5 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2013/0015(COD)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to enable citizens of the Union, economic operators and regional and local authorities to benefit to the full from the advantages deriving from the establishing of an area without internal frontiers, it is appropriate, in particular, to improve the interlinking and interoperability of the national rail networks as well as access thereto, including for passengers with disabilities implementing any measures that may prove necessary in the field of technical standardisation.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the Union is a party establishes accessibility as one of its general principles and requires States Parties to take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access on an equal basis with others, including by developing, promulgating and monitoring the implementation of minimum standards and guidelines for accessibility. Accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is therefore an important requirement for the interoperability of the rail system.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘disabled personperson with disabilities and person with reduced mobility’ shall include any person who has a permanent or temporary physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective use of transport on an equal basis with other passengers or whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to age.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified as well as training on accessibility issues;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 5
Article 45 – paragraph 5
5. Other registers, such as a register on accessibility, may for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, shall also be associated to the register of infrastructure.