12 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2017/0237(COD)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trainsall types of train, provided that those bicycles are placed in the designated area.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Railway undertakings should facilitate the transfer of rail passengers from one operator to another by the provision of through-tickets, whenever possible.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in order to give persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility opportunities for rail travel comparable to those of other citizens, rules for non-discrimination and assistance during their journey should be established. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, whether caused by disability, age or any other factor, have the same right as all other citizens to free movement and to non-discrimination. Inter alia, special attention should be given to the provision of information to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility concerning the accessibility of rail services, access conditions of rolling stock and the facilities on board. In order to provide passengers with sensory impairment with the best information on delays, visual and audible systems should be used, as appropriate. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility should be enabled to buy tickets on board a train without extra charges when there is no other way to purchase tickets in advance. Staff should be adequately trained to respond to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, notably when providing assistance. To ensure equal travel conditions, such persons should be provided with free assistance at stations and on board at all times when trains operate and not only at certain times of the day.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) However, a railway undertaking should not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay wais caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service. Any such event should have the character of an exceptional natural catastrophe, as distinct from normal seasonal weather conditions, such as autumnal storms or regularly occurring urban flooding caused by tidmeasures imposed by the public authorities to suspend or restrict traffic for reasons of public safety, or by criminal or accidental acts by third parties, or snowmeltby severe weather conditions. Railway undertakings should prove that they could neither foresee nor prevent the delay even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee or as registered luggage. They shall keep their non-disassembled bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011. As from 2024, all railway rolling stock shall have designated spaces for storing bicycles.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and, where possible, ticket vendors shall provide the passenger during the journey, including at connecting stations, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part II.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided by railway undertakings to passengers and ticket vendors in the most appropriate format including by using up-to-date communication technologies . Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and Regulation 454/2011 .
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, or any other means of buying tickets in advance, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. A railway undertaking shall not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service and could not have been foreseen or prevented even if all reasonable measures had been taken: – interruptions or traffic restrictions imposed by the emergency services or public authorities for public security reasons, including the fight against terrorism; – accidents or criminal acts committed by a third party; – severe weather conditions.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and station managers shall, with the active involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, establish, or shall have in place, non- discriminatory access rules for the transport of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility including their personal assistants. The rules shall allow the passenger to be accompanied by an assistance dog free of charge, in accordance with any relevant national rules.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. AWhere possible, assistance shall be available in stations during all times when rail services operate.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. AWhere possible, assistance shall be available oin board traistations during all times when rail services operate.