Activities of Georges BACH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1– paragraph 4 – point a

(ia) (a) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 2.4 tonnes; (aa) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 3.5 tonnes that are engaged exclusively in national transport operations;

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The rules on national transport performed on a temporary basis by non- resident hauliers in a host Member State ('cabotage') should be clear, simple, fair and easy to enforce, while ~~broadly maintaining the level of~~allowing a level playing field between all hauliers without any further liberaliszation ~~achieved so far~~.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6

(b) the following paragraph 6 is added: ‘ 6. Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Articles 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19 and 21 shall not apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes. Member States may, however: (a) apply some or all of the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) first subparagraph for all or some categories of road transport operations.;deleted require those undertakings to lower the limit referred to in the

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Good working conditions for drivers and fair business conditions for road transport undertakings are of paramount importance to creating a safe, efficient and socially accountable road transport sector, which is able to attract qualified workers. To facilitate that process it is essential that the Union social rules in road transport are clear, proportionate, fit for purpose, easy to apply and to enforce and implemented in an effective and consistent manner throughout the Union.

2018/04/24
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

The creation of a European Labour Authority could play an important role in enforcing the rules laid down in this Regulation, in particular by helping national authorities to coordinate checks, exchange information and best practices and to train inspectors.

2018/04/24
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the ~~existing~~implementation of the legal framework. Unclear ~~and unsuitable~~ rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi-manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home or another location chosen by the driver, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. -------------------------------------------------- 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).

2018/04/24
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. ~~The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt~~It is thus desirable to enforce the application of the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reach their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. ~~It is also~~To ensure secure and decent working conditions, it is necessary to provide ~~that~~for operators to organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from their home are not excessively long and, that drivers have the possibility to return home on a regular basis and are able to benefit from decent rest conditions in quality accommodation. Where a driver chooses to spend this rest period at home, the transport undertaking should provide the driver with the financial or practical means to return there. Moreover, the duration of the return journey should not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the length of the rest period. Where drivers choose to spend the rest period in a place other than their home, this should not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the driver’s entitlement to travel allowances.

2018/04/24
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The carriage of goods is significantly different from the carriage of passengers. Drivers of coaches or busses are in close contact with their passengers and should be able to have more flexibility in taking breaks without extending driving times or reducing rest times and breaks.

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

(-1) in Article 2(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: (a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds ~~3,5~~2,4 tonnes, or

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) In order to improve road safety and the working conditions of drivers, the scope of this Regulation should include the use of vehicles for the transport of goods with a permissible mass between 2,4 tonnes and 3,5 tonnes operating outside a radius of 200 kilometres from the base of the undertaking.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)

(11b) A European Labour Authority could play an important role in enforcing the rules laid down in this Regulation, in particular by helping national authorities to coordinate controls, exchange information and best practices and to train inspectors.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)

(11c) In its resolution on the Implementation of the White Paper on Transport from 2011, the European Parliament considered the creation of a European Road Agency in order to ensure proper implementation of Union law and promote standardisation across all Member States.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 d (new)

(11d) The rapid development of new technologies and digitalisation throughout the Union economy and the need for a level playing field among companies in international road transport make it necessary to shorten the transitional period for the installation of the smart tachograph in registered vehicles. The smart tachograph will contribute to simplified controls and thus facilitate the work of national authorities.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance a~~t least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave.~~s follows: (a) for paternity leave as referred to in Article 4(1), a payment or allowance of at least equivalent to sick pay level whilst ensuring the principle of equality between women and men is respected; (b) for parental leave as referred to in Article 5(1), a payment or allowance, at a minimum level to be set by Member States, of at least equivalent to 45 % of the national average gross annual salary. (c) for carers' leave as referred to in Article 6, a payment or allowance of at least equivalent to sick pay level whilst ensuring the principle of equality between women and men is respected;

2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2017/0015(COD)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Heinz K. BECKER, Romana TOMC, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Georges BACH, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Anne SANDER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)

(5 a) The Commission should clarify the meaning of "principal activity" for the purpose of this directive to ensure that Member States have a similar interpretation when applying exemptions to the scope.

2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the full potential of exchanging best practices among Member States in implementation of YG-schemes as well as elimination of administrative burden has not yet been realised; notes in this respect the importance of mutual learning aimed at the activation of the most vulnerable groups;

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Romana TOMC, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Ivo BELET, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Jeroen LENAERS, Anne SANDER, Csaba SÓGOR, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at work also assists the Commission, by giving for instance opinions on the Occupational Exposure Limits which should be set at EU level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC in order to protect workers from chemical risks. These opinions are based in particular on the latest available scientific data and socioeconomic impacts.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Romana TOMC, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Ivo BELET, Jeroen LENAERS, Anne SANDER, Csaba SÓGOR, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

(ga) conditions of accommodation for workers;

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Ivo BELET, Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Elmar BROK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g b (new)

(gb) allowance rates to cover travel, board and lodging expenses for workers away from home for professional reasons.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Heinz K. BECKER, Georges BACH, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Deirdre CLUNE, Romana TOMC, Claude ROLIN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Jeroen LENAERS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration as defined by national law and applicable collective agreements in accordance with point (c).

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a

1a. If undertakings established in the territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State ~~may, on a non–discriminatory and proportionate basis,~~shall provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1

The type-approval authority shall be peer- reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member States ~~every two years~~.

2016/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2

The ~~Member States~~Forum established in Article 10 shall draw up ~~the annual~~a working plan for the peer- review, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type- approval authorities~~, and submit it to the Commission~~.

2016/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

Type-approval authorities which are accredited in accordance with EN ISO standards shall not undergo a peer-review as provided for in this paragraph.

2016/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1

The type-approval authority shall be ~~peer-~~ reviewed by t~~wo type-approval authorities of other Member States~~he Commission every two years.

2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2

The Member States shall draw up the annual ~~plan for the peer-review, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type-approval authorities,~~review plan and submit it to the Commission.

2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3

The ~~peer-~~review shall include an on-site visit to a technical service under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. ~~The Commission may participate in the review and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis.~~

2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 9

9. The ~~outcome of the peer-review~~Commission shall be communicated to all Member States and to the Commission and a summary of the outcome shall be made publicly available. It shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 on the basis of an assessment of this outcome carried out by the Commission and issue recommendations the outcome of its review to all Member States and shall make it publicly available. It shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 and recommendations shall be issued.

2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 10

10. The Member States shall provide information to the Commission and the other Member States on how ithey hasve addressed the recommendations in the ~~peer-~~review report.

2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Ivo BELET, Jeroen LENAERS, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, David CASA, Georges BACH, Sofia RIBEIRO, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that the possible introduction of a services passport for companies, which aims to further promote the free movement of services, should be without prejudice to the competence of the host Member State to ensure the effective enforcement and control of national and European employment legislation;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the post-electoral revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) is vital and must address the new political challenges facing the EU, as well as enabling the EU to meet its targets under its Europe 2020 strategy; underlines that reallocation of funds for emergencies is not a sustainable solution; insists that the existing resource commitments for achieving the Union’s strategic objectives and greater economic, social and territorial cohesion be maintained;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points to the need to provide the EU budget with a genuine own resources system, thereby lowering the proportion of GNI-based national contributions to the budget;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Sofia RIBEIRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Maintains that investment in research and development is crucially important for the competitiveness of the European economy and for job creation; notes, however, that, according to the most recent Eurostat figures, R & D investment accounted for just 2.03% of EU GDP, which is well below the Europe 2020 target; urges the Commission, therefore, to find a way of fully offsetting the cuts by which the EFSI has been financed at the expense of the Horizon 2020 budget;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists on the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative ~~and calls for the resources for this initiative to be provided until 2020~~, whose performance should be analysed and the necessary corrections made with a view to improving its implementation, and calls for the resources for this initiative to be provided until 2020; points out that no financial commitment has been entered into regarding the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, even though Parliament is calling for a figure of EUR 473 million;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Maintains that the common agricultural policy (CAP) contributes significantly to growth and employment, especially in rural areas, and points out that one job in the agricultural sector generates seven jobs elsewhere; calls for the amounts entered under MFF heading 2 to remain unchanged, bearing in mind that the CAP is vitally important for employment; points out that the CAP not only helps to reduce farm income volatility, particularly in times of crisis, but also helps farmers, young people included, to set up in farming and develop their farms, making them profitable, prosperous, and a source of direct and indirect employment;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Jeroen LENAERS, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Recalls the wide range of actions offered by the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular as regards the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness about those parts of the Erasmus+ programme that are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Jeroen LENAERS, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to complement the European Voluntary Service by not only achieving a positive impact on the employability of the participants, but also by achieving a positive impact on the local community in terms of fair working conditions;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Jeroen LENAERS, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prevent that participants of the European Voluntary Service are used as unpaid workers; to make sure that contracts are respected and to monitor the programme and the conditions under which volunteers work and the activities they are required to carry out;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Eduard KUKAN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Articles 151 and 153 of TFEU as well as Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 concerning the application of the principle of free movement of services to maritime transport within Member States, __________________ 1a OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 7.

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Eduard KUKAN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the recently adopted decision on Establishing the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of Undeclared Work,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Heinz K. BECKER, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. having regard to the ~~increased trend towards~~existing phenomena of undeclared work, and bogus self- employment~~, outsourcing and subcontracting,~~ which lead~~ing~~ to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorat~~ing~~e levels of worker protection,; having regard to an increasing trend towards outsourcing and subcontracting which may create possibilities to abuse existing labour and social law;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in case C- 341/05 Laval of 18 December 200710 highlighted on one hand the legitimacy of the struggle against social dumping, and delimitation of respective actions based on the provisions of the Treaty on the other; __________________ 10 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?te xt=&docid=71925&pageIndex=0&doclang =EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1& cid=498309

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Heinz K. BECKER, Claude ROLIN, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. having regard to the fact that there is no legal definition of social dumping which may create confusion with respect to respective recommendations and their application;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Heinz K. BECKER, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. having regard that to the fact that there are different ways on how "social dumping" is being interpreted and that for the purpose for this report social dumping should be considered as "the intended abuse or circumvention of existing European and national laws in order to gain competitive advantage while unlawfully minimising labour and operational costs and not respecting workers' rights;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Heinz K. BECKER, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~suspend such business practices as~~ban precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, zero-hour contracts, pay- to-fly-schemes, etc.), letter- box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers and to limit other forms of atypical employment having adverse impact on safety levels;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. having regard to the distinction in the EU law of rules governing the free movement of workers, the right of establishment and the freedom to provide services;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Heinz K. BECKER, Georges BACH, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. having regard to ~~the importance of the principle of 'equal pay and social protectio~~Article 45 of TFEU stipulating that freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between fwor ~~the same work at the same place' for all European workers,~~kers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. having regard to the importance of the principle of ‘equal pay ~~and social protection~~ for the same work at the same place’ ~~for all European workers~~;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest time in transport; Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use ~~so as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation~~including inland waterway transport and railways;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the construction, catering, agriculture, health and transport sectors are those most frequently affected by social dumping; whereas the transport sector is a case apart, given the high mobility of workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Heinz K. BECKER, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. having regard to the fact that one of the main principles of EU policies is a social cohesion, which means a constant and ongoing approximation of wages and social security protection guaranteed to all workers, be it local or mobile;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the EU and Member States to extent these principles to cross-border services in the railway sector;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on ~~the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on~~all the Member States to ratify ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport; An agency will furthermore stimulate equal-share participation of all Member States in cross-border enforcement;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for the mandatory introduction of the new generation of 'smart tachograph' to all commercial vehicles engaged in cabotage and international transport, two years after newly registered vehicles are required to be equipped with it. This, has the solely effective means to control compliance with cabotage rules and determine the driver's habitual workplace;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the social dimension of the ~~Aviation Package published by the Commission~~'Commission Aviation Strategy for Europe' published on 7 December 2015 must be strengthened as quality employment and good working conditions are directly linked to the maintenance of the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection, the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines ~~having operational bases on EU territory~~operating under an EU Member;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Ivo BELET, Georges BACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recommends pinning down the concept of 'principal place of business' so that the operating licence is granted by a state if the volume of air transport therein is substantial and also, in the context of the coordination of social security systems and labour law, alignment of the definition of 'Home Base' as per Regulation (EU) No 83/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 465/2012; highlights the need to shorten the transitional period and clarify the situation of aircrew that have multiple home bases;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ~~the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to carry o~~better and more efficient cooperation and exchange of information between Member States' administrations responsible for labour inspections and for distribution of social security contribut ion~~-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would~~s in order to detect in a timely and efficient ways cases of breach of labour and social law; calls on Member States to use all possibilities given by the Enforcement Directive on the posting of workers 2014/67/EU in order to identify and penalise 'letterbox companies'; recommends to the Commission to consider changing the Eurodetachement projects into a permanent platform of exchange, common training and collaboration for labour inspectors and public officials of liaison offices on Posting involved in control and monitoring, which could be included or work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need ~~for a new groundhandling regulation, that will provide social protection for workers; calls for an improved Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 to ensure binding application of national labour legisl~~to ensure mandatory social protection for workers in the event of change of operator, new calls for tenders or the partial loss of work; Tendering organizations for a~~irlines having European operational bases and to improve the defini~~uthorities must include social standards and criteria in tender specifications o~~f ‘homebase’ for crew members;~~n the basis of existing social standards in the place where the service is provided.

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for an improved Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, notably, to ensure binding application of national labour legislation for airlines operating under an EU Member State's Air Operator's Certificate and to update, harmonise and improve the definition of 'homebase' for crew members;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on ~~the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on~~all the Member States to ratify ILO Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the Member States for the efficient implementation and enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU, in order to ensure a fair treatment of posted workers and prevent abuses; stresses, however, the need for a continuing and detailed assessment of the effectiveness of the legal framework for the posting of workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Thomas MANN, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Calls on the Commission to take action to remove shortcomings which have been identified in the current rules, in order to combat social dumping and social and fiscal fraud effectively;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to c~~ombat the phenomenon of letterbox companies by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarter~~arefully monitor the implementation of the Enforcement Directive on the posting of workers in terms of its effectiveness in combating the phenomenon of letterbox companies; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies as some of the provisions suggested could facilitate creation of this kind of entities;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Georges BACH, Ivo BELET, Jeroen LENAERS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. calls on the Commission to combat the phenomenon of letterbox companies ~~by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarters~~; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the nodefinition of ~~'minimum wage'~~the terms and conditions of employment contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be ~~revis~~clarified to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions ; stresses the need to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneration;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Claude ROLIN, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to face new challenges with respect to social protection of workers in digital and sharing economy and to draw up proposals where necessary;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in transport; calls for the introduction of automatic digital records and the development of 'smart tachographs' for all means of transport, including inland waterway and rail transport; recalls the desire expressed in its resolution of 3 July 2012 on road transport that 'by 2020 all vehicles which are not exempted from the application of this Regulation in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 (...) shall be fitted with a smart tachograph’12; recalls that Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport does not apply to vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes and that it is therefore possible that existing legislation is being evaded; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=EN&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the creation of a ~~European transport agency bringing together existing agencies; takes the view that at the very least a~~ specific road transport agency ~~is needed~~;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to set up a cooperation forum where prosecutors and law enforcement authorities can exchange information on best practices and cooperate more closely on improving implementation of social legislation in the field of road transport, at both national and transnational levels;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise~~, which facilitates the practice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notification~~; calls for clarity in this respect in order to make sure which terms and conditions of employment and administrative requirements should apply;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anne SANDER, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. calls on the Commission to apply in a collective manner, to mobile personnel in road transport, Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) designed to ensure adequate protection for employees, as interpreted by the ECJ ruling on the Koelzsch case1a , as this would be the most effective way to fight social dumping in road transport; __________________ 1aC-29/10 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 March 2011, Heiko Koelzsch v État du Grand Duché du Luxembourg

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the working and employment conditions applicable to haulage workers operating in the territory of another Member State, when engaging in transit or cabotage work; also encourages the Commission to reflect on a specific arrangement for highly mobile workers to defend their rights and ensure the smooth functioning of that sector;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Georges BACH, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need ~~for a new regulation on groundhandling at airports~~ to ensure mandatory social and wage protection for workers in the event of change of operator, new calls for tenders or the partial loss of work; ~~supports the introduction of rules to ensure the effective implementation of laws with regard to airlines with 'operational bases' on the territory of a Member State; calls for the clar~~tendering authorities must include mandatory social standards in tender specifications ofn the ~~definition of 'home base' to protect the social rights of cabin crews, in particular their rest periods~~basis of existing social standards in the place where the service is provided;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission shortly to submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels (regardless of the flag it flies) providing regular cargo, passenger and ferry services operating between Member States so that the conditions applicable on board a vessel are those of the ~~State applying the most favourable standards for workers~~Member State with which the seafarer's work is most closely connected;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Georges BACH, Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission~~, drawing on the US Jones Act,~~ to take the necessary measures to ensure that vessels carrying goods between two or more European ports ~~are built in Europe,~~ fly an E~~uropean~~EA flag and are owned by a ~~European company~~company situated in the EEA and mainly manned by EEA-domiciled seafarers; calls for the ~~law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is bas~~seafarers employment agreement to be governed by the Member State with which the seafarer's work is most closely connected;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Georges BACH, Heinz K. BECKER, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Takes the view that existing social protection schemes should be adapted to fit the special characteristics of the digital and sharing economy to ensure appropriate social protection for the workers concerned;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. CRecalls ~~on the Commission to propose a legal instrument to address the cross- border dimensions of outsourcing, extending the joint and several liability of the payer to include all economic sectors a~~that Member States can set up, in consultation with the concerned social partners, "joint and several liability" mechanisms at national level applicable towards local and foreign companies in order to enable local and foreign workers to execute their rights; reminds th~~e entire subcontracting chain~~at such a possibility was confirmed by the Enforcement Directive on the Posting of workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Heinz K. BECKER, Georges BACH, Eduard KUKAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Recognizes the risks related to long chains of subcontracting; calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the application of the obligation put on Member States in the Enforcement Directive to provide for measures ensuring that in the construction sector in subcontracting chains posted workers can hold the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor liable for the respect of their workers' rights;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Considers that Directive 96/71/EC and the rules coordinating social security systems must be ~~revi~~analysed before any trade agreement including provisions relating to 'Mode 4' can be concluded;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Georges BACH, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Marek PLURA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Claude ROLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Asks the Commission to take the recommendations in this resolution into account as far as possible in the ‘worker mobility package’;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the absence of a more recognisable branding for CLLD and ITI and encourages the Commission and the Member States to make both tools as visible and understandable as possible for their users, while avoiding any additional bureaucratic burden and making further efforts in simplifying rules and procedures;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Georges BACH, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Marek PLURA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to create channels of communication with Member States and local agents and points out that CLLD and ITI will only achieve success with the commitment and ownership of all the stakeholders involved; calls on the Commission to establish a coordination unit for effective implementation of CLLD and ITI;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Georges BACH, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Marek PLURA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the potential of the bottom-up approach of CLLD in creating job opportunities and encouraging sustainable rural development, and ~~would~~ welcomes the inclusion of urban areas in this mechanism;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Georges BACH, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Marek PLURA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, in view of the ~~limited use of the European Social Fund within the method in question and~~fact that only 13 Member States has set- up CLLD funding schemes for the European Social Fund and given the absence of a centralised managing authority in most Member States, to use the mid-term review of the MFF to address the difficulties that have already been identified in the application of the instruments and to find sustainable solutions;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular to Articles 1 and 34(3) thereof,

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2010 on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe,1 a, __________________ 1a OJ C70E, 8.3.2012 p.8

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child1 a, __________________ 1 a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0070

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 28 July 2010 entitled ‘The human right to water and sanitation’1 a, __________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc. asp?symbol=A/RES/64/292&Lang=F

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2012) ‘Measuring Child Poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries’1 a, __________________ 1 a http://www.unicef- irc.org/publications/pdf/rc10_fre.pdf

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

- having regard to the report of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2014) ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’1 a, __________________ 1a https://www.unicef.fr/sites/default/files/us erfiles/2014_Bilan12_Innocenti.pdf

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 15 June 2011 on the ‘European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: a European framework for Social and Territorial Cohesion’1 a, __________________ 1a OJ C248, 25.8.2011, p.130

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2013 on ‘For coordinated European measures to prevent and combat energy poverty’1 a, __________________ 1 a EESC 2013, TEN/516

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 10 December 2013 on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’1 a, __________________ 1 a OJ C170, 05.06.2014, p.23

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 31 March 2011 on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion1 a, __________________ 1 a CdR 402/2010_ECOS_V_012

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the Social Protection Committee of 15 February 2011 entitled ‘The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: Flagship Initiative of the Europe 2020 Strategy’1 a, __________________ 1 a Opinionof the Social Protection Committee addressed to the Council, Council of the European Union, 649/11, SOC 124, 15 February 2011.

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas between 20108 and 2013, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU278 increased from 117 million to 121 million, of which the number of people severely materially deprived increased from 42 to 45 million, the number of people at risk of poverty after social transfers increased from 82 to 86 million; whereas this development runs counter to the EU target to reduce poverty by 20 million by 2020;; whereas in 2013 16.7% of the population of the European Union were at risk of poverty after social transfers, 9.6% were in a situation of serious material deprivation and 10.7% of households were considered to have low work intensity; (The objective of this amendment is to enable a comparison at EU28 level. The last section of the paragraph has been deleted, to be placed in a new recital.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. having regard to Article 34(3) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which provides that in order to combat social exclusion and poverty, the Union recognises and respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent existence for all those who lack sufficient resources;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. having regard to the strategic objective of the European Union that is defined in its Europe 2020 Strategy and which aims to reduce the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the conjunction of the financial and economic crisis, austerity measures, rising housing prices and falling households’ revenues have increased unemployment and social exclusion within the EU, especially among the most vulnerable groups of people, thereby increasing the burden on welfare services;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas certain groups in society, such as one-parent families, the elderly, minorities, people with disabilities and young people, are among the most vulnerable to be at risk of poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the European Union since the crisis and is now running at over 20%, and whereas it has now reached a critical level in all the Member States, putting young people at risk of falling into poverty from a very early age; having regard to the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the most recent periodic reports of certain European countries in relation to the increase in poverty and/or the level of risk of poverty for children as a consequence of the economic crisis; whereas this increase affects the rights to health, education and social protection;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A f. whereas poverty, which has been at a high level in the Member States over very many years, has an ever more significant effect on the economy, damages economic growth, increases public budget deficits and reduces European competitiveness;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. ~~whereas~~having regard to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, which calls on the Member States to develop programmes to raise awareness, and inform and advise individuals and households on energy efficiency;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. ~~whereas energy market prices are converging in Europe while purchasing power is not converging at the same rate;~~ having regard to the increase in energy market prices for average-sized households in the EU-28 of 24% for electricity1a and of 28% for gas1b between 2010 and 2015; __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do? tab=table&init=1&language=fr&pcode=te n00117&plugin=1 1b http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do? tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&pcode=ten0 0118&language=fr

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that can be seen as a precondition to the exercise of, and to access to, other fundamental rights and to a life in conditions of human dignity; whereas guaranteeing access to assistance for decent and adequate housing is an international obligation incumbent on the Member States, to which the Union must have regard, given that the right of access to housing and to housing assistance is recognised in Article 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Articles 30 and 31 of the revised European Social Charter adopted by the Council of Europe and Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, as well as in many Member States’ constitutions;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas housing represents the most significant expenditure item for European households; whereas the rise in prices associated with housing (land, property, rents, energy consumption) constitutes a source of instability and anxiety and must be regarded as an issue of major concern;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas there is a shortage of social housing facilities, and an increasing need of affordable housing, in certain EU Member States;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

D d. whereas social housing plays an essential role in achieving the objective from the Europe 2020 Strategy of reducing poverty, because it contributes to guaranteeing high levels of employment and of social inclusion and cohesion, promotes occupational mobility and enables poverty to be combated;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

D e. whereas the crisis has had consequences for the conditions of access to housing for households, and for investment in social housing within the Union, whereas the public expenditure dedicated to investments in social housing has been greatly affected by this, and whereas this places an obligation on the Member States and the Union to act urgently so as to guarantee the right of access to decent and affordable housing;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)

D f. whereas poverty and social exclusion remain a key social determinant of the state of health and living conditions, including life expectancy, in particular in view of the impact of child poverty on the health and well-being of children, and whereas the gap in terms of health between rich and poor remains significant as far as affordable access to health services is concerned, income and wealth, and continues to widen in certain areas, and whereas the gap in terms of health between rich and poor remains significant, in particular as far as affordable access to health services is concerned, and continue to widen in certain areas;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)

D g. whereas the Social Protection Committee of the European Union, in its opinion of 20 May 2010, was concerned about the fact that the current economic and financial crisis could have negative effects on citizens’ access to healthcare and on the health budgets of the Member States;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)

D h. whereas the current economic and financial crisis may have a severe impact on the healthcare sector in several EU Member States, on both the supply and the demand sides;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)

D i. whereas the restrictions caused by the current economic and financial crisis could be seriously detrimental to the long- term financial and organisational viability of the healthcare systems of Member States and, therefore, impede equality of access to care on their territories;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D j (new)

D j. whereas the combination of poverty and other forms of vulnerability, such as childhood or old age, disability or minority background, further increases the risks of health inequalities, and whereas, vice versa, ill health can lead to poverty and/or social exclusion,

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D k (new)

D k. whereas, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, 21% of households in the EU-28 do not have Internet access and whereas 20% of 16 to 74 year-olds say that they have never used the Internet; whereas the Netherlands has the highest proportion of households which have Internet access (95%), while Bulgaria is at the bottom of the list, with 54% of households having Internet access;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D l (new)

D l. whereas the Digital Single Market is one of the 10 priorities of the new Commission and whereas, in future, 90% of jobs will require some degree of IT skills; whereas, while 59% of European citizens have access to the 4G network, in rural areas this percentage does not exceed the 15% mark;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D m (new)

D m. whereas a decent job remains the best way of staying clear of the risk of poverty and social exclusion, and whereas expertise in and access to information and communications technology are undeniable assets in the search for a job;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D n (new)

D n. having regard to the Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 28 July 2010 on ‘the human right to water and sanitation’1 a which recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water as a fundamental right essential to the full exercise of the right to life and of all human rights; ________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc. asp?symbol=A/RES/64/292&Lang=F

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Invites the Commission to present in 2016 in the context of the announced social pillar an EU framework directive on adequate minimum~~Encourages the Member States to introduce systems guaranteeing a minimum income equivalent to 60% of the national median income;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to reducing poverty by dedicating a Summit to the reduction of poverty and access to decent living standards;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Wishes the Commission to launch a consultation on the possibility of an initiative concerning the adequate minimum income which prevents poverty and serves as a basis for people to live in dignity, as stipulated in the European Parliament resolution of 15 November 20112 a; __________________ 2aThe EP Resolution of 15 November 2011 on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

EU policies to ~~meet~~achieve the antipoverty target

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Finds regrettable that the EU2020 target to reduce poverty in Europe by lifting 20 million people out of poverty appears even further out of reach than when it was set; reiterates that one of the target groups is people that face severe material deprivation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to the poverty reduction target by:e increase in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion even though the Europe 2020 Strategy aims to reduce the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million; (The last section is to be found in a new paragraph.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1

~~- prioritising decent living standards and reducing poverty and devoting a summit to it;~~deleted (This idea can be found in the key recommendations.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2

~~- tackling in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3

~~- ensuring that the Member States provide everyone with accessible adequate income support, including minimum income above the poverty threshold throughout the life cycle;~~deleted (This idea can be found in a new paragraph.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4

~~- targeting household expenditure so that disproportionately higher costs such as energy spending can be reduced in a sustainable manner;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 5

~~- ending any policies in other policy areas that may lead to an increase in poverty;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls ~~for a Council recommendation similar to the Youth Guarantee on tackling poverty in order to revive the poverty target~~on the Member States, in the context of increasing poverty, to intensify their efforts to come to the aid of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a new social pillar; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 TFEU, such a pillar should be aimed at setting a European framework for a minimum income above the poverty level, continuing with a rights- based approach to social policy and improving implementation of existing social, labour and anti-discrimination legislation in the context of economic and monetary union; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a pillar should take into account the requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health; considers that this new social pillar must enable the fulfilment of the Commission’s intention to give the Union a social triple A score;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to aim for a social triple A score for the Union; finds regrettable that this is currently out of reach owing to increasing inequality, high poverty and social exclusion and less and less availability of quality and affordable social, health and care services; recalls that a social triple A must be based on Article 9 TFEU aimed at a ‘high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’; recalls that achieving a social triple A as a benchmark requires assessing both policies that hinder and work towards achieving the benchmark; finds regrettable that so far the latter has not been addressed at Union level;deleted (The ideas contained in this paragraph can be found in other paragraphs.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions~~, including energy poverty~~;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Recommends that an EU framework directive on minimum income should specify which criteria Member St~~Takes note of the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’, which argues that the European framework directive on an adequates’ minimum income s~~chemes would need to meet so as to lift people out of~~hould establish common standards and indicators, prov~~erty; considers that such a framework would need to be rights-based, address the level of income, the non-discriminatory, efficient and easy acces~~ide methods for the monitoring of its implementation and permit the participation of social partners, beneficiaries and othe r stake~~-up, targeting especially those groups, who currently are excluded from or at risk of exclusion from~~holders in the establishment or reform of the national minimum income schemes;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that minimum income schemes should prevent and lift households out of severe material deprivation and allow for an income above the poverty threshold; recalls that a minimum income is a key instrument for delivering on Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection as well as on the fundamental right to decent living conditions, participating in society and protection of human healthbe accompanied, as advocated by the Economic and Social Committee in its opinion on the ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’, by active labour-market policies aimed at helping people to find a decent job, by a reinforcement of the involvement of workers, unemployed people and all vulnerable social groups in life-long learning activities, as well as by an improvement in levels of professional qualifications and the acquisition of new skills which are able to accelerate integration into the employment market, to increase productivity and to help people to find a better job;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households; points to shortcomings in addressing increasing household cost and considers the Commission’s work on a reference budget a step in the right direction; stresses that lowering household expenditure for poor households will impact positively on the concerned households as well as on the - mainly local - economy and on social cohesWelcomes the Commission’s work on a reference budget, which is a step in the right direction;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that poor households spend the largest share of their income on housing, ~~utilities and food; stresses that one dimension of household expenditure of poor households – the cost of energy and the r~~foodhealthcare, transport, energy requirements, water, school expenses, etc.; (Certain items delaeted ~~issue of energy poverty lacks an in-depth assessment at Union level; calls on the Commission to improve internal cooperation so as to better link the energy policy and the poverty policy;~~here can be found in other paragraphs.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that there is so far no definition of energy poverty at Union level and therefore it is very difficult to properly assess the seriousness, the causes and the consequences of energy poverty of poor households in the Union; calls on the Commission to develop with stakeholders a common definition of energy poverty which should aim at assessing at least the following elements: material scope, difficulty for a household to gain access to essential energy, affordability and share of total household cost, impact on basic household needs such as heating, cooling, cooking, lighting and transport;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that ~~there is a lock-in effect as regards energy poverty, as poor households cannot afford the initial upfront investment needed to combat energy~~a significant proportion of people affected by energy povertyare at risk of poverty and social exclusion and, as a consequence, have few or no financial means which would allow them to escape this type of poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

~~Targeting funding towards energy poverty: a triple win situation~~Poverty and energy poverty

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that targeting Union funding ~~towards~~with a view to reducing energy costs of poor households by investing in renewables or energy efficiency has multiple positive effects~~: at household level, it~~, in particular the improvesment of living conditions and of the health of those people concerned ~~as well as decreasing~~, the reduction of household costs ~~and therefore~~, which provides budgetary relief for poor families~~; at regional and local level, funding will provide for local investment; at Union level it helps to both decrease poverty,~~, the reduction of the number of people who are close to poverty or social exclusion in Europe, the improvement of energy efficiency and ~~decrease energy~~the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the fact that ~~targeting household costs relating to energy by supporting investment in energy efficiency and renewables is programmed into and therefore in principle possible under the ESI Funds 2014-2020~~investment in energy efficiency and renewables may be eligible under the scope of the ESI Funds 2014-2020, given the importance that they may have in reducing households’ energy costs;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that stakeholders have identified two major obstacles in targeting energy poverty via the ESI Funds: firstly, relating to project size, where smaller beneficiaries are faced with funds intended for larger scale projects such as the Cohesion Fund; secondly, that operational programs do not make full use of the option to orient the ESI Funds towards energy poverty;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Recalls that targeting beneficiaries who work with or who are part of poor households requires certain pre- conditions, which are better met in the ESI Funds but less so in larger funds like the ERDF;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls ~~therefore~~ on the Member States and the Commission to ease the use of cross- financing mechanisms especially between ESF and ERDF as regards renewable or energy efficiency projects targeting energy-poor households; stresses the multiple benefits of multi-fund programs to tackle crosscutting issues such as relating to energy poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Draws attention to the major effort required of the EU and the Member States to reduce energy costs in household budgets, the former by ensuring security of supply to protect against major price fluctuations in the energy market, and the latter by strengthening their policies in support of household energy efficiency;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

~~Linking social aims and energy policy~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the ~~Member States not to exempt the energy intensive industries from taxes, but to use these revenues for~~States to put in place measures that benefit low-income households, including targeted energy efficiency measures and financing of social security systems, which can in turn reduce the burden on labour costs; ~~considers that such an offsetting mechanism could be an integral element of a socially equitable tax shift as proposed by the Commission in the current employment guidelines;~~

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. calls on the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature; points out that such apoints out that a European winter heating disconnection moratorium aims to decrease excess winter mortality, supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially young children, the elderly and permanently sick and disabled people ~~so as to protect~~, thus enabling their health and well-being; to be protected; (Certain items are referred to in other paragraphs.)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)

Housing and poverty (To be considered as a heading)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Recommends to the Member States a proactive policy in relation to decent housing so as to ensure universal access to quality housing at an affordable cost or a preferential purchase price, since a lack of housing constitutes a serious affront to dignity, as well as a proactive energy policy strengthening the use of renewables and energy efficiency so as to combat energy poverty; calls, in the context of housing, for more attention to be paid to migrants, who are often exploited and forced to live in sub- standard housing; recalls Protocol 26 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon, which concerns social housing, and calls for its provisions to be respected, in particular as regards the Member States’ freedom to organise social housing, including the question of financing; encourages the Member States to implement special housing programmes and opportunities for homeless people, with a view to guaranteeing the most basic living standards for the most vulnerable members of society;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24 c Recommends that the Member States expand the supply of quality social housing in order to guarantee access for all, and in particular for the most disadvantaged, to decent, affordable housing; considers that it costs society and the community more to rehouse people who have been evicted from their accommodation than it does to keep them there; invites the Member States to apply to the European Fund for Strategic Investments for the purposes of their qualitative and quantitative improvement projects in relation to their social housing offering, in view of the added value on a European level and the socio-economic benefits that they represent; recommends the implementation of policies for preventing evictions;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 b (new)

Poverty and access to healthcare (To be considered as a heading)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)

24 e. Recalls that equal access to high- quality universal healthcare is internationally recognised – especially within the EU – as a fundamental right;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)

24 f. Recalls that access to healthcare is very often limited as a consequence of financial or regional constraints (for example in sparsely populated regions), especially in relation to routine care (such as dental or optical care) and preventative measures relating thereto;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 g (new)

24 g. Stresses that the combination of poverty and other forms of vulnerability, such as childhood or old age, disability or minority background, further increases the risks of health inequalities, and that ill health can lead to poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 h (new)

24 h. Stresses the importance of health and care services for bridging gaps relating to capabilities, through promoting people’s social integration and combating poverty and social exclusion;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 i (new)

24 i. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication entitled ‘eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020: Innovative healthcare for the 21st century’, which puts in place additional initiatives, in particular with a view to improving access to health services, reducing health costs and ensuring greater equality between European citizens;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 j (new)

24 j. Calls on the Commission and Member States to press ahead with their efforts to tackle socio-economic inequalities, which would ultimately make it possible to reduce some of the inequalities relating to healthcare; also calls on the Commission and the Member States, on the basis of the universal values of human dignity, liberty, equality and solidarity, to focus their attention on the needs of vulnerable groups such as people living in poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 k (new)

24 k. Calls on the Member States to solve problems of inequality in access to healthcare that affect people’s everyday lives, for example in the areas of dentistry and ophthalmology;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 l (new)

24 l. Urges the Commission to do its utmost to encourage Member States to offer reimbursements to patients and to do everything necessary to reduce inequalities in access to medication for the treatment of those conditions or illnesses, such as post-menopausal osteoporosis and Alzheimer's Disease, which are not reimbursable in certain Member States, and to do so as a matter of urgency;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 c (new)

Information and communications technology and poverty (To be considered as a heading)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 n (new)

24 n. Deplores that the Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe published by the Commission does not take account of the need to ensure universal, equal and unrestricted access to new digital technologies, markets and telecommunications, in particular with regard to people at risk of poverty or social exclusion;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 o (new)

24 o. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to put in place strategies aimed at reducing the digital divide and promoting equal access to new information and communications technologies, in particular for people at risk of poverty and social exclusion;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 p (new)

24 p. Water and poverty (To be considered as a heading)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 q (new)

24 q. Recalls that the General Assembly of the United Nations recognises the right to clean and high-quality drinking water and to sanitation facilities as a human right that is essential for full enjoyment of the right to life;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 r (new)

24 r. Recognises, however, that in certain regions, especially rural and remote regions, access to drinking water is not guaranteed;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 s (new)

24 s. Encourages, therefore, the Member States to do everything possible to ensure that all of their people have access to drinking water as soon as possible;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the development of the European Union and the European social model and the preservation of a strong social market economy in the European Union require a strengthening of democracy, including economic and social democracy;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the involvement of employees in the supervisory boards ~~is a crucial step in the further democratisation of the economy, whereby this is not a matter of legislative burdens which may be tackled by cutting red tape and by deregulation~~of the various types of European undertakings should be the subject of discussions between the Commission and the social partners with a view to reaching an agreement which represents a real step forward in workplace democracy;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas forms of worker participation at company supervisory board level exist in 18 Member States of the European Union and in Norway, but they differ enormously owing to their respective economic and social historical development15; whereas other forms of participation exist in the European Union and it is important to take account of national preferences regarding social dialogue; __________________ 15 http://fr.worker- participation.eu/National-Industrial- Relations/Across-Europe/Board-level- Representation2/MAP-Board-level- representation-in-the-European-Economic- Area2Aline Conchon (2015) La voix des travailleurs dans la gouvernance d’entreprise: https://www.etui.org/Publications2/Reports /Workers-voice-in-corporate-governance.- A-European-perspective

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the scope and intensity of social dialogue and worker participation vary greatly, but it has proved effective, and whereas the countries concerned are essentially economically successful ones;16 __________________ 16http://www.worker- participation.eu/About-WP/European- Participation-Index-EPIetween the Member States, effective social dialogue on all levels has proved key to balancing competitiveness and fairness during the past years;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (SUP)19 can be used to circumvent existing national forms of worker representation on supervisory boards, and the Committee on Employment therefore rejected this proposal in its opinion of 29 June 201520; __________________ 19 COM(2014)0212. 20 PE549.466v02-00.deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas ~~giving priority to~~ the fundamental economic freedoms inof the European Union ~~often leads to the erosion of the national worker representation, not only at supervisory board level~~must not adversely affect worker representation within undertakings;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas ~~the adoption of any further legislative act~~any regulation of worker participation at board level in the various kinds of European compan~~y law without the regulation of worker participation will lead to a further erosion of national rules~~ies must not aim to replace the existing rules concerning information and consultation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with Article 154 TFEU, to consult social partners on the contents of any proposal on employee participation on supervisory boards in the various kinds of European companies and reiterates that social partners can inform the Commission of their willingness to engage in dialogue on this, as set out in Article 155 TFEU;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to consult the European social partners on the possibility of ensureing that provision is made for employee representation at supervisory board level in drafting all new EU legislative acts or revising existing ones in the context of European company law for the various kinds of European companies;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on ~~the Council,~~ the Member States and the Commission to respect and protect existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level in the EU ~~and to counter any attempt to use existing EU law to circumvent or abuse such arrangements by an appropriate by making appropriate changes in the underlying European Treaties or acts~~;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to identify and address shortcomings in the existing European legislative framework in order to prevent potential circumventions of existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Council~~, in the even~~ to take into account the potential impact of new legislative ~~act~~initiatives, particularly in the area of European company law, ~~to determine and publicise the impact~~ on European and national forms of worker participation ~~through an appropriat~~during the impact assessment procedure and to take appropriate measures to counter any adverse consequences;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to consider, together with European social partners, introduceing in the Directive on the European Company (SE) minimum EU rules governing employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national law or revising the Directive so that the involvement of workers in supervisory boards is not solely determined by conditions when a company is established, but account is also taken of subsequent developments and, in particular, changes in the number of employees;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in agreement with the social partners, the introducetion in the Directive on mergers of limited liability companies minimum European rules for employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national legislation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in conjunction with the social partners, reviseing Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 200421 on takeover bids to ensure that the workers of a bidding company are also consulted, rather than just those of the company subject to the takeover bid; __________________ 21 OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12. OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Recommends that this Directive should be applicable to all forms of company with a supervisory board at European level, i.e. account should be taken of public and private companies, partnerships and limited companies and also workers employed in the affiliated parent and subsidiary companiesEuropean company in the field of European corporate law;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recommends, with respect to the number of worker representatives sitting on the supervisory boards of companies, including direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates with more than 50 employees25, that half the number of seats on the supervisory board should be reserved for workers or their representatives; __________________ 25In Sweden from 50 workthat the Commission take duly into account the opinion of the social partners.;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the need to develop employee data protection measures which cover new forms of data collection (relations between humans and robots); draws attention to the health and safety at work aspect of relations between humans and robots;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Believes that the effects of digitalisation on health and safety at work need to be assessed and existing health and safety measures adapted accordingly; stresses particularly the issue of accidents that persons teleworking or crowdworking from home may suffer.

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament transmitting the European framework agreement on harassment and violence at work (COM (2007) 686)5 a __________________ 5a JO C/2008/9/10

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (P7_TA(2014)0012)

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Affairs Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on an EU strategic framework on health and safety at work (2014-2020) (SOC/512)

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)

- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of Regions on An EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 (ECOS-V-061)

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas occupational health and safety can be considered an investment with positive effects on companies' productivity and competitiveness and thus can contribute to the economic recovery and to reaching the Europe 2020 objectives;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas labour inspections play an important role in the implementation process of occupational health and safety policies at regional and local level;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment; This includes employees from public services, such as the police;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to define aind ~~apply quantit~~icative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at work following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Member States should promote a culture of mutual trust, confidence and learning, where employees are encouraged to contribute to the development of safety while confidentiality is assured;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies, including regular and transparent reporting mechanisms on progress achieved;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, and specific needs ~~and lack of compliance by~~of micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; ~~encourages~~calls on the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which ~~improv~~will facilitate the compliance of SMEs and micro enterprises with OSH requirements;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises as well as certain public service sectors, such as the police, in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that the participation of workers and social partners at all levels, including in the workplace, is a prerequisite for the effective implementation of this strategy;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers; calls on the ~~Commission to draw up guidelines for the~~Member States to support involvement of employees in implementing preventive OSH measures;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers' rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates; welcomes the cross border cooperation between labour inspectorates in the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC);

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers’ rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates; and improve training for labour inspectors, as recommended by the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion4a on this subject; __________________ 4a SOC/512

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points to the role played by statutory social insurers in improving health and safety at work, the promotion of a holistic prevention approach and other activities encouraging the employers to improve their occupational risks management, including through the implementation of a systematic risk prevention programme based on risk assessment;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC ~~adding more binding occupational exposure limit values~~ and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that ~~can be used to assess binding occupational limit values~~must be based on clear and explicit criteria;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the promotion of a prevention culture; stresses the need to promote awareness-raising of OSH in education, apprentices and training; stresses the importance of local and regional institutions in the development of a prevention culture;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the Commission's engagement in the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 to improve the prevention of work-related diseases especially in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology; Highlights the uncertainty about the distribution and use of nanomaterials and believes that further research on the OSH risks associated with nanotechnology is needed;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights the increasing use of smart collaborative robots, for example, in industrial production, manufactory, hospitals and retirement homes; therefore calls on the Commission to assess the actual health and safety situation regarding the use of direct human robot interaction at the workplace and, if necessary, to take further action to guarantee safety at the workplace;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Draws attention to the potential risk of digitalisation, especially regarding working time and work organisation and points to the risk of increased stress; therefore calls on the Commission to collect more data on the potential risks of digitalisation on occupational health and safety;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Draws attention to the issue of mobbing and its possible consequences on psychosocial health, for instance increased stress, absenteeism and depression; draws attention to the aspect of physical violence that mobbing can also have; therefore calls on the Commission to present a legal act based on the framework agreement on harassment and violence at work;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt a targeted approach to ~~improve the health and safety situation of workers in~~eliminate precarious ~~employment~~work and to take into account the negative effects that precarious ~~employment~~work has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in general; Recalls that labour inspectorates perform a key role in identifying and deterring undeclared work and that social insurances play an important role in that every worker has a right to appropriate coverage;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to design appropriate measures to address the aging of the workforce, emerging new risks, and prevention of new generation work related and occupational diseases; Furthermore calls on Member States to promote rehabilitation and reintegration measures by implementing results of the European Parliament pilot project on the older workers; Stresses that extension of working life, which might occur due to current demographic changes, will require appropriate working conditions;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Welcomes the Commission's intention to establish a network of OSH professionals and scientists in order to better address future challenges;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Draws attention to the high risks in the manufacturing and construction sectors, which remain an important concern due to the high number of accidents in these sectors and should therefore continue to be addressed ;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to i~~mprove~~nvolve national experts in the improvement of the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database on occupational exposures;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures, across all sectors including the public sector, with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database on occupational exposures;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Draws attention to work related road safety, especially commuting accidents, due to the high mobility of workers and calls on the Commission and Member States to collect more data about accidents on the way to and from work;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Calls on the Commission, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the Member States to collect data on the effects that the crisis may have had on occupational health and safety, including accidents and work-related diseases, with a focus on psycho-social risks, also in public sectors such as the police, who are exposed to high risks every day;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. points out that using robots and/or replacing workers with robots will have consequences for social security systems; points out that the consequences for pension systems may lead to poverty among the elderly in the long term;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. highlights the increasing use of smart, collaborative robots, for example in industrial production, hospitals and retirement homes; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify potential occupational health and safety risks stemming from technological innovations and take appropriate measures to counter them;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. points to so-called crowdworking; calls on the Commission to look into this new form of employment and to examine to what extent social security systems and applicable labour law will need to be adjusted to provide appropriate protection for crowdworkers;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated, as well as the medical and psychological support services available to asylum seekers and refugees;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Georges BACH, Anne SANDER, David CASA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that access to the labour market is fundamental to integrating refugees and maintaining their dignity; welcomes the efforts made by some Member States to reduce the time which elapses before refugees can enter the labour market in the context of the transposition of Directive 2013/33/EU1; __________________ 1 Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection.

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Points out that digitalisation has a substantial impact on the labour market by modifying job dynamism, creating new job opportunities and more flexible working conditions such as telecommuting or teleworking which could serve as a an effective tool for better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Georges BACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Points out that only 20% of 2.7 million people working in the ICT sector are women, they are underrepresented at all levels in the ICT sector, especially in decision-making positions;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Stresses the importance of improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting their inclusion into ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, which could contribute to women's financial empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap and future pension gap;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the fact that the ICT sector is characterised by both vertical and horizontal segregation which is even higher that the other sectors, as well as a gap between women's educational qualifications and their position in the ICT sector; whereas the majority (54 per cent) of women employed in ICT sector occupy lower paid and lower skill-level positions and only a small minority of them (8 per cent) are in the high skill software engineer positions; whereas women are also underrepresented in the decision-making within this sector with only 19,2 per cent of ICT sector workers having female bosses compared to 45,2 per cent of non-ICT sector workers;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Georges BACH, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the fact that some Member States (Germany, Spain, Sweden) initiated policies to encourage a positive gender balance within Europe's ICT professions, and these policies are primarily aimed at promoting ICT-related studies and career paths for girls and women from an early age;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Georges BACH, Anne SANDER, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Takes the view that women over 55 are more likely to have depreciated e-skills due to the lack of life-long learning and that digitalization constitutes an important barrier for older job seekers with limited e-skills, calls on the Commission and the Member States to support life-long learning as well as training and schemes which prepare for a better adaptation or a potential change of career path according to the growing demand for e-skills in many different sectors with a special regard to women over 55 in order to safeguard them from the exclusion from the labour market;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

