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11 Amendments of Anna IBRISAGIC related to 2008/2062(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas self-employed drivers have been excluded from the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC on a temporary basis until 23 March 2009,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to eliminate disparities between the Member States and help to ensure fair competition in the road transport sector by including self- employed drivers,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, since self-employed drivers are already covered by national health and safety regulation, additional Community legislation will merely lead to an increase in red tape and impose another regulatory burden on the self- employed, without offering any particular advantage in terms of the health of workers or road safety,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas it is important for the scope of the regulation to remain consistent with regard to the length of driving time and rest periods, with no distinctions between drivers,deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas restricting working time in the road transport sector will have much greater benefits in terms of road safety if self-employed drivers are included,deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the inclusion of self-employed drivers will not detract from their capacity or the need to perform administrative or managerial duties for their company, since, for the purposes of the directive, working time is confined to activities related directly to road transport,deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the social actors represented on the European Economic and Social Committee are broadly in agreement on including self-employed workers, so as to ensure equal treatment for all workers in the sector, prevent distortions of competition and promote better working conditions,deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the European Court of Justice has clearly established the doctrine that Article 71 of the EC Treaty offers a sufficient legal basis for applying the directive to self-employed workers, precisely because it contributes to the objectives of road safety and the approximation of conditions of competition,deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to show the utmost diligence in transposing social legislation in the road transport sector into national law and implement it, so as to properly comply with the general interests of road safety and the health and safety of drivers and provide a clear framework of fair competition in national legislation;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up its official impact assessment, to give proper consideration to the position expressed by Parliament and its arguments for the full in to swiftly complete its impact assessment, which should serve as the basis for decisions as to what action; if any, is to be taken regarding the exclusion of self- employed drivers withinfrom the scope of the Directive after the transitional period2002/15/E;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to submit the relevant measures sufficiently well in advance to ensure that the directive as a whole, including all its elements, can enter fully into force on 23 March 2009 and that its scope is extended to include self-employed workers;deleted
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL