliance of equipment with type-approved models. This training, provided by the competent national authorities, shall be subject to mutual recognition by the Member States, shall certify that officers possess the appropriate skills to perform effectively their inspection duties defined in this Regulation and in particular in Article 34a thereof, and shall be supplemented by continuous training courses with particular reference to the adjustment of legislation in line with technical progress. The Commission shall publish, within 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation, a study on the number of officers who have received this training and are performing the control duties defined in this regulation in each Member State, and on the possibility of EU certification for the training of control officers (defining the content of the certification, the deadline for its entry into force and the authority which will be made responsible for such certification).
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 13
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 is amended as follows: The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘100 km’.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN