23 Amendments of Bogusław LIBERADZKI related to 2021/0420(COD)
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To achieve transformation of the transport sector into a truly multimodal system of sustainable and smart mobility services, the Union should build a high quality transport network with rail services meeting minimum line speed. Competitive passenger rail has a high potential for the decarbonisation of transport. There is the need to develop a coherent and interoperable European high speed rail network linking its capitals and major cities. Complementing existing high speed lines with passenger lines at a minimum line speed of 160 km/h should in return lead to network effects, a more coherent network and an increased number of passengers travelling by rail. The completion of a high-performance network will also facilitatencourage the development and introduction of new or differentand improved models of capacity allocation, for example interval- service timetables and short-term ad hoc allocation, enabled by the Timetable Redesign (TTR) initiative.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) ERTMS should be deployed in a continuous and synchronised manner not only on the core network, extended core network and comprehensive network, including in the urban nodes, but also on access routes to multimodal terminals. Synchronised means a coordinated approach in time and place between infrastructure roll out and the roll out of on-board units of trains. This will enable cross-border operations with ERTMS only and boost operational harmonisation and the business case of railway undertakings.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) ERTMS deployment , trackside and on board, should be fully publicly funded in order to incentivise ambitious ERTMS deployment strategies in the Member States and reach in a reasonable time the system benefits that ERTMS can bring.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 b (new)
Recital 42 b (new)
(42b) While the European Coordinator for ERTMS in close collaboration with national entities should facilitate and promote ERTMS governance ensuring the timely and harmonised deployment, including governing funding, National Implementation Plans (NIP) planning, resourcing, market uptake, migration and transition, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)should ensure coherence and consistency in ERTMS deployment and funding taking into account the advice of the European Union Agency for Railways that remains the system authority for ERTMS development.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81 a (new)
Recital 81 a (new)
(81a) Taking into account the considerable costs for the completion of the TEN-T, other sources of co-funding must be available, including Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, Horizon Europe and European Structural, Investment Funds as well as Emissions Trading System(ETS). National Funds are key in ensuring the timely completion of TEN-T. Each Funding Programme shall clearly prioritize its financing objectives.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81 b (new)
Recital 81 b (new)
(81b) The energy efficiency first principle must guide Member States in determining the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in the new ETS for road transport. This energy- efficiency first principle should be applied in prioritising transport infrastructure development and ETS revenues to be used for infrastructure investments with a clear benefit on environmental and social effects.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81 c (new)
Recital 81 c (new)
(81c) Rail passenger services should become a more attractive option for longer-distance journeys and rail high speed services have proven in many European countries their attractiveness. While being easier to use and 15 times more energy efficient, high-speed rail services are superior in terms of duration, convenience and comfort of traveling, up to distances of 1200 km versus other modes of transport. The European distances are particularly suitable to this mode of transport and most EU Capitals, major cities and metropolitan areas could be interconnected thanks to high speed. However, the current European network is fragmented and mainly made up of “national high-speed islands” and there is an urgent need to develop a EU High- Speed Network with a larger number of connections between all EU Capitals, major cities and metropolitan areas. This is vital to reach the objective of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy which aims to double High Speed rail traffic by 2030 and triple by 2050. The advantages of high-speed rail versus other transport modes are as follows: 1. transport capacity : high-capacity transport capable of covering long distances, 2. energy consumption : extremely low energy consumption per passenger, 3. emissions : extremely low emission footprint in case of electric traction, 4. Permanent noise pollution : significantly better parameters than road and aviation transport, 5. infrastructure spatial requirements : significantly lower space demand (per transported volume) than road transport, 6. travel comfort : being able to provide a very high standard, 7. travel time : up to 1200 km, High Speed Rail can successfully compete with air transport, 8. Safety: high-speed rail is one of the safest modes to travel.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point w
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point w
(w) 'European Rail Traffic Management System' (ERTMS) means the system defined in the Annex, point 2.2, to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91938 ; In addition, whenever ERTMS is mentioned in the context of implementation deadlines, then ERTMS refers to the two existing ERTMS parts ETCS and GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS. __________________ 38 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 158, 15.6.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x
(x) 'radio-based ERTMS’ means ERTMS of level 2 or level 3 that uses radio to pass movement authorities to thethe radio based train control system ETCS application level 2 or level 3 that can be used with/without a class B system and with or without lineside signals and uses radio (GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS)to pass all safety and non-safety related data exchange between track and train pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91939 ; __________________ 39 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 158, 15.62016, p.1).
