Activities of Marianne VIND related to 2023/0155(COD)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Amendments (14)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) However, the specificities of the occasional road passenger transport sector are not shared by the road freight transport or the regular road passenger transport sector. Occasional road passenger transport is characterised by high seasonality and different lengths of time spent driving which depend on the touristic activities undertaken by passengers. It needs to accommodate unscheduled and impromptu requests from passengers in terms of additional stops and changes of the route or the schedule, wherever feasible. Occasional road passenger transport generally involves less driving time when compared to freight transport or regular bus services. In addition drivers usually sleep in hotels, and seldom drive less at night. On the other hand, drivers during the working time may be subject to some additional activities, often resulting from interactions with passengers.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) More flexible rules in the scheduling of the breaks and rest periods of drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should in no way jeopardise the safety of drivers, road safety, increase the level of fatigue of drivers or lead to a deterioration in working conditions. Such flexibility should therefore not alter the current rules on the total minimum breaks, on maximum driving periods per day and per week and, on the maximum fortnightly driving time and on maximum working time.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) More flexibility in the scheduling of breakIn order to ensure proper rest times for drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should not prevent those drivers from taking breaks of the minimum duration necessary to enable them to rest properly. Therefore, it is appropriate to set a minimum duration for each break. Therefore, dDrivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services should be allowed to split their obligatory break into threemaximum two separate breaks of at least 15 minutes each, in addition to the other possibility of splitt. More flexibility in the scheduling of these breaks, however, should not prevent drivers from having a breaks longer than the required minimum duration.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To ensure that greater flexibility in the scheduling of rest periods of drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services is not abused, it is essential to clearly delimit the scope of such flexibility and also to provide for appropriate checks by the competent national authorities as well as the European Labour Authority (ELA). Drivers should therefore be able to postpone the start of their daily rest periods for a maximum period of 1 or 2 hours, in cases where the driving period for that day has not exceeded 5 or 7 hours respectively, and should postpone the start only when carrying out journeys of 8 days or longer. Such flexibility should not jeopardise road safety and should be further limited to only one of each derogation during the period of the tour. It should be also possible to counter check such circumstances with a printout from the recording equipment or the duty roster, in addition to the tachograph recordsWith a view to effective and efficient enforcement and in order to counter check such circumstances, a digital journey form should be electronically registered prior to the start of the journey in addition to the tachograph records and the printout from the recording equipment or the duty roster.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Social partners at Union and national level can play an essential role in improving the enforcement of existing regulations on driving and working time of road transport workers, including drivers of occasional road passenger services. Therefore, they should be invited to undertake joint actions, develop guidelines and issue recommendations in this regard.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) To guarantee efficient and high- quality occasional passenger transport services and improve working and driving conditions for drivers, the Commission should carry out an assessment report two years after the adoption of these new rules in order to study their social impacts as well as to evaluate the application of enforcement rules. When relevant, the Commission should consider proposing new measures.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – Paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – Paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) postponing the daily rest period by at most 1 hour, provided that the total accumulated drivworking time for that day has not exceeded 7 hours;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
For a driver engaged in an occasional passenger service the break referred to in the first paragraph may also be replaced by threewo breaks of at least 15 minutes each, distributed over the driving period referred to in the first paragraph,period in such a way as to comply with the provisions of the first paragraph.;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) postponing the daily rest period by at most 1 hour, provided that the total accumulated drivworking time for that day has not exceeded 7 hours;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 2
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a – subparagraph 1 and point a
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a – subparagraph 1 and point a
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation 2006/561/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) a digital journey form with the required information set out in the Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 has been electronically registered prior to the start of the journey.