9 Amendments of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2013/0157(COD)
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The self-provision of service which entails shipping companies or providers of port services to employ staff of their own choice and to provide themselves port services is regulated in a number of Member States for safety or social reasons. The stakeholders consulted by the Commission when preparing its proposal highlighted that imposing a generalised allowance of the self-provision of service at Union level would require additional rules on safety and social issues in order to avoid possible negative impacts in these areas. It appearis therefore not appropriate at this stage not to regulate this issue at Union level and to leave iit should, for the time being, be left to the Member States to regulate the self- provision of port services or not. Therefore, this Regulation should only cover the provision of port services for remuneration.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required and the availability of the service insofar as these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should retain the power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States, provided that these rules are in line with the EU Treaty rules. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to ask the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11 . __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) The Commission should, in writing, clarify the notion of State aid with regard to the financing of port infrastructures, taking into consideration that the exploitation of a port is an economic activity and public access and defence infrastructure have a non-economic nature by their predominant public goal.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Article 12(2) shall also apply to dredging.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the availability of the service to all users;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) the availability of the service without interruption during the day, the night, the week and the year;
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States, provided these rules are in conformity with the EU Treaty rules.