23 Amendments of Phil BENNION related to 2011/0397(COD)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where, following the selection procedure laid down in Articles 7 to 10, any supplier of groundhandling services, including self-handling airport users, mentioned in paragraph 1 loses its authorisation to provide these servicesreplaced by one or more supplier, Member States may require supplier(s)s of groundhandling services which subsequently provide these services to grant staff previously hired to provide these services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Council Directive 2001/23/EC17 .
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall limit the requirement in paragraph (2) to the employees of the previous supplier, including self handling airport users, who are involved in the provision of services for whichgroundhandling services that the previous supplier lost authorisationstops providing, and who voluntarily accept to be taken on by the new supplier(s) or self-handling airport user.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Article 12 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall limit the requirement in paragraph (62) to the employees of the self-handling airport user who are involved in the provision of groundhandling services for which the self- handling airport user decides to stop self- handling, and who voluntarily accept to be taken on by the new supplier(s) or self- handling airport user.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) As free market access is the norm in EU transport policy, the complete liberalisation of the groundhandling market should be the ultimate goal.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
An undertaking applying for an approval shall demonstrate that its employees have the qualification, professional experience and length of service necessary for the performance of the activity itfor which it has applies ford.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users shall ensure that all their employees involved in the provision of groundhandling services, including managing staff and supervisors, regularly attendattend at least two days of initial training when taking up a new job, and subsequent specific and recurrent training to enable them to perform the tasks assigned to them. This training must meet minimum European standards and be relevant to the specific tasks to which the employee is assigned.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Ambiguity exists as toIt should be clarified whether Member States may require the takeover of staff upon a change of provider for groundhandling services to which access is limited according to Article 6 (2). Discontinuity of staff can have a detrimental effect on the quality of groundhandling services. It is therefore appropriate to clarify the rules on the takeover of staff beyond the application of Directive 2001/23/EC on transfers of undertakings enabling Member States to ensure adequate employment and working conditions.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) Increase in the quality of groundhandling services should be the ultimate aim; this should be done without increasing the administrative burden for groundhandling companies. It is therefore important to allow companies to decide on their own general business practices and their human resources policy.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To make sure that all service suppliers and self-handling airport users possess sufficient economic solidity, good repute, sufficient insurance coverage, and proper knowledge of groundhandling operations and the airport environment, and in order to establish a level playing field, the granting of approval should be subject to minimum requirements. ; these minimum requirements should not in any way have a restrictive impact on the further opening of the market.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2 a (new)
- or they belong to the same alliance ;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) 'integrator' means an undertaking that offers door-to-door transport, being a contractually governed service guaranteeing the transportation of freight and/or mail from origin until final destination and where the transport operations, groundhandling, sorting and delivery services form an integral and seamless part of that service.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For integrators, self-handling should be possible for groundhandling services performed for all aircraft in the integrators' transport network, whether owned of leased and whether operated by an air carrier owned by the integrator or by third parties. The undertaking providing the groundhandling services in this regard does not have to be an airport user, but shall be affiliated with the integrator
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the airport shall be in charge of the proper coordination of groundhandling activities at its airport. As ground coordinator, the managing body of the airport shall in particular ensure that the operations of suppliers of groundhandling services and, self-handling airport users and the provision of centralised infrastructure comply with the airport rules of conduct as defined in Article 31.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the operations of suppliers of groundhandling services and, self-handling airport users and the provision of centralised infrastructure shall comply with minimum quality standards, as specified in Article 32;
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Article 30 – paragraph 5
5. The managing body of the airport shall report to the national approving authority any problem with the suppliers of groundhandling services or self-handling airport users or the provision of centralised infrastructure at its airport.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passenger movements or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, the managing body of the airport, or, where appropriate, the public authority or any other body which controls the airport, shall set minimum quality standards for the performance of groundhandling services and centralised infrastructure, after consultation with the Airport User's Committee.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Such standards must be consistent with the safety rules, arrangements and management systems of the airport operator and affected air operators as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) opinion of stakeholders on the approval system (approval criteria, implementation issues, price, administrative process, etc.);
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The report shall also assess whether complete liberalisation of the groundhandling market is necessary and acceptable. If this is appropriate, a revision of this Regulation might be proposed.