Activities of Christine DE VEYRAC

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the organiser and/or the retailer has reserved that right in the contract,

2013/12/20
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1

In the aim of improving the ~~aerodynamic~~energy efficiency performance and road safety of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, vehicles or combinations of vehicles that meet the criteria set out in paragraph 2 below may exceed the maximum lengths provided for in point 1.1 of Annex I. The main purpose of these exceedances is to allow ~~the construction of tractor cabs improving the aerodynamic characteristics~~improvements in the energy performance of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, and ~~improving~~to enhance road safety. Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 should be amended accordingly.

2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN

2013/0105(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Georges BACH

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

improved ~~aerodynamic~~energy performance of the vehicles,

2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN

2013/0105(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 96/53/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) New vehicles shall use tractor cabs that comply with the safety requirements referred to in Article 9(2) from [10 years from the entry into force of this Directive].

2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN

2013/0072(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) In order to ensure that the damage to or loss of mobility equipment is compensated to its full value, air carriers should offer free of charge to persons with reduced mobility the opportunity to make a special declaration of interest, which pursuant to the Montreal Convention, allows them to seek full compensation for loss or damage. Air carriers should inform passengers of this declaration and the rights attaching to it whenever they make a ticket booking.

2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Agency should contribute to the creation and effective functioning of a Single European railway area without frontiers and guaranteeing a high level of safety while improving the competitive position of the railway sector. That should be attained by contributing, on technical matters, to the implementation of European Union legislation by enhancing the level of interoperability of railway systems and to developing a common approach to safety on the European railway system. The Agency should also perform the role of European authority responsible for issuing authorisations for placing on the market for railway vehicles and for types of vehicles, safety certificates for railway undertakings and authorisations for placing in service of trackside ~~control-command and signalling~~ERTMS sub-systems. Moreover, it should monitor national railway rules and the performance of national authorities acting in the railway interoperability and safety fields.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to further pursue the development of Single European rail area, in particular with relation to providing appropriate information to freight customers and passengers, and taking into account current involvement of the Agency, it is necessary to give it a strengthened role in the field of telematics applications. This would ensure their consistent development and swift deployment, excluding commercial applications, which remain the responsibility of the operators.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) In order to perform its tasks properly, the Agency should have legal personality and an autonomous budget funded mainly through a contribution by the Union and through fees and charges paid by applicants. The EU contribution will need to be assessed and revised each time new powers are added which are not subject to fees or charges paid by applicants. In order to ensure independence in its daily management and in the opinions, recommendations and decisions which it issues, the Agency’s organisation should be transparent, the Executive Director should have full responsibility. The Agency’'s staff should be independent and should represent an appropriate balance of short-term and long-term contracts, in order to maintain its organisational knowledge and business continuity while keeping necessary and on- going exchange of expertise with the railway sector.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) In order to properly determine the level of fees and charges which the Agency is entitled to levy, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of articles dealing with issuing and renewal of authorisations for placing in service of trackside ~~control- command and signalling~~ERTMS subsystems, authorisations for placing on the market for vehicles and for types of vehicles, and safety certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. Each year, each representative body referred to in Article 34 shall forward to the Agency a list of the most qualified experts mandated to represent them in each working party.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4

4. Member States and stakeholders shall provide the Agency, as required and at its request, with the data necessary for the impact assessment.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall issue opinions at the request of thone or more national regulatory bodies referred to in Article 55 of Directive 2012/34/EU [Directive establishing a Single European Rail Area (recast)] concerning safety-related and interoperability-related aspects of matters drawn to their attention.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency may carry out visits to the Member States in order to perform its tasks, in particular those referred to in Articles 12, 21, 22, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 , 33 and 38, in accordance with the policy defined by the Management Board.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall issue recommendations to the Commission on the Common Safety Methods (CSMs), the Common Safety Indicators (CSIs) and the Common Safety Targets (CSTs) provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive … [the Railway Safety Directive]. The Agency shall also issue recommendations on periodic revision of CSMs and CSTs to the Commission.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

The Agency shall issue, suspend, amend, renew or revoke single safety certificates in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Directive … [the Safety Directive].

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) submit to the Commission the recommendations on European standards developed by European standardisation bodies, particularly concerning spare parts.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

(gb) In cooperation with the network of national safety authorities, the Agency shall issue opinions aimed at harmonising the national rules referred to in Article 21(1).

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

The Agency shall issue, suspend, amend, renew or revoke authorisations for placing on the market for railway vehicles in accordance with Article 20 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive].

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title

Authorisations for placing in service of a trackside ~~control-command and signalling~~ERTMS sub-system sub-systems

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

The Agency shall issue authorisations for placing in service of ~~the~~a trackside ~~control- command and signalling~~ERTMS subsystems located or operated in the entire Union in accordance with Article 18 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive].

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) issue a recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned, that the problematic rule be repealed or modified immediately, and stating the reasons why theat rule ~~in question should~~has to be modified or repealed;

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) inform the Commission about its negative assessment and forward to it the recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)

Article 22a Use of the database The Agency shall carry out the technical examination of the national rules in force referred to in available national legislation as listed in its reference document database as at the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency ~~may~~shall assist the railway undertakings, at their request, in checking the technical and operational compatibility between ERTMS on-board and trackside subsystems before placing a vehicle in service.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Where the performance of accredited laboratories is in doubt, the Agency shall notify the appropriate bodies accordingly and shall be invited to participate as an observer in peer reviews.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4

4. If the Agency considers that the deficiencies referred to in paragraph 3 prevent the national safety authority concerned from effectively performing its tasks in relation to railway safety and interoperability, the Agency shall recommend to the national safety authority to take appropriate steps within a time limit ~~to be~~which it defineds taking into account the importance of the deficiency.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4

4. The Agency shall issue audit reports covering the activities referred to in paragraph 3 and send them to the notified conformity assessment body concerned and to the Commission. Each audit report shall include, in particular, any deficiencies identified by the Agency and recommendations for improvement. If the Agency considers that these deficiencies prevent the notified body concerned from effectively performing its tasks in relation to railway safety and interoperability, the Agency shall adopt a recommendation requesting the Member State in which that notified body is established to take appropriate steps within a time limit set by the Agency.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3

3. At the Commission’s request, the Agency shall issue recommendations on how to improve the interoperability and safety of the railway systems, in particular by facilitating coordination between railway undertakings and infrastructure managers, or between infrastructure managers.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Agency shall set up and keep, in the most accessible formats, European registers provided for in Article 43, 44 and 45 of Directive … [Interoperability Directive]. The Agency shall act as the system authority for all registers and databases referred to in the Safety, Interoperability and Train Drivers Directives. This shall include, in particular:

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point f

(f) the national rules notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 8 of Directive … [Railway Safety Directive] and Articles 14 of Directive … [Interoperability Directive] and the Agency's assessment of them;

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1

The Agency shall contribute to identifying potential railway spare parts to be standardised. To this end, the Agency ~~may~~shall establish a working party in order to coordinate the stakeholders’ activities and ~~may~~shall establish contacts with the European standardisation bodies. The Agency shall present the Commission with appropriate recommendations. within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall submit the results of its work relating to spare parts to the Commission in accordance with the procedure under Article 75.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall establish one or more independent Boards of Appeal.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1

1. An appeal may be brought before the Board of Appeal against decisions taken, or not taken within the prescribed time limits, by the Agency pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Phil BENNION, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1

1. Any natural or legal person may appeal against a decision addressed to that person by the Agency pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 or against a failure to take a decision within the prescribed time limits.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Agency shall undertake the certification and authorisation tasks pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 within one year following the entry into force of this Regulation. Until then, Member States shall continue to apply their national legislation.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0014(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. For an additional period of 36 months after the one-year period laid down in Article 77(3a), national safety authorities may continue to issue certificates and authorisations by derogation from Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 on the terms laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts within the meaning of Article 75. Before those decisions are taken, the Agency shall ascertain that they will not reduce the level of safety or result in discrimination or restrictions on access to the railway system.

2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure must be underpinned by a diversified and safe energy mix, which prioritises decarbonised or low-carbon-emission solutions. In order to achieve the objectives of this directive, technological neutrality must be guaranteed and national action frameworks must take due account of the requirement to support the commercial development of alternative fuels that are of an appropriate quality and available in sufficient quantities.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)

When drawing up their national action frameworks, Member States should take due account of the technological maturity of existing solutions in order to determine the priority choice of alternative fuel and the relevant delivery and distribution infrastructure. This balanced approach should also be used when evaluating real market needs and analysing the cost-effectiveness of the commercial development model chosen for each alternative fuel.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) Electric vehicles could contribute to the stability of the electricity system by recharging their batteries from the grid at times of low general electricity demand and feeding power from the batteries back into the grid at times of high general electricity demand. ~~Therefore recharging points should use~~Periods of high demand on the local electricity distribution system are likely to coincide with times when prices are low on the wholesale electricity market. Therefore recharging points should use intelligent charging systems, which regulate the power and duration of the charge, and be linked up to intelligent metering systems, and the price for electricity at a recharging point should be market based, so that flexible consumption (and storage) of electricity is promoted through dynamic pricing and signals from the electricity distribution system operator.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) With respect to recharging points for electric vehicles which are not publicly accessible, Member States should ensure ~~consistency and aim to maximis~~, by means of intelligent control systems, that they contribute to the stability of the electricity system and are economically efficient, using existing solutions and possible synergies with intelligent meter roll-out plans following the obligation under Annex I.2 of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC. PMember States may choose whether or not to make publicly accessible recharging points ~~are currently not~~ part of the regulated activities of a distribution system operator as defined in Chapter VI of Directive 2009/72/EC.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) Hydrogen vehicles, including hydrogen powered two-wheelers, have at present very low market penetration rates ~~but a build-up of sufficient~~. Before building up sustainable hydrogen refuelling infrastructure ~~is essential to enable larger-scale hydrogen vehicle deployment.~~ , research and development should be encouraged in an effort to ensure that hydrogen is a cost-effective alternative fuel in sufficient supply for a sufficient number of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Member States should ensure that publicly accessible infrastructure for the supply of hydrogen to motor vehicles is built up, with distances between refuelling points for motor vehicles allowing area covering circulation of hydrogen vehicles within the national territory, as well as a certain number of refuelling points located in urban agglomerations. This would allow hydrogen vehicles to circulate Union-wide.deleted

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) Member States should ensure that publicly accessible infrastructure for the supply of gaseous Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to motor vehicles is built up, with distances between refuelling points allowing area covering circulation of CNG vehicles across the Union, as well as a certain number of refuelling points located in urban agglomerations, in close cooperation with regional and local authorities and the sector concerned, and depending on technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness, that sufficient and publicly accessible infrastructure for the supply of gaseous Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to motor vehicles is built up.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is an attractive fuel alternative for vessels to meet the requirements for decreasing the sulphur content in maritime fuels in the Sulphur Emission Control Areas, affecting half of the ships sailing in European Short Sea Shipping, as provided for by Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. A core network of LNG refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway vessels should be available at least by the end of 202030. LNG should be used alongside other fuels, such as low-sulphur-content distillates or fuels with a high sulphur content used by vessels equipped with a scrubber, in an effort to ensure that the aforementioned requirements are met. The initial focus on the core network should not rule out that in the longer perspective LNG is also made available at ports outside the core network, in particular those ports that are important for vessels not engaged in transport operations (fishing vessels, offshore service vessels etc.).

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4 a (new)

4a) "Off-peak charging" means a combination of two situations: a low price on the wholesale electricity market and low demand on the electricity grid. At such times the grid manager shall send out a message indicating that power is available at the connection point.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)

- an annual report on developments on the alternative fuels market, and in particular on supply and demand on that market;

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

Member States shall ensure that the equipment for slow and fast recharging points as set out in Annex III.1.1 and Annex III.1.2 shall be available on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and shall comply with safety standards in force in electrical installations, such as the requirement for a safety shutter for alternating current slow recharging points.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. All publicly accessible recharging points for electric vehicles shall be equipped with intelligent ~~metering~~control systems ~~as defined in Article 2(28) of Directive 2012/27/EU and respect the requirements laid down in Art~~to encourage off-peak charging and to inform users about the pricle ~~9(2) of that Directive~~of the electricity consumed.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 7

~~7. Annex I.1 (h) and the last subparagraph of Annex I.2 of Directive 2009/72/EC shall apply to the consumption data and the metering system of the recharging point for electric vehicles.~~deleted

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States oin ~~the territory of which exist already at~~which hydrogen refuelling infrastructure already exists on the dayte of ~~the~~ entry into force of this Directive ~~hydrogen refuelling points~~ shall ensure that a sufficient number of publicly accessible refuelling points are available~~, with distances not exceeding 300 km,~~ to allow the circulation of hydrogen vehicles within the entire national territory by 31 December 20205 at the latest.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~shall ensure that publicly accessible LNG refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway transport are provided in all maritime ports of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network~~, in close cooperation with regional and local authorities and with the sector concerned, shall ensure that the main maritime ports of the Trans- European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network are equipped with publicly accessible LNG refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway transport, with appropriate distances between them, to allow the circulation of LNG vessels Union-wide by 31 December 20230 at the latest. Actual market needs and existing bunkering points shall be taken into consideration when defining the network of LNG refuelling points in maritime ports.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. Member States ~~shall ensure that~~, in close cooperation with regional and local authorities and with the sector concerned, shall ensure that the main inland ports of the Trans- European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network are equipped with publicly accessible LNG refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway transport ~~are provided in all inland ports of the TEN-T Core Network,~~, with appropriate distances between them, to allow the circulation of LNG vessels Union-wide by 31 December 202530 at the latest. Actual market needs and existing bunkering points shall be taken into consideration when defining the network of LNG refuelling points in inland ports.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall cooperate to ensure that heavy duty motor vehicles running on LNG can travel all along the roads on the TEN-T Core Network. For this purposes, publicly accessible refuelling points for LNG shall be established within distances not exceeding 4800 km by 31 December 20230 at the latest.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6. Member States shall ensure, on the basis of identified real market needs and cost- effectiveness, that a sufficient number of publicly accessible refuelling points are available~~, with maximum distances of 150 km,~~ to allow the circulation of CNG vehicles ~~Union- wide~~in the Union by 31 December 20230 at the latest.

2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that negotiations with some key partners, including ~~Australia and New Zealand~~Brazil, are still to be concluded, and that wide-ranging air service agreements with such countries could produce substantial economic benefits;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission to complete ~~agreement~~ongoing negotiations with neighbour~~ing~~hood countries such as Ukraine, ~~Turkey,~~ Lebanon, Tunisia, Azerbaijan~~, Armenia, Algeria and Liby~~ and Algeria;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Council to grant the Commission, on a case-by-case basis, mandates for negotiation with other neighbourhood countries such as Turkey, Armenia and Libya;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. C~~alls on the Commission to complete the negotiations of comprehensive air agreements with key partners, including the Russian Federation, and~~onsiders that the EU should take a case-by-case approach to its relations with key partners, and calls on the Council to grant the Commission a mandate to negotiate ~~such~~comprehensive air agreements with fast-growing economies ~~such as China and India~~where the added value of such an agreement has been demonstrated;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the Commission to coimple~~te a fair~~ment the principles agree~~ment~~d with the Russian Federation regarding the modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of Trans- Siberian Routes;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas Europe’s strategy must ensure that a balance is struck between efforts to reduce the environmental imprint of transport and ensuring freedom of movement in the European Union in order to achieve a single European transport area which is intermodal, interconnected, integrated and effective in its use of resources;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that more efficient, coherent and targeted use of R&I in transport policy is key in order to respond to new realities, breaking away from conventional thinking and focusing on pioneering ideas; in order to provide users with innovative transport solutions that meet the needs and fulfil the requirements of availability, profitability, credibility, quality and continuity;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that Union policies should be neutral with regard to alternative technologies ('technology neutrality'), with priorities and funding being decided on the basis of results over the entire life-cycle of specific fields, and that harmonisation efforts must not be an obstacle to the development of innovative or alternative solutions in the field of transport, the diversity of the energy mix and deployment of smart communication technologies;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that R&I in the area of sustainable mobility should be based on the principle of integration, in particular through the abolition of trans-border missing links (interconnections), increased compatibility between and within the systems (interoperability) and ~~a shift to more sustainable modes, such as rail and sustainable waterborne transport~~the promotion of the most appropriate mode for a given route (intermodality) ;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Confirms that efforts to achieve cleaner power for transport and mobility technologies should be linked to more efficient concepts ~~involving less volume and weight~~, as well as better vehicle design; underlines the potential of innovative energy savings ~~through better use of wind, waves, sun, gravitation and regen~~and taking advantage of the opportunities offered by renewables and the use of alternative f~~orce~~uels;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Strongly supports R&I in the area of individual mobility, ~~for example walking, cycling and other mobility tools whose average weight and volume is significantly less than that of the transported body/object~~while promoting a differentiated approach, taking into account the needs and specificities of urban, peri-urban, interurban and rural areas;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines the need for the EU institutions to set examples of good practice within their own mobility management services~~, such as the further development of Parliament's mobility point for its Members, staff and visitors~~;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for more R&I in relation to the shift from ownership to sharing mobility models, including car- and bike-sharing; encourages the Commission to intensify its promotion of more collectivised individual mobility and more individualised public and collective transport systems;deleted

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2298(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to focus its research efforts on further reducing the ~~climate~~environmental impact of different ~~aviation emissions (such as CO2, NOx, sulphur, vapour contrails)~~ modes of transport, in particular by supporting the ~~higher atmosphere while, inter alia, developing obs~~promotion of so-called altervnati~~on technologies and cooperation between meteorological services and air traffic management and control systems (ATM/ATC)~~ve fuels and increasing the resilience of infrastructure;

2013/04/11
Committee: TRAN

2012/2296(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that the rules on competition and state aid should not result in a lack of competitiveness for the European automobile sector and calls on the Commission to evaluate the plans for restructuring, aid and closer relations between manufacturers in the sector in comparison with those put forward by third countries and in order to kick-start an upturn in growth and employment in this sector in Europe;

2013/07/16
Committee: TRAN

2012/2296(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the Commission’s strategy to deploy alternative fuels charging and refuelling infrastructure for clean vehicles;

2013/07/16
Committee: TRAN

2012/2296(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reiterates the importance of complying with the principle of technological neutrality in the choice of standards in order to protect the investments of first movers and thus encourage innovation in the sector;

2013/07/16
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is of the opinion that the common criteria (non-discrimination, fulfilment of the transport contract, exact and accessible information in good time, and appropriate assistance without delay in the event of problems), together with the ten specific passenger rights listed in the Commission communication, ~~form a core of~~correspond to the main rights cutting across modes and form a solid basis for establishing a legally enforceable charter on passenger rights;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Carlo FIDANZA, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on ~~carrie~~all transport operators to make greater efforts to inform passengers more fully; considers that information must be provided in time and be readily understandable, exact, and complete, and that, as regards possible travel problems, passengers must be made aware of their rights at the outset, when they book a trip;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on carriers to make greater efforts to inform passengers more fully; considers that information must be provided in time and be readily understandable, exact, ~~and~~ complete, and ~~that, as regards possible travel problems,~~accessible to all passengers, who must be made aware of their rights as regards possible travel problems at the outset, when they book a trip;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that adequately staffed info points and help desks be set up at places of departure and arrival (airports, railway stations, bus terminals designated under Article 12 of Regulation 181/2011, and ports) and that both carriers and the operators of the above facilities provide more comprehensive assistance to passengers, particularly in the event of massive travel disruption;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to enable the current law on price transparency and unfair commercial practices to be implemented and enforced effectively, in accordance with Directive 2011/83/EC, and to ensure that the headline price ~~corresponds exactly to the final price and that no unreasonable extra costs (e.g. handling charges or~~reflects the final price as accurately as possible, by specifically including operating costs, taxes and administrative fees, as well as certain ancillary service costs such as charges for payment by credit card~~) are added just before a purchase is made~~ or handling charges;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to produce a standard EU-wide complaint form, to be translated into all EU languages and used for all modes, which should be given to passengers when they make a reservation; ~~believes that a fixed maximum time limit for handling complaints should be laid down for all mod~~calls on the Commission to propose, for all modes of transport, one single legal obligation indicating in days the maximum time limit for handling complaints, to be met by transport operators and/or national complaint- handling services;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Jim HIGGINS, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Asks the Commission to ensure that all passengers have the possibility to get in touch with the transport operator, particularly for information or complaint purposes, at non-premium rates by all the methods of communication that can be used when booking;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Considers that contact details for the after-sales services provided by transport operators, such as passenger information and complaints handling services, should be clearly indicated on the ticket, in the same way as all the indispensable features of a transport service such as the price and the summary of terms and conditions of travel;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recommends recourse to mediation in order to resolve disputes between passengers and carriers whenever possible for all modes of transport;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Points to the need, as far as all modes are concerned, for a clearer definition of the term ‘extraordinary circumstances’, as this would enable carriers and national enforcement authorities to apply the rules more consistently and ensure that citizens could be informed to more useful effect about their rights; calls on the Commission to draw up the necessary legislative proposals, while considering the practical differences between modes of transport when drawing up such a definition;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider what~~propose legislative measures obliging all act~~ion~~ors to ~~take~~protect passengers should a~~irlines~~ carrier go bankrupt~~, and draws attention in this connection to its resolution of 25 November 2009~~;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Asks the Commission to better reconcile the practice of overbooking with the right to information before purchase and at the various stages of travel, and the right to services provided in accordance with the conditions set out when the ticket was purchased, by specifically proposing compensation determined according to the damage suffered and the mode of transport;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Carlo FIDANZA, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. urges the Commission to accelerate with the tabling of a legislative proposal revising the Package Travel Directive 90/314/EEC, in order to ensure that consumers and firms in the sector have a clear legal framework both for standard situations and for exceptional situations; stresses, moreover, that during its revision, the Commission shall consider to make the same legislation applicable to all parties offering tourism services, as the quality of a service provided to a consumer and fair competition should be prime factors in this context;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on carriers, together with industry, to devise comprehensible standard notification procedures and, if possible, set up coordinated notification systems, so as to make travel easier for people with disabilities or reduced mobility and en~~abl~~courage them to communicate their assistance needs in advance so that carriers can adapt to specific requirements and thus meet their obligations to assist;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Maintains that the transport infrastructure and ticket booking systems must be such as to enable people with disabilities or reduced mobility to have access without discrimination to all means of transport and related services; as regards the cases in which unaccompanied people with disabilities are denied boarding on account of safety regulations, draws attention to the judgment handed down by a French court in January 2012;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2067(INI)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Urges the industry to develop a clear system for ‘through tickets’ (i.e. transport contracts for several legs of a journey using the same mode) and integrated tickets (i.e. contacts for intermodal transport chains), with an emphasis on smart cards; draws attention in this connection to the Rail Regulation, which requires computer- assisted information and reservation systems to be adapted to common standards so as to enable travel information and ticketing services to be organised on an EU-wide basis;

2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas, in order to complete the implementation of the Single European Sky, it is necessary to take measures to achieve European air safety objectives, so as to improve current standards and ensure a uniformly high degree of public safety;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Draws attention to the relative sense of urgency that the SES legislation be implemented successfully in order to avoid increased congestion with ever heavier traffic flows and outdated technologies and avoid unnecessary duplication, so as to ensure more coherent European air safety provisions;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that maintaining the appropriate levels of safety and operational conditions is becoming more and more of a challenge and urges the Commission to clarify the role of the relevant European bodies, so as to ensure that reliable and transparent European air safety procedures are followed;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reminds the Member States of their public commitment towards reaching the goal of a Single European Sky when the relevant legislation was overwhelmingly supported and insists that the Member States remain proactive and involved in the implementation of this legislation and calls on the Commission to initiate appropriate action for failure to meet deadlines for the implementation of this legislation;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Remains extremely concerned that the creation of Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) across Europe are behind schedule and highlights the importance of political action by the Member States to reach the objectives for which they are responsible;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that it is important to ~~persuade~~call on the national ANSPs to be proactive in the implementation of the SES legislation;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Invites Member States, with the aid of the relevant European agencies, to focus on enhancing civil-military cooperation and coordination with neighbouring countries;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that there needs to be a globally coordinated approach ~~to ensure that the new technologies are interoperable worldwide~~in response to efforts to achieve standardisation, such as those being sought by the International Civil Aviation organisation (ICAO), to ensure that the new technologies are interoperable worldwide and encourage the signature of research and development cooperation protocols;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/2005(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Underlines the need for defragmentation of European airspace and the implementation of the FABs on schedule to unleash the beneficial effects of the SES;

2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6

6. Member States ~~shall not~~may increase the size of the health warnings including by introduction of an obligation to surround the health warnings by a border. The actual size of the health warnings shall be calculated in relation to the surface on which they are placed before the unit packet is opened.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) In relation to aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterways, Article 93 of the Treaty states that aid meeting the needs of coordination of transport or representing reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service shall be compatible with the Treaties. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road currently exempts from the prior notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty public service compensations for the operation of public passenger transport services or for complying with tariff obligations that are established through general rules and paid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. In order to harmonize the approach to block exemption regulations in the field of State aid, and in accordance with the procedures foreseen in Articles 108(4) and 109 of the Treaty, aid for the coordination of transport or reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service as referred to in Article 93 of the Treaty should be brought under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 994/98. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 should be therefore be deleted with effect from six months after the entry into force of a regulation adopted by the Commission concerning this category of State aid.

2013/04/25
Committee: TRAN

2012/0344(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a

Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1–paragraph 1– point a–point xii

~~coordination of transport or reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service pursuant to Article 93 of the Treaty;~~deleted

2013/04/25
Committee: TRAN

2012/0344(NLE)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 9

Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 is amended as follows: Article 9 shall be deleted with effect from six months after the entry into force of a Commission regulation concerning the category of State aid referred to in Article 1 (a) xii of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98.deleted

2013/04/25
Committee: TRAN

2012/0328(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) In order to avoid distortions of competition, this derogation should only apply in respect of aircraft operators that have either not received or have returned all free allocations which have been allocated in respect of such activities in 2012. For the same reason, these allowances should not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating entitlements to use international credits within the framework of Directive 2003/87/EC, with the exception of international credits acquired prior to the entry into force of this decision.

2013/01/29
Committee: TRAN

2012/0328(COD)

Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) In order to avoid distortions of competition, this derogation should only apply in respect of aircraft operators that have either not received or have returned all free allocations which have been allocated in respect of such activities in 2012. For the same reason, these allowances should not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating entitlements to use international credits within the framework of Directive 2003/87/EC, with the exception of credits acquired before the entry into force of this Decision.

2013/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0328(COD)

Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Allowances cancelled pursuant to Article 2 shall not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating entitlements to use international credits within the framework of Directive 2003/87/EC. International credits acquired by air carriers before the entry into force of this Decision, pursuant to Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community,1 may be used in 2013 within the limit of 15% of their allowances that have been cancelled or restored. ____________ 1 OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 3..

2013/01/28
Committee: ENVI

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Gaston FRANCO, Jean-Pierre AUDY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4

Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 5a – paragraph 2

2. The maximum number of new passenger cars to be taken into account in the application of the multipliers set out in paragraph 1 for the period 2020 to 2023 shall not exceed a cumulative total of 20 000 new registrations of passenger cars per manufacturer."deleted

2013/03/22
Committee: ENVI

2012/0184(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Petri SARVAMAA, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Dominique RIQUET, Jim HIGGINS, Seán KELLY, Ivo BELET

Proposal for a regulation
Title

Proposal for a ~~REGULATION~~DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

2013/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Solid investigation results show that 8% of the accidents involving motorcycles are caused or linked to technical defects. Motorcycle riders are the group of road users with the highest safety risk, with rising trend in the number of fatalities. Moped drivers are overrepresented in the number of fatalities, with more than 1,400 drivers killed on the roads in 2008. The scope of vehicles to be tested shall therefore be extended to the highest risk group of road users, the powered two- or three-wheel vehicles.deleted

2013/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2012/0184(COD)

Philippe JUVIN, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

2013/03/26
Committee: IMCO

2012/0184(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Gaston FRANCO, Petri SARVAMAA, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Michel DANTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Jim HIGGINS, Seán KELLY, Ivo BELET, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7

~~two- or three-wheel vehicles – vehicle categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e,~~deleted

2013/03/22
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered~~, then~~ and every two years ~~and~~ thereafter ~~annually~~;

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/0184(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Jim HIGGINS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/0184(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Jim HIGGINS, Petri SARVAMAA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. In the case of major deficiencies, the national competent authority ~~shall~~may decide on the conditions under which a vehicle may be used before undergoing another roadworthiness test. The latter test shall take place within six weeks following the initial test.

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2012/0184(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Jim HIGGINS, Petri SARVAMAA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. In the case of dangerous deficiencies, the competent national authority may decide that the vehicle shall not be used on publicly accessible roads and that its registration shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3a of Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles24 until the deficiencies are rectified and a new roadworthiness certificate is issued testifying that the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition.

2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/2310(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation between rail, seaports, inland ports, hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, including high-speed train lines; underlines the need to facilitate mobility between the Atlantic region and the other seaboards in order to guarantee territorial cohesion and continuity;

2012/05/08
Committee: TRAN

2011/2310(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls the benefits of the creation of a single European airspace in order to strengthen territorial cohesion via increased traffic between regional airports within the European Union, and therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the use of functional airspace blocks within the deadlines set to achieve this objective;

2012/05/08
Committee: TRAN

2011/2310(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that particular priority should be given to connections between harbours and inland regions, including via inland waterways, so as to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of maritime transport; in this context recalls the importance of adopting an integrated approach to the management of maritime and coastal zones and the hinterland, in particular by encouraging projects promoting the land-sea interface;

2012/05/08
Committee: TRAN

2011/2310(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the improvement of the existing vessel monitoring systems and the conclusion of data-sharing agreements between competent authorities, in order to permit the identification and tracking of ships and fight threats such as crossborder crime, smuggling, illegal fishing and trafficking; stresses the importance of promoting the deployment and implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), in order to cover search and rescue support systems in the Atlantic; recalls the need to ensure long-term financing by the European Union of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, which contributes in particular to the prevention and management of maritime risks;

2012/05/08
Committee: TRAN

2011/2310(INI)

Carlo FIDANZA, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that the attractiveness, competitiveness and dynamism of the Atlantic coastal areas depend on strengthening their tourism potential; underlines the importance therefore of extending tourist seasons and of diversifying products and client bases in order to eliminate the effects of seasonality, to promote the numerous assets of these areas by also encouraging nautical tourism, cruises, spa tourism and cultural tourism, and to promote action guaranteeing the linking of activities in coastal and maritime areas with tourism products in the interior; stresses the need to mitigate the impact of tourism activities and infrastructures on the environment and to provide for management of coastal areas and the hinterland guaranteeing the sustainability of these areas and their fauna, flora and landscape;

2012/05/08
Committee: TRAN

2011/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the connectivity offered by aviation to EU regions, citizens and businesses is unique and cannot be replaced; whereas Europe's airports provide a network of 150 000 city ~~pairs, while Europe's high-speed trains provide a network of about 100 city~~ pairs;

2012/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2011/2196(INI)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC, Carlo FIDANZA, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Notes the tendency of certain air carriers, especially low cost carriers (LCCs), to add unavoidable~~Suggests that companies must offer, to all residents of all EU states, a credit or debit char~~ges on to the headline price of air tickets,~~d payment option which would be free of charge, and further recommends that such as char~~ges for the use of debit or credit~~d should have no monthly or administration chards; is concerned that, as a result, some passengers may be deterred from using regional air services; wishes to see special attention paid to the impact of this practice on regional air services during the revision of air passenger rightsges associated with it, even if offered by a company separate to the airline, and that, where airlines have a large majority of their passengers paying an extra charge related to payment, this charge should be outlawed and considered an unavoidable charge, and therefore included as part of the headline price;

2012/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ~~promot~~ensure uniform application of the Regulations and develop better cooperation amongst the EBs, including via exchange of best practice and formalisation of a European network of EBs;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that there is a need for a better definition of the EBs’ role, that EBs should be able to act on their own initiative and have no conflict of interest with air carriers or airports and that national sanctions applicable to air carriers in case of breach of EU rules should be made more effective; considers that EBs should be obliged to publish details of the complaints they receive on a yearly basis and that the Commission should publish a league table based on air carriers’ performance;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that air carriers should ensure the presence of contact personnel at each airport they operate from who can ~~take immediate decisions~~apply the decisions laid down by the Regulation in case of disruption, in particular with regard to assistance, reimbursement, rerouting and rebooking, and with whom complaints can be lodged;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that passengers should have the right to be informed about the ‘Passenger Name Record’ (PNR) kept on them by the air carrier; stresses that passengers should not be denied boarding on the basis of their PNR, except if the~~y are suspected of terrorist crim~~ carrier is obliged to do so on grounds of public security, at the request of and in cooperation with the competent national authorities;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~examin~~propose measures that would allow passengers to correct online booking errors ~~or to withdraw from an online reservation~~relating to PNR data, free of charge, within a cooling-off period of at least 48 hours following the initial booking;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures that would make it possible to harmonise commercial practice concerning hand luggage so as to protect passengers against excessive restrictions and to allow them to carry on board a reasonable amount of hand luggage, including purchases from airport shops;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to ~~incorporate the European Court of Justice’s interpretations of various definitions and terms, in particular~~clarify the notion of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ and the rules ~~for~~on assistance and compensation, in any upcoming revision of the Regulation, taking note of the European Court of Justice’s interpretations of various definitions and terms;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to propose ways of better reconciling the practice of overbooking with the duty of information to the passenger and the right to services provided in accordance with the conditions set out when the ticket was purchased;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Believes that passengers whose luggage has been lost or delayed should ~~enjoy equivalent rights, in terms of compensation and assistance, to passengers who have been delayed themselves~~be informed of their rights under the Montreal Convention and Regulation (EC) No 889/2002;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to propose a maximum time limit of one month for industry and two months for EBs for handling of passenger complaints; considers that acknowledgement of receipt of complaints should be sent to passengers within 48 hours; and that passengers who make their reservation by electronic means, such as the internet, should also be entitled to make contact, at no cost, with their airline using the same means, and with a clearly marked address for same, so that the customer can quickly and easily make contact with the relevant staff at the airline to resolve any problems.

