Procedure completed
2008/0247(COD) Rail transport: European rail network for competitive freight
Lead committee dossier: TRAN/7/00356
Legal Basis TFEU 091-p1
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | TRAN | MARINESCU Marian-Jean (PPE) | LIBERADZKI Bogusław (S&D), BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (ALDE), CRAMER Michael (Verts/ALE), EPPINK Derk Jan (ECR) |
| Lead | TRAN | DUCHOŇ Petr (PPE-DE) |
Legal Basis TFEU 091-p1
Activites
- 2010/10/20 Final act published in Official Journal
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2010/09/22
Final act signed
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2010/09/22
End of procedure in Parliament
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2010/09/13
Council Meeting
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2010/06/15
Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
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T7-0203/2010
summary
The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution setting out its position at second reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (formerly known as the codecision procedure) 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. The amendments made in plenary are the result of a compromise between Parliament and Council and these amendments modify the Council’s position as follows :Purpose and scope: it is specified that the Regulation lays down rules for the establishment and organisation of international rail corridors for competitive rail freight with a view to the development of a European Rail Network for competitive freight. It sets out rules for the selection, organisation, management and the indicative investment planning of freight corridors. The Regulation will apply to the management and use of railway infrastructure included in freight corridors. Freight corridor: the definition is clarified. A freight corridor is defined as all designated railway lines, including railway ferry lines, on the territory of or between Member States, and, where appropriate, European third countries, linking two or more terminals, along a principal route and, where appropriate, diversionary routes and sections connecting them. Designation of initial freight corridors: the Member States referred to in Annex I shall make operational by the dates set out therein the freight corridors set out in that Annex, and inform the Commission about the establishment of the freight corridors.Criteria for freight corridors: the amended text states that the selection of further freight corridors and the modification of freight corridors shall take account of the following criteria:the crossing by the freight corridor of the territory of at least three Member States, or of two Member States if the distance between the railway terminals served by the freight corridor is greater than 500 km; the consistency of the freight corridor with the TEN-T, the ERTMS corridors and/or the corridors defined by Rail Net Europe (RNE); the integration of TEN-T priority projects into the freight corridor; the balance between the socio-economic costs and benefits stemming from the establishment of the freight corridor; the consistency of all of the freight corridors proposed by the Member States in order to set up a European rail network for competitive freight; the development of rail freight traffic and major trade flows and goods traffic along the freight corridor; if appropriate, better interconnections between Member States and neighbouring third countries; the interest of the applicants in the freight corridor; the existence of good interconnections with other modes of transport, in particular due to an adequate network of terminals, including in the maritime and inland ports. Selection of further freight corridors: the text stipulates that the creation of a freight corridor shall be proposed by the Member States concerned. For this purpose they shall send jointly the Commission a letter of intent including a proposal drawn up after consultation of the infrastructure managers and applicants concerned taking into account the criteria applicable. Governance of freight corridors: Member States and infrastructure managers concerned by a freight corridor shall cooperate within the boards to ensure the development of the freight corridor in accordance with its implementation plan. The management board shall take its decisions, including decisions regarding the establishment of its organisational structure, and it may be an independent legal entity. It may take the form of a European economic interest grouping (EEIG). The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of the terminals of the freight corridor including, where necessary, sea and inland waterway ports. In the event of disagreement between the management board and the advisory group, the latter may refer the matter to the executive board. The executive board shall act as an intermediary and provide its opinion in due time. The final decision however shall be taken by the management board.The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of railway undertakings interested to use the freight corridor. The advisory group may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has consequences for these undertakings. The advisory group may also issue own-initiative opinions. The management board shall take any of these opinions into account.The management board shall coordinate in accordance with national and European deployment plans the use of interoperable IT applications or alternative solutions available in the future to handle requests for international train paths and the operation of international traffic on the freight corridor.Measures for implementing the freight corridor plan: the management board shall draw up an implementation plan at the latest six months before making operational the freight corridor and shall submit it for approval to the executive board. The management board shall carry out and periodically update a transport market study relating to the observed and expected changes in the traffic in the freight corridor, as a consequence of its being established, covering the different types of traffic, both regarding the transport of freight and the transport of passengers. This study shall also review, where necessary, the socio-economic costs and benefits stemming from the establishment of the freight corridor.Investment planning: the management board shall draw up and periodically review an investment plan, including indicative medium and long term investment for infrastructure in the freight corridor, and shall submit it for approval to the executive board. The plan must include, inter alia, a plan for the management of the capacity of freight trains which may run in the freight corridor, including removing the identified bottlenecks.One-stop shop for application for infrastructure capacity: the management board for a freight corridor shall designate or set up a joint body for applicants to request and to receive answers, in a single place and in a single operation, regarding infrastructure capacity for freight trains crossing at least one border along the freight corridor. The one-stop shop shall, as a coordination tool, also provide basic information concerning the allocation of the infrastructure capacity, including the information. It shall display infrastructure capacity available at the time of request and its characteristics in accordance to pre-defined parameters, such as speed, length, loading gauge or axle load authorised for trains running in the freight corridor.The one-stop shop shall take a decision with regard to applications for pre-arranged train paths and for reserve for capacity. It shall allocate the capacity in line with provision regarding capacity allocation as set in Directive 2001/14/EC and inform the competent infrastructure managers of these applications and the decision taken without delay.The activities of the one-stop shop shall be carried out in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. To this end a register shall be kept which shall be made freely available to all interested parties. It shall contain the dates of the requests, names of the applicants, details of documentation supplied and of incidents occurred. Capacity allocated to freight trains: infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall facilitate journey times, frequencies, times of departure and destination and routings suitable for freight transport services with a view to increasing the transport of goods by freight trains running on the freight corridor. Infrastructure managers may include in their conditions of use a fee for paths that are allocated but ultimately not used. The level of this fee shall be appropriate, dissuasive and effective.Authorised applicants: a new clause states that applicants other than railway undertakings or the international groupings that they make up, such as shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, may request international pre-arranged train paths and reserve of capacity. To use this train path for freight transport in the freight corridor these applicants shall charge a railway undertaking to conclude a contract with the infrastructure managers. Quality of service in the freight corridor: the management board of the freight corridor shall promote compatibility between the performance schemes along the freight corridor.Regulatory bodies: Member States, in order to foster free and fair competition on the freight corridors, shall endeavour to establish a comparable regulatory level. Regulatory bodies shall be easily accessible by the market players. They shall be able to take decisions independently and efficiently.List of initial freight corridors (Annex): the text makes some amendments to this list as well as the date of establishment of corridors.
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T7-0203/2010
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- 2010/06/14 Debate in Parliament
- 2010/05/17 Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
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2010/05/04
Vote in committee, 2nd reading
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2010/02/25
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
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2010/02/22
Council Meeting
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11069/5/2009
summary
In establishing its position at first reading, the Council has taken full account of the proposal of the Commission and of the European Parliament's opinion at first reading. With respect to the amendments proposed by the European Parliament, the Council observes that a number of amendments have - in spirit, partially or fully - already been included in its position at first reading.The main elements of the common position are the following:Selection of freight corridors: the Council adopted another solution which consists in the establishment, within certain time-limits specified, of initial freight corridors according to the list of principal routes of corridors set out in Annex I to the Regulation and the obligation for the Member States not mentioned in that list to participate in the establishment of at least one freight corridor. Member States shall also participate in the establishment of the corridor or in the prolongation of an existing corridor, in order to guarantee a neighbouring Member State to fulfil the obligation to establish at least one freight corridor.The above solution includes two possible derogations from the obligation to participate in the establishment of a freight corridor:the first derogation would be justified under certain conditions such as the lack of interest of applicants likely to use the corridor, no socio-economic benefits or a disproportionate burden to establish the corridor. This derogation is subject to a decision by the Commission according to the comitology procedure; the second derogation might apply to a Member State with a rail network which has a track gauge different from that of the main rail network within the Union.Governance of freight corridors: the Council modified the Commission proposal and decided that, for each freight corridor, Member States concerned shall establish an executive board responsible for defining the general objectives of the freight corridor, supervising and taking specified measures with regard to implementation and investment planning. The executive board shall be composed of representatives of the authorities of the Member States concerned.Moreover, for each freight corridor, the infrastructure managers concerned shall establish a management board responsible for taking specified measures with regard to implementation, investment planning, infrastructure capacity and quality of service. The management board shall be composed of the representatives of the infrastructure managers.The management board shall also set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of the terminals of the freight corridor. This advisory group may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has direct consequences for investment and the management of terminals. It may also issue own-initiative opinions. The management board shall take any of these opinions into account.Strategic terminals and priority freight: the Council in its position at first reading deleted the articles proposed by the Commission on the following issues: (i) strategies for the development of strategic terminals drawn up by governance bodies; (ii) define the standard categories of freight traffic, which should be valid in the whole of the freight corridor. At least one of these categories, referred to as "priority freight", should include goods whose transportation is very time-sensitive and which therefore require an efficient transport time and guaranteed punctuality. Concerning strategic terminals, it was considered that it should be up to the market to decide on this issue. On priority freight, it was agreed that it might discriminate, in particular, towards the passenger trains.One-stop shop for requests for international train paths: the Council did not agree on the mandatory procedure proposed by the Commission and decided instead that the management board for a freight corridor shall designate or establish a joint body and/or an information system through collaboration between infrastructure managers which should offer the applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and a single operation infrastructure capacity for freight trains crossing at least one border along the freight corridor.Authorised applicants: the Council deleted the article concerning authorised applicants as proposed by the Commission. Instead, the Council only accepts the possibility for applicants other than railway undertakings and their international groupings to request infrastructure for certain sections of train paths, in the case these paths are located in Member States where national law accepts those requests. Traffic management in the event of disturbance: the Commission proposed that the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor should draw up and publish the rules of priority between the different types of traffic in the event of traffic disruption in the freight corridor. The Council revised the Commission proposal and decided that the management board shall adopt common targets for punctuality and/or guidelines for traffic management in the event of disturbance to train movements on the freight corridor. Based on these targets and/or guidelines, each infrastructure manager concerned shall thereafter draw up priority rules for the management between the different types of traffic in the freight corridor. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall aim at minimising the overall network recovery time with regard to the need of all types of transport.Derogation: The Commission proposed that a Member State might derogate, where applicable, from the provisions of the Regulation by sending a substantial request for derogation to the Commission. The Commission should adopt a decision on that request, in compliance with a defined consultation procedure, taking into consideration the geographical situation and the development of rail freight transport services in the Member State which has requested derogation. The Council deleted the above provision proposed by the Commission. Instead, it agreed on an article concerning "transitional measures" which lays down that the obligation to implement this Regulation shall not apply to the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Malta for as long as no railway system is established within their territory. Further amendments not included in the Council position at first reading concern in particular:· a reference to optimisation and reliability of rail freight traffic;· research and Marco Polo programmes, and other Union policies and funds, such as the Cohesion Fund;· the setting up of effective and adequate links to other modes of transport in order to develop an efficient and integrated freight transport network;· the procedure for the definition of performance indicators;· modifications to the definitions set out in Article 2;· the adjustment of the implementation plan;· the inclusion of a reference to potential bottlenecks;· a programme for improvement of the freight corridor;· a market study to be periodically updated;· programmes for creating and improving performance in the freight corridor;· applicants who intend to use the freight corridor;· the strategy for investment plans;· investment plans;· a reserve of capacity;· a fee for paths that are allocated but not used;· the rules of priority;· consistency between different performance schemes;· the information to be provided by the infrastructure managers and other third parties involved in international capacity allocation to the regulatory bodies.
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11069/5/2009
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2009/06/11
Council Meeting
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2009/04/23
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T6-0285/2009
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The European Parliament adopted by 532 votes to 19, with 42 abstentions, a legislative resolution amending, under the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a European rail network for competitive freight.The main amendments were as follows:Purpose: the aim of this Regulation is to improve the efficiency of rail freight transport relative to other modes of transport, but this objective has to be pursued also through political actions and the financial involvement of the Member States and the European Union. Coordination should be ensured at the highest level between Member States in order to guarantee the most efficient functioning of freight corridors.Financial commitment in infrastructure and in technical equipment like the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) should aim at increasing rail freight capacity and efficiency in parallel with this Regulation.Moreover, MEPs believe it is necessary to envisage the development of rail freight in a cooperative approach between infrastructure managers.Freight corridors: according to MEPs, the freight corridors have to contribute to the creation of an integrated and intermodal transport system, in particular by focusing on the major role of strategic terminals in the development of intermodal transport and logistics.The freight corridor shall link at least two Member States. It shall: (i) be part of, or at least compatible with, the TEN-T or, where applicable, with the ERTMS corridors. If necessary, certain sections not included in the TEN-T, with high or potentially high volumes of freight traffic, may also form part of the corridor; (ii) take account of major trade flows and goods traffic; (iii) allow better interconnections between border Member States and neighbouring third countries.The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be decided by the Member States concerned, after they have notified the Commission of their intentions. Interested railway undertakings may participate in the process, whenever substantial investments concern them.Governance of freight corridors: MEPs consider that the steering role and the respective responsibilities of Member States along a corridor should be clarified. They therefore stress the need to distinguish between a “governance body” of which only infrastructure managers and railway undertakings should be member and an "executive board" of which only Member State representatives can be member. The executive board shall be responsible for authorising the corridor implementation plan by the governance body and supervising its execution.Measures for implementing the freight corridor: some flexibility in the definition of the implementation plan should be guaranteed to the governance bodies of the corridors, in order to allow them to define their needs and procedures. The implementation plan, approved and regularly adjusted by the governance body, shall include at least: (i) description of the characteristics of the freight corridor, including potential bottlenecks; (ii) the objectives of the governance body and its programme for improvement of performance of the freight corridor.The content of and the procedure establishing the market study relating to the observed and expected changes in the traffic in the freight corridor should be defined in a flexible way and should be adapted to the needs of the governance body.Consulting applicants: applicants, including rail freight operators, passenger operators, shippers, forwarders and their representative bodies, for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when it is updated.Investment planning: the investment plans shall include a strategy for the growth of the capacity of freight trains which may run in the freight corridor (in other words, for removing the identified bottlenecks, upgrading existing infrastructure and building new infrastructure). The strategy may include measures to increase the length, track gauge, loading gauge, speed management and load hauled. Coordination of works: infrastructure managers should coordinate all their works on the infrastructure as soon as these works may restrict the available capacity. Works should be coordinated according to multi-annual agreements (or multi-annual contracts) agreed by infrastructure managers in application of Directive 2001/14/EC.Strategic terminals: the governance body shall draw up an integrated strategy for the development of strategic terminals to enable them to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor, in particular as intermodal hubs along the freight corridors. This shall include co-operation with regional, local and national authorities; the sourcing of land to develop rail freight terminals and facilitating access to funds in order to encourage such developments. The governance body shall ensure that sufficient terminals are created in strategic locations, based on the expected volume of traffic.One-stop shop for requests for international train paths: the use of one-stop-shop should not be made mandatory for the requests of train paths for freight trains, but should remain optional. Individual infrastructure managers of a corridor may be assigned to function as the front office of the one-stop shop for the applicants requesting train paths.Standard categories of train paths in the freight corridors: the categories of goods transported by rail should be defined in a broad and flexible way. According to MEPs, the term “priority freight” is not appropriate and could lead to a misleading interpretation of the objectives of these categories. They prefer the term “facilitated freight”.Train paths allocated to freight trains: the requests for freight train paths have to be made in the most compatible way with passenger traffic, in order to create as little traffic disruption as possible for passenger trains. Infrastructure managers shall include in their conditions of use a fee for paths that are allocated but ultimately not used. The level of this fee shall be appropriate, dissuasive and effective.Traffic management: the rules of priority must at least provide, with the exception of peak hours, that the train path allocated to a facilitated freight train complying with the initial provisions for its train path shall be respected as far as possible or at least minimise overall delays while focusing on facilitated freight train delays. The governance body shall, in conjunction with applicants, develop and publish: (a) train regulation principles that shall ensure that facilitated freight trains receive the best treatment possible regarding the allocation of the reduced capacity; (b) contingency plans in case of disruption on the corridor that are based on these principles.Each Member State through the infrastructure manager shall define the peak hours in the network statement. Peak hours shall apply only to working days and shall be limited to a maximum of 3 hours in the morning and to a maximum of 3 hours in the afternoon. In defining the peak hours regional and long distance passenger traffic shall be considered.Quality of service: the definition of performance indicators in the freight corridor should be formulated in consultation with the stakeholders providing and using rail freight services.European Neighbourhood Policy: a new recital stresses that the creation of a freight corridor should take into account the particular importance of the planned extension of the TEN-T network to the European Neighbourhood Policy countries with a view to ensuring better interconnections with the rail infrastructure of third countries.
- 2009/04/22 Debate in Parliament
- 2009/04/02 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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2009/03/31
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2009/01/13
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2008/12/11
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2008)0852
summary
PURPOSE: to lay down rules for a European rail network for competitive freight which is made up of freight corridors.PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.CONTEXT: within the framework of the Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment and the sustainable development strategy of the Community, the creation of an internal rail market, in particular with regard to freight transport, is an essential factor in making progress towards sustainable mobility. In this context, the creation of a European rail network for competitive freight on which freight trains can run in good conditions and easily pass from one national network to another would allow improvements in the conditions of use of the infrastructure. Many initiatives have already been taken in recent years, both at national and Community level, to ensure that the service provided by the infrastructure managers becomes more efficient. They must be increased and their pace accelerated to ensure that the progress necessary for integrating rail transport and developing freight becomes a reality. In the first place this means improving or increasing :- cooperation between infrastructure managers in order to eliminate border effects for freight traffic and optimising their investment and the use of their capacities at an international level, initially on the most important routes;- development and management of the intermodal terminals used for the railways;- the quality and reliability of the infrastructure capacities allocated to freight.The Commission undertook, in its Communication of 18 October 2007 "Towards a rail network giving priority to freight", to present in 2008 proposals for the creation, in a coordinated manner, of international rail corridors giving priority to freight. This option was favoured over the creation of rail corridors dedicated to freight, which was deemed too one-sided, expensive and slow to implement. Further to making this commitment, the Commission carried out a large-scale consultation of all of the stakeholders concerned. The main conclusion is that the short-term creation of international rail corridors for competitive freight would contribute substantially to improving the competitiveness of rail transport. CONTENT: the Commission proposal relates in particular to the procedures for the selection of corridors, together with the governance of all the corridors, and to the characteristics that these corridors must have. It is based on the continuance of the initiatives and provisions quoted above, such as the TEN-T programme, the ERTMS corridors and current Community legislation relating to rail transport. The main points are as follows : Design and governance of the European rail network for competitive freight: the proposal stipulates the obligations of the Member States in terms of creating international rail corridors for competitive freight and the procedure for selecting these corridors. These provisions must guarantee both the quality of the proposed corridors and consistency between the different corridors proposed. They also provide for all of the Member States which do not have specific geographical features incompatible with this objective to participate in the creation of the European rail network for competitive freight.The proposed method is as follows: (a)the legislation lays down a general obligation for the Member States to create freight corridors within the TEN-T; (b) the Member States together define the corridors that they would like to create; (c) this choice is validated at Community level, in the comitology procedure, after examining the relevance of the proposed corridor and the consistency between all of the freight corridors proposed. With regard to governance, it is proposed to put in place an international structure capable of encouraging coordination between Member States and infrastructure managers along a corridor. Investment: the proposalspecifies the obligations to be complied with regarding a freight corridor in terms of coordinating and programming investment and developing interoperability between the different networks covered and improving the capacity for the trains. Developing interoperability will enable significant gains to be made in terms of journey times, capacity and the productivity of rail freight. Increasing train capacity, for example by increasing the maximum length of the trains which can run along the whole corridor, will also improve the productivity of rail freight. The Commission also proposes defining a network of strategic terminals for each corridor. Each corridor must have an effective strategy regarding the development of intermodal terminals in particular, and also the adequacy of their capacity in terms of the needs of freight running along the corridor. The operation of a freight corridor: the proposalconcerns six essential points: - the development of interoperable procedures;- improving coordination of traffic operations between infrastructure managers on the one hand, and infrastructure and terminal managers on the other hand; - enhancing access to infrastructure and terminals; - preferential treatment of freight trains in terms of allocating trainpaths and managing traffic; -monitoring the quality of the service along a freight corridor;- cooperation between regulatory bodies.Better coordination of the operation of the freight corridor should lead to the improved performance of international freight transport along the corridor for a limited cost. For example, it involves applicants being provided with a one-stop shop for all requests for train paths across several networks.It would lead in particular to a reduction in waiting times for trains accessing the terminals or the main infrastructure from the terminals.With regard to the balance between freight trains and passenger trains, the objective is to ensure that freight trains have access to good-quality, reliable train paths and that, for international train paths, national train paths are consistent amongst themselves. All these measures must produce positive effects on the performance of freight rail transport which must be measured and regularly analysed. Accordingly, each corridor must define performance indicators which are regularly updated.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/transport/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Mobility and Transport'}, KALLAS Siim
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COM(2008)0852
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2008)0852
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0220/2009
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0285/2009
- Council position published: 11069/5/2009
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A7-0162/2010
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T7-0203/2010
- : Regulation 2010/913
- : OJ L 276 20.10.2010, p. 0022
- : Corrigendum to final act 32010R0913R(01)
- : OJ L 325 23.11.2012, p. 0019
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b - introductory part b) at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the territory of each Member State must allow a
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part b) at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the territory of each Member State must allow at least
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b - introductory part b) at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the territory of each Member State
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint iii (iii) three freight corridors if the annual performance of rail freight in the Member State concerned is greater than or equal to
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new) (4a) Within three years at the most from the entry into force of this regulation, at least one proposal should have been made for a freight transport corridor on the territory of each Member State with EU external borders, if the annual performance of rail freight in the Member State concerned and the neighbouring country exceeds 10 billion tonne- kilometres. The corridor must be compatible with the TEN-T policy.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. The freight corridor may contain elements of the rail networks of European third countries.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Where difficulties arise between two or more Member States regarding the creation or modification of a freight corridor, and with regard to the railway infrastructure located on their territory, the Commission, at the request of one of the Member States concerned, shall consult the committee referred to in Article 18 on this matter. The opinion of the committee shall be sent to the Member States concerned. The Member States concerned shall take this opinion into account in order to find a solution. At all events, the Commission shall ensure that these procedures do not generate extra administrative costs.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Member States affected by a freight corridor shall cooperate to ensure the development of the freight corridor in accordance with its implementation plan. They shall define the general objectives for the freight corridor and ensure that the implementation plan is in line with these objectives. The Member States concerned shall set up an executive board for each corridor with that aim and shall authorise the corridor implementation plan by the governance body and supervise its execution. The individual members of the executive board shall be mandated by the competent Ministers.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Member States affected by a freight
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Member States affected by a freight corridor shall cooperate among themselves and, if applicable, with third countries, to ensure the development of the freight corridor in accordance with its implementation plan. They shall define the general objectives for the freight corridor and ensure that the implementation plan is in line with these objectives.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For each freight corridor the Member States concerned shall set up an executive board responsible for authorising the corridor implementation plan by the governance body and supervising its execution. The individual members of the executive board shall be mandated by the competent Ministers.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. For each freight corridor the infrastructure managers concerned and interested railway undertakings, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC, or groups of railway undertakings using the corridor shall create a governance body responsible for defining and steering the performance and updating of the implementation plan for the freight corridor. The governance body shall make regular reports on its activity to the Member States concerned and, where necessary, to the European coordinators of the TEN-T priority projects referred to in Article 17a of Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council10 involved in the freight corridor.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. For each freight corridor the infrastructure managers concerned, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC and in consultation with the interested railway undertakings, shall create a governance body responsible for defining and steering the performance and updating of the implementation plan for the freight corridor. The governance body shall make regular reports on its activity to the Member States concerned and, where necessary, to the European coordinators of the TEN-T priority projects referred to in Article 17a of Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council involved in the freight corridor.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. For each freight corridor the
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. For each freight corridor the infrastructure managers concerned, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC, shall create a governance body responsible for defining and steering the performance and updating of the implementation plan for the freight corridor. The rail companies concerned shall participate in this body on a consultative basis. The governance body shall make regular reports on its activity to the Member States concerned and, where necessary, to the European coordinators of the TEN-T priority projects referred to in Article 17a of Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. A working group made up of managers and owners of the strategic terminals of the freight corridor
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. A working group made up of managers and owners of the strategic terminals of the
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. In case of difficulties in meeting or failure to meet the agreed capacity levels, and following an opinion from the working group, the governance body shall adopt the appropriate decision ensuring traffic and shall, if necessary, propose and apply the corresponding penalties.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a) a description of the characteristics of the
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation 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
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. A market study shall be carried out and periodically updated, relating to the observed and expected changes in the traffic in the freight corridor and those parts of the transport system which are connected to it, with a view to developing or adapting, if necessary, its implementation plan. It shall examine changes in the different types of traffic, both regarding the transport of freight and the transport of passengers. It shall include the main features of the socio-economic analysis referred to in Article 3(c)
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. A programme shall be drawn up for creating and improving performance in the freight corridor. In particular this programme shall include the common objectives, the technical choices and the schedule for necessary measures in respect of the railway infrastructure and its equipment in order to implement all of the measures referred to in Articles 7 to 16. These measures should avoid or minimise any restrictions affecting rail capacity.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – Title Consulting applicants Consulting railway undertakings
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – Title Consulting applicants Consulting rail companies
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall introduce consultation mechanisms with a view to the proper participation of the
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall introduce consultation mechanisms with a view to the proper participation of the
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Applicants for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Applicants for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when it is updated. In the event of a disagreement between the governance body and the applicants, the latter may contact the
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Applicants, including rail freight operators, passenger operators, shippers, forwarders and their representative bodies, for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when it is updated. In the event of a disagreement between the governance body and the applicants, the latter may contact the Commission, which shall consult the committee referred to in Article 18(1), in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2), on this matter.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Applicants for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when it is updated. In
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The investment plans shall list the projects planned for the extension, renewal or redeployment of railway infrastructure and its equipment along the corridor and the relevant financial requirements and funding sources.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. The investment plans referred to in paragraph 1 above shall include a strategy relating to the deployment of interoperable
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where applicable, investment plans shall refer to the Community contribution envisaged under the TEN-T programme or any other policies, funds or programmes, and prove that their strategy is consistent with
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where applicable, investment plans shall refer to the Community contribution envisaged under the TEN-T programme as well as all other investment programmes at EU and national level and prove that their strategy is consistent with it.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where applicable, investment plans shall refer to the Community contribution envisaged under the TEN-T programme or other European Union financing programmes and prove that their strategy is consistent with it.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. The investment plans referred to in paragraph 1 shall
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 The infrastructure managers in the freight corridor shall coordinate at least once a year their schedule for carrying out heavy maintenance work on the infrastructure and its equipment. The infrastructure managers shall ensure that the route corridors are kept open to traffic to the maximum extent possible during maintenance periods. During heavy maintenance periods alternative routes of similar gauge clearance shall be found by the infrastructure managers and three months' notice given of such events to the railway undertakings.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 The infrastructure managers in the freight corridor shall coordinate
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. In agreement with the working group referred to in Article 4(5), the governance body shall draw up a strategy for the development of strategic terminals to enable them to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor. This shall include co-operation with regional, local and national governments; the sourcing of land to develop rail freight terminals and the accessing of funds to encourage such developments. The governance body shall ensure that sufficient terminals are created in strategic locations, based on the expected volume of traffic.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. In agreement with the working group referred to in Article 4(5), the governance body shall draw up a strategy for the development of strategic terminals to enable them to meet the needs of rail
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall put in place a one-stop shop for requests for train paths for freight trains crossing at least one border along the freight corridor. Individual infrastructure managers of a corridor may be assigned to function as the front office of the one-stop shop for the applicants requesting train paths.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall put in place a
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall put in place a one-stop shop
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Individual infrastructure managers of a corridor may be assigned to function as the front office of the one-stop shop for the applicants requesting train paths.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. All requests for train paths for a freight train crossing at least one border or using several networks along the freight corridor must be
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – Title Priority freight Types of freight train track in the corridors
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall define the standard categories of freight tra
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The executive board, or where appropriate the Ministers for a corridor, having received a proposal from the governance body shall define and periodically update the standard categories of freight traffic, which shall be valid in the whole of the corridor. The governance body shall define the standard categories of freight traffic, which shall be valid in the whole of the freight corridor. At least one of these categories (hereinafter referred to as "priority freight") shall include goods whose transportation is very time-sensitive and which therefore require an efficient transport time and guaranteed punctuality.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The governance body shall define the standard categories of freight traffic, which shall be valid in the whole of the freight corridor. At least one of these categories
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The criteria defining the standard categories of freight tra
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The criteria defining the standard categories of freight tra
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – Title Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – Title Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall reserve the capacity and publish the working timetable of the route needed for priority freight traffic for the coming financial year, prior to the annual exercise to define the working timetable referred to in Article 18 of Directive 2001/14/EC and using as a basis the freight traffic observed and the market study defined in Article 5(1).
