Activities of Nathalie GRIESBECK related to 2013/0105(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (A8-0032/2015 - Jörg Leichtfried) FR
Amendments (3)
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Longer vehicles may be used in cross- border transport if the two Member States concerned already allow it and if the conditions for derogation under Article 4(3), (4) or (5) of the Directive are met. The European Commission has already provided guidance on the applicatTo ensure that there is no distortion of competition between hauliers from different Member States, it is essential that the dimensions of Article 4 of the Directive. Thethe vehicles used for international transport operations areferred to in Article 4(4) do not have a significant impact on international competition if the cross- border use remains limited to two Member States where the existing infrastructure and the road safety requirements allow it common to all. Any exceptions to these common standards are exclusively limited to national transport operations. This balances the Member States’ right under the principle of subsidiarity to decide on transport solutions suited to their specific circumstances with the need to prevent such policies from distorting the internal market. The provisions of Article 4 (4) are clarified in this respectobjectives set out in the White Paper.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(2) In Article 4 is amended as follows:(4), the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph: 'Without prejudice to Member States' rights laid down in Acts on Accession to the Union, international transport operations carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions deviating from those laid down in Annex I shall be prohibited.'
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b