12 Amendments of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2017/0122(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the implementation of the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi-manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. __________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt theIt is thus desirable to enforce the application of the existing provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the existing rules and to reach their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively long.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To enhance cost-effectiveness of enforcement of the social rules the potential of the current and future tachograph systems should be fully exploited, starting with the installation of the digital tachograph in registered vehicles before 2020. Therefore the functionalities of the tachograph should be improved to allow for more precise positioning, in particular during international transport operations.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As new models of transport of good are expanding, the use of vehicles for this tasks with a permissible mass of less than 3,5 tonnes, may be included within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 in order to improve working conditions of drivers and road safety.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Member States may put more efforts to ameliorate the health and security conditions of the parking areas, improving the adequate sanitary facilities and accommodation. To facilitate the resting periods away from home, a sufficient network of parking areas should exist within the Union.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds3,5 tonne-1) in Article 2 (1), point (a) is replaced by the following "(a) of goods, or”
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 4 – point r a (new)
Article 4 – point r a (new)
(2a) In article 4, the following point is added: "(ra) 'home' means the place where the driver's residence is."
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – point 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – point 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shallis responsible of organisezing the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home within each period of three consecutive weeks.or another place chosen by the driver;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(6a) in Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. A transport undertaking shall not give drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal any extra payment, even in the form of a bonus or wage supplement, related to distances travelled and/or the amount of goods carried if that payment is of such a kind as to endanger road safety and/or encourages infringement of this Regulation..”;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4