Activities of Jörg LEICHTFRIED related to 2010/0253(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Single European railway area (debate)
Amendments (54)
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) All railway undertakings should also be required to comply with national and Union rules on the provision of railway services, applied in a non-discriminatory manner, which are intended to ensure that it can carry on its activity in complete safety and with duefull regard to existing obligations in relation to health, social conditions, and the rights of workers and consumers on specific stretches of track.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) All railway undertakings should also be required to comply with national and Union rules on the provision of railway services, applied in a non-discriminatory manner, which are intended to ensure that it can carry on its activity in complete safety and with duefull regard to existing obligations in relation to health, social conditions, and the rights of workers and consumers on specific stretches of track.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘applicant’ means a licensed railway undertaking, and, in Member States which provide for such a possibility, other persons or legal entities, such as competent authorities under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, with a public-service or commercial interest in procuring infrastructure capacity, for the operation of railway service on their respective territories;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘applicant’ means a licensed railway undertaking, and, in Member States which provide for such a possibility, other persons or legal entities, such as competent authorities under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, with a public-service or commercial interest in procuring infrastructure capacity, for the operation of railway service on their respective territories;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The formation of an association within a concern shall not represent a breach of the provisions of this article if guarantees are provided that the undertakings are legally autonomous.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The formation of an association within a concern shall not represent a breach of the provisions of this article if guarantees are provided that the undertakings are legally autonomous.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. RInfrastructure managers shall supply to railway undertakings shall, on a non- discriminatory basis, be entitled to the minimum access package laid down in Annex III, point 1.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. RInfrastructure managers shall supply to railway undertakings shall, on a non- discriminatory basis, be entitled to the minimum access package laid down in Annex III, point 1.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Requests by railway undertakings for access to the service facility may only be rejected if there are viable alternatives allowing them to operate the freight or passenger service concerned on the same route under economically acceptable conditions. The burden of proving for the existence of a viable alternative lies with the operator of the service facility.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Requests by railway undertakings for access to the service facility may only be rejected if there are viable alternatives allowing them to operate the freight or passenger service concerned on the same route under economically acceptable conditions. The burden of proving for the existence of a viable alternative lies with the operator of the service facility.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Requests by railway undertakings for access to the service facility, and supply of services may only be rejected if there are viable alternatives allowing them applying railway undertaking to operate the freight or passenger service concerned on the same or alternative routes under economically acceptable conditions. This shall not oblige the operator of the service facility to make investments in order to accommodate all requests by railway undertakings. The burden of provingof for the existence of a viable alternative lies with the operator of the service facilityregulatory body. The service provider shall be required to provide a justification of any denial of access to its facility or to the supply of the service concerned.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Requests by railway undertakings for access to the service facility, and supply of services may only be rejected if there are viable alternatives allowing them applying railway undertaking to operate the freight or passenger service concerned on the same or alternative routes under economically acceptable conditions. This shall not oblige the operator of the service facility to make investments in order to accommodate all requests by railway undertakings. The burden of provingof for the existence of a viable alternative lies with the operator of the service facilityregulatory body. The service provider shall be required to provide a justification of any denial of access to its facility or to the supply of the service concerned.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to determine whether the application was wrongly rejected. If that is the case, it shall ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to determine whether the application was wrongly rejected. If that is the case, it shall ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, heit shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, heit shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Where the infrastructure managea service operator offers any of the range of services described in Annex III, point 3 as additional services, he shall supply them upon request to railway undertakings in a non-discriminatory manner.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Where the infrastructure managea service operator offers any of the range of services described in Annex III, point 3 as additional services, he shall supply them upon request to railway undertakings in a non-discriminatory manner.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 56 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 56 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. Powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(1) second subparagraph, 13(5) second subparagraph, 15(5) second subparagraph, 20 third paragraph, 27(2), 30(3) second subparagraph, 31(5) second subparagraph, 32(1) third subparagraph, 32(3), 35(2), 43(1) and 56(8) third sub 20 third paragraph shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. Powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(1) second subparagraph, 13(5) second subparagraph, 15(5) second subparagraph, 20 third paragraph, 27(2), 30(3) second subparagraph, 31(5) second subparagraph, 32(1) third subparagraph, 32(3), 35(2), 43(1) and 56(8) third sub 20 third paragraph shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint a
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint a
(a) passenger stations, their buildings and other facilities, including ticketing and travel information;
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint a
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint a
(a) passenger stations, their buildings and other facilities, including ticketing and travel information;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint g
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint g
(g) port facilities which are linked to rail activitietrack access to ports;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint g
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint g
(g) port facilities which are linked to rail activitietrack access to ports;