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24 Amendments of Andor DELI related to 2015/2255(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas, in the transport sector, security, safety of passengers and high working conditions are interlinked creation of a Single European Transport Area was confirmed as the ultimate objective of the 2011 White Paper on Transport;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas equal work, equal rights and fair competition must be at the heart of a well-functioning single market, taking into account the economic development of different Member States and the level of labour productivity of the sector in each Member State;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas actions taken at EU level in the road transport sector shall primarily aim at further improving the implementation and enforcement of the existing regime and should be proportional to the scale of the problems;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital Bb (new)
Bb. whereas any change to the legislation concerning the social and working conditions must respect all fundamental freedoms of the EU and shall not restrict fair competition based on objective competitive advantages as well as shall not create any further administrative burden and additional costs for transport undertakings, especially SMEs;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas differences in wages of drivers in EU countries arise from the diverse economic situation of Member States and cannot be completely eliminated. Such differences are apparent for all economic sectors and are not to be interpreted as the so-called social dumping. Different wages between Member States do not constitute unfair competition, but are rather a natural phenomenon in the EU internal market;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas transport, in particular international transport and cabotage do not fall under the Posting of Workers Directive (Directive 96/71/EC) and calls the attention to the common statement of the Commission and Member States in this respect (10048/96 ADD 1);
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the irregularities distorting fair competition in transport should be tackled promptly through consistent interpretation and uniform application and stronger enforcement of the current legislation as well as through increased cross-border cooperation while respecting the subsidiarity principle;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that any proposals shall be evidence-based, proportionate and based on detailed analyses and objective data to ensure that proposed solutions enhance the development of an efficient and competitive transport sector;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspendtake the necessary steps to eliminate such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self- employment, zero-hour contracts, pay- to- fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenience throughout stricter rules and more effective enforcement in order to ensure the social protection of workers;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
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 and taking into account the specific conditions for operation and service provision in different transport modes without creating any further administrative burden and additional costs for transport undertakings, especially SMEs;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for the Commission to treat social aspects as a majorone of the priorityies 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 and taking into consideration the level of development of the transport sector in the Member State where the transport undertaking is established and the level of labour productivity of the sector;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to cooperate across borders in relation to enforcement information, to give monitoring authorities access to data registered in the Member States’ national electronic registers and in the European Register of Road Transport Undertaking (ERRU) and to consolidate the list of infringements leading to the loss of good repute of road transport operators by including illegal cabotage and non- compliance with Community social and labour legislation;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #
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;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that cooperation between Member States in the area of enforcement should be improved. In this context believes, that the activities carried out within the Euro Contrôle Route and such initiatives as Project CLOSER constitute appropriate means to address the objective of improving enforcement;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, without prejudice to national and Union law, including collective agreements between social partners, the competent authority should require the designated provider of port and railway services to established in that Member State to set up staff working conditions on the basis of binding national, regional or local social standards and to implement the compulsory transfer of staff in the event of a change in service provider;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Mobile workers: Cdeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in the transport sector; calls for the introduction of autdeleted (the deletion is necessary since combatic digital records and the development of 'smart tachographs' for all means of transport, including inland waterway transport; recalls the wish expressed in its resolution from 3 July 2012 that “until 2020 (...) all vehicles that are not exempt from Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this regulation (must) be equipped with a smart tachograph” 12; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do ?type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=DE&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7.ng social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 448 #
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;deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. asks the Commission to clarify the provisions so that a distinction can be drawn between employees and self- employed workers to combat 'bogus self employment'; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitatesDeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the ptractice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notification;nsport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for a new regulation on ground-handling at airports to ensure mandatory social and wage protection for workers in the event of 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 clarification of the definition of 'home base' to protect the social rights of flight cabin crews, in particular their rest periods;deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to review their laws to eliminate precarious employment relationships called 'zero-hour-contracts' or 'pay-to-fly” contracts; believes that precarious working conditions are an additional safety risk;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to shortly submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels 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;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 559 #
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 Europedeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the tran sports are built in Europe, fly a European flag and are owned by a European company; calls for the law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is based; sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL