Activities of Michel TEYCHENNÉ related to 2008/0246(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway - Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway - Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws PDF (346 KB) DOC (516 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In the light of Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in order to give disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility opportunities for maritime and inland waterway travel comparable to those of other citizens, rules for non-discrimination and assistance during their journey should be established. Those persons should therefore be accepted for carriage and not refused transport on the grounds of their disability or lack of mobility, except for reasons which are justified on the grounds of safety and prescribed by law. They should enjoy the right to assistance at ports, and at embarkation / disembarkation points where no port exists, as well as on board passenger ships. In the interests of social inclusion, the persons concerned should receive this assistance free of charge. Carriers should establish accessibility rules, using preferably the European standardisation system.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In deciding on the design of new ports and terminals if any, and as part of major refurbishments, managing bodies of ports and carriers that will operate them should, where necessary, take into account the needs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility. Similarly, carriers should, where necessary, take such needs into account when deciding on the design of new and newly refurbished passenger ships in accordance with Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The provisions governing the embarkation of disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility shall be without prejudice to the general provisions applicable to the embarkation of passengers laid down by the international, Community or national rules in force.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Passenger should be able to exercise their rights by means of appropriate complaint procedures implemented by carriers or, as the case may be, by the submission of complaints to the body or bodies designated to that end by the relevant Member State.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) Regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) Regulation
2a. Member States shall be authorised to exclude urban and suburban transport services from the scope of this Regulation if they give assurances that the aims of this Regulation can be achieved by means of regulatory measures and guarantee a level of passenger rights comparable to that required by this Regulation.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – point i
Article 3 – point i
(i) "ship" means a seagoing or rivergoinginland waterway vessel, excluding an air-cushion vehicle;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In case of advanced booking, a disabled person or a person with reduced mobility who has been denied embarkation on the grounds of his disability or reduced mobility and any person accompanying that person pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be offered the right to reimbursement or re- routing as provided for in Annex I. The right to the option of a return journey or re-routing shall be conditional upon all safety requirements being met.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Under the same conditions as referred to in paragraph 1(a), aA carrier or a ticket vendor or a tour operator may require that a disabled person or person with reduced mobility be accompanied by another person who is capable of providing the assistance required by that person if this is strictly necessary.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Where provision of the assistance has been subcontracted, and the carrier, the ticket vendor or the tour operator receives a notification of the need for assistance at least 48 hours before the published departure time for the journey, it shall transmit the relevant information so that the sub-contractor receives it as soon as possible, and at all events at least 36 hours before the published departure time for the journey.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of any delay where a stay of one or more nights or a stay additional to that intended by the passenger becomes necessary, where and when physically possible, passengers shall be offered free of charge hotel or other accommodation, and transport between the port and place of accommodation in addition to the meals and refreshments provided for in paragraph 1. The additional accommodation and transport costs borne by the carrier may not exceed twice the price of the ticket.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. This Article shall not apply wherein cases where: (a) either performance of the transport service is prevented by an independent and impartial authority, such as that responsible for managing the port; (b) or no independent and impartial authority is in a position to prevent performance of the transport service, but the delay or cancellation is caused by exceptional circumstances hindering the performance of the transport service, which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex II – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex II – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– board the ship, with the provision of lifts, wheelchairs or other assistance needed, as appropriatethe means required,
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IV – part 2 – indent 2
Annex IV – part 2 – indent 2
– skills for providing assistance to persons with reduced mobility travelling with a recognisedn assistance animaldog, including the role and the needs of those animals;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IV – part 2 – indent 3
Annex IV – part 2 – indent 3
– techniques for escorting blind and partially-sighted passengers and for the handling and carriage of recognisedtheir assistance animaldogs;