Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities

At its plenary sitting of 5 May 2009, the European Parliament did not vote on the legislative resolution contained in the report drawn up by the rapporteur, Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU (EPP-ED, EL), but instead adopted an amendment rejecting the proposal. As the Commission did not withdraw its proposal following this amendment, the matter was referred back to the committee responsible in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.  

At the start of the 7th parliamentary term following the European Parliament elections in June 2009, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs appointed Edit BAUER (PPE, SK) rapporteur on this issue. At its meeting of 29 September 2009 the committee voted narrowly - by 25 votes to 24, with no abstentions - to reject the draft report, which proposed that Parliament should reject the Commission proposal.

 As a result of its rejection of the draft report, the committee is required to draw up a new report on the proposal, to be submitted to plenary in due course. It should be noted that the procedure is still in the first reading stage, as Parliament has not yet adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal.