1 Amendments of Anne E. JENSEN related to 2008/2062(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up its official impact assessment, to take account of the difficult working conditions experienced by lorry drivers travelling through Europe owing to inadequate access to proper rest areas despite the fact that Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 561/20061 on driving and rest periods expressly recognises the importance of a sufficient number of safe and secured rest areas for professional drivers along the EU motorway network; calls, therefore, on the Commission to follow up the pilot project on safe and secured parking areas launched by the European Parliament, by taking account of the measures recommended in the Economic and Social Committee's opinion on the "European Road Safety Policy and Professional Drivers — Safe and secured parking places" 2;