BETA

Activities of Georges BACH related to 2011/0196(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Recording equipment in road transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0196(COD)

Amendments (11)

Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce the administrative burden on drivers and transport undertakings, it should be clarified that there is no need for written proof of daily or weekly rest periods. For control purposes, periods for which no activity has been recorded for the driver should accordingly be considered as rest periods.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) “workshop card” means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a recording equipmentdesignated member of staff of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State which identifies the cardholder and allows for the testing, calibration and/or downloading of the recording equipmenttachograph; this also imposes the obligation of management of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State, to ensure that no fraudulent activity takes place at a tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State;
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The data exchanged during communication shall be limited to the data necessary for the purpose of targeted roadside checks. It should include driver activities and speed. Data concerning the identity of the driver, driver activities and speed shall not be communicated.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The competent control authority, on the basis of the data exchanged, may decide to carry out a check on the vehicle and the recording equipment. This roadside filtering must also be complemented by random enforcement checks, regardless of the reading on the roadside unit, to combat possible manipulation of the signal by certain transport undertakings. This may be aided by the establishment of a European wide database, or national databases, which would track the compliance record of transport undertakings, on the basis of physical checks carried out by enforcement officers.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a The Commission is to carry out an Impact Assessment on the feasibility of merging all of the cards used by professional drivers, in particular the driver card with the driver licence, within 24 months of the entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall examine the technical solutions available, and card compatibility issues, in order to reduce the amount of card fraud currently taking place The Commission shall communicate its findings to the European Parliament within 30 months of the entry into force of this regulation.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallcan take appropriate measures to prevent conflicts of interests between fitters or workshops and road transport undertakings. In particular, i, if member states deem it necessary. In particular, Member States may decide to prohibit the practice of a transport undertaking is also operating as an approved fitter or workshop, it shall not be allowed to and thus prevent them from installing and calibrateing recording equipment in itstheir own vehicles.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Driver cards shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter until 18 January 2018. With effect from 19 January 2018, driver cards shall be incorporated into driving licences andThe Commission is to carry out an Impact Assessment on the feasibility of merging all of the cards used by professional drivers, in particular the driver card with the driver licence, within 24 months of the entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall examine the technical solutions available, and card compatibility issueds, renewed, exchanged and replaced in accordancin order to reduce the amount of card fraud currently taking place. The Commission shall communicate with the provisions of Directive 2006/126/EC. s findings to the European Parliament within 30 months of the entry into force of this regulation.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Driver cards shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter until 18 January 2018. With effect from 19 January 2018, driver cards shall be incorporated into driving licences andThe Commission is to carry out an Impact Assessment on the feasibility of merging all of the cards used by professional drivers, in particular the driver card with the driver licence, within 24 months of the entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall examine the technical solutions available, and card compatibility issueds, renewed, exchanged and replaced in accordancin order to reduce the amount of card fraud currently taking place The Commission shall communicate with the provisions of Directive 2006/126/ECs findings to the European Parliament within 30 months of the entry into force of this regulation.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 28 1 a (new)
1 a. The digital tachograph shall not be set in a way that it automatically switches to a specific indication when the vehicle's engine or ignition is switched off. The driver should be able to choose manually a category, depending on his activity or rest after the switch off.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2
Article 2 1. This Regulation shall apply to the carriage by road: (a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds 1,5 tonnes, or (b) of passengers by vehicles which are constructed or permanently adapted for carrying more than nine persons including the driver, and are intended for that purpose.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2
The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘100 km’.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN