20 Amendments of István UJHELYI related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market,6, __________________ 6 OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72. OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on driving time and leisure time and to Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities,
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, despite the measures taken to date, differences in national interpretations and enforcement of common EU rules persist, and the number of infringements of the rules on driving times, breaks and rest periods remains high: calls on the Member States, therefore, to swiftly implement all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation and proper enforcement of the existing legislation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it necessary to reinterpret the concept of 'social dumping'; recalls that the concept of dumping which is familiar from trade policy is different in the case of transport and more generally in that of labour;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the job-creating potential in the EU transport and tourism sectors; stresses in particular that road transport is of fundamental importance to society and the economy in the European Union, as it employs more than 2.2% of the entire EU work force (5 million people), accounts for nearly three quarters (72%) of all internal goods transport and carries more passengers than rail, trams and underground railway systems combined; firmly believes, furthermore, that employment in the EU transport sector should be made more attractive for future generations; considers in particular that women’s participation must be boosted;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend such business practices as 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; stresses at the same time that these unacceptable practices may not serve as an official basis for adopting national protectionist measures, which may in any case be counterproductive and which may break up the EU's single internal market and reduce competitiveness;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Commission has announced that during 2016 it intends to propose new initiatives concerning road transport, including the social aspects;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. 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; recalls, however, that many measures have already been adopted to enhance the enforcement of social rules in the road transport sector, and that the Commission has elaborated enforcement guidelines in this connection, such as the Electronic Register of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU), the digital tachograph network (TACHOnet) or the development of a common training curriculum for enforcers (TRACE project);
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the fact that it is necessary for vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes which are used for commercial purposes to be included in the transport sector, so that the driving times and rest periods of their drivers are regulated in order to maintain road safety;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for the Commission to treat social aspects as a major priority of the road package, including measures to ensure legal clarity and better implementation of rules governing working conditions, social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibility; considers it important, however, that the planned new social and working-conditions measures for the transport sector should not infringe the EU's fundamental freedoms (such as freedom to provide services), and that no artificial obstacles should be placed in the way of transport undertakings with regard to competition on the internal market based on genuine competitive advantages;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to services at vehicle parks, which must be regarded as part of the working conditions of vehicle drivers; calls for the establishment of safe vehicle parks which take material responsibility for the well-being of people within them and ensure appropriate hygiene conditions, where vehicle drivers can leave vehicles loaded with goods, in compliance with the provisions of Article 4(f) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved; at the same time, emphasises that these wrong practices may not serve as a basis reference for taking of protectionist national measures, which could otherwise be counterproductive, and could lead to the fragmentation of the internal market of the European Union and the reduction of competitiveness;
Amendment 234 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the issue of social harmonisation, supplemented by the problem of social dumping, goes far beyond the transport sector; considers that these issues have such ramifications as to concern economic, employment and social-policy matters connected with the EU internal market and freedom to provide services.
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for reinterpretation of the definition of ‘social dumping’; recalls that, under trade policy, the definition of dumping is different for transport than for the workforce in a wider sense;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that the objective differences existing between the wage levels and social security systems of the Member States should be interpreted as competitive advantage and not defined as unfair practices;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that the road transport sector is essential to the society and economy of the European Union and constitutes almost three quarters (72%) of total domestic freight transport; recalls that the sector transports more passengers than over- and underground railways and trams combined, and employs more than 2.2% of the total working population of the EU (5 million people);
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Recalls that several measures have been adopted to enhance implementation of social regulations for the road transport sector, and that the Commission developed the related guidelines on this process, such as the European Register of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU), a telematic network that enables exchanging of the information required for tachograph personal driver cards (TACHOnet), and a common training schedule for the implementing entities (TRACE project);
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers that, despite such measures, differences in national interpretations of these common EU rules and related enforcement practices persist, and the number of breaches of the rules on driving times, breaks and rest periods remains high, with 3.9 million offences detected in the 2011-2012 implementation period;
Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers it important that the planned new provisions relating to the social and working conditions of the transport sector should not prejudice the fundamental freedoms of the EU (such as the freedom to provide services), and should not constitute artificial barriers for transport enterprises as regards competition within the internal market based on real competitive advantages;
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Considers that the issue of social harmonisation and the problem of social dumping extend far beyond the transport sector; considers that this sector already has problems with these matters in relation to economic, employment policy and social policy as regards the freedom to provide services within the internal market;