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Carlo FIDANZA, Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Is of the opinion that ~~more balanced burden-sharing between air carriers, airports and other service providers concerned~~enhanced cooperation and coordination between air carriers, airport managing bodies, ground handling agents, air navigation service providers and National Enforcement Bodies, notably in extraordinary circumstances, should be e~~xplor~~ncouraged;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Jim HIGGINS, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Invites the Commission to revise compensation criteria, levels and mechanisms~~; stresses that the currently applicable compensation levels should in no way be weakened~~, and that particular attention should be given to every passenger who has experienced long delays, irrespective of the cause in order to take fully into account the damages he has suffered ;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the delay after which passengers are eligible for compensation should be made uniform across all transport modes, to avoid distortion of competition and to simplify the rules for passengers;deleted

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Carlo FIDANZA, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that ~~the Regulation should specifically cater~~, in order to guarantee the rights of passengers and at the same time to avoid abuses, the Regulation should clarify provisions, if and when it is allowed for passengers whto self- assist by purchasing refreshments or booking hotels or alternative flights and claiming back reasonable expenses from the air carrier;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2150(INI)

Carlo FIDANZA, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. ~~Insists that any damage to~~calls on the Commission to make efforts in view of a possible modification of the Montreal Convention, as to ensure that the mobility equipment of PRM must be compensated in full, as such equipment is important for their integrity, dignity and independence and is therefore in no way comparable with luggage, and that the passenger should have the right, whenever possible, to use his or her own wheelchair until the door of the aircraft, and receive it back at the door of the aircraft upon arrival; meanwhile insists that PRMs must be informed of their right to claim compensation for damages to their mobility equipment and of their right to make a special declaration of interest in accordance with the Montreal Convention;

2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the Commission has submitted a proposal for the financing of Galileo under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, but the framework does not include financing for the GMES programme, which thus puts the future of this programme seriously at risk;

2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE

2011/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls the relevance of the GMES programme for the sustainable development of transport and transport safety, especially in the context of maritime transport and maritime surveillance; and stresses the need to maintain the programme’s funding in the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework;

2011/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas, as pointed out by the Commission, independent access to space must be ensured so the European space policy objectives can be achieved,

2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE

2011/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Agrees with the Commission that Europe needs to maintain independent access to space in order to be able to achieve its space policy aims and to derive lasting benefit from space applications in fields such as transport policy; therefore encourages the Commission to make concrete proposals for the strategic launch vehicles sub-sector, paying particular attention to it in the proposed space industrial policy;

2011/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission to complete the legislative framework and clarify the approach on effective governance~~; is disappointed that the Commission has not proposed including~~ and to maintain the financing for GMES in the multiannual financial framework for 2014- 2020; ~~fears that the lack of a financing plan providing economic support will mean that investment made to date has been fruitless;~~

2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE

2011/2148(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Jean-Pierre AUDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Also considers it necessary, in order to strengthen European competitiveness, to retain autonomy in terms of access to space, favouring the use of European ~~transporter~~launch vehicles and verifying the suitability of operational and industrial organisation in relation to joint requirements, and therefore encourages the Commission to make concrete proposals for the strategic launch vehicles sub-sector, inter alia by paying particular attention to it in the space industrial policy;

2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the need to fund large-scale projects, such as ITER, Galileo, SESAR and Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) outside the FP, creating autonomous budget lines for them, in order to guarantee a transparent and reliable financing structure; suggests that they should be partially funded through the issuing of project bonds by the EIB;

2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

– a 320% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from air transport across European airspace;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that efficient co-modality in passenger and goods transport – measured in terms of economic efficiency, environmental protection, social and employment conditions, and safety and security aspects, and geared to existing and planned infrastructure in individual countries and regions – should be the guiding idea for future transport policy, and that these parameters should be used to determine modal distribution in countries and regions rather than retaining the proposed 300 km threshold for goods transport by road;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1

– Member States should commit themselves to eliminate the 25main known bottlenecks in the European transport area by 2020, ~~to prioritise cross-border projects~~ and to submit an approved funding plan by 2015;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 bis (new)

5 bis. Calls for ambitious industrial policies to be developed in the field of transport, and encourages the Commission to make concrete proposals with regard to the strategic subsectors;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights that the same s~~afe~~ecurity standards should apply to all kinds of passenger and goods transport at EU level in order to ease traffic and reduce congestion and calls for a proposal to fund safety obligations, bearing in mind that, particularly in the case of maritime and air transport, international coordination is a prerequisite, and that current rules should be reviewed and/or replaced by 2015;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2

~~– a 40% increase in the number of parking spaces for heavy goods vehicles on the Trans-European Road Network (TERN) in each Member State compared with 2010 figures;~~deleted

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1

– a proposal, by 2015, on the c~~rea~~ontinued construction of a single European airspace by further reducing functional airspace blocks, with the Member States also being called upon to promote the implementation of the single European airspace;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2

– service quality~~, and coordination with international standards, to be prioritised~~ to be given greater consideration in further proposals on market liberalisation;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 3

– the European Commission and the Member States to implement ~~the~~ European trade in emissions certificates ~~by 2012, with reference also to international agreements~~accepted by the international aeronautical community by 2012;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2096(INI)

Georges BACH, Jim HIGGINS, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 3 bis (new)

- TEN-T funds allocated to SESAR to be substantially increased in order to provide for deployment of the programme on time;

2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE

2011/2044(INI)

Georges BACH, Jim HIGGINS, Dominique VLASTO, Ádám KÓSA, Christine DE VEYRAC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a legislative proposal to offer passengers better protection in the event of the insolvency of airlines, for example through mandatory insurance for airlines or the establishment of a guarantee fund;

2012/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2011/2044(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises that people with disabilities very often encounter obstacles and barriers when travelling that exclude them from many of the opportunities of the Single Internal Market and calls on the Commission to pay greater attention to this aspect in relation to passengers’ rights;

2012/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Article 122 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to Article 222 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (the solidarity clause) which lays down that ‘the Union and the Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or victim of a natural or man-made disaster’,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

- having regard to Article 23 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

- having regard to the 1994 Oslo Guidelines on the use of foreign military and civil defence assets in disaster relief,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are faced with seven major risks: earthquakes and tsunamis; fires, including forest fires; flooding and landslides; industrial and nuclear accidents; terrorist attacks; natural disasters; and major pandemics; whereas there has been a dramatic increase in the number and severity of these natural and man-made disasters affecting the Union and its citizens, as well as other countries and regions around the world, as tragically demonstrated by the recent severe catastrophe in Japan which was hit by a combination of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, with a corresponding increase in the loss of life and in economic, social and environmental damage and damage to cultural heritage,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the recent tragedies, notably the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, have demonstrated that the main tools available to the EU for responding to disasters (humanitarian aid and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism) proved to be working well for what they were designed for and given the circumstances, but whereas there is ~~scope~~a vital need for improvement in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, co~~herence~~ordination and visibility of the EU assistance as a whole,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, moreover, during a number of crises, particularly the tsunami of 26 December 2004, many questions were raised about the lack of systematic scenarios or protocols at European level for responding to these seven major risks and the inadequate visibility of Europe's action in relation to the overall effort,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas immediate coordination, coherence and communication within the EU and with international actors is crucial, ~~duplicating efforts and overlaps must be avoided~~whereas the current European coordination on the ground of several teams with differing chains of command inevitably leads to duplicating efforts and overlaps and proves costly in terms of human resources, coordination and efficiency; and twhe ~~right type of aid must reach affected populations quickly~~reas, given the context of the economic and financial crisis, the European Union must develop a protection system based on the sharing and rationalisation of existing resources without any increase in overall expenditure,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas an integrated European all- hazards approach aimed at responding to crises at all stages of their life cycle is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters; whereas this approach should link~~ing~~ disaster prevention (including mitigation and risk reduction), preparedness, response and recovery ~~is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters~~,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the need to rationalise and simplify the functioning of the current European disaster response and to optimise resources available for common benefit, whilst encouraging all Member States to contribute and thus guarantee European solidarity; considers, accordingly, that the EU’s reaction capacity should form part of an integrated multi-risk approach based on ‘bottom-up’ delegated management, on the voluntary sector and on Member States’ specialisations in one or more risk areas;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Maurice PONGA, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Further calls for the EU’s disaster reaction capacity to make use of Europe’s outermost regions and overseas territories which can form bases for facilitating logistics operations and for pre- positioning its resources in every ocean;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Re-affirms the~~Emphasises that the European disaster response system should respect of the principle of double subsidiarity ~~concerning the capability of the Member States to use their own assets, especially in any case of conflicting national needs~~vis-à-vis the Member States and the United Nations, i.e. that it should respect the national and regional competences of each Member State on the one hand, and the coordinating role played by the United Nations in disaster relief operations on the other; points out that this strategy should live up to the expectations of the United Nations, which see clear value added in creating a European pole with a response capability;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Calls~~Asks that the existing relief systems coordinated by the United Nations be taken into account, whilst calling for improved, strengthened, more cost- effective and well-coordinated transport for all in-kind assistance to disaster sites, in particular through streamlined simplified procedures, an increased co-financing rate and the introduction of new ways of allowing access to additional transport capacities, possibly through framework contracts; considers that the complementary use of military resources should be systematically envisaged and analysed in future scenarios and protocols;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for a comprehensive communications strategy, involving all EU institutions and Member States, that will improve the overall visibility of the European actions; in the eyes of European citizens and the rest of the world; considers that this strategy should seek to simplify and standardise communication methods and tools; proposes to this end the establishment, for example, of a standard dress code and logo for all European staff, and the appointment of a single spokesperson responsible for communications on the emergency response;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a clear information and prevention system for all European citizens when they travel; proposes, to this end, that European passports bear the numbers of the crisis units in each of the Member States and a reference to Article 23 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which lays down that ‘every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he is a national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State (...)’.

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. C~~alls for regular training for all experts involved to enhance the interoperability of different assets, as well as for further research and analysis of potential or identified gap~~onsiders that the dedicated training of European staff and experts in disaster response would make it possible, through ‘common core’ training and specialised modules, to develop awareness of common European working methods and response procedures;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1

Transport is a major driver of Europe's economic competitiveness and growth. It ensures the mobility of people and goods necessary for an integrated European single market and an open and inclusive society. It represents one of Europe's greatest assets in terms of industrial capability and quality of service, playing a leading role in many world markets. Transport industry and transport equipment manufacturing together represent 6.3 % of the Union's GDP. At the same time, the European transport industry faces increasingly fierce competition from other parts of the world. Breakthrough technologies will be required to secure Europe's future competitive edge and to mitigate the drawbacks of our current transport system. For the purposes of the economic recovery strategy and the promotion of our industrial know-how, it is necessary to step up European commitments in support of the air transport sector, given its economic and technological importance.

2012/08/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0401(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3

Within a few decades the expected growth rates of transport wcould drive European traffic into ~~a gridlock and make it~~heavy congestion with disastrous economic ~~costs~~ and societal ~~impact unbearable~~repercussions. Passenger-kilometres are predicted to double over the next 40 years and grow twice as fast for air travel. emissions would grow 35 % by 2050. Congestion costs would increase by about 50 %, to nearly EUR 200 billion annually. The external costs of accidents would increase by about EUR 60 billion compared to 2005.

2012/08/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) Use of noise abatement operational procedures must not take precedence over the need to ensure flight safety. The competent authorities should therefore ensure that operational restriction measures do not impair the upholding of appropriate safety measures.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation lays down rules on the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions in a consistent manner on an airport-by-airport basis so as to help improve the noise climate ~~and to limit or reduce the number of people significantly affected by the harmful effects of aircraft noise,~~ in accordance with the Balanced Approach.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

This Regulation shall apply to movements of aircraft engaged in civil aviation.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

It shall not apply to movements of aircraft engaged in military, customs, police, or similar services.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and addresses of the designated competent authorities and appeal body referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall be instructed to make this information public.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~not as a first resort, operating restrictions~~operating restrictions, only after considering the beneficial effect in terms of noise abatement of points (a), (b) and (c) of this article.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. Where the operating restriction concerns the withdrawal of marginally compliant aircraft from an airport, no new services shall be allowed with marginally compliant aircraft at that airport six months after the notification. The competent authorities shall decide on the annual rate for removing marginally compliant aircraft from the fleet of affected operators at that airport, taking due account of the age of the aircraft and the composition of the total fleet. Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of Article 4, this rate shall not be more than 20% of that operator’s fleet ofat that airport. This annual rate may not exceed 20% of movements and must apply uniformly to every operator concerned on the basis of the number of movements of its marginally compliant aircraft ~~serving that~~at a given airport.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) aircraft on humanitarian flights.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10

Article 10 Right of scrutiny 1. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation. Where the Commission finds that the decision does not respect the requirements set out in this Regulation, or is otherwise contrary to Union law, it may suspend the decision. 2. The competent authorities shall provide the Commission with information demonstrating compliance with this Regulation. 3. The Commission shall decide in accordance with the advisory procedure laid down in Article 13(2), in particular taking into account the criteria in Annex II, whether the competent authority concerned may proceed with the introduction of the operating restriction. The Commission shall communicate its decision to the Council and the Member State concerned. 4. Where the Commission has not adopted a decision within a period of six months after it has received the information referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authority may apply the envisaged decision on an operating restriction.deleted

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0398(COD)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.4

Forecast noise contours – including an assessment of the number of people likely to be affected by aircraft noise – distinguish between established residential areas ~~and~~, newly constructed residential areas. and planned future residential areas that have already been granted authorisation by the competent authorities.

2012/09/28
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. EAt the airport's users' request, each of the airports concerned shall establish a committee of representatives of airport users or of organisations representing airport users (‘Airport Users’ Committee‘).

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The limitations set out in paragraph 2 may differ between terminals at the same airport, provided they are not applied in a discriminatory manner, that they do not distort competition, that they comply with this Regulation and that the minimum number of suppliers at each terminal remains the same.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – indent 2

three suppliers of groundhandling services for airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passengers or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years., or

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)

- four suppliers of groundhandling services for airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 35 million passengers or 350 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) consistency and plausibility of the business plan as assessed onfor the ~~basis of model costs calculation~~first three years;

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

(fa) procedures and safeguards established to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements;

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. A supplier of groundhandling services shall begin to provide services within one month from the start date indicated in the invitation to tender. The tendering authority may, in duly justified cases, at the request of the supplier of groundhandling services and after consulting the Airport Users' Committee, prolong this period for a maximum of ~~six months. After expiry of this period, the authorisation will cease to be valid~~five months. If, after six months from the start date indicated in the invitation to tender, the supplier has not started its activities and cannot demonstrate its willingness to do so, the tendering authority may decide that the authorisation will cease to be valid. In such cases, Member States may impose financial penalties on suppliers of groundhandling services and instead grant authorisation to suppliers ranked second in terms of the number of points under Article 9(5).

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) if the undertaking satisfies the criteria set out in Chapter IV concerning approval procedures.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Jim HIGGINS, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Where a managing body of the airport supplying groundhandling services in accordance with paragraph (1) no longer meets the conditions of paragraph (1), this supplier may continue to provide groundhandling services for a period of ~~fiv~~three years without being subject to the selection procedure laid down in Articles 7 to 10. At the end of this ~~fiv~~three-year period, the supplier shall inform the relevant tendering authority sufficiently in advance and at least six months before the expiry of the five-year period. Financial penalties may be imposed on the supplier if it does not inform the tendering authority sufficiently in advance unless the supplier can demonstrate force majeure. If the supplier ceases its activity before the end of the ~~fiv~~three-year period, Articles 10 (4) and 10 (5) shall apply.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. ~~At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 2 million passenger movements or 50 000 tonnes of freight for at least three consecutive years, n~~No undertaking shall be permitted to provide groundhandling services whether as a supplier of groundhandling services or as a self-handling user or as a sub- contractor unless it has been granted the appropriate approval. An undertaking meeting the requirements of this Chapter shall be entitled to receive an approval.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – title

~~Legal s~~Separation of accounts

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

At airports whose annual traffic volume has been not less than 2 million passenger movements or 50 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, the managing body of the airport or the managing body of the centralised infrastructure shall, if it provides groundhandling services for third parties, ~~establish a separate legal entity for the provision of~~separate its accounts concerning groundhandling activities from theose ~~groundhandling~~concerning its other activities.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

This entity ~~shall be independent in terms of its legal form, its organisation and its decision-making from~~'s accounts shall be separate from those of any entity concerned with the management of airport infrastructure where the managing body of the airport provides groundhandling services to third parties, and from any entity concerned with centralised infrastructure where the managing body of the centralised infrastructure provides groundhandling services to third parties.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. At airports whose annual traffic volume has been not less than 2 million passenger movements or 50 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, the persons responsible for the management of the airport infrastructure or the management of the centralised infrastructure may not participate directly or indirectly in the company structures of the independent entity providing groundhandling services.deleted

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3

3. The legal entityies providing groundhandling services as referred to in paragraph (1) may not receive any financial cross- subsidisation from aeronautical activities related to the management of airport infrastructure ~~in cases where the managing body of the airport provides groundhandling services,~~ or from aeronautical activities related to the management of centralised infrastructure ~~in cases where the managing body of the centralised infrastructure provides groundhandling services which would allow the legal entity providing groundhandling services~~which would allow them to reduce the prices ithey charges for ~~its~~their groundhandling services to third parties.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)

Article 30a Presence of a contact person representing each air carrier Each air carrier shall have a contact person, or be legally represented at airports whose annual traffic volume is more than 2 million passengers. This contact person, who may be a groundhandling assistant, must have the authority to enter into financial, operational and legal commitments on behalf of the air carrier at the airport in question.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2

2. The Member State, the managing body of the airport, a public authority or any other body which controls the airport may lay down rules of conduct.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passenger movements or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, the managing body of the airport or, where appropriate, the public authority or any other body which controls the airport shall set minimum quality standards for the performance of groundhandling services. and immediately notify the Commission of them. The minimum quality standards set by the managing body of the airport shall be communicated to the competent public authority which may, where appropriate, call for these standards to be revised.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33

Article 33 Reporting obligations on the performance of groundhandling services 1. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passenger movements or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least three consecutive years, suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users shall report on their operational performance to the Commission. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt detailed specifications regarding the content and dissemination of reporting obligations by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 42.deleted

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), suppliers of groundhandling services may engage in a level of subcontracting for each category of service.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5

5. Any supplier of groundhandling services and self-handling airport user using ~~one or more~~a subcontractors for a category of service shall ensure that the subcontractors complyies with the obligations on suppliers of groundhandling services under this Regulation.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6

6. Any supplier of groundhandling services and self-handling airport user using ~~one or more~~a subcontractors for a category of service shall inform the managing body of the airport of the name and activities of the subcontractors concerned.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7

7. Where a supplier of groundhandling services applies for an authorisation to provide groundhandling services under the selection procedure laid down in Article 7, it shall indicate ~~the number,~~for each category of service the activities and names of the subcontractors it intends to use.

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Without prejudice to the international commitments of the Union, the Commission may, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 43 (3), decide that athe Member States o~~r Member States~~f the European Union shall take measures, including the complete or partial suspension of the right of access to the groundhandling market within its territory in respect of suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users from that third country, with a view to remedying the discriminatory behaviour of the third country concerned, whenever it appears that a third country, with respect to access to the groundhandling or self- handling market:

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0397(COD)

Christine DE VEYRAC, Jim HIGGINS, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 5 – point 5.4

5.4. the loading and unloading of the aircraft, including the provision and operation of suitable means, ~~as well as~~ the transport of crew and passengers between the aircraft and the terminal, ~~and~~ baggage transport between the aircraft and the terminal, and the loading and unloading of wheelchairs and other mobility equipment and assistive devices for persons with reduced mobility;

2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The Galileo and EGNOS programmes are particularly important in transport applications, including intelligent transport systems. In the road transport sector, they are crucial for the improvement of road safety and traffic management and the reduction of congestion, travel times and fuel consumption. In the rail transport sector, they can enable the automation of track surveillance, improve safety, reduce delays and operating costs and offer passengers more accurate information. In the maritime and inland waterways sectors, they can enhance maritime safety, improve port handling capacity and provide accurate positioning information in emergency situations. In the air transport sector, they encourage and enable the use of small and peripheral airports by civil aviation and play an integral role in the development of the Single Sky Policy. Given the increased demand for an efficient and integrated European transport network, it is imperative to ensure that transport applications enabled by the Galileo and EGNOS systems continue to be developed. This will allow the citizens of the Union to reap the benefits derived from the systems, and ensure that public confidence in the programmes is maintained. The Galileo and EGNOS programmes are also important for making transport more secure by permitting permanent tracking of container fleets in the maritime application, or for making navigation more accurate in launcher trajectory management in the space sector.

2012/06/13
Committee: TRAN

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) to offer a safety-of-life service (SoL) free of charge and aimed at users for whom safety is essential.; this service also fulfils the requirements of certain sectors for continuity, availability and accuracy and includes an integrity function alerting the user to any failure in the system;

2012/06/13
Committee: TRAN

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) to offer a safety-of-life service (SoL) ~~service~~free of charge and aimed at users for whom safety is essential; in particular, this service fulfils the requirements of certain sectors for continuity, availability and accuracy and includes an integrity message alerting the user to any failure in the system over the coverage area.

2012/06/13
Committee: TRAN

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) to pursue dual sourcing, wherever appropriate, in order to reduce dependency on a single supplier and ensure better overall control of the programmes, their costs and time- schedule, a method which, where possible and relevant, should be set out as a specific selection criterion in the call for tender.

2012/06/13
Committee: TRAN

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b

b) activities relating to ~~operation of the system established under the Galileo programme, including advance or preparatory actions for this phas~~the ground and service provision segments of the Galileo programme, including, but not limited to, development of management capacity, re- profiling of the Safety of Life Service and the Commercial Services, site hosting deployment and exploitation, exploitation of stations, deployment and exploitation of Service Facilities Centres (including the performance centre, Geodesy and Timing), the service centre, site maintenance, centre-specific staff, Space segment maintenance, telecommunications network exploitation and system support; activities relating to the maximisation of the socio-economic benefits of the programme;

2012/06/27
Committee: ITRE

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point b a (new)

(ba) to pursue, wherever appropriate, multiple sourcing, in the form of dual sourcing, a method which, where possible and relevant, should be set out as a specific selection criterion in the call for tenders;

2012/06/27
Committee: ITRE

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The slot-allocation system established in 1993 does not ensure the optimum allocation and use of slots and thus of airport capacity. In the context of growing airport congestion and the limited development of major new airport infrastructure, the slots are a rare resource. Access to such resources is of crucial importance for the provision of air transport services and for the maintenance of effective competition. To this end, the allocation and use of slots could be made more effective ~~by introducing market mechanisms,~~ by ensuring that the unused slots are made available to interested operators as soon as possible and in a transparent manner, and by reinforcing the underlying principles of the system with regard to the allocation, management and use of the slots. At the same time, although the historical slots meet the need for stability in schedules for the airlines, during the future assessment of the application of this Regulation, a gradual introduction of other market mechanisms could be envisaged, such as withdrawing and auctioning historical slots.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The current slot allocation system should be adapted to the development of the market mechanisms used in certain airports for transferring or exchanging slots. In its Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of Regulation No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports, the Commission undertook to make an appropriate proposal if it became apparent that revision of the existing legislation was required for competition or other reasons.deleted

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Experience has shown that secondary trading, that is the exchange of slots for financial or other compensation, does not benefit from a uniform and consistent legislative framework, including guarantees of transparency and competitive safeguards. It is therefore necessary to regulate secondary trading in slots in the European Union.deleted

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The Member State responsible for the schedules facilitated or coordinated airport should ensure the appointment of a schedules facilitator or a coordinator whose neutrality should be unquestioned. To this end, the coordinators' role and that of the schedules facilitators should be enhanced. Provision should be made for the legal, organisational, decision-making and financial independence of the coordinators with regard to stakeholders, the Member State and bodies subordinate to that State. To prevent the coordinator's activity and that of the schedules facilitator suffering from a lack of financial, technical or human resources or expertise, Member States should ensure that the coordinators have all the resources needed for their work.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Additional obligations should be introduced for air carriers with regard to sending information to the coordinators and schedules facilitators. Provision should be made for additional penalties for omitting information or sending false or misleading information. For network airports, the air carriers should have the obligation to communicate their flight intentions or other relevant information requested by the coordinator or schedules facilitator.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Since the environmental aspects may be taken into account in the coordination parameters and regional connectivity can also be fully ensured in the context of the public service obligations, experience has not shown that local rules are useful. Furthermore, it cannot be excluded that such rules do not lead to discrimination in allocating slots. Consequently, the option of resorting to local rules should be restricted. All the technical, operational, performance and environmental constraints that should be applied by the coordinators or the facilitators should be defined in the coordination parameters. The resort to local rules would also be reduced to supervising the use of slots and the possibility of reducing the length of the series of slots in the cases provided for by this Regulation. With a view to promoting better use of airport capacity, two basic principles in slot allocation should be reinforced, namely the definition of the series of slots and the calculation of historical slots. At the same time, the flexibility given to air carriers should be better regulated with a view to preventing distortions during the application of this Regulation in the Member States. Therefore, better use of airport capacity should be encouraged.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) To allow air carriers to adapt to imperative situations of urgency, such as a marked decline in traffic or an economic crisis that severely affects the activity of air carriers, affecting a lager part of the scheduling period, the Commission should be allowed to adopt urgent measures to ensure the consistency of measures to be taken at coordinated airports. These measures will allow air carriers to retain priority in allocating the same series for the following scheduling period even if the 850% rate has not been met.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) Experience shows that a significant number of slots are returned to the pool too late to be reallocated effectively. ~~The airport managing body should be encouraged to use the air~~Better application of the current ex-porst ~~charge system to discourage this type of behaviour. Despite having recourse to this mechanism, the airport managing body should not, however, discourage air carr~~penalties should be encouraged in order to stop airline companiers ~~from entering the market or developing services~~adopting this type of behaviour.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

