22 Amendments of Gilles SAVARY related to 2008/0247(COD)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
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 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
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 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Within the framework of a freight corridor, good coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers concerned should be ensured, sufficient priority given totrain paths freed to make it possible to make rail freight traffic more reliable, effective and adequate links to other modes of transport set up and conditions created which are favourable to the development of competition between rail freight service providers.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States and the infrastructure managers, each freight corridor should be supportervised by a governance body comprised of the various infrastructure managers who are involved with the freight corridor.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
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 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
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 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down the rules for the creation and organisation of the European rail network for competitive freight which is made up ofin international rail corridors for competitive freight (hereinafter referred to as “freight corridors”). It sets out the rules for the selection and organisation of freight corridors and harmonisedcooperative principles relating to investment planning, and capacity and traffic management.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
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 applicants the opportunity to request in a single place and a single operation ato respond to requests for train paths for a journeys crossing at least one border.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it shall be part of the TEN-T, as far as possible, be part of the TEN-T and the ERTMS deployment network and may incorporate segments of lines freed by the creation of new lines in the same geographic area;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
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 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The freight corridor may contain elements of the rail networks of European third countries. Where applicable, these elements must be compatible with the TEN-T policy.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The governance body shall put in place a one-stop shop forto reply to requests for train paths for freight trains crossing at least one border along the freight corridor.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
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 made toforwarded and dealt with by the one-stop shop referred to in paragraph 1 above.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – Title
Article 12 – Title
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridorconcerned shall reserve the capacity needed for priority freight trafficto meet the requirements of international freight transport services making journeys of a minimum distance of 500 km 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)expected traffic changes on the network giving priority to freight.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
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 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Save in the case of force majeure, a train path allocated to a priority freight operation pursuant to this article may not be cancelled less than three months before its working timetable if the applicant concerned does not give their approval for such cancellation.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
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 to ensure optimal coordination of the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity andthe capacity referred to in this article, by taking account of access to the strategic terminal capacity, as, referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The rules of priority referred to in paragraph 1 above must at least provide that the train pathtrain path established under Article 12, allocated to a priority freight train complying with the initial provisions for its train path, may neither be reallocated to another train, nor modified, except where the initial holder of the train path agrees to reallocation to another train or modification of the train path.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall put in place procedures for coordinating traffic management alofor journeys by trains using the fpreight corridor-established train paths referred to in Article 12.