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) By ... [date six months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall complete a study on connecting all Union Capitals, chosen major cities and metropolitan areas with a railway high speed line network. The study shall be developed in cooperation with the Member States which will consult with stakeholders, and especially railway infrastructure managers. The study shall identify the financial instruments to finance the construction of the network. The conclusions of the study shall become the basis for the Member States to develop a European high speed network.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ERTMS is equipped, whilst a synchronised and harmonised ERTMS deployment of tracksides and onboards is ensured.;
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) class B systems are decommissioned. unless technically required by the infrastructure managers in exceptional and justified cases while guaranteeing interoperability through ERTMS deployment in line with the timeline.
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that on the railway infrastructure of the core network, the extended core network and the comprehensive network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), as of 31 December 2025, in case of construction of a new line or upgrade of the signalling the train protection part of a CCS subsystem being in service, when the upgrading changes the functions or the performance of the subsystem, radio-based ERTMS is being deployed..
Amendment 972 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability, on track capacity as well as the railway sector’s implementation capacity and the Railway Supply Industry Readiness Level. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. The exemptions granted by the Commission shall take duly consider the deployment progress along the whole Network and shall not endanger the deployment with the deadlines set. The exemptions shall duly consider the necessary operational maintenance. The exemptions shall also reflect the availability of national and European fundings. __________________ 59 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure that the concerned actors are duly informed about ERTMS deployment at least x (3) years before the ETCS trackside deployment and y (5) years before the decommissioning of class B systems. A shorter period is allowed if this is agreed between the IMs and the concerned actors and duly notified to the Member State through the ERTMS National Implementation Plan aiming at ensuring the synchronised and harmonised trackside/on-board ERTMS national deployment
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. The European Commission shall ensure regulatory alignment of this Regulation and the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI CCS and TSI INF)implying the alignment of provisions as well as the effective implementation.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. ERTMS should be 100% publicly funded trackside and on board.
Amendment 1014 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission, in close cooperation with all the rail stakeholders, shall ensure that a digital capacity management system, which enables passenger and freight operators to book a cross-border train path, will be developed by31.12.2025. Member States shall fully deploy the system on the European Transport Corridors, core and extended core networks by 31.12.2027.
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) gradual introduction of innovative technologies including FRMCS infrastructure at least on the Core and Extended Core Networks.
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Compliance of Member States with the propositions (a) to (d) of this article shall be the precondition for receiving funds from the emissions Trading System (ETS) for projects on their territory.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) The ERTMS Coordinator shall conduct a feasibility study starting at the latest with entry into force of this regulation that in parallel to the roll out of ERTMS/ETCS transparently outlines the implementation paths to the deadlines set for 2030, 2040 and 2050. This study shall not only look into feasibility in terms of technology, but also in terms of resources and financial support/subsidies, and the Rail Supply Industry Readiness Level, in order to prevent a negative business case for affected actors, especially Railway Undertakings.
Amendment 1540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. To set up a future strong and centralised EU Level ERTMS governance including governing funding, National Implementation Plans (NIP) planning, resourcing, market uptake, migration and transition, the European Coordinator for ERTMS, including national IMs and RUs representatives, should facilitate and promote such governance ensuring the timely and harmonised deployment.
Amendment 1543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) shall ensure coherence and consistency in ERTMS deployment and funding.