European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community to and from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States as regards a uniform driver attestation (COM(2000) 751 — C5-0638/2000 — 2000/0297(COD))
Date: 2001-05-16
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: carriage of goods, intra-EU transport, road transport, transport document, transport licence

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONJ

Wednesday 16 May 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4
RECITAL 9

(9) Only an uniform document will give Member States the
possibility to ascertain that drivers are lawfully engaged or put
at the disposal of the haulier responsible for the transport oper-
ation.

(9) Only a uniform document will give Member States the
possibility of ascertaining that drivers, in particular those
from third countries, are lawfully engaged or put at the dis-
posal of the haulier responsible for the transport operation.

Amendment 5
ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 1
Article 2, new indent (Regulation (EEC) No 881/92)

(cid:129) (cid:145)driver(cid:146) shall mean the person who drives a vehicle, or who
is carried in that vehicle in order to be available for driving
if necessary;

(cid:129) (cid:145)driver(cid:146) shall mean the person who drives a vehicle, or who
is carried in that vehicle in order to be available for driving
if necessary, whether he is a national of a Member
State or not;

Amendment 6
ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPH 2

It shall apply from [one year] after its entry into force.

It shall apply from the date of its entry into force in the case
of drivers who are not nationals of a Member State.

It shall apply from two years after its entry into force in
the case of drivers who are nationals of a Member State.

Amendment 7
ANNEX
Annex III, Footnote 2 (Regulation (EEC) No 881/92)

(2) Personal data of driver: last name, first names, birth date

and place, nationality, passport number

(2) Personal data of driver: last name, first names, birth date
and place, nationality, passport and driving licence
number and social security number

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 on access to the market in the carriage
of goods by road within the Community to and from the territory of a Member State or passing
across the territory of one or more Member States as regards a uniform driver attestation
(COM(2000) 751 (cid:129) C5-0638/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0297(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 751) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 71(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which

the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0638/2000),

(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 207.

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(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0151/

2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

12. Consumption of alcohol by children and adolescents *

A5-0150/2001

Proposal for a Council recommendation on drinking of alcohol by children and adolescents
(COM(2000) 736 (cid:129) C5-0020/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0801(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 4

(4)
In the Communication from the Commission (cid:145)Priorities in
EU road safety(cid:146) (COM(2000) 125) drinking and driving is identi-
fied as one of the top priorities where concerted action could
reduce the significant death toll on EU roads. The Commission(cid:146)s
recommendation concerning maximum permitted blood alcohol
content for drivers of motorised vehicles (COM(2000) xxx) spe-
cifically identifies the problem of young drivers and riders and
proposes a limit of 0,2 mg/ml for inexperienced drivers and
also riders of two-wheeled motor vehicles.

In the Communication from the Commission (cid:145)Priorities in
(4)
EU road safety(cid:146)
(COM(2000) 125) drinking and driving is
recognised as one of the six key priorities where concerted
action will reduce the annual number of deaths in the EU,
which is approximately 45 000, and the number of serious
injuries resulting in chronic or lifelong disabilities. The
Commission(cid:146)s recommendation on the maximum permitted
blood alcohol
for drivers of motorised
vehicles (1) specifically identifies the problem of young drivers
and riders and proposes a limit of 0,2 mg/ml for inexperienced
drivers and also riders of two-wheeled motor vehicles.

content

(BAC)

(1) OJ C 48, 14.2.2001, p. 2.

Amendment 2
Recital 5

(5) One of the objectives of the Programme of Community
Action on health promotion, information, education and train-
ing (European Parliament and Council Decision No 645/96/EC)
is the promotion of examination, assessment and exchange of
experience and support for actions concerning measures to
prevent alcohol abuse and the health and social consequences
thereof; this Programme thus offers a basis for the follow-up
and monitoring of the proposed measures;

(5) One of the objectives of the Programme of Community
Action on health promotion, information, education and train-
ing (European Parliament and Council Decision No 645/96/EC)
is the promotion of the examination, assessment and exchange
of experience and support for actions concerning measures to
prevent the harmful use of alcohol and the health, social and
economic consequences thereof; this Programme thus offers a
basis for
the proposed
measures;

the follow-up and monitoring of