7 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2011/2094(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms its commitment to making a reality of the Single European Railway Area, where non-discriminatory access to the rail network is crucial; calls on the Member States to speed upguarantee liberalisation of the railway transport sector and to guaranteeensure that fair competition is observed by means of their national regulatory authorities;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ascertain whether the abolition of trade tax for a rail undertaking with a registered office in a given Member State and the simultaneous introduction of a flat-rate levy on rolling stock is compatible with EU competition law, given that non-national undertakings – unlike domestic undertakings – have to pay the trade tax in their Member State of establishment and that this situation is liable to create unfair competition;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that, in view of the level of indebtedness of companies in the railway sector in the new Member States, debt cancellation should continue to be permitted under certain conditions and in particular if such cancellation helps to ease the way to an open rail market, though distortions of competition should always be avoided;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to work on the swift abolition of all existing restrictions on cabotage, in order to allow fair competition and avoid as many unnecessary empty runs as possible, together with harmonisation of the social provisions at European level to prevent wage dumping and social imbalances;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its satisfaction with the fact that passenger rights have now been regulated for all transport sectors and welcomes in particular the Commission’s intention to publish a comprehensive common overview of passenger rights for all transport modes; recommends to the Commission that it also publish a passengers’ handbook/guide, to be widely distributed for the information of passengerthe rights of passengers using all transport modes; stresses that particular attention should be paid to the use of fair compensation schemes for refunds in cases of delays;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission, in implementing the directive on postal service liberalisation, to verify compliance with the universal service obligation and to ensure that competition focuses on the areas of quality and service and does not lead to social dumping at the expense of workers;