Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2016/0149(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cross-border parcel delivery services (debate) CS
Amendments (18)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Due to the international nature of postal and parcel sector, the further development of European and international technical standards is important for the benefit of users and the environment, and to broaden market opportunities for businesses.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2 b) Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that everyone whose rights under Union law are violated shall have the right to an effective remedy and Article 16 of the Charter recognises the freedom to run a business in accordance with Union and national law and practices;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) As markets for parcel delivery services are changing fast, the Commission should re-assess the efficiency and effectiveness of this Regulation and submit a regular report to the European Parliament and the Council. That report should be accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals for review to the European Parliament and the Council. That report should be produced following consultation with all appropriate stakeholders including the social dialogue committee for the postal sector.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the obligation for parcel delivery providers to submit information to national regulatory authorities, implementingdelegated powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish a form for the submission of such information. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . _________________ 50 Regulation (EU) 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 - 18).
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to establish the regulatory principles and rules necessary to improve regulatory oversight, to improve transparency of prices and establish certain principles as regardsfoster better user accessibilty to efficient and affordable cross-border parcel delivery services that should support competition, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) information and price transparency for users of cross-border parcel delivery services;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) promotion of further harmonisation of relevant quality of service and technical standards.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Member States may adopt or maintain in force more stringent provisions than those laid down in this Regulation for the benefit of users and where such provisions foster better user accessibility to efficient and affordable cross-border parcel delivery services.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the number of persons working for theboth directly and indirectly for the parcel delivery services provider and involved in the provision of parcel delivery services in the Member State in which the provider is established inover the previous calendar year; this information shall include quarterly breakdowns by reference to employment status, including whether full-time, part-time, temporary, on a non- guaranteed hours basis or self-employed and shall also cover persons working for subcontractors or companies to which the parcel delivery services provider outsources clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of parcels.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Provision of information to users by traders All traders concluding sales contracts with users that include the sending of cross-border parcels shall make available to users at the pre-contractual stage the following information, online or by other accessible means: (a) prices charged by them to users for cross-border parcel delivery including any relevant alternative or discounted rates or breakdown of charges; (b) cross-border delivery options offered, including track and trace, and mechanisms allowing the user to intervene throughout the delivery process, including regarding returns and to arrange redelivery or collection times or locations where applicable; (c) details of their own and relevant parcel service provider complaints processes and of the European Consumer Centre network for cross-border complaints.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b Harmonisation of quality of service and technical standards The harmonisation of quality of service and technical standards for cross-border parcel deliveries shall be prioritised further in accordance with the provisions of Directive 97/67/EC, through the European Committee for Standardisation and otherwise, taking into account in particular the interests of users, and efficiency and environmental considerations.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Before XX/XX/2019, and thereafter every fourthree years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation accompanied where appropriate by a legislative proposal for its review. The report shall be produced following consultation with all appropriate stakeholders, including the Social Dialogue Committee for the postal sector.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) whether the efficiency and affordability of cross- border parcel delivery services has improved, including for users located in remote or sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the impact on cross-border parcel delivery levels and prices, including data on delivery fees charged to both traders and users;
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) progress on quality of service and technical standard development on cross- border parcel deliveries.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Provision of information to users by traders 1. All traders concluding sales contracts with users that include the sending of cross-border parcels shall make available to users at the pre-contractual stage, the following information: (a) Cross-border delivery options offered, including any choice of providers, track and trace, and mechanisms allowing the user to intervene throughout the delivery process, including to opt-out of non- attended delivery and to arrange redelivery or collection times where applicable; (b) Details of their own and relevant parcel service provider complaints processes, of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including the EU online platform established by Regulation 524/13/EU and of the European Consumer Centres Network; (c) Prices charged by them to users for cross-border parcel delivery; 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall form an integral part of the contract and shall not be altered unless the contracting parties expressly agree otherwise.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Confidentiality provision Any information regarding terminal rates provided in accordance with this Regulation to national regulatory authorities and to the Commission shall be treated in the strictest confidence as falling within the obligations of professional secrecy under Article 339 TFEU, and undertakings providing such information shall be entitled to require specific written guarantees to this effect in advance of its provision.