Activities of Michael CRAMER related to 2008/0247(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European rail network for competitive freight (debate)
European rail network for competitive freight (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a European rail network for competitive freight PDF (337 KB) DOC (491 KB)
Amendments (37)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) While increasing rail freight transport, noise reduction of freight wagons is of strategic importance for keeping and making it more acceptable to the European citizens. The efficient financing of action plans for retrofitting freight wagons and reducing their noise at the source is therefore urgently needed.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to optimise the management of the freight corridor and guarantee a better flow and performance of the international rail freight services, it is necessary to ensure efficient coordination between the regulatory bodies over the different networks covered by the freight corridor. To ensure that the railway infrastructure is better used, the management of that infrastructure and the strategic terminals along the freight corridor needs to be coordinated.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Regulation applies to the management and use of railway infrastructure for domestic and international rail services, apart from: The amending of Article 1(2) intends to replace the entire paragraph including points ‘a’, b, ‘c’ and ‘d’.European rail freight corridors. Urban, suburban, regional and regularly timetabled passenger services (local public passenger transport) are excluded from this regulation and should not be affected by it. Regional networks which are used for regional freight transport services solely by a railway undertaking that is not covered by Directive 91/440/EEC until capacity on that network is requested by another applicant are also excluded from this regulation. Or. de
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) privately-owned railway infrastructure that exists solely for use by the infrastructure owner for their own freight operations.eleted
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) "heavy maintenance work" shall mean any intervention or repair to the railway infrastructure and its equipment which is necessary for running the trains along the freight corridor, made known at least one year in advance and involving reservations on the capacities for the infrastructure in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2001/14/EC;
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 82 #
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The international rail corridors for a European rail network for competitive freight should be set up in a manner consistent with the Trans-European Transport Network ("TEN-T"), Green Corridors and/or European Railway Traffic Management System ("ERTMS") corridors. To that end, the coordinated development of the networks is necessary, and in particular as regards the integration of the international corridors for rail freight into the existing TEN-T, Green Corridors and the ERTMS corridors. Furthermore, harmonising rules relating to those freight corridors should be established and silent freight train projects should be promoted at the level of the Union. If necessary, the creation of those corridors and noise reduction of freight trains at source should be supported financially within the framework of the TEN-T, research and Marco Polo programmes, and other policies, loans and funds of the Union, such as the European Investment Bank, European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 91 #
Council position
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Fees for using the infrastructure should vary according to the quality and reliability of the train path allocated and to the noise level of the train.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The freight corridors shall be created in accordance with the following procedure: Points ‘a’ and ‘b’ in the Commission text have become paragraph 3 (amended).At the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States with a common border must have defined at least one joint cross-border freight corridor. Or. de
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall examine the proposals for the creation of the freight corridors referred to in paragraph 2 and, in compliance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(3), adopt a decision relating to an initial network of freight corridors at the latest one year after the entry intointegrate well- balanced measures in favour of freight and passenger rail transport into its upcoming proposal on the review of the trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) as well as increase significantly its support in the Recovery Plan and in future co-financing actions in favour of rail transport, particularly for ERTMS and noise reduction of rail freight wagons. Where appropriate, the Commission and the European Railway Agency shall eliminate administrative obstacles for ce of this Regulation. As part of this examination, the criteria shown in the Annex shall be taken into considerationrtification of new brake blocks, thereby contributing to silent freight trains.
Amendment 130 #
Council position
Article 8 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The management board shall commit the infrastructure managers involved in the freight corridor to using interoperable IT applications or alternative solutions available in future such as interfaces to handle requests for international train paths and the operation of international traffic on the corridor.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) a description of the characteristics of the freight corridor, including bottlenecks, and the implementation programme for the measures necessary for creatimproving the freight corridor;
Amendment 146 #
Council position
Article 13 - paragraph 6
Article 13 - paragraph 6
6. The management board shall promote coordination of priority rules relating to capacity allocation on the freight corridor.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The investment plans referred to in paragraph 1 shall include a financing strategy for realising within the shortest term possible actions for noise reduction of rail freight wagons.
Amendment 150 #
Council position
Article 15 - paragraph 2
Article 15 - paragraph 2
2. Each infrastructure manager concerned shall draw up priority rules for the management between the different types of traffic in the part of the freight corridors within the responsibility of that infrastructure manager in accordance with the targets and/or guidelines referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those priority rules shall be published in the network statement referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2001/14/EC.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The investment plans referred to in paragraph 1 shall also include a strategy for the growth of the capacity of freight trains which may run in the freight corridor. The strategy may be based on (in other words, for removing the identified bottlenecks, upgrading existing infrastructure and building new infrastructure). The strategy may include measures to increasinge the length, gaugetrack gauge, loading gauge, speed management, load hauled or axle load authorised for the trains running in the freight corridor.
Amendment 152 #
Council position
Article 15 - paragraph 3
Article 15 - paragraph 3
3. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall at least provide that the train path referred to in Article 13(3) and (5) allocated to freight trains which comply with their scheduled time in the working timetable shall not be modified, as far as possible.. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall aim at minimising the overall network recovery time and noise reduction with regard to the need of all types of transport. For this purpose, infrastructure managers may coordinate the management between the different types of traffic along several freight corridors.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 160 #
Council position
Annex I
Annex I
Annex deleted
Amendment 161 #
Council position
Annex I - point 3
Annex I - point 3
3. SE, DK, DE, AT,(CH,) IT Stockholm-Malmö-Copenhagen- Hamburg-Innsbruck-Verona-PalermoWürzburg/Nürnberg/Regensburg- (Lötschberg/St Gotthard)-Napoli
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The governance body shallmay define the standard categories of freight trafficpaths, which shall be valid in the whole of the freight corridor. At least one of these categories (hereinafter referred to as "priorityfacilitated freight") shall include goods whose transportation is very time-sensitive and which therefore require an efficient transporit time and guaranteed punctuality.
Amendment 166 #
Council position
Annex I - point 8
Annex I - point 8
DE, NL, BE, PL, LT, LV, EST Bremerhaven/ Rotterdam/ Antwerp- Aachen/ Berlin- Warsaw-Terespol (Poland- Belarus border)/Kaunas-Riga-Tallinn
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. TFollowing a proposal of the governance body of the freight corridor, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall draw up and publish the rules of priority between the different types of trafficapplicable to delayed trains in the event of traffic disruption in the freight corridor in the network statement referred to in Article 3 of and Annex I to Directive 2001/14/EC.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point g a (new)
Annex – point g a (new)
ga) consistency with reduced noise of freight wagons as provided in the freight noise reduction action plans;