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall reserve the capacity needed for
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The infrastructure managers shall keep a
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The infrastructure managers shall keep a reserve of capacity within the final working timetable to allow them to respond quickly and appropriately to ad hoc requests for capacity as referred to in Article 23 of Directive 2001/14/EC made for international freight transport covering a minimum distance of 300 km. This capacity must be sufficient to allow requests for train paths to be met while guaranteeing a sufficient level of quality for the allocated train path in terms of journey times on the train path and timetables adapted to freight traffic.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The infrastructure managers shall keep a reserve of capacity within the final working timetable to allow them to respond quickly and appropriately to ad hoc requests for capacity as referred to in Article 23 of Directive 2001/14/EC made for international freight transport covering a minimum distance of 500 km. This capacity must be sufficient to allow requests for train paths to be met while guaranteeing a sufficient level of quality for the allocated train path in terms of journey times on the train path and timetables adapted to freight traffic.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The infrastructure managers shall keep, if necessary, a
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Infrastructure managers shall include in their conditions of use a fee for paths that are allocated but ultimately not used. The level of this fee shall be appropriate, deterrent and effective.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. Save in the case of force majeure, a train
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 6 Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 6 6. Infrastructure managers in the freight corridor and the working group referred to in Article 4(5) shall put in place procedures
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 Notwithstanding Article 16(1) of Directive 2001/14/EC, applicants other than railway undertakings and the international groupings that they make up, may request train paths for freight transport where the latter concern one or more sections of the freight corridor. As defined in Article 16(2) and Article 16(3) of Directive 2001/14/EC, infrastructure managers of the corridor may set and publish requirements for applicants to ensure that their legitimate expectations about future revenues and utilisation of the infrastructure are safeguarded.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall draw up and publish the rules of priority between the different
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall draw up and publish the rules of priority between the different types of traffic in the event of traffic disruption in the freight corridor
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The rules of priority referred to in paragraph 1 above must at least
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The rules of priority referred to in paragraph 1 above must at least provide that the train path allocated to a priority freight train complying with the initial provisions for its train path
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall put in place procedures for coordinating traffic management
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers for the freight corridor shall ensure consistency between the performance schemes along the freight corridor, as defined in Article 11 of Directive 2001/14/EC. This shall include, where applicable, incentives to retrofit freight wagons for noise. This shall not limit Member States which have corridors to introducing more progressive incentive schemes for retrofitting for freight.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers for the freight corridor shall ensure consistency between the performance schemes along the freight corridor, as defined in Article 11 of Directive 2001/14/EC. This shall include, where applicable, the incentives to retrofit freight wagons for noise. This shall not limit Member States' own initiatives to introducing more progressive incentive schemes for retrofitting for freight.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure managers for the freight corridor shall ensure consistency between the performance schemes along the freight corridor, as defined in Article 11 of Directive 2001/14/EC. This consistency shall be controlled by the regulatory bodies, which shall cooperate in this control in accordance with Article 17(1).
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. In order to measure the quality of the service and the capacity for international and national rail freight services in the freight corridor, the governance body shall
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC which are responsible for the freight corridor shall cooperate to supervise the international activities of the infrastructure managers and applicants in the freight corridor. They shall consult each other and exchange information. Where necessary, they shall request the necessary information from infrastructure managers in the Member State for which they are responsible. Infrastructure managers and other third parties involved in international capacity allocation are obliged to provide the regulatory bodies concerned without delay all the information that is needed on the international train paths and capacity they are responsible for.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC which are responsible for the freight corridor shall cooperate to supervise the international activities of the infrastructure managers and applicants in the freight corridor. They shall consult each other and exchange information. Where necessary, they shall request the necessary information from infrastructure managers in the Member State for which they are responsible. Infrastructure managers and any third parties that they may use international capacity allocation are obliged to provide without delay all the information for international train paths they allocate to their regulatory bodies.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. In the event of a complaint from an applicant regarding international rail freight services, or within the framework of a routine enquiry, the regulatory body concerned shall consult the regulatory body
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 If, where the guidelines for TEN-T are reviewed in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 18(3) of Decision No 1692/96/EC, the Commission concludes that it is appropriate to adapt this Regulation to those guidelines, it shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal on amending this Regulation accordingly. Reciprocally, certain decisions taken under this Regulation may entail the need to revise the TEN-T guidelines.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 a (new) 23a. The Commission shall propose, in order to boost the competitiveness of the whole rail TEN-T network, during its current mandate, a legislative initiative concerning the opening of the rail domestic passenger markets as from 1 January 2012.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point a Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point b Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point c c) where the itinerary for the freight corridor coincides with a section (or part of a section) of one or more priority TEN-T projects13, this must be integrated into the freight corridor, unless it is
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point e e) the forecasting of future freight traffic demand, the economic feasibility and the socio-
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point g a (new) ga) consistency with reduced noise of freight wagons as provided in the freight noise reduction action plans;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point h a (new) ha) the existence of good or potentially efficient interconnections with third countries;
Amendment 31 #
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Although liberalisation of rail freight has made it possible for new operators to come on the network, market mechanisms are not sufficient to organise, regulate and secure rail freight traffic. Optimisation and ensuring its reliability imply in particular strengthening procedures for cooperation and allocation of the train paths between infrastructure managers.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The European rail network for competitive freight should be set up in a manner consistent with the Transeuropean Transport Network ("TEN-T") and the European Railway Traffic Management System ("ERTMS") corridors. To that end, the coordinated development of the
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The rail network for competitive freight should be set up in a manner consistent with the Transeuropean Transport Network (“TEN-T”) and the European Railway Traffic Management System (“ERTMS”) corridors. To that end, the coordinated development of the two networks is necessary, and in particular the integration of the international corridors for rail freight into the existing TEN-T
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The rail network for competitive freight should be set up in a manner consistent with the Transeuropean Transport Network (“TEN-T”) and taking account of major trade flows and goods traffic. To that end, the coordinated development of the two networks is necessary, and in particular the integration of the international corridors for rail freight into the existing TEN-T. Furthermore, uniform rules relating to these freight corridors should be established at Community level. If necessary, the creation of these corridors could be supported financially within the framework of the TEN-T programme.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The creation of a freight corridor should take into account the particular importance of the planned extension of the TEN-T network to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries with a view to ensuring better interconnections with the rail infrastructure of third countries.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Within the framework of a freight corridor, good coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned should be ensured,
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Within the framework of an inter-State freight corridor, good coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned should be ensured, sufficient
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The creation of a freight corridor should be
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers, each freight corridor should be sup
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to meet market needs, the methods for creating a freight corridor should be presented in an implementation plan which should include identifying and setting a schedule for measures which would improve the performance of rail freight. Furthermore, to ensure that planned or implemented measures for the creation of a freight corridor meet the needs or expectations of
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In order to guarantee the consistency and continuity of the infrastructure capacities available along the freight corridor, investment in the freight corridor should be coordinated between Member States and the infrastructure managers and railway undertakings concerned, and planned in a way which meets the needs of the freight corridor. The schedule for carrying out the investment
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In order to guarantee the consistency and continuity of the infrastructure capacities available along the freight corridor, investment in the freight corridor should be coordinated between Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned, as well as, if applicable, between Member States and third countries, and planned in a way which meets the needs of the freight corridor. The schedule for carrying out the investment should be published to ensure that applicants who may operate the corridor are well informed. The investment should include projects relating to the development of interoperable systems and the increase in capacity of the trains.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In order to guarantee the consistency and continuity of the infrastructure capacities available along the freight corridor, investment in the freight corridor should be coordinated between Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned, and planned in a way which meets the needs of the freight corridor. The schedule for carrying out the investment should be published to ensure that applicants and customers who may operate in the corridor are well-informed. The investment should include projects relating to the development of interoperable systems and the increase in capacity of the trains.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) In view of the different programming schedules for timetables for the different types of traffic, it should be ensured that the requests for infrastructure capacity for freight traffic are not unduly restricted by requests for passenger transport, particularly in regard to their respective socio-economic values.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Long-distance international freight traffic crosses several countries and it is necessary to ensure a journey without hindrance within the European Union, particularly when crossing borders. It is thus important that a minimum number of international train paths are reserved for this transeuropean transport. These special pre-established train paths should offer a high level of reliability contributing to the punctuality of goods trains.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Long-distance international traffic crosses several countries and it is necessary to ensure a journey without hindrance within the European Union, particularly when crossing borders. It is thus important that a minimum number of international train paths are reserved for this transeuropean transport. These special pre-established train paths should offer a high level of reliability.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Trains carrying goods which are very sensitive in terms of
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) To guarantee the development of
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation 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
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) In order to objectively measure the benefits of the measures aimed at the creation of the freight corridor and to guarantee efficient monitoring of such measures, performance indicators for the
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) In order to objectively measure the benefits of the measures aimed at the creation of the freight corridor and to guarantee efficient monitoring of such measures, performance indicators for the service along the freight corridor should be introduced and published regularly and regular customer satisfaction surveys carried out among end users.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) The aim of this Regulation is to improve the efficiency of rail freight transport relative to other modes of transport, but this objective has to be pursued also through political actions and the financial involvement of the Member States (and the European Union). Coordination should be ensured at the highest level between Member States in order to guarantee the most efficient functioning of freight corridors. Financial commitment in infrastructure and in technical equipment like ERTMS should aim at increasing rail freight capacity and efficiency in parallel to this legislation.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation lays down the rules for the creation and organisation of the European rail network for competitive freight
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. This Regulation applies to the management and use of railway infrastructure for
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This Regulation applies to the management and use of railway infrastructure
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a) stand-alone local and regional networks for passenger services using the railway infrastructure except where the services operate on part of a freight corridor;
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d d
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a) "freight corridor" shall mean all of the railway lines created on the territory of Member States and, where necessary, third European countries linking
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a) "freight corridor" shall mean all of the railway lines created on the territory of Member States and, where necessary, third European countries linking one or more strategic terminals to one or more other strategic terminals, including a principal axis, alternative routes and paths linking them, and railway infrastructure and its equipment in the freight terminals, marshalling yards and train formation facilities, and branch lines to the latter, including all rail related services as mentioned in Annex II to Directive 2001/14/EC;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a) "freight corridor" shall mean all of the
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c) "heavy maintenance work" shall mean any intervention or repair to the railway infrastructure and its equipment, provided for at least one year in advance, which is necessary for running the trains along the freight corridor and involving reservations on the capacities for the infrastructure in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2001/14/EC;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e) "strategic terminal" shall mean the terminal of the freight corridor which is open to all the applicants and which
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e) "strategic terminal" shall mean the – preferably logistics and intermodal – terminal of the freight corridor which is open to all the applicants and which plays an important role in the rail transport of freight along the freight corridor;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f) "one-stop shop" shall mean the joint entity set up by each infrastructure manager
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f) "one-stop shop" shall mean the joint entity set up by infrastructure managers of the freight corridor which offers
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) “one-stop shop” shall mean the joint entity set up by infrastructure managers of the freight corridor
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new) fa) "guaranteed capacity" of European rail freight traffic paths shall mean the quantity of reliable paths for the routing of rail freight traffic between the Member States, based on an annually agreed plan, in quality and safety conditions supervised by the respective European authority and subject to penalties if those conditions are not fulfilled;
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new) fb) "additional capacity" of European rail freight traffic paths shall mean the quantity of reliable paths for the transferral of freight from other less sustainable modes of transport towards rail as regards traffic between the Member States, and which is additional to the "guaranteed capacity" agreed. Its planning and the other conditions relating to quality, safety and penalties shall be similar to those for "guaranteed capacity". This "additional capacity" shall be made available through the funding of additional infrastructure;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The freight corridor shall link at least two Member States and allow international and national rail freight services to be operated
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a) it shall be part of
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it shall
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a) it shall be part of the TEN-T
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b) it shall allow significant development of rail freight traffic by offering dependable "guaranteed capacity" and, where applicable, "additional capacity";
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it shall allow significant development of rail freight traffic and take account of major trade flows and goods traffic;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b) it shall allow significant development of rail freight traffic without prejudice to passenger traffic;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c c) it shall be justified on the basis of a socio-economic analysis. This shall include the impact on th
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c c) it shall be justified on the basis of a socio-economic analysis. This shall include the impact on those parts of the transport system where the allocation of infrastructure capacity in the freight corridor significantly affects freight and passenger traffic. It shall also include an analysis of the major effects in terms of external costs including carbon emissions;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) ca) it shall allow better interconnections between border Member States and neighbouring third countries;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be proposed by the Member States concerned. For this purpose they shall send the Commission a proposal drawn up with the infrastructure managers concerned, taking into account the criteria set out in the Annex. Interested railway undertakings may participate in the process, whenever substantial investments concern them.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor as a support for 'guaranteed capacity' (where relevant, 'supplementary capacity') shall be proposed by the Member States concerned. For this purpose they shall send the Commission a proposal drawn up with the infrastructure managers concerned, following consultation with rail freight users and clients and taking into account the criteria set out in the Annex.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be proposed by the Member States concerned. For this purpose they shall send the Commission a proposal drawn up with the infrastructure managers and the railway undertakings concerned, taking into account the criteria set out in the Annex.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) at the latest one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the territory of each Member State which has at least two
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a) at the latest one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the territory of each Member State which has at least
source: PE-420.117
2010/04/15
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Amendment 100 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) "one-stop shop" means a joint entity set up by each infrastructure manager on the freight corridor which offers applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and in a single operation a train path for a journey crossing at least one border.
Amendment 101 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) ca) "one-stop shop" means the entity set up by each national infrastructure manager of the freight corridor which offers applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and a single operation a train path for a journey crossing at least one border along the corridor.
Amendment 102 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) "one - stop shop" shall mean the body created by infrastructure managers, which offers applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and in a single operation infrastructure capacity for freight trains crossing at least one border.
Amendment 103 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) "One-stop shop" shall mean the entity set up by each infrastructure manager of the freight corridor which offers applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and in a single operation a train path for a journey crossing at least one border along the freight corridor.
Amendment 104 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) "One-stop shop" shall mean the entity set up by each infrastructure manager of the freight corridor which offers applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and in a single operation a train path for a journey crossing at least one border along the freight corridor.
Amendment 105 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) “applicant” means any entity that might use a freight corridor;
Amendment 106 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The management board shall draw up an integrated strategy for the development of terminals that will meet the needs of rail freight running on the rail corridor, in particular by acting as intermodal nodes along the freight corridors. These measures shall include cooperation with regional, local and national governments, the sourcing of land to develop rail freight terminals and the provision of funds to back such development. The management board shall ensure that sufficient terminals are created, based on the expected volume of traffic.
Amendment 107 #
Council position Article 2 a (new) Amendment 108 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 1 1. The Member States referred to in Annex I shall
Amendment 109 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 1 1. The Member States referred to in Annex I shall establish at the latest t
Amendment 110 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Defining the actual routing within the rail freight corridors shall be the responsibility of the infrastructure managers involved in the corridor in their respective area of competence.
Amendment 111 #
Council position Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In defining rail freight corridors the infrastructure managers involved must be allowed the greatest possible flexibility in the actual routing.
Amendment 112 #
Council position Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Defining the actual routing within the rail freight corridors shall be the responsibility of the infrastructure managers involved in the corridor in their respective area of competence.
Amendment 113 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Defining the actual routing within the rail freight corridors shall be the responsibility of the infrastructure managers involved in the corridor in their respective area of competence.
Amendment 114 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Defining the actual routing within the rail freight corridors shall be the responsibility of the infrastructure managers involved in the corridor in their respective area of competence.
Amendment 115 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. In countries where the track gauge is not the same as the international track gauge, a third rail must be laid along the already existing tracks, with the aim of ensuring that conventional tracks do not constitute physical barriers to the free movement of freight on the European single market.
Amendment 116 #
Council position Article 5 - paragraph 1 1. The freight corridors referred to in Articles 3 and 4 may be modified on the basis of a joint proposal by the Member States concerned to the Commission after consulting the infrastructure managers and applicants concerned. In any case, the subsequent development and roll out of the TEN-T priority projects will bring about the modifications necessary for integration, especially where the former have already been earmarked for freight transport.
Amendment 117 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 1 1. For each freight corridor, Member States concerned shall establish an executive board responsible for defining the general objectives of the freight corridor, supervising and, whenever relevant, taking the measures as expressly provided for in Articles 8, 10 and 20. The executive board shall be composed of representatives of the authorities of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 118 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 2 2. For each freight corridor, the infrastructure managers concerned and, where relevant, the allocation bodies as referred to in Article 14(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC
Amendment 119 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The management board shall be an independent legal entity. It may take the form of a European economic interest grouping within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) and shall enjoy the status of such a grouping. 1 OJ L 124, 15.5.1990, p. 52
Amendment 120 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 4 4. The management board shall take its decisions, including decisions regarding its legal status, resources and staffing, on the basis of mutual consent of the infrastructure managers concerned and taking into account the opinion of the railway undertakings, in particular, through their designated representatives. In case of disagreement between the infrastructure managers and the representatives of the advisory group of railway undertakings, the infrastructure managers’ decision shall prevail. The management board shall inform the executive board of the disagreement.
Amendment 121 #
Council position Article 7 – paragraph 6 6. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of t
Amendment 122 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 6 6. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of
Amendment 123 #
Council position Article 7 – paragraph 6 6. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of t
Amendment 124 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 6 6. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of t
Amendment 125 #
Council position Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The management board shall require the infrastructure managers involved in the corridor to use IT applications (e.g. Pathfinder, Europtirails) 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 126 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The management board shall commit the infrastructure managers involved in the freight corridor to using IT applications (e.g. Pathfinder, Europtirails) 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 127 #
Council position Article 7 - paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The management board shall commit the infrastructure managers involved in the freight corridor to using IT applications or alternative solutions available in the future to handle requests for international train paths and the operation of international traffic on the corridor.
Amendment 128 #
Council position Article 7 a (new) 7a. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of railway undertakings using the freight corridor. The railway undertakings of the advisory group shall nominate their representatives in the management board (up to the total number of infrastructure managers that are members of the management board plus one). Once nominated, the representatives of the railway undertakings using the corridor will become full members of the management board on a consultative basis only, and may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has direct consequences on the railway undertakings using the corridor. The advisory group may also issue own- initiative opinions. Infrastructure managers on the corridor shall be responsible for informing railway undertakings who are new to using the corridor of the existence of the advisory group, so that they can join if they so wish and take part in the nomination or renewal of the representative of the advisory group to the management board.
Amendment 129 #
Council position Article 8 - paragraph 4 4. The implementation plan shall take into account – along with other measures – the development of terminals to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor. It must also take into account the implementation of appropriate safety measures for the transport of hazardous freight by rail. In particular, keepers of wagons for the transport of hazardous freight must entrust the maintenance of the wagons they own to certified maintenance workshops and take out minimum insurance cover of EUR 150 million against accidents that may arise in the course of that transport.
Amendment 130 #
Council position 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 131 #
Council position Article 11 The
Amendment 132 #
Council position Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The management board
Amendment 133 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 (1) The management board
Amendment 134 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 1. The management board
Amendment 135 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 136 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 1. The management board
Amendment 137 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Individual infrastructure managers of a corridor may be instructed to act as the one-stop shop to facilitate the lodging of requests. These requests shall be sent immediately to the one-stop shop set up for this purpose.
Amendment 138 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 3 3. The one-stop shop
Amendment 139 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 4 4. The activities of the one-stop shop shall be carried out
Amendment 140 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 4 4. The activities of the one-stop shop shall be carried out under transparent and non- discriminatory conditions.
Amendment 141 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 4 4. The activities of the one-stop shop shall be carried out under transparent and non- discriminatory conditions.
Amendment 142 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 4 4. The activities of the one-stop shop shall be carried out under transparent and non-discriminatory conditions.
