Activities of Jacqueline FOSTER related to 2013/0105(COD)
Plenary speeches (5)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (debate)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (debate)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (debate)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (debate)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Longer and higher vehicles may be used in cross- border transport if the two Member States concerned already allow it and if the conditions for derogation under Article 4(3), (4) or (5) of the Directive are met. The European Commission has already provided guidance on the application of Article 4 of the Directive. The transport operations referred to in Article 4(4) do not have a significant impact on international competition if the cross- border use remains limited to two Member States where the existing infrastructure and the road safety requirements allow iis provision must not distort the internal market. This balances the Member States’ right under the principle of subsidiarity to decide on transport solutions suited to their specific circumstances with the need to prevent such policies from distorting the internal market. The provisions of Article 4 (4) are clarified in this respect.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3) Article 4(6), is modified in the following manner: The competent authorities of neighbouring Member States can authorise cross-border transport operations using vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 provided that they do not discriminate on grounds of Member State of registration of the tractor, trailer or semi-trailer. These competent authorities can define the routes on which the vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 are allowed to circulate. Provision can be made for Member States to inform the Commission thereof; Article 5(b) and Article 8a are deleted.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Before being put on the market, the additional aerodynamic devices and their installation on vehicles shall be authorised by the Member States, which shall issue a certificate to this effect, attesting compliance with the requirements mentioned in paragraph 2 above and indicating that the device contributes significantly to improving aerodynamic performance. The certificates of authorisation issued in one Member State shall be recognised by the other Member States, subject to the limitations in paragraph 5.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16, to complement the requirements referred to in paragraph 2. These shall be implemented within the Type Approval framework of Directive 2007/46 and take the form of technical characteristics, minimum levels of performance, design constraints, and procedures for the establishment of the test certificate referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Pending the adoption of the delegated acts, the vehicles or combinations of vehicles equipped with aerodynamic devices to the rear, which meet the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 and were tested in accordance with paragraph 3 may circulate if their length exceeds the length laid down in Annex I, point 1.1 by no more than two metres. Member States shall accept the use of vehicles equipped with such devices within their territories unless they have reasonable grounds to believe the technical provisions against which the device was issued are not equivalent to their own. This transitional measure shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4), Article 9(5) and Article 12(79(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate maximum period of time5 years from the [date of entry into force of this Directive]
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8(4), 9(5) and 12(79(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(4), Article 9(5) and Article 12(79(5) shall enter into force only if the European Parliament or the Council did not express an objection within a period of two months of notification of that act to these two institutions, or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission of their intention not to raise objections. That period can be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Annex I – point 1.3
Annex I – point 1.3
(16a) Point 1.3 is replaced by ‘Maximum height of any vehicle is to be decided by Member States under the subsidiarity principle. Member States may choose to engage in bilateral agreements allowing vehicles of an agreed height to circulate on each other’s territories, so long as the infrastructure allows’