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Minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods; positioning by means of tachographs

2017/0122(COD)·8th term·EMPL / TRAN·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Road transport: passengers and freight · Transport regulations, road safety, roadworthiness tests, driving licence · Transport undertakings, transport industry employees · Arrangement of working time, work schedules
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): VIRKKUNEN Henna (EPP)
Summary

The dossier sets minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, breaks and rest periods, and positioning by means of tachographs. Amendments address weekly rest taken outside the vehicle in quality accommodation, drivers' return home, secure parking and resting facilities, the scope for light commercial vehicles, the smart tachograph and border-crossing recording, and reference a possible European Labour Authority to support enforcement of the social rules.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    2 Feb 2018 – 13 May 2020
  2. Procedure completed
659
Amendments
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129
Members
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2
Committee(s)
2 Feb 2018 – 13 May 2020
Dates

Plenary votes

19 roll-call votes

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  1. Show the 16 earlier votes
    1. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 10S
      Official label: Am 10S · what was voted ↗
      157 for522 against10 abstentions15 did not vote
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    2. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 11S
      Official label: Am 11S · what was voted ↗
      151 for527 against11 abstentions15 did not vote
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    3. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 4S
      Official label: Am 4S · what was voted ↗
      152 for470 against67 abstentions15 did not vote
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    4. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 12
      Official label: Am 12 · what was voted ↗
      146 for532 against11 abstentions15 did not vote
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    5. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 13
      Official label: Am 13 · what was voted ↗
      152 for526 against11 abstentions15 did not vote
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    6. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 5
      Official label: Am 5 · what was voted ↗
      173 for508 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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    7. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 6
      Official label: Am 6 · what was voted ↗
      168 for513 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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    8. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 7
      Official label: Am 7 · what was voted ↗
      167 for508 against14 abstentions15 did not vote
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    9. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 8
      Official label: Am 8 · what was voted ↗
      166 for511 against12 abstentions15 did not vote
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    10. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 14
      Official label: Am 14 · what was voted ↗
      157 for524 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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    11. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 15
      Official label: Am 15 · what was voted ↗
      156 for523 against10 abstentions15 did not vote
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    12. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 16
      Official label: Am 16 · what was voted ↗
      155 for525 against9 abstentions15 did not vote
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    13. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 17S
      Official label: Am 17S · what was voted ↗
      144 for533 against12 abstentions15 did not vote
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    14. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 18
      Official label: Am 18 · what was voted ↗
      156 for522 against11 abstentions15 did not vote
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    15. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 19
      Official label: Am 19 · what was voted ↗
      159 for521 against9 abstentions15 did not vote
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    16. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 9P
      Official label: Am 9PC1 · what was voted ↗
      162 for519 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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  2. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
    On amendment 9P
    Official label: Am 9PC2= 20= · what was voted ↗
    163 for518 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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  3. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
    On amendment 3
    Official label: Am 3 · what was voted ↗
    172 for509 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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  4. 8 Jul 2020Failedoutcome from totals
    On a motion to reject the proposal — under Parliament's rules
    Official label: Proposition de rejet (article 67, paragraphe 1, du règlement) · what was voted ↗
    162 for524 against9 abstentions9 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE616.837 ↗PE618.151 ↗PE618.187 ↗PE618.309 ↗PE652.268 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

129 Members · by amendment count
1🇩🇪
Michael DETJEN
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
52
2🇱🇺
Georges BACH
European People's Party (EPP) · Luxembourg
48(48 solo)
3🇮🇹
Nicola CAPUTO
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
41(4 solo)
4🇨🇿
Martina DLABAJOVÁ
Renew Europe · Czechia
39
5🇵🇹
António MARINHO E PINTO
ALDE · Portugal
39
6🇮🇹
Rosa D'AMATO
Greens / EFA · Italy
36
7🇮🇹
Daniela AIUTO
EFDD · Italy
36
8🇭🇺
Andor DELI
Non-attached · Hungary
35
9🇮🇹
Isabella DE MONTE
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
34(1 solo)
10🇫🇷
Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
Socialists & Democrats · France
33(2 solo)
11🇦🇹
Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ
Socialists & Democrats · Austria
33
12🇧🇪
Kathleen VAN BREMPT
Socialists & Democrats · Belgium
33
13🇩🇪
Ismail ERTUG
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
32
14🇧🇪
Hugues BAYET
Socialists & Democrats · Belgium
31
15🇭🇺
Ádám KÓSA
Non-attached · Hungary
29
16🇮🇹
David Maria SASSOLI
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
29
17🇧🇬
Angel DZHAMBAZKI
European Conservatives & Reformists · Bulgaria
28
18🇫🇷
Karima DELLI
Greens / EFA · France
27(3 solo)
19🇵🇱
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
27
20🇷🇴
Claudia ȚAPARDEL
Socialists & Democrats · Romania
25(11 solo)
21🇬🇧
Lucy ANDERSON
Socialists & Democrats · United Kingdom
25
22🇬🇧
Keith TAYLOR
Greens / EFA · United Kingdom
24
23🇳🇱
Bas EICKHOUT
Greens / EFA · Netherlands
24
24🇪🇸
Inés AYALA SENDER
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
24(23 solo)
25🇬🇧
Theresa GRIFFIN
Socialists & Democrats · United Kingdom
23

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