Plenary report, 9 February 2024

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 80/2009, (EU) No 996/2010 and (EU) No 165/2014 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation

Report A-9-2024-0033 · (COM(2023)0591 – C90390/2023 – 2023/0361(COD))

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: JanChristoph Oetjen

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Draft european parliament legislative resolution 25 paragraphs

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 80/2009, (EU) No 996/2010 and (EU) No 165/2014 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation

(COM(2023)0591 – C90390/2023 – 2023/0361(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0591),

–having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 91 and 100(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90390/2023),

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 13 December 2023,

–after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

–having regard to Rules 52, 59 and 40 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0033/2024),

1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Text proposed by the Commission(7) The combination of the fact that workshop cards are valid for one year with the fact that the communication from Member States to the Commission only provides a snapshot of the approved workshops and valid cards issued to them, means that over the course of the following year, a growing share of the workshop cards published on the Commission’s website are no longer valid. Member States should therefore be required to publish that information and to update it on an ongoing basis on a publicly available website. The Commission should publish the list of all Member States' websites where that information can be found. Some Member States already have such websites. This obligation would therefore result in a reduced administrative burden both for the Commission and Member States, and reduced enforcement costs for stakeholders, by ensuring a more up-to-date and effective distribution of information.	Amendment(7) The combination of the fact that workshop cards are valid for one year with the fact that the communication from Member States to the Commission only provides a snapshot of the approved workshops and valid cards issued to them, means that over the course of the following year, a growing share of the workshop cards published on the Commission’s website are no longer valid. Member States should therefore be required to publish that information and to update it on an ongoing basis on a publicly available website, at least once per year. The Commission should publish the list of all Member States' websites where that information can be found. Some Member States already have such websites. This obligation would therefore result in a reduced administrative burden both for the Commission and Member States, and reduced enforcement costs for stakeholders, by ensuring a more up-to-date and effective distribution of information.

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) The combination of the fact that workshop cards are valid for one year with the fact that the communication from Member States to the Commission only provides a snapshot of the approved workshops and valid cards issued to them, means that over the course of the following year, a growing share of the workshop cards published on the Commission’s website are no longer valid. Member States should therefore be required to publish that information and to update it on an ongoing basis on a publicly available website. The Commission should publish the list of all Member States' websites where that information can be found. Some Member States already have such websites. This obligation would therefore result in a reduced administrative burden both for the Commission and Member States, and reduced enforcement costs for stakeholders, by ensuring a more up-to-date and effective distribution of information.

(7) The combination of the fact that workshop cards are valid for one year with the fact that the communication from Member States to the Commission only provides a snapshot of the approved workshops and valid cards issued to them, means that over the course of the following year, a growing share of the workshop cards published on the Commission’s website are no longer valid. Member States should therefore be required to publish that information and to update it on an ongoing basis on a publicly available website, at least once per year. The Commission should publish the list of all Member States' websites where that information can be found. Some Member States already have such websites. This obligation would therefore result in a reduced administrative burden both for the Commission and Member States, and reduced enforcement costs for stakeholders, by ensuring a more up-to-date and effective distribution of information.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3

Regulation (EU) No 165/2014

Article 24 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Text proposed by the Commission‘5. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish the lists of approved fitters and workshops and the cards issued to them on a publicly available website, and shall ensure those lists are kept up to date.The Commission shall publish the list of such national websites on its website.’	Amendment‘5. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish the lists of approved workshops and the cards issued to them on a publicly available website, and ensure those lists are kept up to date at least annually.The Commission shall publish the list of such national websites on its website.’

Explanatory statement 3 paragraphs

The current proposal for a Regulation (2023/0361(COD)) along with another proposal for a Decision (2023/0362(COD)) amend in total 3 existing regulations and 4 existing directives as part of the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT). The proposals aim to simplify reporting requirements and cut administrative burden for stakeholders, specifically public authorities and the Commission in the policy area of road transport and aviation.

While reporting requirements do play a key role in the correct enforcement and proper monitoring of legislation, they also could come at a cost for stakeholders. At the same time, experience with the implementation of legislation as well as organisational and technological developments might render some reporting requirements as outdated, superfluous or not as beneficial.

The present exercise of reviewing and eliminating such unnecessary reporting requirements is welcomed by Parliament. The Council has also considered and welcomed the two proposals with a couple of small technical adjustments that can improve the text. Commission presented the current proposals to the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee in the European Parliament during its meeting of 23 January 2024. It also endorsed the small corrections that Council has proposed. Based on the Commission presentation, as well as informal discussions with Council, your Rapporteur suggests in his draft report to approve the Commission proposal with the incorporated two amendments, in line with the simplified procedure (Rule 52(2)).

Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 1 paragraph

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

Procedure pages

How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.

Procedure – committee responsible 1 paragraph

Title	Amending Regulations (EC) No 80/2009, (EU) No 996/2010 and (EU) No 165/ 2014 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation
References	COM(2023)0591 – C9-0390/2023 – 2023/0361(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament	17.10.2023
Committee responsible Date announced in plenary	TRAN 20.11.2023
Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary	IMCO 20.11.2023	LIBE 20.11.2023
Not delivering opinions Date of decision	IMCO 25.10.2023	LIBE 24.10.2023
Rapporteurs Date appointed	Jan-Christoph Oetjen 30.10.2023
Previous rapporteurs	Karima Delli
Simplified procedure - date of decision	23.1.2024
Discussed in committee	23.1.2024
Date adopted	6.2.2024
Date tabled	9.2.2024