Activities of James NICHOLSON related to 2018/0332(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discontinuing seasonal changes of time (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on discontinuing seasonal changes of time
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a directive
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission's draft directive discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive2000/84/EC.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-number of citizens' initiatives have highlighted citizens' concerns about the biannual clock change and Member States should be given the time and opportunity to carry out their own public consultations and impact assessments in order to better understand the implications of discontinuing season time arrchangements in all regions.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) In order to ensure a harmonised implementation of this Directive, Member States shall consult each other and coordinate any time zone changes in order to avoid illogical time zones and burdensome disruptions to the internal market.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 2019, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in everyIt is necessary to give Member State,s at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 31 March 2019. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 October 2019, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. Itdequate time to prepare national analyses and public consultations concerning the effects of the discontinuing seasonal changes and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC and to adopt a well-coordinated approach to its desirable that Member States take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 2019 in a concerted mannerimplementation.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11