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Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 4 – paragraph 1

Location data shall be recorded to allow the identification of the starting and ending place of the daily work period. For that purpose, vehicles put into service for the first time [4860 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] shall be fitted with recording equipment connected to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. As regards the voluntary connection of the tachograph to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), as referred to in paragraph 1, use shall be made only of satellite positioning service connections that exploit a positioning service free of charge. No position data other than those expressed, wherever possible, in geographical coordinates for determining the starting and ending points referred to in paragraph 1 shall be stored in the tachograph.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 1

(1) In order to facilitate targeted roadside checks by the competent control authorities, the recording equipment installed in vehicles put into service for the first time [4860 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] shall be able to communicate while the vehicle is in motion to those authorities.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 2

(2) Communication shall be established with the recording equipment only when so requested by the equipment of the control authorities. It shall be secured to ensure data integrity and authentication of the recording and control equipment. It must be clearly visible on the recording equipment that the data transfer was initiated by the authorities.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 39 concerning the supplementing of Annex IB with the specifications of the interface~~, access rights~~ and the list of data which may be accessed.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph -1 (new)

(-1) The transport undertaking shall: (1) give to drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal the necessary training and instructions as regards the correct functioning of the tachographs; (2) make regular checks to ensure that the drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal make a correct use of the tachographs and; (3) not give to drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal any direct or indirect incentives that could encourage the misuse of the recording equipment. Such incentives may take the form of working instructions that are binding at the level of the undertaking. (-2) The driver shall (1) avail himself of the training opportunities made available to him by the undertaking, (2) submit his driving licence and driver card for regular inspections by the undertaking to check its validity, detect any manipulation and withdraw it where appropriate, (3) be liable in the event that he can be shown to have infringed the undertaking’s own work instructions.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – point 1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph 3

(3) A transport undertaking shall not be liable for infringements against this Regulation committed deliberately or negligently by drivers of the undertaking. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to hold transport undertakings fully liable, Member States may consider any evidence that the transport undertaking cannot reasonably be held responsible for the infringement committed.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 Article 8, paragraph 6, in conjunction with Article 4(h)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 (new)

Over a 4-week period, a total weekly rest period of 140 hours must be observed, with the minimum weekly rest period being 24 hours per week. Any shortfall in rest periods must be made up within this 4-week period.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 Article 8, paragraph 2, in conjunction with Article 4(g)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 (new)

(1a) The 12-day rule should also be applied nationally and not just be restricted to one single trip. Prior to and following a trip lasting longer than 6 times 24 hours, one regular 45-hour weekly rest period should be observed. A total weekly rest period of 140 hours must be observed within a 4-week period.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)

(1a) After a driving period of four and a half hours a driver shall take a break of not less than 45 minutes. This break can, however, be replaced by a number of shorter breaks of at least 15 minutes.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

If the vehicle is unable to return to the premises within a period of one week calculated from the day of the breakdown or of the discovery of defective operation, the repair shall be carried out en route. This should not be at an uneconomically high cost to the undertaking.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Measures taken by Member States pursuant to Article 37 may give the competent authorities power to prohibit the use of the vehicle in cases where breakdown or faulty operation has not been remedied as provided in the first and the second subparagraphs. The Commission will check here that national and foreign vehicles are treated in the same way in order to eliminate discrimination.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

3a. If a Member State fails to train its control officers, automatic sanctions in the form of cuts in regional aid shall enter into force.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 39 – paragraph 1

(1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. The delegated acts may not cover the fields of data protection and privacy rights.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 4 (o) (new)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 is amended as follows: (oa) ‘Multi-manning’ also refers to the situation where the second driver of a bus is not on board the vehicle during the first and last 2-hour periods of a journey.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f, p

The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘1200 km’.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

16 Amendments of Thomas ULMER related to 2011/0196(COD)

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