13) 'series of slots' shall mean at least 15 slots ~~for a summer scheduling period and 10 slots for a winter~~requested for the same scheduling period re~~quested~~gularly for the same time on the same day of the week for consecutive weeks and regularly allocated by the coordinator ~~on that basis~~ or, if that is not possible, allocated at approximately the same time;

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18

18) ‘~~programmed~~ non-scheduled air service’ shall mean a ~~series of~~ flights which does not meet all the conditions of Article 2(16) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008~~, but which operate so regularly or frequently that they constitute a recognisably systematic series~~;

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The financing referred to under point (c) shall be provided by all the air carriers who operate in the coordinated and schedules facilitated airports, and by those airports in such a way as to ensure that the financial burden is distributed equitably among all interested parties and that the financing does not largely depend on a sole interested party. A stakeholder consultation procedure, with the possibility of appeal, shall be launched by Member States in order to ensure transparent, non-discriminatory charging correlating to the service provided by the coordinator or schedules facilitator. Collection of the air carriers’ payments shall be the responsibility of the airports concerned, which shall pay those amounts to the coordinator or schedules facilitator. The Member States shall ensure that the financial, human, technical and material resources and expertise required by the coordinator for carrying out his duties are at his disposal at all times.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8

8. The coordinator shall also take into account additional guidelines established by the air transport industry ~~world~~Union-wide or ~~Union~~ world-wide as well as local guidelines proposed by the coordination committee and approved by the Member State or any other competent body responsible for the airport in question, provided that such guidelines do not affect the independent status of the coordinator, comply with Union law, aim at improving the efficient use of airport capacity and have been notified in advance to and pre-approved by the Commission ~~. The local guidelines may only concern the supervision of the use of slots allocated or~~within two months. In urgent cases, the Member State concerned may call on the Commission to approve a local guideline within a shorter time-scale of just two weeks. Local guidelines may relate to the amendment of the definition of the series of slots, for ~~reduc~~extending its length ~~below~~to over 10 slots for the winter scheduling period or below 15 slots for the summer scheduling period, but under no circumstances below 5 slots. The reduction of the length of the series of slots applies only in airports where demand for air services is highly seasonable. The Commission may adopt implementing measures aimed at broadening the scope of a local guideline to apply to all EU airports. Those implementing measures shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Without prejudice to Articles 7, 12, 13 and 17, ~~priority~~entitlement is to be g~~iven~~ranted to the air carrier concerned for the allocation of the same series during the following equivalent scheduling period, if that air carrier so requests within the time-limit mentioned in Article 7(1), if the following conditions are satisfied:

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

b) that air carrier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that the series of slots in question has been operated, as cleared by the coordinator, by that air carrier for at least 850 % of the time during the scheduling period for which it has been allocated.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

If the 850 % usage of the series of slots cannot be demonstrated, the priority provided under paragraph (2) shall not be given , unless the non-utilisation can be justified on the basis of any of the following reasons:

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7

7. If the conditions set out in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) are not met, the Commission , in consultation with the various partners, may however decide that ~~priority~~entitlements for the allocation of the same series should be ~~awarded to~~maintained for the air carriers for the following scheduling period, if this is justified on imperative grounds of urgency linked to exceptional events requiring coherence in the application of measures to be taken in these airports. The Commission, within one month of the Member State or airport concerned having so requested, shall adopt the necessary measures, the application of which shall not exceed the length of one scheduling period. It shall adopt these immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(3). The measures adopted by the European Commission may differ according to the Member State, airport or type of airline services concerned by the exceptional event in question.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11

1. The managing body of a coordinated airport may decide to use the airport charge system with the aim of dissuading air carriers from belatedly returning slots to the pool referred to in Article 9 and to hold them liable for having reserved airport infrastructure without using it. The following principles shall be respected: a) the procedure set out under Article 6 of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be observed before this decision is taken. The coordinator shall also be consulted. For coordinated airports not covered by Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/12/EC, the airport managing body shall consult the coordination committee and the coordinator; b) this decision shall not affect the non- discriminatory and transparent character of the slot allocation process and the system of airport charges; c) this decision shall not discourage air carriers from developing services or entering the market and it shall be limited to covering the costs incurred by the airport for reserving the airport capacity corresponding to the slots which remained unused; d) air carriers shall not be held liable for having reserved airport infrastructure without using it for slots allocated but returned to the pool before 31 January for the following summer scheduling period or before 31 August for the following winter scheduling period, for slots coinciding with public holidays and returned to the pool before the same dates and for slots for which the non-use can be justified on the basis of Article 10(5); e) this decision shall be communicated to the coordinator, the interested parties and the Commission at least six months before the start of the scheduling season concerned. 2. The coordinator shall send the airport managing body all the information necessary for the implementation of the decision referred to in the first paragraph.Article 11 deleted Slot reservation

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13

Slot transfers and exchanges 1. Slots may be: a) transferred by an air carrier from one route or type of service to another route or type of service operated by that same air carrier; b) transferred between two air carriers, with or without monetary or any other kind of compensation; c) exchanged, one for one, between air carriers, with or without monetary or any other kind of compensation . 2. The Member State shall establish a transparent framework to allow contact between air carriers interested in transferring or exchanging slots in conformity with Union law. The transfers or exchanges referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the coordinator and shall not take effect until expressly confirmed by the coordinator. The coordinator shall decline to confirm the transfers or exchanges if they are not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation and if the coordinator is not satisfied that: a) airport operations would not be prejudiced, taking into account all technical, operational , performance and environmental constraints; b) limitations imposed in accordance with Article 12 are respected; c) a transfer of slots does not fall within the scope of paragraph 3 of this Article . For the transfers or exchanges referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c), the air carriers shall give the coordinator the details of any monetary or any other kind of compensation. The transfers or exchanges may not be subject to conditions intended to limit the possibility for the air carrier wishing to obtain the slots from entering into competition with the air carrier which transfers or exchanges the slots. 3. Slots allocated to a new entrant as defined in Article 2(2) may not be transferred as provided for in paragraph 1(b) of this Article for a period of two equivalent scheduling periods, except in the case of a legally authorised takeover of the activities of a bankrupt undertaking. Slots allocated to a new entrant as defined in Article 2(2)(b) may not be transferred to another route as provided for in paragraph 1(a) of this Article for a period of two equivalent scheduling periods unless the new entrant would have been treated with the same priority on the new route as on the initial route. Slots allocated to a new entrant as defined in Article 2(2) may not be exchanged as provided for in paragraph 1(c) of this Article for a period of two equivalent scheduling periods, except in order to improve the slot timings for these services in relation to the timings initially requested.Article 13 deleted

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b

b) transferred between two air carriers~~, with or without monetary or any other kind of compensation~~;

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c

c) exchanged, one for one, between air carriers~~, with or without monetary or any other kind of compensation~~ .

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

For the transfers or exchanges referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c), the air carriers shall give the coordinator the details of any monetary or any other kind of compensation. The transfers or exchanges may not be subject to conditions intended to limit the possibility for the air carrier wishing to obtain the slots from entering into competition with the air carrier which transfers or exchanges the slots.deleted

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

This Regulation shall not affect the powers of public authorities to approve the transfer of slots between air carriers and to direct how these are allocated pursuant to national competition law or to Articles 101, 102 or 106 of the Treaty or Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. These transfers can only take place without monetary compensation.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. When an air carrier submits a flight plan, it shall include a reference to the slot allocated. TAt the request of the Member State, which may delegate this duty to a coordinator, the network manager shall reject an air carrier's flight plan if the air carrier intends to land or take off at a coordinated airport, during the periods for which it is coordinated, without having a slot allocated by the coordinator. Business aviation operators shall not be deemed to have been allocated a slot if they would have to operate outside the time-band offered by the slot and if the delay is not attributable to air navigation services.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Fur the purposes of implementation of paragraph 1 of this article, any aircraft operator planning to operate an exempted flight as defined in Article 2(11) shall communicate to the coordinator their flight plan identification details.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Air carriers that repeatedly or intentionally operate air services at a time significantly different from the slot allocated as part of a series of slots or use slots in a significantly different way from that indicated at the time of allocation shall lose their ~~priority~~entitlement as referred to in Article 10(2). The coordinator may decide to withdraw from that air carrier the series of slots in question for the remainder of the scheduling period and place them in the pool after having consulted the air carrier concerned and after issuing a single warning. If the air carrier requests equivalent slots, the coordinator is not obliged to allocate them.

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Member States shall ~~ensure tha~~implement effective, proportionate and dissuasive ~~sanctions are availabl~~financial penalties and/ or appropriate san~~d are~~ctions that are effectively applied to deal with

2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN

2011/0391(COD)