7 Amendments of Brian SIMPSON related to 2013/0029(COD)
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the infrastructure manager per(s) are accountable forms all the functions referred to in Article 3(2) and iscting independent fromly of any railway undertaking.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Provided that the provisions concerning the institutional separation of the infrastructure manager, as laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3, are respected, that no conflict of interest arises and that the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information is guaranteed, Member States may authorise the infrastructure manager to engage in cooperation agreements, in a transparent and non-discriminatory way, with one or several applicants as regards a specific line or a local or regional part of the network, in such a way as to give such applicant an incentive to increase the efficiency of its cooperation in relation to the part of the network concerned. Such incentives shall consist in reductions of track access charges corresponding to possible cost savings for the infrastructure manager as a result of that cooperation. Such cooperation shall be aimed at delivering more efficient management of disruptions, maintenance works or congested infrastructure, or of a line or a part of the network prone to delays, or at improving safety. Its duration shall be limited to a maximum of five years. The infrastructure manager shall inform the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 of the planned cooperation. The regulatory body shall give its prior approval to the cooperation agreement, demand its modification or reject it if the above conditions are not fulfilled. It may require the agreement to be modified at any stage throughout the duration of the agreement. The infrastructure manager shall inform the coordination committee referred to in Article 7d about the cooperation agreement. Any resulting cost savings in infrastructure charges for the railway operator shall be passed on as reductions in passenger fares on the part of the network concerned.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 7 e – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers participate and cooperate in a network to develop the Union rail infrastructure, in particular to ensure (i) timely and efficient implementation of the trans-European transport network, including the core network corridors, rail freight corridors according to Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) deployment plan laid down in Decision 2012/88/EU and (ii) the facilitation of efficient and effective cross border passenger services within the EU.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
1(a) The network shall also develop common framework principles for charging for cross border passengers operating on more than one network as defined in Article 37 and for allocation of capacity as defined in Article 40.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU, Member States may requireAll timetabling data shall be considered public data and be made available accordingly. Member States shall require railway undertakings to cooperate in setting up by 12 December 2020 a common travel information and ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through-tickets and reservations for all passenger services operated on their territory, or shall decide to empower relevant authorities to establish such a scheme. The scheme shall not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings, and shall be managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services. The relevant infrastructure manager shall contribute to the scheme as far as this is necessary in order to obtain information on train movements. The scheme manager shall ensure that the scheme does not prevent, restrict or distort competition in connection with the supply of travel information, tickets, through-tickets and reservations by railways undertakings or third parties. The regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall have regulatory oversight of the operation of the scheme with a view to preventing discrimination, and shall be empowered to ensure that the scheme operates on this basis. Member States may also require railway undertakings and providers of passenger transport by other modes of transport to participate in a common interoperable travel information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through- tickets and reservations or decide to give the power to competerelevant authorities to establish such a scheme. If such a scheme is established, Member States shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings and other providers of passenger transport and that it is managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passenger services. This Article is without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 42 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1a (new)
8a. In Article 42, the following new paragraph 1a is inserted: 1a. With a view to preventing discrimination against applicants, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 of this Directive shall give prior approval of such a framework agreement and oversee a framework agreement in force on its own initiative. An applicant shall also have the right to appeal to the regulatory body if it believes that it has been unfairly treated, discriminated against or is in any other way aggrieved by a framework agreement. In the event of an appeal against a framework agreement, the regulatory body shall either confirm that no modification of the framework agreement is required, or it shall require modification of that framework agreement in accordance with directions specified by the regulatory body, not later than two months after the appeal is received. The infrastructure manager and the railway undertaking shall comply as soon as is materially feasible, and in any case not later than one month after receiving notification of the request from the regulatory body. Whilst performing the functions described in this paragraph, the regulatory body shall pay particular attention to the protection of business secrets.