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13 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2007/0098(COD)

Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) To encourage coach tours specifically for tourists on low incomes and promote tourism in the regions there is a need to re-introduce the 12-day rule for round trips by coach (see paragraph 78 of Parliament’s Resolution of 29 November 2007). For this reason Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006, on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, should be extended accordingly.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 –point b
(b) be employed and remunerated by the undertaking or, if the undertaking is aone or more natural persons, be that same person or a natural person holding the company’s shares.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the natural person(s) whom ithe undertaking has designated as transport manager pursuant to Article 4 has not (have not) incurred convictions or sanctions in one of the Member States for serious infringements or repeated minor infringements of Community rulesf Community provisions within the meaning of Annex IIa concerning in particular:
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) current assetapital and reserves totalling at least EUR 9 000 for a single vehicle used and EUR 5 000 for each additional vehicle used;
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) debt claims, securities and cash at bank and in hand totalling more than 80% of debts of which the residual duration is no greater than one year (“quick ratio” >= 80%).deleted
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Article 3(d), the requirement as to professional competence shall be satisfied if the person(s) who is (are) deemed to satisfy it pursuant to Article 4 possesses (possess) knowledge corresponding to the level of training provided for in Section I of Annex I in the subjects listed therein. It shall be established, following training involving compulsory attendance at courses of a total duration of at least 140 hours, by means of a compulsory written examination which may be supplemented by an oral by a compulsory written examination. These examinations shall be organised in accordance with Section II of Annex I.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may exempt from compulsory training and the examination applicants who provide proof of at least five years’ practical experience in a transport undertaking at management level.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. A Member State may exempt the holders of certain higher education diplomas or technical education diplomas issued in thate same Member State and which entail attendance at courses in the subjects listed in Annex I and which they specifically designate to this end from compulsory training in the subjects covered by the diplomas.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – point b
(b) all persons have the right of access to data relating to them with the authority responsible for processing the data. This right shall be ensured without constraint, at reasonable intervals and without excessive delay or cost for the authority responsible for processing the data or for the applicant;
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – subparagraph 1
Undertakings which can provide proof that, before certain dates, they were authorised in a Member State to engage in the occupation of road haulage operator or road passenger transport operator in national or international transport shall be exempted from providing proof that they have the professional competence referred to in Article 3(d) until 1 January 20125. Those dates are as follows:
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 8 of Regulation (EG) No 561/2006: (6a) By way of derogation from the above, it shall be permissible in the case of cross- frontier occasional transport to allow the weekly rest period to begin no later than at the end of twelve 24-hour periods after the previous weekly rest period. In such cases two regular, or one regular and one reduced, weekly rest periods shall be granted consecutively. The total accumulated driving time during these twelve 24-hour periods may not exceed 90 hours.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – point e
E. Business and financial management of the undertaking Road haulage and passenger transport The applicant must, in particular: (1) be familiar with the laws and practices regarding the use of cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, credit cards and other means or methods of payment; (2) be familiar with the various forms of credit (bank credit, documentary credit, guarantee deposits, mortgages, leasing, renting, factoring, etc.) and with the charges and obligations arising therefrom; (3) know what a balance sheet is, how it is set out and how to interpret it; (4) be able to read and interpret a profit and loss account; (5) be able to assess the undertaking’s profitability and financial position, in particular on the basis of financial ratios; (6) be able to prepare a budget; (7) be familiar with his undertaking’s cost elements (fixed costs, variable costs, working capital, depreciation, etc.), and be able to calculate costs per vehicle, per kilometre, per journey or per tonne; (8) be able to draw up an organisation chart relating to the undertaking’s personnel as a whole and to organise work plans, etc.; (9) be familiar with the principles of marketing, publicity and public relations, including transport services, sales promotion and the preparation of customer files, etc.; (10) be familiar with the different types of insurance relating to road transport (liability, accidental injury/life insurance, non-life and luggage insurance) and with the guarantees and obligations arising therefrom; (11) be familiar with the applications of electronic data transmission in road transport; Road haulage (12) be able to apply the rules governing the invoicing of road haulage services and know the meaning and implications of Incoterms; (13) be familiar with the different categories of transport auxiliaries, their role, their functions and, where appropriate, their status; Road passenger transport (14) be able to apply the rules governing fares and pricing in public and private passenger transport; (15) be able to apply the rules governing the invoicing of road passenger transport services.deleted
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
The following annex shall be inserted in the Regulation: ANNEX IIA List of offences referred to in Article 6(2)(b): 1. (a) Exceeding the six-day or 14-day maximum driving periods by 25 % or more; (b) During daily working hours, exceeding the maximum daily driving period by 50 % without a break or uninterrupted rest period of no less than 4½ hours. 2. Tachograph missing and/or speed limiter missing or use of a fraudulent device capable of changing the readings of the recording equipment and/or speed limiter, or falsification of record sheets or of data downloaded from the tachograph and/or driver card. 3. Driving without a valid roadworthiness certificate or driving a vehicle with very serious evident faults, for instance in the braking system, steering, wheels/tyres, suspension or chassis, that pose an immediate danger to road safety and would result in a decision to take the vehicle off the road. 4. Carriage of dangerous goods whose carriage is prohibited, or carriage of dangerous goods without the required labelling or marking of the vehicle. 5. Carriage of passengers or goods without a valid driving licence or by an undertaking that does not hold a valid Community Licence. 6. Driver using a falsified driver card or a another driver’s driver card, or a driver card obtained by means of false statements and/or false documents. 7. Carriage of goods where the permissible laden weight is exceeded by more than 20 %.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN