Activities of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2013/0028(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A8-0373/2016 - Wim van de Camp)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail PDF (508 KB) DOC (671 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In view of creating framework conditions for enabling society to fully reap the benefits of effective opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail it is important that Member States ensure (a) an adequate level of social protection for the staff of public service operators. (b) a minimum service level during public transport strikes
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a framework that establishes a minimum level of services during public transport strikes
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 5 a (new)
By [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article [...] to specify the requirements of the public transport plans and the specifications of the public service obligations.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
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 upon request by any relevant stakeholder as referred to in Article 2a (1) last paragraph or including on its own initiative.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) the competent authority shall publish at the end of each year a list of all public service contracts that it intends to award within at least the next 10 years. The information to be published should at least contain the expected date of award, the launch of a related public tender procedure, a short description of the contract and its expected duration.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The following paragraph 3 a is added: "(3a) The competent authority may exclude operators from third countries from the competitive tendering procedure if such countries do not effectively provide possibilities of market access to companies from the Member States of the Union”
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The following paragraph is added: “(3a) Until 2 December 2019, a competent authority may exclude from competitive tendering procedures railway undertakings established in Member States which have no generally applicable rules providing that rail contracts shall be awarded following a competitive tendering procedure. A competent authority may also exclude from competitive tendering procedures railway undertakings established in third countries which have no generally applicable provision providing that rail contracts shall be awarded following a competitive tendering procedure.”
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “5. In the event of a disruption of services or the immediate risk of such a situation, the competent authority may take an emergency measure. A situation of emergency may include the inability of the competent authority to timely launch a tender procedure for a public service contract and/or to timely award that contract to an operator.”
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
The following subparagraph 6 a is added: “During the transitional period running until 3 December 2019, if the competent authority decides to make a direct award of a public service contract for public transport by rail, it shall publish a justification no later than 18 months before the start of the contract in which it shall provide evidence that the viability, efficiency and quality objectives of the public service can only be achieved through this award procedure. This provision shall not apply to a direct award under Articles 5(2), 5(4) and 5(5). It shall send this justification to the regulatory authority referred to in Art 55 of Directive 2012/34/EU for its approval.”
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1
Member States shall in compliance with State aid rules take the necessary measures to ensure effective and non-discriminatory access conditions to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contract.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) by acquiring itself at market price the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract with a view to making it available to the selected public service operator at market price or as part of the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6 and, if applicable, to the Annex,
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) by providing a guarantee for the financing of the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract at market price or as part of the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6 and, if applicable, to the Annex. Such a guarantee shall also apply for supporting the financing of refurbishing used rolling stock. It may cover the residual value risk while respecting the relevant state aid rules when applicable,
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) by ensuring that all the operator concerned have effective, non- discriminatory and commercially viable conditions to leasing of rolling stock for the PSO contract concerned;