Activities of Jim HIGGINS related to 2011/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport (debate)
Recording equipment in road transport (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport PDF (167 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council PDF (468 KB) DOC (814 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As fraud and misuse in relation to driving licences is less likely to occur than with driver cards,It is desirable to assess whether the recording equipment system would be more reliable and effective if drivers’ work-related cards were in future incorporated into driving licences. This approach wouldmight also reduce the administrative burden for drivers who would no longer need to apply for, receive and hold twoa number of different documents. An amendment to Directive 2006/126/EC should accordingly bbe envisaged on the basis of a comprehensive impact assessment demonstrating the benvisagedefits for all interested parties of incorporating cards in this way and the compatibility of such a measure with data protection requirements.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce the administrative burden on drivers and transport undertakings, it should be clarified that there is no need for written proof of daily or weekly rest periods. For control purposes, periods for which no activity has been recorded for the driver should accordingly be considered as rest periods.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 (a)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 (a)
(a) ‘recording equipment’ means the equipment intended for installation in road vehicles to display, record, print, store and output automatically or semi-automatically details of the movement of such vehicles and of certain work periodthe working activities of their drivers;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘control card’ means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a national competent control authority which identifies the control body and optionally the control officer and allows access to the data stored in the data memory or in the driver cards for reading, printing and/or downloading;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) “workshop card” means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a recording equipmentdesignated member of staff of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State which identifies the cardholder and allows for the testing, calibration and/or downloading of the recording equipmenttachograph; this also imposes the obligation of management of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State, to ensure that no fraudulent activity takes place at a tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall equip their control authorities with the remote early detection equipment necessary to permit the data communication referred to in this Article.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The data exchanged during communication shall be limited to the data necessary for the purpose of targeted roadside checks. It should include driver activities and speed. Data concerning the identity of the driver, driver activities and speed shall not be communicated.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The competent control authority, on the basis of the data exchanged, may decide to carry out a check on the vehicle and the recording equipment. This roadside filtering must also be complemented by random enforcement checks, regardless of the reading on the roadside unit, to combat possible manipulation of the signal by certain transport undertakings. This may be aided by the establishment of a European wide database, or national databases, which would track the compliance record of transport undertakings, on the basis of physical checks carried out by enforcement officers.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers or their agents shall submit an application for EU approval of a type of vehicle unit, motion sensor, model record sheet or tachograph card to the type approval authorities designated to that effect by each Member State and recognised under the SOG-IS European mutual recognition agreement.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a The Commission is to carry out an Impact Assessment on the feasibility of merging all of the cards used by professional drivers, in particular the driver card with the driver licence, within 24 months of the entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall examine the technical solutions available, and card compatibility issues, in order to reduce the amount of card fraud currently taking place The Commission shall communicate its findings to the European Parliament within 30 months of the entry into force of this regulation.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallcan take appropriate measures to prevent conflicts of interests between fitters or workshops and road transport undertakings. In particular, i, if member states deem it necessary. In particular, Member States may decide to prohibit the practice of a transport undertaking is also operating as an approved fitter or workshop, it shall not be allowed to and thus prevent them from installing and calibrateing recording equipment in itstheir own vehicles.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 29 – paragraph –1 (new)
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission is to carry out a study of enforcement regimes in all the Member States, within 18 months of the first Enforcement Officer Certificates being awarded, to establish how many certified officers there are in each state. Thereafter, Member States must report to the Commission on an annual basis, detailing the training received by officers, and the numbers of active Enforcement Officers who have obtained the European Certificate.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission is to investigate the establishment a common system of training of enforcement officers within 24 months of the application of this regulation, so as to ensure that there are certain training specifications set out before officers are awarded a European Enforcement Certificate.