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19 Amendments of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2013/0028(COD)

Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Over the past decade, the growth of passenger traffic by rail has been insufficient to increase its modal share in comparison to cars and aviation. The 6% modal share of passenger transport for rail in the European Union has remained fairly stable. Rail passenger services have not kept pace with evolving needsthe evolution of other modes of transport in terms of availability, price and quality.
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) To facilitate the preparation of tenders, and hence enhance competition competent authorities need to ensure that all public service operators interested in making such a submission receive certain information on the transport services and infrastructure covered by the public service contract to the extent that they are not placed at a disadvantage with regard to other competitors by the contracting authority.
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Where the market does not ensure it under suitable economic and non- discriminatory conditions, the competent authorities should facilitate public service operators' access to rail rolling stock needs to be facilitated by competent authorities through adequate and effective measure. However, in such matters they must proceed in such a way as not to favour one operator at the expense of others.
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation 1370/2007/EC
Article 2 – point c
(c) ‘competent local authority’ means any competent authority whose geographical area of competence is not national and which covers the transport needs of a specific local area, e.g. a village, a town, an urban agglomeration or a rural district;
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation 1370/2007/EC
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Competent authorities shall establish and regularly update multiannual public passenger transport plans covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. These public transport plans shall define the objectives of public transport policy and the means to implement them covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. They shall at least include:
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation 1370/2007/EC
Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1
1. Member States shall in compliance with State aid rules take the necessary measures to ensure effectivequal conditions and non- discriminatory access to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contract.
2013/09/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The completion of the opening of the Union railway market shall be seen as essential so that the railway could become a credible alternative to other modes of transport in terms of price and quality.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) To facilitate the preparation of tenders, and hence enhance competition competent authorities need to ensure that all public service operators interested in making such a submission receive certain information on the transport services and infrastructure covered by the public service contract. to the extent that they cannot be deemed as discriminated by the contracting authority with regard to other competitors.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Where the market does not ensure it under suitable economic and non- discriminatory conditions, competent authorities may facilitate public service operators' access to rail rolling stock needs to be facilitated by competent authorities through adequate and effective measures, but this must be done in ways which do not discriminate one operator against the other.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point c
"competent local authority" means any competent authority whose geographical area of competence is not national and which covers the transport needs of an local territory such as municipality, city, urban agglomeration or a rural district;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall establish and regularly update multiannual public passenger transport plans covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. These public transport plans shall define the objectives of public transport policy and the means to implement them covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. They shall at least include:
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6 – introductory part
For public passenger transport by rail with the exception of other track based modes such as metro and tramways:
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The following subparagraph is added to paragraph 6: “In case of necessity to align the duration of separate public service contracts arising from tendering, competent public authorities may decide to make direct awards of interim public service contracts whose maximal duration, including possible extensions or repeated conclusions, shall in total not exceed 3 years.”
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1
Member States shall in compliance with State aid rules take the necessary measures to ensure effectivelevel playing field and non- discriminatory access to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contract.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where rolling stock leasing companies which provide for the leasing of rolling stock referred to in paragraph 1 under non- discriminatory and commercially viable conditions to all of the public rail passenger transport operators concerned do not exist in the relevantEU market, Member States shall ensure that the residual value risk of the rolling stock is borne by the competent authority in compliance with State aid rules, when operators intending and able to participate in tendering procedures for public service contracts so request in order to be able to participate in tendering procedures.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority may comply with the requirement set out in the first subparagraph in one of the following ways: (a) by acquiring itself the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract with a view to making it available to the selected public service operator at market price or as part of the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6 and, if applicable, to the Annex, (b) by providing a guarantee for the financing of the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract at market price or as part of the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6 and, if applicable, to the Annex. Such a guarantee may cover the residual value risk while respecting the relevant state aid rules when applicable, (c) by committing in the public service contract to take over of the rolling stock at the end of the contract at market price.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In the cases referred to in points (b) and (c), the competent authority shall have the right to require the public service operator to transfer the rolling stock after the expiry of the public service contract to the new operator to whom a contract is awarded. The competent authority may oblige the new public transport operator to take the rolling stock over. The transfer shall be done at market rates.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 3
If the rolling stock is transferred to a new public transport operator the competent authority shall make available in the tender documents detailed information about the cost of maintenance of the rolling stock and about its physical condition.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 4
4. By [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt measures setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9a(2).deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN