Activities of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2017/0288(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services PDF (267 KB) DOC (118 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Commercial regular service operations should not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts, nor should they conflict with the exclusive rights granted in exchange for compliance with public service obligations in the context of a public service contract. For this reason, the regulatory body should be able to carry out an objective economic analysis to ensure that this is the case.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 9
Article 2 – paragraph 9
9. ‘terminal’ means any facility with a minimum area of 600m2, authorised facility which provides a parking place that is used by coaches and buses for the setting down or picking up of passengers; , and which has the following facilities: a check-in desk, a waiting room and a ticket office;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 12 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 12 (new)
11a. ‘alternative route’ means a route between the same starting point and destination taken by another existing regular service that can be used instead.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 3 a – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) a publicly accessible electronic register shall be set up, listing all authorised national and international services.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
2. Authorisation shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (cd) of Article 8c(2).
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
3. The authorising authority shall forward to the competent authorities of all Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down, as well as to the competent authorities of Member States whose territories are crossed without passengers being picked up or set down, a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, and its assessment, for informationwithin two weeks of receipt of the application, with a request for their agreement.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If one of the competent authorities does not agree to the authorisation for one of the reasons set out in paragraph 2, authorisation may not be granted, but the matter may be referred to the Commission within one month of receipt of its reply.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. After having consulted the Member States of the competent authorities which disagreed, the Commission shall, within four months of receipt of the communication from the authorising authority, take a decision. The decision shall take effect 30 days after its notification to the Member States concerned.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 8 a – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. The Commission decision shall apply until such time as the Member States reach an agreement and the authorising authority adopts a decision on the application.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
2. Authorisations for national regular services shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (cd) of Article 8c(2) and, if the service is carrying passengers over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, Article 8c(2)(de).
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Before starting to operate the service, the authorised carrier shall prove it has an effective and stable establishment in the state in which the service is to be provided, in accordance with Articles 3 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the applicant has requested authorisation for a regular service to run on the same route, or via a different route, where a competent authority has granted a public service operator an exclusive right to provide certain public passenger transport services in return for the discharge of public service obligations within the framework of a public service contract;
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) a regulatory body establishes on the basis of an objective economic analysis that the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract. That analysis shall assess the relevant structural and geographical characteristics of the market and the network concerned (size, demand characteristics, network complexity, technical and geographical isolation, and the services covered by the contract), and account shall also be taken of whether the new service brings better quality services or more value for money.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 1
Article 8 d – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular bus and coach services if the proposed regular service carries passengers over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies and if the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contractmeets the needs of an urban or suburban centre or conurbation, or the needs for transport between it and the surrounding areas.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 5
Article 8 d – paragraph 5
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 d – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where a competent authority has granted exclusive rights to an undertaking performing a public service in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, protection of those exclusive rights shall apply only to the operation of public passenger transport services providing services on the same routes or on alternative routes. This shall not prevent the authorisation of new regular services operating on other routes.
Amendment 366 #
5b. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular services if the proposed regular service meets the needs of an urban or suburban centre or conurbation, or the needs for transport between it and the surrounding areas.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 15 – point c
Article 15 – point c
(c) regular services performed in accordance with this Regulation. by a carrier not resident in the host Member State in the course of a regular international service in accordance with this Regulation, with the exception of transport services meeting the needs of an urban centre or conurbation, or transport needs between it and the surrounding areas. Cabotage operations shall not be carried out independently of that international service, and shall not affect public service contracts.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) Article 17 is deleted; amended as follows: Control documents for cabotage operations 1. Cabotage operations in the form of occasional services shall be carried out under cover of a journey form, on paper or in digital format, which shall be presented at the request of any authorised inspector. 2. The following information shall be entered on the journey form: (a) the points of departure and arrival of the service; (b) the date of departure and the date on which the service ends. 3. In the case of special regular services, the contract concluded between the carrier and the transport organiser, or a certified true copy thereof, shall serve as the control document. However, a journey form shall be filled out in the form of a monthly statement. 4. During checks, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide the requested documents.