23 Amendments of Robert EVANS related to 2008/0237(COD)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Member States should encourage the development of passenger charters for urban, suburban and regional bus and/or coach services which set out commitments by bus and/or coach undertakings to increase the quality of service and better meet the needs of their passengers.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In deciding on the design of new terminals, and as part of major refurbishments, managing bodies should, where possibleithout exception, take into account the needs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility. In any case, managing bodies of bus and coach terminals should designate points where such persons can notify their arrival and need for assistance.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Similarly, bus and/or coach undertakings should take such needs into account when deciding on the design of new and newly refurbished vehicles.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may exempt urban, and suburban and regional transport covered by public servbus and/or coach services from the scope of this Regulation on the stricet contracts, if such contracts ensure a comparable level of passenger rights to that required indition that providers of these services adopt measures, such as passenger charters, to ensure that the issues set out in Article 1 of this Regulation are addressed.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – point 8
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 or psychosocial disability or impairment, or any other cause of disability, or as a result of age, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and adaptation to his particular needs of the services made available to all passengers;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – point 12 a (new)
Article 3 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘Accessible formats’ means that all passengers can access the same information using text, Braille, audio, video and/or electronic formats. Examples of accessible formats include, but are not limited to and may vary according to technological developments, pictograms, vocal announcements and subtitling.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with this Chapter, bus and/or coach undertakings shall be liable for the loss or damage resulting from the death of, or personal injury or mental harm to, passengers, caused by accidents arising out of the operation of bus and coach transport services and occurring while the passenger is in, entering or leaving the vehicle.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of the death of, or any personal injury to, or any other physical or mental harm to, passengers, caused by an accident arising out of the operation of bus and coach transport services, and where there is no other travel insurance policy taken out by the passenger, the bus and/or coach undertaking shall without delay, and in any event not later withain fifteen days afterof the establishment of the identity of the natural person entitled to compensation, make such advance payments as may be required to meet immediate economic needs on a basis proportional to the damage suffered.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request bus and coach undertakings shall immediately make available the international, Community or national law establishing the safety requirements, on which non-discriminatory access rules are based. These must be provided in accessible formats.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 5
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 including online booking and information.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Terminal managing bodies and bus and/or coach undertakings shall ensure appropriate assistance to a disabled person or a person with reduced mobility as specified in Annex I free of charge before, during and after the journeafter and where possible during the journey. The assistance shall be adapted to the individual needs of the person with a disability or reduced mobility.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where use of a recognised assistance dog is required, this shall be granted provided that the bus and/or coach undertaking or ticket vendor or tour operator were notified in accordance with applicable national rules covering the carriage of assistance dogs.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Bus and/or coach undertakings, terminal managing bodies, ticket vendors and tour operators shall cooperate in order to provide assistance to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility on condition that the person's need for such assistance is notified to the bus and/or coach undertaking, terminal managing body, ticket vendor or tour operator at least 48 hours before the assistance is needed, unless a shorter notification period is proposed by the assistance provider, or agreed between the assistance provider and the passenger.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Bus and/or coach undertakings, ticket vendors and tour operators shall take all measures necessary to facilitate the receipt of notifications of the need for assistance made by disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility. The passenger shall receive a confirmation, stating that the assistance needs have been notified. This obligation shall apply at all their points of sale including sale by telephone and via the Internet.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
– if no time is stipulated, not later than 30 minutes before the published departure time, unless otherwise proposed by the assistance provider or agreed between the passenger and the assistance provider.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. The designated points referred to in paragraph 5 shall be clearly signed and shall offer basicposted, accessible and recognisable to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility and shall offer the necessary information about the terminal and assistance provided, in accessible formats.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 – introductory sentence
Article 18 – introductory sentence
Bus and/or coach undertakings and terminal managing bodies shall:
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where necessary every effort shall be undertaken to rapidly provide replacement equipment offering similar technical and functional features to those damaged or lost.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of delay, bus and/or coach undertakings or, where appropriate, terminal managing bodies shall inform passengers of estimated departure and arrival times as soon as this information is available, but not later than 30 minutes after a scheduled departure or one hour before a scheduled arrival respectively. This information shall also be provided in accessible formats for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Bus and/or coach undertakings shall set up a complaint handling mechanism, where such a body does not already exist, establish a complaint handling mechanism, accessible for all passengers, including passengers with disabilities and passengers with reduced mobility, for rights and obligations covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 30
Article 30
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringement of this Regulation and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that those rules are implemented. The penalties provided for, which could include ordering the payment of compensation to the person concerned, must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission and shall inform it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex II – part b – indent 3
Annex II – part b – indent 3
– techniques for escorting blind and partially-sighted passengers and for the handling and carriage of recognised assistance animals;