Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2013/0015(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (A8-0071/2016 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica) ES
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) PDF (460 KB) DOC (89 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) PDF (639 KB) DOC (833 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to enable citizens of the Union, economic operators and regional and local authorities to benefit to the full from the advantages deriving from the establishing of an area without internal frontiers, it is appropriate, in particular, to improve the interlinking and interoperability of the national rail networks as well as access thereto, including for passengers with disabilities, implementing any measures that may prove necessary in the field of technical standardisation.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) TSIs also have an impact on the conditions of use of rail transport by users, and it is therefore necessary to consult these users on aspects concerning them, including organisations of persons with disabilities.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The following sysMember Statems aremay excluded from the scope of the measures implementing this Directive:
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘' Union rail system’' means the elements listtrans- European conventional and high-speed rail systems described in Annex I;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘disabled personperson with disabilities and person with reduced mobility’ shall include any person who has a permanent or temporary physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective use of transport on an equal basis with other passengers or whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to age.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39a) "Area of use": means the part of the European network where parameters of interoperability compounds, specified in the technical an maintenance files are compatible with.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) indicate itsthe intended scope of all parts of the network in which TSIs are compatible (part of network or vehicles referred to in Annex I; subsystem or part of subsystem referred to in Annex II);
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point f
f) indicate the strategy for the application of the TSIs. In particular, it is necessary to specify the stages to be completed in order to make a gradual transition from the existing situation to the final situation in which compliance with the TSIs shall be the norm including setting deadlines for completion of those stages where necessary; . The timetable fixing the stages shall be linked to an assessment analysing the estimated costs and benefits of its implementation and the expected repercussions on the operators and economic actors affected;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. The drafting, adoption and review of the TSIs shall take account of the opinion of the social partners as regards the conditions referred to in Article 4(4)(g), and in any other TSI that directly or indirectly affects the staff involved. To this end, the Agency shall consult the social partners before submitting to the Commission recommendations on TSIs and their amendments. The social partners shall be consulted in the context of the Sectoral Dialogue Committee set up in accordance with Commission Decision 98/500/EC of 20 May 1998 on the establishment of Sectoral Dialogue Committees promoting the Dialogue between the social partners at European level12. The social partners shall issue their opinion within three months.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) are used in their area of use as intended in accordance with the area of use defined in Article 2 (39a (new)) and are suitably installed and maintained.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States may not, in their territory and on the basis of this Directive, prohibit, restrict or hinder the placing on the market of interoperability constituents for use in the rail system where they comply with this Directive. In particular, they may not require checks which have already been carried out as part of the procedure of 'EC' declaration of conformity or suitability for use. A State may not prohibit, restrict or hinder the placing in service of interoperability constituents that have been recognised for an area for which they are intended, if that area is situated within its territory.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall grant decisions authorising the placing in service of the trackside control-command and signalling subsystems located or operated throughout the Union in close cooperation with the national authorities. National agencies shall be responsible for processing applications and verifying the operational compatibility of subsystems, including relevant evidence in relation to rolling stock. They shall cooperate with the Agency in order to ensure the correct development of subsystems across the EU. Before taking a decision, the Agency shall verify the application and ask the national agency to make the appropriate changes.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. In the event of renewal or upgrading of existing subsystems, the applicant shall send to the national safety authority (for energy and infrastructure subsystems) or the Agency (for trackside control- command and signalling subsystems), a file describing the project. The national safety authority or the Agency shall examine this file and shall decide, on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 5, whether a new authorisation for placing in service is needed. The national safety authority and the Agency shall take their decisions within a pre-determined, reasonable time, and, in any case, within fourthree months from receipt of all relevant information.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall provide detailed guidance on how to obtain the authorisation to place vehicle types on the market. The Agency shall give priority to authorisations for low-deck vehicles which can travel on a network with a low loading gauge and vehicles which can travel on a high proportion of the freight corridors established in the Regulation concerning a European rail network for competitive freight1. It shall also create a special reduced-charge scheme for authorisations for these vehicle types. An application guidance document describing and explaining the requirements for the authorisation to place vehicle types on the market and listing the required documents shall be made available to applicants free of charge. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in disseminating such information. __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight as amended by Regulation XX/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a Penalties The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 in order to establish rules on penalties for failure to comply with the deadlines set in this Regulation for the adoption of decisions by the Agency. It shall also establish a compensation scheme for cases where the Board of Appeal provided for in the Agency Regulation finds in favour of the addressee of an Agency decision. The penalties and the compensation scheme must be effective, proportionate, non- discriminatory and dissuasive.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. Every three years and for the first time threewo years after the publication of this Directive, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress made towards achieving interoperability of the rail system. That report shall also include an analysis of the cases set out in Article 7 and of the application of Chapter V .
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall develop and regularly update a tool capable of providing, at the request of a Member State, the European Parliament or the Commission, an overview of the interoperability level of the rail system. That tool shall use the information included in the registers provided for in Chapter VII .
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– specially built high-speed lines equipped for speeds generally equal to or greater than 250 km/h, while enabling speeds of over 300 km/h to be reached in appropriate circumstances,
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– freight wagons, including low-deck vehicles designed for the entire network and vehicles designed to carry lorries;
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- Vehicles designed to travel at speeds of at least 250 km/h on lines specially built for high speeds, while enabling operation at speeds exceeding 300 km/h in appropriate circumstances, - Vehicles designed to travel at speeds of the order of 200 km/h on high-speed lines or on lines specially built or specially upgraded for high speeds, where they are compatible with the possibilities offered by those lines. In addition, vehicles designed to operate with a maximum speed lower than 200 km/h which are likely to travel on all or part of the trans-European high-speed network, where compatible with the performance levels of this network, shall fulfil the requirements ensuring safe operation on this network. To this end, the TSIs for conventional vehicles shall also specify requirements for safe operation of conventional vehicles on high-speed networks.