Amendment 143 #
Council position Article 12 a (new) 1. The management board of the freight corridor shall define and periodically update categories of freight paths, which shall be valid throughout the freight corridor. At least one of these categories (hereinafter referred to as "facilitated freight") shall include, among these categories of paths, train paths with an efficient transport time and guaranteed punctuality. 2. The criteria defining the categories of freight traffic shall be adopted by the governance body after consultation of the applicants likely to use the freight corridor as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC.
Amendment 144 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 5 - subparagraph 1 5.
Amendment 145 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 5 - subparagraph 1 5. Infrastructure managers shall, if justified by market need and the evaluation as referred to in paragraph 2, jointly define the reserve capacity for international freight trains running on the freight corridors
Amendment 146 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 6 6. The management board shall promote
Amendment 147 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 7 7. Save in the case of force majeure, a train path allocated to a facilitated freight operation
Amendment 148 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 7 7. Save in the case of force majeure and in the event of safety-critical line closures and construction work required at short notice on the railway infrastructure, a train path allocated to a freight operation under this Article may not be cancelled less than
Amendment 149 #
Council position Article 13 - paragraph 7 7. Save in the case of force majeure and in the event of safety critical line closures and construction work required at short notice on the railway infrastructure, a train path allocated to a freight operation under this Article may not be cancelled less than one month before its scheduled time in the working timetable except if the applicant concerned gives its approval for such cancellation. In such a case the infrastructure manager concerned shall make an effort to propose to the applicant a train path of an equivalent quality and reliability which the applicant has the right to accept or refuse. This provision shall be
Amendment 150 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 2 2. Each infrastructure manager concerned shall draw up
Amendment 151 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 3 3. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall at least provide, with the exception of peak hours where this paragraph shall not apply, that the train path referred to in Article 13(3) and 13(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 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 152 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 3 3. The principles for establishing the
Amendment 153 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Each Member State through the infrastructure manager shall define in the network statement the peak hours. Peak hours shall apply only to working days and shall be limited to a maximum of three hours in the morning and to a maximum of three hours in the afternoon. In defining the peak hours regional and long distance passenger traffic shall be taken into consideration.
Amendment 154 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 (1) The regulatory bodies
Amendment 155 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 (1) The regulatory bodies
Amendment 156 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 (1) The regulatory bodies
Amendment 157 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC shall ensure non-discriminatory access to the corridor and shall be the appeal bodies provided under Article 30(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC. In order to foster free and fair competition on the railway market in Europe a comparable regulatory level shall be established throughout Europe. Regulatory bodies shall be easily accessible by the market players. They shall be able to take decisions independently and efficiently. They shall have sufficient financial and competent human resources to enable them to investigate all complaints within two months of receipt of all relevant information.
Amendment 158 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC shall ensure non-discriminatory access to the corridor and shall be the appeal bodies provided under Article 30(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC. In order to foster free and fair competition a comparable regulatory level should be established. Regulatory bodies shall be easily accessible for the market players. They shall be able to take decisions independently and efficiently. They shall have sufficient financial and competent human resources to enable them to investigate all complaints within two months of receipt of all relevant information.
Amendment 159 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC shall ensure non-discriminatory access to the corridor and shall be the appeal bodies provided under Article 30(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC. In order to foster free and fair competition along the corridor, a comparable regulatory level shall be established throughout Europe.
Amendment 161 #
Council position Annex I - point 3 3. SE, DK, DE,
Amendment 162 #
Council position Annex I - point 4 Sines-Lisboa/Leixões -Madrid-San Sebastian-Bordeaux- Paris
Amendment 163 #
Council position Annex I - point 4 PT, ES, FR Sines-Lisboa/Leixões - Madrid-Bilbao-San Sebasti
Amendment 164 #
Council position Annex I - point 5 Gdynia - Warsaw -Katowice- Ostrava/Zilina-
Amendment 165 #
Council position Annex I - point 6 Almer
Amendment 166 #
Council position Annex I - point 8 DE, NL, BE, PL, LT, LV, EST Bremerhaven/ Rotterdam/ Antwerp- Aachen/ Berlin-
Amendment 167 #
Council position Annex I - footnote 1 1 "/" means alternative routes. In line with the TEN-T priority projects, routes 4 and 6 should in the future be completed by Project 16, the Sines/Algeciras-Madrid- Paris freight axis which takes in the central Pyrenees crossing via a low elevation tunnel.
Amendment 168 #
Council position Annex II - point e a (new) (ea) The generation of added value for the Union as a whole;
Amendment 169 #
Council position Annex II - point g g) The existence of good interconnections with other modes of transport, in particular due to an adequate network of terminals, including in the maritime and inland ports, as well as major multimodal platforms;
Amendment 80 #
Council position Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The design of freight corridors should seek to ensure their internal continuity by enabling the requisite interconnections between existing railway infrastructure and allocating the requisite capacities along the whole path of the freight corridor.
Amendment 81 #
Council position Recital 9 (9) The
Amendment 82 #
Council position 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
Amendment 83 #
Council position Recital 10 (10) Within the framework of a freight corridor, good coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned should be ensured,
Amendment 84 #
Council position Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The selection of freight corridors should be done in a transparent way and in consultation with the Commission, the Parliament and the relevant stakeholders, in order to ensure that the European interest is respected; the corridors should aim at achieving the internal rail market and a European network of rail freight corridors in a sustainable, safe, and efficient way in a manner consistent with the priority projects of the TEN-T, the ERTMS corridors and the RailNetEurope network.
Amendment 85 #
Council position Recital 12 (12) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States
Amendment 86 #
Council position Recital 12 (12) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States
Amendment 87 #
Council position Recital 13 (13) In order to meet market needs, the methods for
Amendment 88 #
Council position Recital 15 (15) In order to guarantee the consistency and continuity of the infrastructure capacities available along the freight corridor, investment in the freight corridor should be coordinated between Member States
Amendment 89 #
Council position Recital 17 (17) In order to facilitate requests for infrastructure capacit
Amendment 90 #
Council position Recital 17 (17) In order to facilitate requests for infrastructure capacities for international rail freight services, it is appropriate to designate or
Amendment 91 #
Council position 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 92 #
Council position Recital 21 a (new) (21a) In order to guarantee the development of competition between suppliers of rail freight services in the freight corridor, applicants other than railway undertakings or their groupings should be able to request infrastructure capacity, with priority nevertheless being awarded to railway undertakings or their groupings.
Amendment 93 #
Council position Recital 25 (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the
Amendment 94 #
Council position Recital 26 (26) Fair rules based on cooperation between the infrastructure managers
Amendment 95 #
Council position Recital 29 (29) In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Amendment 96 #
Council position Article 1 - paragraph 1 1. This Regulation lays down rules for the establishment and organisation of international rail corridors for a European rail network for competitive freight. It sets
Amendment 97 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point a a) "freight corridor" means all
Amendment 98 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point b b) "implementation plan" means the document presenting the means, measures and
Amendment 99 #
Council position Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point b a (new) (ba)"heavy maintenance work" means any intervention or repair to the railway infrastructure and its equipment, planned at least one year in advance, which is necessary for running the trains along the freight corridor and requires infrastructure capacity to be reserved in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2001/14/EC;
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