4 Amendments of Jakop G. DALUNDE related to 2017/0015(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Taking into account the White Paper's 60% GHG emission reduction target and the goal to halve the use of 'conventionally fuelled' cars in urban transport by 2030 and phase them out in cities by 2050, Member States should be given the option, in Directive 2006/126/EC and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union, to authorise the driving on their territory of alternative fuelled vehicles up to a mass of 4250 kg with a driving license B, provided that the excess of a mass of the vehicle is due exclusively to the mass of its alternative fuel system and that the use of these vehicles contributes to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and improving air quality. Moreover, Member States should ensure that the drivers of such vehicles are required to follow an additional training course in order to include positive effects on road safety and encourage eco-driving.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2003/59/EC
Article 7– paragraph 1
Article 7– paragraph 1
Periodic training shall consist of training to enable holders of a CPC to update the knowledge which is essential for their work, with specific emphasis on road safety and the rationalisation of fuel consumption., e.g. through eco-driving, also taking into account the impact on climate change;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2006/126/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(1a) in Article 6, paragraph 4 the following point is added: "(ba) alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53 (EC) of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and maximum authorised weights in international traffic" up to a mass of 4250 kg, provided that the excess of a mass of the vehicle to over 3500 kg is due exclusively to the mass of its alternative fuel system and that the use of these vehicles contributes to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and improving air quality. Moreover, Member States shall ensure that the drivers of such vehicles are required to follow an additional training course in order to include positive effects on road safety and encourage eco-driving".
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex I – Section 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Section 4 – paragraph 1
Compulsory periodic training courses must be organised by an approved training centre. Their duration must be of 35 hours every five years, given in periods of at least seven hours which may be split over two days. Such periodic training may be provided, in part, on top-of-the-range simulators and by use of information and communication technology tools such as e- learning, while ensuring the quality of the training. At least one of the seven hour periods shall cover a road safety related subject. The content of the training shall take into account training needs specific to the transport operations carried out by the driver and relevant legal and technological developments. The seven hour periods shall cover different subjects.