Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-02-Speech-4-036"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Social legislation relating to road transport Harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060202.4.4-036"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-02-Speech-4-0372
lpv:speaker	lp:Nathalie Griesbeck2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (2004-07-20--2008-03-27)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I should like straight away to join with others in thanking Mr Markov for having seen through this long and difficult legislative saga. Like the majority of my fellow Members, I am delighted that the European Union should have taken up the issue of the harmonisation of social legislation in the area of road transport, even if there is still a great deal to be done. As you are aware, although the European Union has tentatively – too tentatively – instituted policies aimed at transferring the movement of freight from road transport to other modes of transport, an outcome that our fellow citizens hope and pray for, it must be said that road haulage is constantly on the increase, and this throughout the entire Community. In this context, contrary to what Mr Mote said, all of the European transit countries, with France being one of them, are particularly aware of the need not only to improve road safety and working conditions for road hauliers, but also to eliminate distortions of competition and to fight against social dumping. I would mention, by way of example, the serious difficulties that the Alsace region is encountering in terms of reducing the catastrophic effects of transit traffic by road. To come back to the subject being dealt with today, there is an urgent need – and on this point I agree with Mr Savary – to harmonise the working conditions for road hauliers and the rules to be applied in relation to rest periods and driving times. The aim of these measures is to cut the number of road accidents caused by driver fatigue, even if there is still much to be done, and to improve the safety of everyone in Europe. Even though, on this point, the agreement concluded is still insufficient, which is undoubtedly due to the fact that we are talking here about a compromise, the Markov reports resulting from the readings in Parliament and the conciliation procedures constitute a significant step forward in terms of fighting against social dumping and of simplifying, and at the same time clarifying, the road transport sector. That is why, in the end, we will adopt this text. To conclude, I hope that the European Commission regularly carries out impact studies in order to ascertain that the measures we are taking today are not only sufficient but, also and above all, that they are applied and monitored, thanks mainly to the effective use of digital tachographs."@en1

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