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Activities of Isabella DE MONTE related to 2017/0288(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (debate) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0288(COD)

Amendments (10)

Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Commercial regular service operations should not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts according to Regulation 1370/2007 and Regulation 2016/2338. For this reason, the regulatory body should be able to carry out an objective economic analysis to ensure that this is the case.
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply to national road passenger services for hire or reward operated by a non-resident carrier as provided for in Chapter V.;
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 11
11. ‘viable alternative’ means another terminal which is economically acceptable to the carrier, and provides comparable infrastructure, allows passengers access to other forms of public transport and allows it to operate the passenger service concerned.;
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. ‘traffic route’ means a connection between two stopping points, where passengers could be picked up and set down at predetermined stopping points.
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. without prejudice to the powers of the national competition authorities, the regulatory body shall have the power to monitor the competitive situation in the domestic market for regular passenger transport services by road, by noting the costs and taxation of the applicant in order to check that they are comparable to those in the host state, with a view to preventing discrimination or the abuse of a dominant position in the market, including through sub-contracting;
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Coaches and buses engaged in national road passenger transport service shall have an effective and stable establishment in the Member State.
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
2. Authorisations for national regular services shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (c) of Article 8c(2) and, if the service is carrying passengers ovetraffic route runs for a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, Article 8c(2)(d).
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 3
3. The distance referred to in paragraph 2 may be increased to 120 kilometres if the regular servictraffic route to be introduced will serve a point of departure and a destination which are already served by more than one public service contract.
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular services if the proposed regular service carries passengershas a traffic route over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies and if the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract.
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 15 a (new)
(15a) the following Article 15 a is inserted: "Article 15a Requirements of establishment for coaches and busses operators in a Member State Coach and buses engaged in national road passenger transport service in a Member State shall have an effective and stable establishment in that Member State. In order to satisfy such requirements a bus or coach operator shall in the Member State concerned: (a) have premises in which it keeps its core business documents, in particular its commercial contracts, accounting documents, personnel management documents, contracts, documents containing data relating to driving time and rest and any other document to which the competent authority must have access in order to verify compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation; (b) once an authorisation is granted, have at its disposal one or more vehicles which are registered or otherwise put into circulation in conformity with the legislation of that Member State, whether those vehicles are wholly owned or, for example, held under a hire-purchase agreement or a hire or leasing contract; (c) conduct effectively and continuously its administrative and commercial activities with the appropriate administrative equipment and facilities at premises situated in that Member State; (d) manage the transport operations carried out with the vehicles referred to in point (b) with the appropriate technical equipment situated in that Member State (e) hold assets and employ staff proportionate to the activity of the establishment."
2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN