9 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2013/0105(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
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 requirementstransport 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.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The use of longer vehicles in international transport operations will have consequences on road safety, on the environment and on road infrastructure. Before lifting the existing ban on longer and heavier vehicles in international transport operations, the Commission should assess the potential impacts of such a change of rules.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4– paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4– paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2 a) In Article 4 – paragraph 4 – the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph: Without prejudice to Member States’ rights laid down in acts on accession to the union, international transport operations carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions deviating from those laid down in points 1.1,1.2, 1.4 to 1.8, 4.2 and 4.4 of Annex 1 shall be prohibited.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
(4a) The following is added to Article 4.5 of the directive: In order to establish these trial periods, following conditions need to be fulfilled: - the trial period shall not be longer than 5 years, - the transport operations shall take place in a local, well-defined area of the territory of the Member State, - the trial needs to be officially monitored taking into account impacts on infrastructure, road safety, modal split and environment, - an official report of the monitoring results of the trial should be sent to the Commission and made publicly available.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In the aim of improving the aerodynamicenergy efficiency performance and road safety of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, vehicles or combinations of vehicles that meet the criteria set out in paragraph 2 below may exceed the maximum lengths provided for in point 1.1 of Annex I. The main purpose of these exceedances is to allow the construction of tractor cabs improving the aerodynamic characteristicsimprovements in the energy performance of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, and improvingto enhance road safety. Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 should be amended accordingly.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
improved aerodynamicenergy performance of the vehicles,
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10a b (new)
Article 10a b (new)
By the end of 2018, the Commission shall review this directive in order to analyse the impacts of cross-border use of vehicles or vehicles combinations exceeding the maximum dimensions laid down by Annex I. The impact assessment of the Commission shall analyse the impacts on road safety, on the modal shift, the consequences on the infrastructure and on the environment. On the basis of the results of this impact assessment, the Commission shall, if appropriate, make a legislative proposal to amend the directive.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Annex I – point 2.3.1 – indent 3
Annex I – point 2.3.1 – indent 3
two-axle buses: 1920 tonnes