14 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2013/2062(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. having regard to Parliament’s resolution of 15 January 2013 with recommendations to the Commission on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring, in particular the request that the Commission should submit a legislative proposal on the basis of those recommendations,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -B (new)
Recital -B (new)
-B. having regard to Parliament’s resolution of 3 July 2012 on eCall: a new 112 service for citizens,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the EU internal market is the most important factor in terms of ensuring a healthy future for the automotive industry: firstly, as a market for vehicles, it sets common technical standards, on behalf of 500 million consumers, on environmental performance, road safety, product safety and noise emissions, and these are valid and important for other industries beyond its borders; secondly, it is home to public and private research establishments offering cutting-edge research and thus helping to give the automotive industry a promising future;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that ambitious investment at European level should be put in place to support the proposed strategy, including through Horizon 2020, EIB financing and European Social Fund;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underscores the fact that the EU internal market should help to further not only the manufacture and sale of vehicle products but also the recyclability of vehicles and vehicle parts and the raw materials used in them;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposal for strengthening the market for alternative fuel vehicles, and urges that priority be given to the development of appropriate infrastructures through adequate investments at European, including through adequate funding in the Connecting Europe Facility instrument, and national level, and through the swift adoption of the legislative proposal and of a common standard on the recharging interface for electric vehicles;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the proposal to develop a fuel labelling scheme, providing consumers with easy-to-understand information on the compatibility between their vehicles and the fuels on offer;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. With the objective of a better functioning single market, it is necessary to widen European standards based on the production of certified spare parts and components approved within the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for stronger coordination of demand-side measures, including financial incentives and taxation policy, both on vehicles and fuels; asks the Commission to follow the guidelines on financial incentives with more binding actions to ensure a level playing field and contribute to the competitiveness of the industry across the EU; considers that demand-side measures, but also measures relating to day-to-day costs and conditions, should steer consumers towards safer and greener vehicles;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take measures to ensure a high level of consumer protection, transparency and security also in the second hand car market, and to work towards a gradual phasing out of polluting and less safe vehicles, asks the Commission to standardize the regulations of ecological recycling of used cars;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that current safety standards, particularly for L-class vehicles, be tightened, and that the safety requirements and under-run protective systems for lorries be improved.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Requires the European Commission and Member States to put more efforts in road safety, bringing forward actions on vehicles, infrastructures and driver behaviour sides; in this context recalls the European Parliament Resolution of 3 July 2013, calling for a swift adoption of the e-call system and containing precise requests regarding data protection, clarity on the responsibilities of the several actors involved, technological neutrality, transparency for the consumers; recalls furthermore the demand of the Parliament for the e-Call system to be based on an interoperable and open- access platform for possible future in- vehicle optional applications or services compliant with safety, security and data protection privacy standards, allowing open choice for customers and open access for service providers;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points to the need for a constructive, transparent and respectful relationship to be maintained between the various stakeholders in the motor vehicle industry, in particular between manufacturers and their dealers and for imbalances in favour of the stronger party in the relationship, which could have an adverse effect on consumers as well, to be avoided;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States to ensure fairness and transparency in commercial relations between manufacturers and dealers through compliance with a code of conduct, as indicated in paragraph 7 of Commission notice 2010/C 138/05, regarding supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles and for the distribution of spare parts for motor vehicles. The code should contain at least provisions regarding the relocation of manufacturing activities, multi-branding and compensation entitlements for unjustified termination of a contract by the manufacturer;