It is intended that, besides train drivers and other crew members performing safety-critical tasks, the Agency reflects on specifying criteria for defining vocational competences of other staff involved in the operation and maintenance of the rail system.

It is intended that, besides train drivers and other crew members performing safety-critical tasks, the Agency reflects on specifying criteria for defining vocational competences of other staff involved in the operation and maintenance of the rail system.

4. Attaches capital importance to the ambitious legislative review process started with the process for modernisation of anti-trust rules and continued with substantial reforms on merger control, and encourages the Commission to speed up its work towards new streamlined procedures for state aid control, in view of the forthcoming EU enlargement; notes that the Commission's merger control powers are being extended in line with cartel legislation; draws attention to the existence of a fundamental difference between the objectives of merger control and combating cartel infringements, in as much as an investigation into concentrations, as distinct from cartel ...[+++]infringements, does not presuppose the unlawfulness of the objectives pursued by the parties to the merger; asks the Commission to review efforts to strengthen investigating powers in the merger control regulation ; emphasises that the Commission should, in any event, make it clear that it will comply with the generally applicable principles of procedural law in drawing up the procedures, in so far as these are not specified in the regulation itself;

4. Attaches capital importance to the ambitious legislative review process started with the modernisation process of anti-trust rules and continued with substantial reforms on merger control, and encourages the Commission to speed up its work towards new streamlined procedures for state aid control, in view of the coming EU enlargement; notes that the Commission's merger control powers are being extended in line with cartel legislation; draws attention to the existence of a fundamental difference between the objectives of merger control and combating cartel infringements; an investigation into concentrations, as distinct from cartel infringements, does no ...[+++]t presuppose the unlawfulness of the objectives pursued by the parties to the merger; asks the Commission to review efforts to strengthen investigating powers in the merger control regulation; the Commission should, in any event, make it clear that it will comply with the generally applicable principles of procedural law in drawing up the procedures, in so far as these are not specified in the regulation itself;

7. Will continue to support Commission reform through appropriate budgetary measures, provided that it can be demonstrated that the reform results in more efficient management and improved performance; attaches importance to the development of new methods which enable the budgetary authority to evaluate efficiency; hopes that, true to the rules of social dialogue, the Commission will continue to consult with the parties concerned; calls on the Commission to assess the budgetary implications of the reform package; stresses, however, Parliament's commitment to championing a high-calibre European administration;

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