1 Amendments of Nathalie GRIESBECK related to 2008/0237(COD)
Amendment 59 #
Council position – amending act
Article 2 - paragraph 4
Article 2 - paragraph 4
(4) With the exception of Articles 4(2), 9 and 10(1), Member States may exempt urban, suburban and regional regular services, including cross-border services of that type, from the application of this Regulation. With a view to identifying urban, suburban and regional services, Member States may apply the definitions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the rights and obligations of rail passengers1. In applying these definitions, Member States shall use the following criteria: distance, frequency of services, number of scheduled stops, ticketing schemes, fluctuations in passenger numbers between peak and off-peak periods, timetables. _______________ 1 JO L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 14.