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6 Amendments of Evelyne GEBHARDT related to 2008/0237(COD)

Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – point 8
(8) 'disabled person' or 'person with reduced mobility' means any person whose mobility when using transport is reduced as a result of any physical disability (sensory or locomotory, permanent or temporary), intellectual disability or impairment, or any other cause of disability, or as a result of age or reduced mobility, including illness and pregnancy or as a result of elderly age, and extending furthermore to young children and to accompanying persons, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and adaptation to his particular needs of the services made available to all passengers;
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Bus and/or coach undertakings shall establish, with the active involvement of representatives of organisations of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility and enforcement bodies referred to in Article 27, non-discriminatory access rules that apply to the transport of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, and accompanying persons, in order to meet applicable safety requirements. These rules shall contain all access conditions of the bus and coach service in question, including accessibility of the vehicles operated and their facilities on board, and of the fitted assistive equipment.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Bus and/or coach undertakings, their ticket vendors or tour operators shall ensure that all relevant information concerning the conditions of carriage, journey information and information on accessibility of services is available in appropriate and accessible formats for disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility extending to persons incapable of travelling without assistance because of their elderly or young age and accompanying persons, including online booking and information.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 23
Bus and coach undertakingCarriers shall cooperate in order to adopt arrangements at national or European level with the involvement of stakeholders, professional associations and associations of customers, passengers and disabled persons. These measures should be aimed at improving care for passengers, especially in the event of long delays and interruption or cancellation of travel prioritising care for those passengers with special needs owing to disability, reduced mobility, illness, elderly age, pregnancy and extending to young children, and accompanying passengers. In the event of long delays and interruption or cancellation of travel, care shall focus on providing passengers with nursing assistance and food and drink as necessary, regular information updates, and, where appropriate, alternative travel arrangements and accommodation.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure, where appropriate, that the national enforcement bodies cooperate with consumer organisations in establishing or coordinating efforts with national single points of contact, to provide passengers with adequate information and advice on their rights and on complaint procedures.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) aggregated data on complaints, including on their outcome and resolution timescales;
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN