7 Amendments of Spyros DANELLIS related to 2009/2154(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the penalty systems in the Member States of the European Union have evolved historically, and therefore show wide disparities, with fines in extreme cases that can be as much as ten times higher in one country than in another;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C.. whereas the legal position with regard to international transport operations has become very hard for undertakings and especially for drivers to understandit has become a very complicated and time-consuming task for undertakings and especially for drivers to understand the legal position with regard to international transport operations; whereas the Member States face major challenges in transposing the regulations as required and whereas the current situation is not compatible with the single market;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that these differences can be explained not only by economic and geographical factors, but also throughas well as the Member States' differing legal systems in criminal matters and their differing policy approaches to road safety; ;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Title 3
Title 3
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that to achieve further approximation of the types of penalties and of the levels of fines, minimum and maximum penalties for each infringement against the social rules in road transport should be laid down; stresses that in streamlining penalties, the need to accommodate the economic disparities among Member States must be balanced by an effective deterrent against serious infringements;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that a European Road Transport Agency could promote such harmonised approaches to checks and take pregulatoryscriptive action so as to remove obstacles to the European single market;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that an easily understandable brochure, distributed electronically and in printed form, in all official languages of the European Union would be useful for undertakings and for lorry drivers; stresses that this brochure should give the drivers and undertakings concerned more information about the relevant social rules and the penalties applicable to infringements in the various Member States; considers that such information should also be made available to undertakings and drivers from third countries;