8 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2017/0237(COD)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Despite considerable progress made in protecting consumers in the Union, further improvements in protecting the rights of rail passengers and ensuring they are compensated for delays, cancellations and any material damage are still to be made.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Granting the same rights to rail passengers taking international and domestic journeys should raise the level of consumer protection in the Union, guarantee that passengers receive as precise as possible information on their rights, ensure a level playing-field for railway undertakings and guarantee a uniform level of rights for passengers.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Despite considerable progress made in protecting consumers in the Union, further improvements are still to be made in protecting the rights of rail passengers are still to be nd ensuring they are compensated for delays, cancellations and any material damadge.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Granting the same rights to rail passengers taking international and domestic journeys should raise the level of consumer protection in the Union, guarantee that passengers receive as precise as possible information on their rights and ensure a level playing-field for railway undertakings and guarantee a uniform level of rights for passengers.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(5) Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobilityassengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
(8) A railway undertaking shall not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service and could not have been foreseen or prevented even if all reasonable measures had been taken. At the same time, compensation may be paid to passengers where railway journeys are delayed owing to: 1. spontaneous (unannounced) strikes; 2. administrative formalities (checks by customs authorities or border police, police checks on board trains); 3. unforeseen external events.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(5) Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobilityassengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
(8) A railway undertaking shall not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service and could not have been foreseen or prevented even if all reasonable measures had been taken. At the same time, compensation may be paid to passengers where railway journeys are delayed owing to: 1. spontaneous (unannounced) strikes; 2. administrative formalities (checks by customs authorities or border police, police checks on board trains); 3. unforeseen external events.