General principles: modal shift and ~~co-~~ sustainable multimodality

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the development of passenger and freight transport is largely dependent on the effective use of the various modes of transport, and that European transport policy should therefore be based on ~~efficient co-modality~~a multimodal approach giving clear priority to sustainable transport modes; believes that this will lead to an optimal reallocation between the different transport modes, and will provide for interoperability within and between the modes, promote more sustainable transport and logistics chains and enhance seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to sustainable transport infrastructure projects that deliver high societal and economic value, and target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Pavel SVOBODA, Georges BACH, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the deployment of intelligent transport systems is necessary to allow a more efficient use of the existing infrastructure and vehicles, and provide additional capacity without the time, cost and land- take required for the construction of new infrastructure; adds that intelligent transport systems contribute to safety and sustainable transport, and underlines the importance of ensuring interoperability between intelligent transport systems to enable seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, tramways, electric buses (including trolleybuses), electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Georges BACH, Pavel SVOBODA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that public transport usage in urban areas is not clearly stated among the ten goals of the White Paper; believes that a new goal should be set of doubling public transport use in urban areas by 2030, while providing for facilities and infrastructure to facilitate door-to-door mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and elderly or handicapped people; a clear goal should be also set to double cycling by 2025; stresses that these goals need enormous investments in urban public transport infrastructure, and therefore calls on the Commission to establish an adequate funding scheme;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Bas EICKHOUT, Michael CRAMER, Georges BACH, Karima DELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that better transport data, in particular on walking and cycling, is needed in national and Eurostat transport modal split statistics to measure the impact of interventions, and expects a legislative proposal before 2018;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Bas EICKHOUT, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)

- a proposal to review the General Safety Regulation (661/2009) and the Pedestrian Protection Regulation (78/2009) in 2016, to establish mandatory rules for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) direct vision, crash performance and pedestrian protection as well as the mandatory application of innovative technologies such as Automated Emergency Braking and Advisory Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) system for all vehicles; calls on the Commission to prioritise Vulnerable Road Users,

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys, respecting fair inter-modal competition; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and cross-border intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better and barrier-free accessibility of infrastructure and rolling stock, allowing the carriage of baby carriages and bicycles;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Bas EICKHOUT, Michael CRAMER, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for an enhanced research and technology agenda for the transport sector; considers that this agenda should be drawn up in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, citizens and representatives of users and inhabitants in order to understand the needs of the sector and, accordingly, improve the allocation of EU funding; takes the view that priority should be given to projects to decarbonise transport, increase research and innovation projects on active mobility modes such as walking and cycling, the transparency of the supply chain, enhance transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Renaud MUSELIER, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Considers that, in the pursuit of these objectives, this programme must pay particular attention to disruptive technologies in the field of transport, namely automated or remote-controlled vehicles such as drones or driverless vehicles;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), by promoting further the development of public transport and sustainable transport modes;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georges BACH, Bas EICKHOUT, Ismail ERTUG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 5

– swift adoption by the Council of its common position on the revision of Regulation 261/2004 and Regulation 2027/97 on air passenger rights, as well as the revision of Regulation 95/93 on the allocation of slots;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1

– national policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels (natural gas, hydrogen, sustainable biofuels, including molasses- based ethanol) and electric ~~car~~vehicles of all types, and the deployment of the relevant refuelling/recharging infrastructure,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bas EICKHOUT, Deirdre CLUNE, Ismail ERTUG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)

- an EU roadmap for cycling to be included in the next Commission Work Programme 2016,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georges BACH, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia SCHMIDT, Karima DELLI, Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2 a (new)

- the establishment of a structure to ensure better coordination and proper implementation of EU legislation, as well as to promote standardisation,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Pavel SVOBODA, Georges BACH, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)

- an initiative by the Commission to ensure realistic and reliable test procedures for the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars as requested by the Regulation (EC) No 333/2014 and the Regulation (EU) No 253/2014, with the view to amending the currently used 'New European Driving Cycle' and to ensuring its representativeness regarding real driving conditions and to avoid the underestimation of real CO2 emissions and fuel consumption,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)

- a framework assuring interference-free radio frequencies to guarantee operation and enforcement of driving and rest times of road transport workers, road charging, road trains and future ITS applications,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1

– a balanced approach towards the opening-up of the domestic rail passenger market, respecting the various railway structures, while ensuring the quality of services ~~and~~, public service obligations, territorial cohesion, maintaining non- profitable connections and promoting high social working conditions standards,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georges BACH, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)

- a quick adoption of the Technical Pillar and the Fourth Railway Package in general, in order to ensure the highest possible level of safety and interoperability and to underline the central role of the European Railway Agency,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)

- all necessary actions by the Member States, the European Commission and rail stakeholders to accelerate the implementation of Shift2rail, in order to increase the attractiveness of rail transport solutions,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/0310(COD)

Ivo BELET, Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Wim van de CAMP

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Having regard to the impact of the temporary reintroduction of internal border controls in the Schengen area on cross-border road transport, the tourist industry and commuters, resulting in significant economic costs for businesses and consumers in the Single Market area, it is necessary to safeguard the functioning of the Schengen area and to reinforce the management of the external borders by building on the work of Frontex and further developing it into an Agency with a shared responsibility for the management of the external borders.

2016/04/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0310(COD)

Ivo BELET, Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Wim van de CAMP

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) Having regard to the importance of the Schengen area as a complement to the Single Market area and to the estimated cost of the reintroduction of systematic border checks of EUR 3.4 billion a year1a for the EU road transport sector, of EUR 2.6 billion a year for passenger land transport, and of EUR 5 to EUR 18 billion a year1b for the EU economy as a whole, it is necessary to safeguard the functioning of the Schengen area and to reinforce the management of the external borders by building on the work of Frontex and further developing it into an Agency with a shared responsibility for the management of the external borders. __________________ 1aDraft Study of the Internal Market Committee of the European Parliament on the cost of non-Schengen from 22 February 2016. 1bCommunication COM(2016) 85 final on the State of Play of Implementation of the Priority Actions under the European Agenda on Migration from 10 February 2016.

2016/04/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Since unmanned aircraft also operate within the airspace alongside with ~~traditional~~manned aircraft, this Regulation should cover such aircraft, regardless of their operating mass. Technologies for unmanned aircraft now allow for a wide range of operations possible that should be subject to rules that are proportionate to the risk of the particular operation or type of operations.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) The Agency should provide the technical expertise to the Commission in the preparation of the necessary legislation and assist~~, where appropriate,~~ the Member States and industry in its implementation. It should be able to issue certification specifications and guidance material and to make technical findings and issue certificates or register declarations as required.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Georges BACH, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50

(50) When the Agency develops draft rules of a general nature to be implemented by national authorities, Member States should be consulted. Furthermore, where rules could have ~~important~~occupational health and safety and/or social implications, stakeholders, including Union social partners, should be appropriately consulted and the implications should be properly addressed in the Regulatory Impact Assessment when the Agency prepares corresponding draft rules.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(ha) supporting passenger confidence in the safety, security and efficiency of civil aviation within a framework of effective passenger rights legislation.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1

Cabin crew involved in commercial air transport operations shall be subject to certification and shall be issued with a~~n attestation~~ license.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3

Those ~~attestation~~licences shall be issued upon application, when the applicant has demonstrated that he or she complies with the rules established by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 25 to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 19 on theoretical knowledge, practical skill and medical fitness.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Aircrew Training Organisations shall not receive Financial revenue from the trainee when providing training on aircraft carrying passengers or cargo.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. As regards pilots and cabin crew involved in the operation of aircraft referred to in Article 2(1)(b), as well as flight simulation training devices, persons and organisations involved in the training, testing, checking or medical assessment of those pilots and cabin crew, the Commission shall be empowered, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 117, to amend or supplement Annex IV, where necessary for reasons of technical, operational or scientific developments or safety evidence related to aircrew, in order and to the extent required to achieve the objectives laid down in Article 1.deleted

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

Aerodromes, aerodrome equipment, the operation of aerodromes, personnel involved in and the provision of ground handling services and apron management services at aerodromes shall comply with the essential requirements set out in Annex VII and, if applicable, Annex VIII.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. Organisations responsible for the provision of ground handling services and apron management services at aerodromes subject to this Regulation shall declare their capability and the availability of the means to discharge the responsibilities associated with the services provided in compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 29be subject to certification and shall be issued with a certificate.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Personnel involved in ground handling and apron management services at aerodromes shall be subject to an EU certification and shall be issued with a license under the responsibility of the National Aviation Authorities. Those licenses shall be issued upon application, when the applicant has demonstrated that he or she complies with the rules established to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 29 on theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. Where the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 47 so provide with a view to achieving a~~dequate~~ high uniform levels of safety, having regard to the principles laid down in Article 4(2), the design, production, maintenance and operation of unmanned aircraft shall be subject to certification. Certificates shall be issued upon application, where the applicant has demonstrated that it complies with the rules established by the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 47 to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 45. The certificate shall specify the safety-related limitations, operating conditions and privileges.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) the ma~~rking~~ndatory marking, registration and identification of unmanned aircraft;

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3

3. The Agency or a Member State, as applicable, shall only agree to the transfer of responsibilities referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 when it is satisfied and demonstrated that it can effectively exercise the transferred responsibility in compliance with this Regulation and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof, and has the necessary resources to do so.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

When a Member State intends to transfer certain responsibilities in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2, it shall establish jointly with the Agency or with the other Member State, as applicable, a transition plan that ensures an orderly transfer of those responsibilities. The legal and natural persons, including all relevant stakeholders, concerned by the transfer and, in case of a transfer referred to in paragraph 2, the Agency shall be consulted onduring the establishment of that transition plan, and again before it is finalised. It shall carry out jointly with the Agency or with the other Member State, where applicable, and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, an impact assessment. The transition plan shall include means to effectively mitigate against any negative impacts identified in the impact assessment.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Where the duration of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 exceeds ~~eight~~two consecutive months or where a Member State has taken the same measures repetitively ~~and their total duration exceeds eight months~~, the Agency shall assess whether the conditions of paragraph 1 have been met and issue, within three months from the date of the reception of the notification referred to in paragraph 1, a recommendation to the Commission as regards the outcome of that assessment. The Agency shall include that recommendation in the repository established under Article 63.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Where the duration of the exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 exceeds ~~eight~~two consecutive months or where a Member State has granted the same exemptions repetitively and their total duration exceeds ~~eight~~two months, the Agency shall assess whether the conditions of paragraph 1 have been met and issue, within three months from the date of the reception of the notification referred to in paragraph 1, a recommendation to the Commission as regards the outcome of that assessment. The Agency shall include that recommendation in the repository established under Article 63.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point m a (new)

(ma) safety reports submitted to the Agency Under Regulation (EU) 376/2014;

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The agency shall collect safety reports and store them in an anonymously manner and make them publicly available.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

The Agency may grant exemptions to any legal or natural person to whom it has issued a certificate in the situations and subject to the conditions set out in Article 60(1). In such a case, the Agency shall immediately notify the Commission and the Member States, through the repository established under Article 63, of the exemptions granted, the reasons for granting them and, where applicable, the necessary mitigation measures applied. Where the duration of an exemption exceeds ~~eight~~two consecutive months or where the Agency has granted the same exemption repetitively and their total duration exceeds ~~eight~~two months, the Commission shall assess whether those conditions have been met, and where it considers that this is not the case, it shall adopt an implementing decision to that effect, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into the repository established under Article 63. The Agency shall immediately revoke the exemption upon the notification of that implementing decision.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission ~~may~~shall, at the request of the Agency, impose on an legal or natural person to whom it has issued a certificate, or who has made a declaration to it, in accordance with this Regulation, either one or both of the following:

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Agency shall address security in the impact assessment and all phases of the rulemaking process.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) ~~whenever necessary,~~ involve experts from relevant interested parties or draw on expertise from the relevant European standardisation bodies or other specialised bodies;

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to address the budgetary constraints faced by Member States at the initial stage of the programming period and, taking into account the urgent need to address youth unemployment and the specific features of the YEI, it is appropriate to lay down provisions in order to complement Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, with a view to increase the level of the initial pre-financing paid to operational programmes supported by the YEI in 2015. To ensure that Member States have sufficient means to provide payments to beneficiaries responsible for the implementation of operations that target youth unemployment, an additional initial pre-financing amount from the specific allocation for the YEI should be paid in 2015 for operational programmes supported by the YEI, in order to complement the pre-financing amounts paid in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. In order to enable a prompt implementation of the operational programmes supported by the YEI, the Commission should commit itself to pay the pre-financing amount to the Member States immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) To ensure that the additional initial pre- financing amount is used for the immediate implementation of the YEI, it should be foreseen that this amount is reimbursed to the Commission, if the Union contribution from the YEI does not amount to an adequate level in interim payment applications submitted to the Commission 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation. This measure is a safeguard to ensure that eligible Member States set up the required structures to promptly implement the YEI. Member State action is urgently needed to deliver on the YEI and combat alarming levels of youth unemployment.

