# Groundhandling services at Union airports

European Parliament procedure 2011/0397(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee EMPL / IMCO / TRAN). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 623 committee amendments tabled by 59 Members between 2012-06-26 and 2012-10-10.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns groundhandling services at Union airports. The amendments focus on the takeover of staff when a provider changes, employees' rights and social protection, working conditions for baggage handlers including maximum baggage weight, minimum training requirements, the role of safety standards, collective agreements, and listing affected staff in tender documents; one amendment rejects the Commission's proposal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg LEICHTFRIED | Austria | S&D | 88 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28251.md |
| Knut FLECKENSTEIN | Germany | S&D | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96840.md |
| Jacqueline FOSTER | United Kingdom | ECR | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4553.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Christine DE VEYRAC | France | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4347.md |
| Alejandro CERCAS | Spain | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4337.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Phil BENNION | United Kingdom | RE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112014.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |

## Official source documents

- PE491.335: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.335+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.654: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.654+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.364: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.364+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.365: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.365+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0397-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0397-COD.json

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