Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-03-Speech-2-196-000"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the text we have adopted today provides a good basis for starting negotiations with the Council. I am certain that this innovative instrument will lead to improvements in road safety, drivers’ working conditions and competition in the sector.
I am particularly pleased regarding the amendment that I tabled on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) on joint liability. I believe it should be possible to hold any operator in the transport sector liable for infringements of the regulation in question, and not just road haulage companies and their drivers.
The text also calls for smart tachographs to be fitted to all vehicles, old and new, by 2020. This requirement will certainly entail a major effort by companies in the sector, but it is equally important to remain ambitious and gradually install digital tachographs even in those vehicles that use analogue ones.
A final critical point is, I believe, the definition of ‘daily working period’. In my view, it is not consistent with other definitions given in existing legislation, particularly with regard to a driver’s rest periods or breaks, which would remain part of the working period according to this definition."@en1
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