2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) In order to cover the risks related to the EU guarantee to the EIB, a guarantee fund should be established. The guarantee fund should be constituted by a gradual payment from the Union budget. ~~The guarantee fund should subsequently also receive r~~Revenues and repayments from projects that benefit from EFSI support and amounts recovered from defaulting debtors where the guarantee fund has already honoured the guarantee to the EIB should be used to fund rail infrastructure grants in accordance with Regulations (EU) Nos 1316/2013 and 1315/2013.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)

(28a) Over time, the Union budget's contribution to the guarantee fund should be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council as part of the annual budgetary procedure. In the process, if necessary, the budgetary authority should make use of all surpluses and flexibility mechanisms under the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia SCHMIDT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 b (new)

(28b) So that available margins, unused resources, surpluses and other funding sources referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation can be used outside heading 1a of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, too, the budget lines accommodating the European guarantee fund should be divided up among headings 1a, 1b and 2.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia SCHMIDT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 c (new)

(28c) Financing of the guarantee fund, as regards both commitments and payments, must be reassessed at the end of 2016 as part of the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework (under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013). Amounts taken from the budget until then, from existing programmes under heading 1a, 1b or 2, must be reinstated in full.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 d (new)

(28d) In connection with the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1311/2013, the Commission must ensure that the EU guarantee is reliably funded, taking account of the possibility of making a percentage adjustment to the performance reserve under Articles 20 and 22 of general Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, in order to put unused funds to profitable use. A minor percentage adjustment to the reserve could facilitate reliable funding of the guarantee fund, attracting investors and generating added value for the European economy.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Ismail ERTUG, Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2, and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2, should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI. However, the reduction of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund is expected to ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, development and innovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure compared to if the resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, therefore, appropriate to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit of EFSI. __________________ 2Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104). 3Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia SCHMIDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

The EFSI Agreement shall provide that remuneration attributable to the Union from EFSI supported operations shall be provided following the deduction of payments due to calls on the EU guarantee and, subsequently, costs in accordance with the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 and with Article 5(3) in order to fund rail infrastructure grants in accordance with Regulations (EU) Nos 1316/2013 and 1315/2013 and with the TEN-T annual work programmes.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

The EFSI Agreement shall provide that remuneration attributable to the Union from EFSI supported operations shall be provided for grants for railway projects in accordance with regulation (EU) Nr. 1316/2013 and regulation 1315/2013 as well as the annual TEN-T working programs, following the deduction of payments due to calls on the EU guarantee and, subsequently, costs in accordance with the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 and with Article 5(3).

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt the EFSI Agreement by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 17 of this Regulation.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Claudia SCHMIDT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) development of infrastructure~~, including~~ in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure; transport infrastructure projects shall be selected in accordance with the objectives and criteria under Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and shall be in keeping with Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and the annual work programmes for TEN-T corridors;

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, information and communications technology and innovation; 25% of research projects should be accommodated within small and medium- sized enterprises;

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) ~~payments from the general budget of the Union~~contributions from the general budget of the Union which are provided each year as part of the budgetary procedure by the budgetary authority, drawing on all provisions of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, with account being taken of the following order: (i) Union budget surpluses; (ii) unused margins, including global margins for payments and commitments; (iii) the flexibility instrument; (iv) if necessary, available or unused funds within heading 1b of the multiannual financial framework; (v) if necessary, available or unused funds within heading 2 of the multiannual financial framework; (vi) if necessary, available or unused funds within heading 1a of the multiannual financial framework,

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) returns on guarantee fund resources inves~~deleted,

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) amounts recovered from defaulting debtors in accordance with the recovery procedure laid down in the EFSI Agreement as provided for in Article 2(1)(f),~~deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) any other payments received by the Union in accordance with the EFSI Agreement.~~deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) any other payments received by the Union in accordance with the EFSI Agreement until the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

(3) ~~Endowments to the guarantee fund provided for in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 2~~Guarantee fund returns, any surpluses and amounts recovered from defaulting debtors in accordance with the recovery procedure laid down in the EFSI Agreement as provided for in Article 2(1)(f) shall constitute ~~internal~~ assigned revenues to fund rail infrastructure grants in accordance with ~~Article 21(4) of~~ Regulations (EU) No ~~966/2012~~s 1316/2013 and 1315/2013.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Resources under paragraph 2(a) which are taken from existing programmes shall constitute provisional payments to establish the guarantee fund. As a result of the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework in 2016, under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013, other funding options shall be identified. Resources temporarily made available from existing programmes shall be reinstated in full.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

By 31 December 2018, and every year thereafter, the Commission shall review the adequacy of the level of the guarantee fund taking into account any reduction of resources resulting from the activation of the guarantee and the EIB's assessment submitted in accordance with Article 10(3).deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18

Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 is hereby amended as follows: (1) In Article 6, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following: ' 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of Horizon 2020 is set at EUR 74 328,3 million in current prices, of which a maximum of EUR 71 966,9 million shall be allocated to activities under Title XIX TFEU. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and by the Council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. 2. The amount for activities under Title XIX TFEU shall be distributed among the priorities set out in Article 5(2) of this Regulation as follows: (a) Excellent science, EUR 23 897,0 million in current prices; (b) Industrial leadership, EUR 16 430,5 million in current prices; (c) Societal challenges, EUR 28 560,7 million in current prices. The maximum overall amount for the Union financial contribution from Horizon 2020 to the specific objectives set out in Article 5(3) and to the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC shall be as follows: (i) Spreading excellence and widening participation, EUR 782,3 million in current prices; (ii) Science with and for society, EUR 443,8 million in current prices; (iii) Non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC, EUR 1 852,6 million in current prices. The indicative breakdown for the priorities and specific objectives set out in Article 5(2) and (3) is set out in Annex II. 3.The EIT shall be financed through a maximum contribution from Horizon 2020 of EUR 2 361,4 million in current prices as set out in Annex II. ' (2) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.Article 18 deleted Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘ 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the CEF for the period 2014 to 2020 is set at EUR 29 942 259 000 (*) in current prices. That amount shall be distributed as follows: (a) transport sector: EUR 23 550 582 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; (b) telecommunications sector: EUR 1 041 602 000; (c) energy sector: EUR 5 350 075 000; These amounts are without prejudice to the application of the flexibility mechanism provided for under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013(*). (*) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).' ’rticle 19 deleted 1316/2013

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges that a platform be established, involving all the ~~stakeholders~~representatives of the transport sector, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased EU- wide introduction of ~~EU-wide~~ interoperable electronic ticketing systems and for addressing the problems of distributing ticket-sales income and of cost-sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties; is of the opinion that these solutions should be developed in a market-driven manner and support innovative approaches and technological and sectoral developments, without burdening operators and passengers with disproportionate costs;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the crucial importance~~, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and~~ of equal access to transport for all; calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility in relation to access to travel information before and during journeys; , ticketing options and reservation and payment systems, including the ability to reserve wheelchair spaces; welcomes the Commission's European Accessibility Act Roadmap and the potential for legislative action to remove economic and social barriers facing people with disabilities; urges the Commission to tackle barriers to transport as part of its efforts to improve accessibility;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2243(INI)

Georges BACH, Jacqueline FOSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Insists that model aircraft, defined as non-human carrying aircraft operated under visual line of sight ("VLOS") conditions for the purpose of control and safe separation from other traffic, and used exclusively for non-commercial recreational, sport or competition purposes shall be excluded explicitly from the EU's forthcoming regulatory framework on RPAS.

2015/07/24
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Pavel SVOBODA, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, with due regard for subsidiarity, ~~many aspects of urban mobility policy require~~cities should be supported by better coordination and ~~frameworks~~information at EU level~~, in particular with regard to safety, health and climate change~~ when urban mobility policy is formulated;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas many victims of accidents in urban areas are vulnerable road users and pedestrians;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Patricija ŠULIN, Ivo BELET, Lucy ANDERSON, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that land use planning is the most important phase for creating smooth and safe transportation networks that are long-lasting and that have real impact on traffic volumes and traffic distribution;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Patricija ŠULIN, Lucy ANDERSON, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Invites cities to ~~defin~~prioritise transport mode ~~hierarchie~~s based on the needs of pedestrians first and foremost, followed by cyclists, public transport, business and logistics, and private-car users, taking into account local conditions;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Supports the development of innovative forms of mobility and intelligent transport solutions; supports forming of regulatory framework that enables the use of new forms of mobility and new sharing models making better utilisation of existing resources;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by extending and improviding ~~free~~ public transport ~~or by alternating traffic~~;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to reduce the use of cars running on traditional fuels in urban areas by 2030~~, and to ban them by 2050 on a gradual basis~~;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the EU and national and local authorities to draw up ~~electric~~ mobility plans and introduce electric control systems which give priority to trams, urban trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-cars;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious targets for reducing the use of transport-related energy in cities, thereby reducing emissions, and to set a target of ~~doubling cycling~~increasing sustainable mobility rates by 2025;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Pavel SVOBODA, Georges BACH, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Invites the Commission to present a ‘transport and climate' ~~legislative package~~proposals which isare fully compatible with, and integrates, EU objectives in respect of the climate, the environment, health, energy and mobility, and which integrates cities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; ~~considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport;~~

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Emphasises that affordable public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs;~~deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Georges BACH, Claudia SCHMIDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on ~~the Commission~~Member States to promote ‘Car-free Sunday' events ~~each month and to organise an ‘EU Bicycle Day'~~;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that the security forces have the task of monitoring traffic, and thorough speed management leads to a drastic reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries in cities, especially for vulnerable road users;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Georges BACH, Pavel SVOBODA, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that cost-benefit assessments of investments should be directed to maximising ~~external societal benefits and minimising external costs arising from, for example, climate change, accidents, health, noise, air pollution and spatial use~~the benefit of the economy and the environment;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Claudia SCHMIDT, Pavel SVOBODA, Georges BACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Calls for the Commission to propose a framework of guidelines and criteria for urban road and parking pricing based on the non-discrimination, interoperability and polluter-pays principles;~~deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the ~~Commission~~Member States to propose a framework of guidelines and criteria for urban road and parking pricing based on the non-discrimination, interoperability and polluter-pays principles;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Ivo BELET, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recalls the ‘use of revenues' principle with regard to road charging, and requests that 50 % of Eurovignette revenue be dedicated to improving urban mobility and that 75 % of urban tolls be used for developing and maintaining urban transport infrastructure;deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Encourages the Commission to set aside at least 20 % of EU transport funds for sustainable urban mobility projects when reviewing regional, cohesion and European Fund for Strategic Investments budgets;deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Refers to the Commission's Citizens' Network initiative as a good basis for promoting and supporting intermodal sustainable mobility chains based on walking / cycling / public-collective backbone transport alongside car-sharing / car-pooling / taxis;deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Supports the Horizon 2020 priorities regarding societal challenges for smart, green and integrated transport~~, and believes that Horizon 2020 must boost research and innovation in the areas of quality of life, sustainable jobs, demographics and active mobility chang~~; supports the development of such Mobility-as-a- Service (Maas) initiatives across Europe in the context of its Horizon 2020 priorities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Wim van de CAMP, Georges BACH, Patricija ŠULIN, Ivo BELET, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Renaud MUSELIER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Strongly supports research and innovation on behavioural changes in the area of vehicle ownership which result in a move towards sharing models; encourages the Commission to intensify its efforts to develop and support transport systems involving collective and public forms of mobility;deleted

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that REFIT represents a first step towards ~~reducing the burden of~~simplifying regulation onfor businesses and eliminating barriers to growth and job creation;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the improvement of regulation should be on the basis of quality, not quantity;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports the Commission’s commitment on cutting red tape and better regulation; ~~beli~~fears, howevesr, that cutting red tape should deliver proportionate, evidence-based protection for workers, while ensuring that businesses can grow, create jobs and boost competitiveness; notes that deregulation and better regulation are not mutually exclusivewill lead to deregulation, in particular as regards legislation on employment and health and safety at work; stresses that this improvement of regulation should encourage the development of businesses, make them more competitive and create jobs, whilst ensuring that employees have sufficient and appropriate protection;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s indication that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal; urges it, however, to submit a new proposal as soon as possible;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to consult Parliament and stakeholders before withdrawing any legislative proposals;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes the SME test; c~~Calls on the Commission to ~~use lighter regimes for micro-enterprises and SMEs and to consider exemptions for micro-enterprises on a case-by-case basis, while not compromising on health, safety and employment standards~~take account of the specific features of SMEs and micro-enterprises when drafting legislation, while not compromising on workers’ rights, especially on health and safety standards in the workplace;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for further measures to check that legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are inconsistencies and ineffective measures; calls also for impact assessments to take account of the social and environmental impact, as well as the economic impact;

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Urges the Commission to continue to improve the legislative cycle and to introduce sunset clauses to ensure that employment legislation is periodically reviewed;~~deleted

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2150(INI)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Georges BACH, Pascal ARIMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that REFIT can in no way provide an excuse to question or refuse to recognise collective agreements that have been independently concluded by the social partners, nor may it hamper the development of consultation and social dialogue.

2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7

(7) Undeclared work has serious budgetary implications through decreased tax and social security revenues. It has negative impacts on employment, productivity, compliance with working conditions’ standards, skills development and life-long learning. It undermines the financial sustainability of social protection systems, deprives workers of adequate social benefits and results in lower pension rights and less access to healthcare. Undeclared work leads to unfair competition and thus has a negative impact on competition in the single market and on the economy in general. In addition, social dumping may be a direct consequence of undeclared work and of its cross-border dimension.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) In order to ensure that the Platform is effective and successful, the role played by the labour inspectorates in the Member States should be enhanced.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 16

(16) The Platform should involve the social partners at EU level, both cross-industry and in those sectors more severely affected by undeclared work, and cooperate with relevant international organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Union decentralised agencies, in particular Eurofound and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The involvement of Eurofound and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in the work of the Platform as observers will not extend their existing mandates.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22 a (new)

(22a) Participation in the Platform should be mandatory so as to ensure its effectiveness, and it should also be ensured that Member States remain responsible, at national level, for transposing and implementing the measures and initiatives adopted by the Platform.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) Participation in the Platform shall be mandatory for the national authorities responsible for enforcing the applicable legislation, as designated by each of the Member States.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)

(da) a representative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0120(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Pascal ARIMONT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The form of Societas Unius Personae (SUP) referred to in Article 6 of this Directive shall only be authorised for micro or small undertakings within the meaning of Directive 2013/34/EU. Where a Societas Unius Personae no longer meets the criteria laid down therein, it should be converted into another legal form.

2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0120(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Pascal ARIMONT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 10

An SUP shall have its registered office and either its central administration or its principal place of business in the ~~Union~~same Member State.

2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0120(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Pascal ARIMONT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Member States ~~may~~shall lay down effective rules for verifying the identity of the founding member, and any other person making the registration on the member’s behalf, and the acceptability of the documents and other information submitted to the registration body. Any identification issued in another Member State by the authorities of that State or on their behalf, including identification issued electronically, shall be recognised and accepted for the purposes of the verification by the Member State of registration.

2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0120(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Pascal ARIMONT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The share capital of an SUP shall be at least EUR 1. In Member States in which the euro is not the national currency, the share capital shall be at least equivalent to one unit of that Member States’ currency.deleted

2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0120(COD)

Claude ROLIN, Ivo BELET, Pascal ARIMONT, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that the SUP is ~~not subject to rules requiring the company to build up legal reserves. Member States shall allow companies to build reserves in accordance with their articles of association~~required to build up legal reserves in accordance with the applicable national rules.

2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) Member States should also intensify cooperation on the recognition of diplomas so as to enable workers to have access to all employment opportunities throughout the Union.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) Particular attention should be paid to supporting mobility in the cross-border regions for and providing services to frontier workers who are living in one Member State and working in another and have to cope with different national practices and legal systems and encounters specific administrative, legal or tax obstacles to mobility. Member States ~~may choose to~~should set up specific support structures, the EURES Cross-Border Partnerships, to facilitate this kind of mobility, such structures should, within the framework of the EURES network, address the specific needs for information, guidance, cross- border matching between labour demand and supply and the resulting placements. The EURES Cross-Border Partnerships should involve regional/local authorities and public employment services, the social partners and other stakeholders, within the EURES network, that are active in the cross-border dimension.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office and through the appropriate involvement of the social partners, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of workers according to the dynamics of labour markets.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the functioning of a European network of employment services between Member States and the Commission, with the appropriate involvement of the social partners;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) "EURES cross-border partnership" means long-term cooperation on an equal footing between the regional/local employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations, in a body to be established by them at cross-border level.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. In cross-border regions, the EURES cross-border partnerships comprising the regional/local public employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations from at least two Member States, provide cross-border support services.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions in close cooperation with the EURES cross-border partnerships.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5

5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration in particular with the national social partners and with stakeholders such as career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The Coordination Group ishall be composed of representatives of the European Coordination Office and the National Coordination Offices and the Union social partner organisations.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(c a) through the EURES cross-border partnerships; or

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) with a combination of points (a) to (c a).

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall develop specific information for frontier workers in those cross border regions where the Member States concerned together deem it necessary to set up specific co-operation and service structures, namely EURES cross-border partnerships.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3

3. The National Coordination Offices and the European Coordination Office review together the draft work programmes before finalising them. National Coordination Offices shall consult the national social partners about the draft work programmes before sending them to the European Coordination Office.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the fact that labour inspection is a public service task which, in the absence of any equivalent body to do the job, should be carried out only by independent public ~~servant~~bodies;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that all categories of worker, employed and self-employed and irrespective of their status, employment relationship or origin, come under the responsibility of the national inspection authorities and must enjoy the same degree of protection;[Does not affect English version.]

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on Member States, in cases where labour inspections uncover abuse, to protect the workers concerned and enable them to assert their rights at no cost; points out that measures to that end, such as a direct right of complaint for victims ~~or a collective right of complaint~~, are effective means of protecting workers affected;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to ~~criminalise~~effectively and dissuasively sanction the non-respect of working conditions;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that there is an important role to be played by the social partners~~, and particularly by workers’ representatives,~~ in ensuring that the existing rules are observed; calls on the Member States to institute the formal involvement of the social partners in labour inspection;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Considers that national programmes for the further training of labour inspectors should include specific modules on undeclared work and on related topics such as migration and human trafficking;~~deleted

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recognises that there is a growing trend towards self-employment, outsourcing und subcontracting; considers that systems of general contractor liability for the entire subcontracting chain do not constitute a useful tool for improved monitoring of public procurement, ~~and that they shoul~~the only way to counter the trend be in~~troduced in all Member State~~g for trade supervisory authorities to step up their inspections;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for national trade supervisory authorities to be supported in implementing an efficient system of labour protection at company level, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises; urges that inspections be more closely geared to identifying practical, feasible solutions to workplace health and safety shortcomings;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Highlights the lack of emphasis, in existing social security and employment directives, on improved implementation and on the role of labour inspectorates; considers that the existing directives need to be thoroughly reviewed and revised where necessary ~~and that the role of labour inspectorates needs to be taken account in social security and employment related matters in such a way as to afford effective protection~~;

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive providing for the comprehensive control of employment agencies, whereby such companies will be subject to certification and to a requirement of central reporting of their activities;deleted

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Considers it important that the Commission’s rules against social dumping should be enshrined in a binding legal instrument; deems it necessary to introduce an EU-level labour inspection system for implementing the Commission’s powers in this regard;deleted

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/0165(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The minimum set of data (MSD) sent by the eCall in-vehicle system shall include only the minimum information required for the appropriate handling of emergency calls. This MSD should be reviewed periodically for revaluation of optional MSD to mandatory MSD, or for the possible addition of beneficial information to the MSD.

2013/11/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Member States should retain the power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States and it shall fully respect Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to ask the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11. __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) European Union trade policy should help to reduce poverty worldwide by promoting improved working conditions, health and safety at work and fundamental rights. Public contracts should not be awarded to economic operators that have participated in a criminal organisation, in exploitation of human trafficking and child labour.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)

(31a) Port labour relations have a large influence on the working of the ports. Therefore the sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for ports gives the social partners a framework to establish results regarding working conditions, such as health and safety, training and qualifications, EU policy on low sulphur fuels, attractiveness of the sector to young workers and female workers. The Commission should facilitate the negotiations and monitor them closely.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the compliance with requirements on the maritime safety or the safety and security of the port or access to it, its installations, equipment, workers and persons;

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) the compliance with social and labour legislation.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. In the event of a disruption of port services for which public service obligations are imposed or when an immediate risk of such a situation occurs, the competent authority may take an emergency measure, while fully respecting Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The emergency measure may take the form of a direct award so as to attribute the service to a different provider for a period up to one year. During that time period, the competent authority shall either launch a new procedure to select a provider of port service in accordance with Article 7 or shall apply Article 9.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The managing body of the port shall regularly consult stakeholders such as undertakings established in the port, providers of port services, operators of waterborne vessels, cargo owners, workers representatives, land transport operators and public administrations operating in the port area on the following:

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) the proper application of health and safety requirements and where appropriate possible measures to improve these standards.

2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL

2013/0157(COD)

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Georges BACH, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) In order to address the challenges facing the maritime transport sector, it is essential that the actions to improve the administrative and custom procedures in ports set out in the Commission's communication entitled 'Ports: an engine for growth' be implemented in tandem with this Regulation. The complexity of administrative procedures for customs clearance, resulting in delays in ports, represents a major obstacle to the competitiveness of short-sea shipping and the efficiency of Union ports.

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In the interest of efficient, safe ~~and~~, environmentally and socially sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers, including subcontractors, can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required ~~insofar as these requirements are transpar~~, compliance with maritime safety requirements, respect of environmental requirements, ~~non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service~~the respect of the provider regarding social and labour rights, including the application of laws and agreements to protect health and safety of employees.

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) Each service provider, and especially one that is a new market entrant should apply the relevant provisions and rules including applicable labour laws, applicable collective agreements.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) ~~In order to be open and transparent, t~~The procedure to ~~select th~~choose providers of port services and its result should be made public and ~~full documentation should be communicated to~~should be non-discriminatory, transparent and open to all interested parties.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Member States should retain the full power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services. This Regulation sh~~all~~ould not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States. This Regulation should respect Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, ~~it should be possible for the competent authorities to ask~~the Member State should require the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11 . __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) In a highly complex, and competitive sector such as port services, training of new recruits as well as lifelong training of staff are essential for ensuring port worker's health and safety, quality of services and competitiveness of EU ports. Relevant training should be provided to every worker entering the port sector. The EU-level Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Ports should be able to develop guidelines for the establishment of training requirements to ensure a high quality of education and training of port workers, to minimise the risk of accidents and take into consideration the future needs of the sector in light of technological and logistical changes imposed by customers' demand.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)

(19b) In accordance with the rules of the Treaty all models of port labour that secure quality jobs and safe working conditions should be supported by the Commission and the Member States. Any necessary adjustments should only be promoted through negotiations between the social partners, and the Commission should duly take into account the results of such negotiations.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) In many ports, the market access for providers of cargo-handling and terminal passenger services is granted by means of public concession contracts. This type of contracts will be covered by the Directive ..../…[concessions]. Consequently, Chapter II of this Regulation should not apply to the provision of cargo- handling and passenger ~~services, but Member States should remain free to decide to apply nevertheless the rules of this Chapter to these two~~ services. For other types of contracts used by public authorities for granting market access to cargo handling and terminal passenger services, the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that the competent authorities are bound by the principles of transparency and non- discrimination when concluding these contracts. These principles are fully applicable as regards the provision of any port service.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)

(22a) The Commission should, in writing, clarify the notion of State aid regarding the financing of seaports and port infrastructure and should carry on with enforcing principles of state aid to ensure fair competition.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Port service charges applied by providers of port services which are not designated in accordance with an open, transparent and non-discriminatory procedure entail a higher risk of price abuse given their monopolistic or oligopolistic situation and the fact th~~at their~~e relevant market cannot be contested. The same is true for charges levied by internal operators in the meaning of this Regulation. For those services, in the absence of fair market mechanisms, arrangements should be established to ensure that the charges they levy reflect the normal conditions of the relevant market and are set in a transparent and non- discriminatory way.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2

2. ‘cargo handling services’ means the organisation and handling of cargo between the carrying waterborne vessel and the shore be it for import, export or transit of the cargo, including the processing, stowing, transporting and temporary storage of the cargo on the relevant cargo handling terminal and directly related to the transporting of the cargo, but excluding warehousing, stripping, repackaging or any other value added services related to the handled cargo;

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the compliance with requirements on the maritime safety or the safety and security of the port or access to it, its installations, equipment, workers and persons;

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. the compliance with social and labour legislation, including the application of laws and agreement to protect health and safety;

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. In the event of a disruption of port services for which public service obligations are imposed or when an immediate risk of such a situation occurs, the competent authority may take an emergency measure. Collective actions should not be included amongst the events for which emergency measures are taken. The emergency measure may take the form of a direct award so as to attribute the service to a different provider for a period up to one year. During that time period, the competent authority shall either launch a new procedure to select a provider of port service in accordance with Article 7 or shall apply Article 9.

2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. In the event of a disruption of port services for which public service obligations are imposed or when an immediate risk of such a situation occurs, the competent authority may take an emergency measure. The emergency measure may take the form of a direct award so as to attribute the service to a diffCollective actions should be taken into account only when all other possible ways of dialogue and possible alternative solutions have been explored to keep from negative impact on port activities. Emergent provider for a period up to one year. During that time period, the competent authority shall either launch a new procedure to select a provider of port service in accordance with Article 7 or shall apply Article 9cy measures can be taken in situations where collective actions cannot be avoided thus causing disruptions of port.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. IExclusively in the cases provided for in Article 6 (1) (baa), ~~the competent authority~~or in cases where the national legislation of a Member State already so allows, the managing body of a port may decide to provide a port service under public service obligations itself or to impose such obligations directly on a legally distinct entity over which it exercises a control similar to that exercised over its own departments. In such a case, the port service provider shall be considered as an internal operator for the purpose of this Regulation.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)

Article 10a Training 1. The employer shall ensure that its employees receive the necessary training to acquire appropriate knowledge of the conditions in which their work is conducted and that they are properly trained to perform the work. 2. In full respect of the autonomy of social partners, the EU-level Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Ports is invited to develop guidelines for the establishment of training requirements. Those guidelines would enable port workers to acquire the necessary skills to perform their tasks and would aim at ensuring the highest level of safety and health for port workers. Such training requirements shall be regularly updated in order to reduce on an ongoing basis the occurrence of accidents at the workplace.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. The charges for the services provided by an internal operator under public service obligation as referred to in Aarticle 9 ~~and~~(1), the charges ~~levied by providers of port service, in cases of limitation of the number of providers which have not been designated on the basis of procedures which are open, transparent and non- discriminatory~~for pilotage services that are not exposed to effective competition and the charges levied by providers of port service, as referred to in Article 6(1)(aa), shall be set in a transparent and non-discriminatory way. These charges shall, reflect the conditions on a competitive relevant market and shall not be disproportionate to the economic value of the service provided.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6

6. The managing body of the port shall inform port users and the representatives or associations of port users ~~about the structure and the criteria used to determine the~~in a transparent way ambount of the ~~port infrastructure charges, including the total costs and revenues serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level~~structure and the criteria used to determine the amount of the port infrastructure charges. It shall inform users of the port infrastructures of any changes in the amount of the port infrastructure charges or in the structure or criteria used in order to determine such charges at least three months in advance. In situations where port authorities introduce differentiated charging, it is important that clear and transparent criteria will be communicated by port authorities to port infrastructure users.

2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point j

~~(j) governing organic production and labelling of organic products;~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k

~~k) on the use and labelling of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed.~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

(iv) professional operators as defined in point (6) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material];deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The competent authorities shall collect fees in accordance with Article 77 to recover the ~~following costs:~~costs incurred in relation to the official controls referred to in Article 77(1).

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the salaries of the staff, including support staff, involved in the performance of official controls, their social security, pension and insurance costs;~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) the cost of facilities and equipment, including maintenance and insurance costs;~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) the cost of consumables, services and tools;~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) the cost of training of staff referred to in point (a), with the exclusion of the training necessary to obtain the qualification necessary to be employed by the competent authorities;~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point e

~~(e) the cost of travel of the staff referred to in point (a), and associated subsistence costs;~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) the cost of sampling and of laboratory analysis, testing and diagnosis.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2

2. ~~If t~~The competent authorities collecting fees in accordance with Article 77 also perform other activities, only the fraction of the cost elements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article which results from the official controls refshall lay down a transparent method for calculating fees, based on a recognised method for determining administrative costs, and a method for charging the costs in accordance with the specificities of the sectors and enterprises concerrned ~~to in Article 77(1) shall be considered for the calculation of th~~, including the possibility of collecting flat- rate fees.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79

Article 79 Calculation of fees 1. Fees collected in accordance with Article 77 shall be: (a) established at a flat-rate on the basis of the overall costs of official controls borne by the competent authorities over a given period of time, and applied to all operators irrespective of whether any official control is performed during the reference period in relation to each operator charged; in establishing the level of the fees to be charged on each sector, activity and category of operators, the competent authorities shall take into consideration the impact that the type and the size of the activity concerned and the relevant risk factors have on the distribution of the overall costs of those official controls; or (b) calculated on the basis of the actual costs of each individual official control, and applied to the operators subject to such official control; such fee shall not exceed the actual costs of the official control performed and may be partly or entirely expressed as a function of the time employed by the staff of the competent authorities to perform the official controls. 2. Travel costs as referred to in point (e) of Article 78(1) shall be considered for the calculation of the fees referred to in Article 77(1) in a manner that does not discriminate between operators on the basis of the distance of their premises from the location of the competent authorities. 3. Where fees are calculated in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1, the fees collected by competent authorities in accordance with Article 77 shall not exceed the overall costs incurred for the official controls performed over the period of time referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2

2. EMember States may decide that enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be partly or totally exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77.

2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) intended solely for, and maintained and disseminated by, gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks, including in situ/on farm conservation;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part

(6) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material in view to making available on the market:

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point f

~~(f) making available on the market.~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) they represent a significant area of production, larger than 0.1% of the total agricultural area of the European Union;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) they represent a significant value of production, larger than 0.1% of the total value of agricultural production of the European Union;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) they are produced or made available on the market by a significant number of professional operators in the Union;~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) they contain substances which, for all or particular uses, must be subject to particular rules concerning the protection of human and animal health, and the environment.~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Plant reproductive material may ~~only~~ be produced and made available on the market, under one of the following categories:

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out that, by way of derogation to paragraph 1 of this Article, plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market without belonging to a fixed variety in the meaning of point (1) of Article 10 (‘hereafter ’heterogeneous material‘) and not fulfilling the requirements on distinctiveness, uniformity and stability as set out in articles 60, 61 and 62 and satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use or sustainable value for cultivation and/or use as set out in articles 58 and 59.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) rules on labelling ~~and packaging~~including the region of selection, as well as the date and place of multiplication, and packaging that meet the needs of professional users;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) rules concerning description of the material, including the breeding methods and parental material used, description of the production scheme for the plant reproductive material and availability of standard samples, as well as common characteristics of constant characteristics (at the time of growing or harvest) of the population;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d

(d) establishment by the local or national competent authorities of registers for heterogeneous material, modalities for registration and content of those registers;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

Those delegated acts shall be adopted by [Office of Publications, please insert date of application of this Regulation…]~~. They may be adopted per particular genera or specie~~ for all genera or species where a request is made. Heterogeneous populations have to fulfil the following requirements: freely reproducible and bred, selected and multiplied without microbiological methods.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15

Plant reproductive material belonging to a clone may be produced and made available on the market only if that clone is registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52, or, if it complies with Article 36 (niche market material) or Article 57 (variety with officially recognized description).

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) it is made available on the market ~~in small quantities~~ by persons other than professional operators, or by independent professional operators ~~employing no more than ten persons and~~ whose annual PRM turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) it is sold directly or with only one intermediary by the producer to the end user;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(bb) it is freely reproducible;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)

(bc) it is bred, selected and multiplied without microbiological methods;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2

2. The persons who produce niche market material for commercial cultivation shall keep records of the quantities of the material produced and made available on the market, per genera, species or type of material. On request, they shall make those records available to the competent authorities.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) the maximum size of packages, containers or bundles, including for commercial cultivation by small farmers;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) requirements concerning traceability, lots and labelling of the niche market material concerned including year and place of multiplication as well as the breeding method.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point c

~~(c) modalities of making available on the market.~~deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register ~~and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation~~;

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).deleted

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) it is sold directly or with only one intermediary by the producer to the end user,

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(bb) it is reely reproducible,

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)

(bc) it is bred, selected or multiplied without microbiological methods.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0137(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Georges BACH, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n c (new)

(nc) use (‘MB’) or non-use (‘NMB’) of microbiological methods for breeding, selection or multiplication.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Longer vehicles may be used in cross- border transport if the two Member States concerned already allow it and if the conditions for derogation under Article 4(3), (4) or (5) of the Directive are met. The European Commission has already provided guidance on the application of Article 4 of the Directive. The transport operations referred to in Article 4(4) do not have a significant impact on international competition if theVehicles of a maximum weight of 44 tonnes may be used in cross- border ~~use remains limited to two Member States where the existing infrastructure and the road safety requirements~~transport if the two Member States concerned already allow it. This balances the Member States’ right under the principle of subsidiarity to decide on transport solutions suited to their specific circumstances with the need to prevent such policies from distorting the internal market. ~~The provisions of Article 4 (4) are clarified in this respect.~~

2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to improve levels of protection, passengers ~~should~~must not be denied boarding on the return journey of a two-way (return) ticket because they have not taken the outward journey. However, the new provision should not apply where the ticket includes more than the outbound and return ticket and passengers have not used the flights in the agreed sequence as shown in the ticket.

2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)

(9b) For example, the creation of a guarantee fund or a compulsory insurance scheme will enable air carriers to ensure that passengers can be reimbursed or repatriated when their flights are cancelled due to the insolvency of an air carrier or the suspension of an air carrier’s operations due to the revocation of its operating licence.

2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Passengers are sometimes confused about the baggage they are allowed to take on board, in terms of dimensions, weight or number of items. In order to ensure that passengers are fully aware of the baggage allowances included in their ticket, both for cabin and hold baggage, air carriers should clearly indicate these allowances at ~~booking and at the airport~~an early stage of the booking process, in all distribution channels including computerised reservation systems, and at check-in at the airport. Organisers should inform passengers accordingly.

2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN

2013/0072(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Georges BACH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Musical instruments should as far as possible be accepted as baggage within the passenger cabin and, where this is not possible, should where possible be carried under the appropriate conditions in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. In order to allow the passengers concerned to assess whether their instrument can be stored in the cabin, air carriers should inform them about the size of storage facilities. Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 should be amended accordingly.

2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a

Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 2

(a) Point 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. ‘infrastructure manager’ means any body or firm ensuring the development, operation and maintenance of railway infrastructure on a network; development includes network planning, financial and investment planning as well as building and upgrades of the infrastructure; operation of the infrastructure includes all elements of the process of train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual paths, traffic management and infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges; maintenance includes infrastructure renewals and the other asset management activities’;deleted

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Ismail ERTUG, Georges BACH, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c

Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – point 31 – indent 3 a (new)

- an undertaking consisting of distinct divisions, including an infrastructure manager and one or several divisions providing transport services that do not necessarily have distinct legal personalities

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2

~~2. In Article 6, paragraph 2 is~~ deleted;

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Ismail ERTUG, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3

~~3. [...]~~deleted (This Amendment deletes the Commission’s proposal of a new Article 7, e.g. the original text of the Article 7 in Directive 2012/34 EU shall be kept.)

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3

~~3. [...]~~deleted

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3

Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Smaller, vertically integrated undertakings maintaining a rail network no more than 450 km in length shall be exempt from the separation requirement.

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) The principle of reciprocity is an important means of counteracting the distortion of competition; this principle should apply not only to licensed railway undertakings and their subsidiaries in the Member States, but also to undertakings from third countries that wish to participate in procurement procedures within the Union.

2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) Where the conclusion of a public service contract may entail a change of public service operator, competent authorities should require the chosen public service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfer of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses. This Directive does not preclude Member States from safeguarding transfer conditions of employees’ rights other than those covered by Directive 2001/23/EC and thereby, if appropriate, taking into account labour and social standards more favourable to the workers, established by national laws, regulations or administrative provisions or collective agreements or agreements concluded between the social partners.

2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)

(11b) In keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, competent authorities should establish social and qualitative criteria in order to maintain and raise quality standards for public service obligations, for instance with regard to minimal working conditions, passenger rights, the needs of persons with reduced mobility, environmental protection and the health and security of passengers and employees, as well as collective agreement obligations and other rules and agreements concerning workplaces and social protection at the place where the service is provided.

2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0028(COD)