12 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2015/2349(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that changing vehicle emission standards too frequently can prove particularly problematic for smaller transport companies in view of the depreciation periods for fleets of vehicles;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the complex nature of the transport sector, which is characterised by multi-level (local, national, European and global) governance still largely compartmentalised by mode of transport, and is subject to heavy regulation, particularly regarding access to the profession and the use and marketing of transport services (exclusive rights, capping of the number of licenses); deplores that the issues of safety and security, which are of paramount importance for the transport sector, are sometimes used as a pretext to erect artificial barriers;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to put an end to over-regulation, which is often linked to protectionist and corporatist instincts that give rise to fragmentation, complexity and rigidity within the single market, thus increasing inequality;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the development of collaborative business models permits the optimisation of vehicle and infrastructure use, which while it contributes tohelps meeting these objectives demand for mobility in a more sustainable fashion, it is not a sufficient solution in itself; notes that the growing exploitation of user-generated data could eventually result in the added value created in the transport chain ending in the hands of digital operators, which could have an adverse effect both on the fair distribution of profits and onincome and on balanced participation in infrastructure investment, which takes place in the real world;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns of the danger that intermediation platforms, with their 'winner takes all' ethos, will give rise to monopolies and harm the diversity of the economic fabric, but also notes that these platforms have brought into play the idea of challenging the existing operators and corporatist structures and have led Member States to review the structure of the market;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the upheavals which the development of connected and self-driving vehicles (cars, ships, drones and platooning) are likely to cause for small businesses;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for efforts to be continued with a view to completing the single European transport area; takes the view that any legislation which imposes new requirements on small businesses, particularly tax-related, social and environmental measures, should be proportionate and accompanied by the necessary (regulatory and/or financial)incentives;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the EFSI was established in order to contribute to highly innovative market-based projects and therefore considers it is an essential instrument for SMEs of the transport sector to develop new mobility solutions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up its implementation and increase assistance to SMEs and start-ups when preparing such projects;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to do more to combat anti- competitive practices by large integrated groups; urges for improved relations between carriers and ordering parties and for a solution to be found to the problem of bogus self-employed persons;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that this objective requires a convergence of models which is based on a clear definition of 'intermediaries' and 'service providers' and permits the creation of a framework in which small businesses contribute to the social cost of transport in line with the specific features of the mode(s) of transport in which they operate; ; Calls for a distinction to be made between non-profit intermediary platforms, which generate no profits for this users, and for- profit intermediary platforms, which connect a service provider and a customer, with or without an employer- employee relationship; suggests that such platforms should be required to provide the national authorities with whatever information they deem necessary for all parties to fulfil their tax and social security obligations, and that the data generated should be processed in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; 1a _________________ 1 aDirective95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the Member States' response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented, and considers that a coordinated, overall European level approach is indispensable; notes the Commission's reasonable approach to this 'new business model' and eagerly awaitnotes the publication of its guidelines on this topic;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WondersIs of the opinion that legislative requirements should be proportionate to the nature of business and size of the company; wonders however whether the exemption granted by many European regulations to light commercial vehicles is still justified, given their major expansion in the field of goods transport; while there is not always a direct link between the weight of a vehicle and the size of the associated business;