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14 Amendments of Jacqueline FOSTER related to 2013/0028(COD)

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

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

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point c

“"competent local authority”" means any competent authority whose geographical area of competence is not national and which covers the transport needs of an urban agglomeration or a rural district or both;

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Competent authorities shall establish and regularly update public passenger transport plans covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. These public transport plans shall define the objectives of public transport policy and the means to implement them covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. ~~They shall at least include:~~

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

~~the structure of the network or routes;~~deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

basic requirements to be fulfilled by public transport offer such as accessibility, territorial connectivity, security, modal and intermodal interconnections at main connecting hubs, offer characteristics such as times of operation, frequency of services and minimum degree of capacity utilisation;deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

quality standards related to items such as equipment features of stops and of rolling stock, punctuality and reliability, cleanliness, customer service and information, complaint handling and redress, monitoring of service quality;deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

~~principles of tariff policy;~~deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

~~operational requirements such as transport of bicycles, traffic management, contingency plan in case of disturbances.~~deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

~~In establishing public transport plans, competent authorities shall have regard in particular to applicable rules regarding passenger rights, social, employment and environmental protection.~~deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a

they shall be defined in accordance with Article 2a (e1);

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new)– paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The assessment of appropriateness referred to in point (b) shall take into account whether a public intervention in the provision of passenger transport is a suitable means of achieving the objectives of the public transport plans.deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

For public passenger transport by rail the assessment of necessity and proportionality referred to in point (c) shall take into account the transport services provided under Article 10(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast) and consider all information given to the infrastructure managers and regulatory bodies pursuant to the first sentence of Article 38(4) of that Directive.deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 4

4. The specifications of public service obligations and the related compensation of the net financial effect of public service obligations shall: (a) achieve the objectives of the public transport plan in the most cost-effective manner; (b) financially sustain the provision of public passenger transport in accordance to the requirements laid down in the public transport plan in the long term.deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 5

When preparing the specifications, the competent authority shall set out the draft specifications of public service obligations and their scope, the basic steps of the assessment of their compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, and the results of the assessment. The competent authority shall in an appropriate manner consult relevant stakeholders such as a minimum, transport operators, infrastructure managers if appropriate and representative passenger and employee organisations on these specifications and take their positions into consideration.deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

Jacqueline FOSTER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6 – point a

~~compliance of the assessment and of the procedure set out in this Article shall be ensured by the regulatory body referred to in Art 55 of Directive 2012/34/EU including on its own initiative.~~deleted

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN