Activities of Marie-Pierre VIEU related to 2017/0113(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road PDF (579 KB) DOC (88 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Given that this directive seriously risks weakening the regulatory framework and could be used by companies as a way of getting round common rules, it must establish clear and specific safeguards to prevent abuses of this kind. It must establish guarantees to guard against tax-related abuses, including the use of ‘letterbox’ companies and the abusive practice of switching between various countries, which leads to revenue losses for Member States. Similarly, it must establish guarantees to guard against abuses in the social domain, including illegal cabotage and the exploitation of road workers by abusive employers. These guarantees should involve limiting the maximum rental period and the proportion of rented vehicles in each fleet, and making it possible to carry out effective checks using uniform and verifiable vehicle declaration and registration systems. They should also involve ensuring, in particular, the traceability of worker/vehicle/company connections.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The level of road transport taxation still differs considerably within the Union. Therefore, certain restrictions, which also indirectly affect the freedom to provide vehicle hiring services, remain justified in order to avoid fiscal distortions. Consequently, Member States should have the option to limit the length of time a vehicle hired in a Member State otherregistered or put into circulation in another Member State can be used within their territories (maximum 1 month at a time, and no more than 2 monthes one ofverall per calendar year) and the number of vehicles a company establishmented ofn the undertaking hiring it can be used within their respective territoriesir territory is authorised to hire from another Member State, having regard to the total number of vehicles in that company’s fleet (maximum 25% of that fleet).
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to enforce these measures, the Member States shall be authorised to require the registration of rented vehicles in their national electronic register and the mandatory presentation of the rental contract, the work contract and any other contract they consider necessary for properly monitoring the practice. Member States shall be free to impose penalties on vehicles which exceed the maximum thresholds or are not properly registered.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The implementation and effects of this Directive should be monitored by the Commission and be documented by it in a report no later than three years after the deadline for the transposition has passed. It shall evaluate, with precise figures, the consequences the directive has had on the environment, on road safety and on Member States’ tax revenues, and its social impact. Particular importance should be given to assessing the social impact of the directive, in particular as regards employment, working conditions and factors such as the administrative burden, social rights, the rate of infringements and irregularities and the impact on posted road workers. Any future action in this area should be considered in light of that report.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the vehicle is registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of a Member State;", that it is duly registered in the national electronic register and that it does not violate the Member State’s restrictions on time and percentage of the fleet;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a
1a. Where the vehicle is not registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of the Member State where the undertaking hiring the vehicle is established, Member States may limit the time of use of the hired vehicle within their respective territories. However, Member States shall in such a case allow its use for at least and apply the penalties or regulatory measures they consider necessary four months in any given calendar yearthe practice to be properly regulated in their territory.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a a (new)
1aa. Member States shall authorise the leasing of driverless vehicles with the following restrictions: the rental period may not exceed the maximum of one month at a time and two months per calendar year, and the total number of rented vehicles may not exceed 25% of the total fleet of the company which is party to the rental contract.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 3
First Article – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2006/1/EC
Article 5 a
Article 5 a
By [OP: please insert the date calculated 52 years after the deadline for transposition of the Directive], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and effects of this Directive. The report shall include information on the use of vehicles hired in a Member State other than the Member State of establishment of the undertaking hiring the vehicle. It shall evaluate, with precise figures, the consequences the directive has had on the environment, on road safety and on Member States’ tax revenues, and its social impact. Particular importance should be given to assessing the social impact of the directive, in particular as regards employment, working conditions, the rate of infringements and irregularities and the impact on posted road workers. On the basis of this report, the Commission shall assess whether it is necessary to propose additional measures or modify the directive.