9 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2017/0116(COD)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Union air carriers are at the centre of a global network connecting Europe internally and with the rest of the world. They should be enabled to compete against third countries air carriers in an environment of open and fair competition between all air carriers, ensuring transparency, a level playing field and preventing all anti-competitive behaviour. This would contribute to maintaining conditions conducive to a high level of Union's connectivity., as well as high levels of qualitative jobs in the European airline industry and dependent industries;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Effective, proportionate and dissuasive legislation remains necessary in order to maintain conditions conducive to a high level of Union connectivity and to ensure fair competition within the Union and with third countries air carriers. To that end, the Commission should be entrusted with the power to conduct an investigation and to take measures where necessary. Such measures should be available either where relevant obligations under an agreement to which the Union is a party are violated, or where practices affecting competition cause or threaten to cause injury to Union air carriers.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Proceedings should not be initiated or should be concluded without redressive measures under this Regulation where the adoption of the latter would be against the Union interest, having regard to their impact on other persons, notablyarties, including consumers or, undertakings and aviation employees, including pilots and cabin crew, in the Union. Proceedings should also be concluded without measures where the requirements for such measures are not, or no longer met.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'interested party' means any natural or legal person or any official body, whether or not having its own legal personality, that is likely to have a significant interest in the result of proceedings, including among others the European social partner organisations in civil aviation;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) 'dependent industries' means air navigation or airport facilities and services, fuel, ground handling, security, computer reservation systems, slot allocation, charges, and the use of other facilities or services for the operation of air transport services;
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'third country entity' means any natural or legal person, whether profit- making or not, or any official body with or without own legal personality, which is under the jurisdiction of a third country, whether controlled by a third country government or not, and is directly or indirectly involved in air transport services or related services or in providing infrastructure or services used to provide air transport services or related services, including joint ventures and alliances;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
For the purpose of this Regulation, a determination as to whether the Union's interest calls for intervention shall be based on an appraisal of all the various interests taken as a whole, including the interests of the Union’s industry, employees and consumers.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the purpose of this Regulation, a 'Union interest', such as strengthening the internal market, strengthening the connectivity of Member States, increasing transparency and fair competition, including socioeconomic impact, shall be determined by the Commission on a case by-case basis, after consulting the European Parliament and taking into consideration a common view of the majority of Member States;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the situation with regard to aviation employees in the Union, above all with regard to labour and social law protection and the effect on the labour market.