Activities of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2017/0237(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (recast)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trainwhere possible, and in accordance with operational and safety requirements.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union;.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) international rail passenger services of which a significant part, including at least one scheduled station stop, is operated outside the Union, provided that passengers’ rights are adequately ensured under relevant national law on the territory of the Member State granting the exemption.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) domestic rail passenger services where such exemption was granted under Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 for a period no longer than until 3 December 2024.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 10, 11 and 25 and Chapter V shall, 20, 21(1) and 25 apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘delay’ means the time difference between the time the passenger was scheduled to arrive in accordance with the published timetable and the time of his or harrival scheduled in the timetable and real-time arrival at destination. In case of delays which are announced to passengers actual or expected arrival at the final station of destination ;t least two weeks in advance of the train departure the passengers are not entitled to compensation in accordance with article 17.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall keep their bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Railway undertakings or, where appropriate, competent authorities responsible for a public service railway contract shall make public by appropriate means, including in accessible formats for persons with disabilities in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX31 Regulation 1300/2014, and before their implementation, decisions to discontinue services either permanently or temporarily. _________________ 31Directive XXX on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services (European Accessibility Act) (OJ L X, X.X.XXXX, p. X).
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided in the most appropriate format including by using up-to-date communication technologies . Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014 and Regulation 454/2011 .
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a passenger receives separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care e or she shall be considered as having as mandy compensation shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and coventracts of transport as tickets, if he or tshe whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passas informed of such fact, through the applicable genger is explicitly informed otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation basedal conditions of transport or any other adequate means as chosen by the carrier, and if he or she was made aware by the carrier or by the ticket vendor or the tour operator on behalf onf the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator or ticket vendorcarrier, of the concrete consequences regarding his rights to information, assistance and compensation in case of a delay.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without losing the right of transport, a passenger may request compensation for delays from the railway undertaking if he or she is facing a delay between the places of departure and destination stated ion the ticket or tickets representing single transport contract for which the cost of the ticket has not been reimbursed in accordance with Article 16. The minimum compensations for delays shall be as follows:
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger. The complaint procedure is governed by Article 28 of this Regulation.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a station manager, a railway undertaking, a ticket vendor or a tour operator shall provide persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility with information, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 and Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, on the accessibility of the station and associated facilities, rail services and on the access conditions of rolling stock in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) and shall inform persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility about facilities on board.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). The booking of assistance shall always be done without extra costs, irrespective of the communication channel being used
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may provide for a derogation from paragraph 1 in the case of persons travelling on services which are the subject of a public service contract awarded in conformity with Community law, on condition that the competent authority has put in place alternative facilities or arrangements guaranteeing an equivalent or higher level of accessibility of transport services.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. In unstaffed stations, railway undertakings and station managers shall ensure that easily available information, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, is displayed in accordance with the access rules referred to in Article 20(1) regarding the nearest staffed stations and directly available assistance for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assistance in staffed stations shall be provided on condition that the railway undertaking, the station manager, the ticket vendor or the tour operator with which the ticket was purchased is notified of the person’s need for such assistance at least 48 hours before the assistance is needed. Where a ticket or season ticket permits multiple journeys, one notification shall be sufficient provided that adequate information on the timing of subsequent journeys is provided. Such notifications shall be forwarded to all other railway undertakings and station managers involved in the person’s journey; Member States shall identify priority stations where the above-mentioned notification period can be reduced to 24 hours.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. When selling tickets for journeys by rail, railway undertakings, station managers, ticket vendors and tour operators shall inform passengers of their rights and obligations under this Regulation. In order to comply with this information requirement, they may use a summary of the provisions of this Regulation prepared by the Commission in all official languages of the Union and made available to them. In addition, they shall provide a notice on the ticketinformation, in either paper or electronic format or by any other means, including in accessible formats for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive XXX. That notice shallRegulation 1300/2014 that specifyies where such information can be obtained in the event of cancellation, missed connection or long delay.
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and station managers shall inform passengers in an appropriate manner, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements in Directive XXXRegulation 1300/2014, at the station and on the train, of their rights and obligations under this Regulation, and of the contact details of the body or bodies designated by Member States pursuant to Article 31.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentie48 months after the day following thate of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.