38 Amendments of Josu ORTUONDO LARREA related to 2008/0247(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
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 two networks is necessary, and in particular the integration of the international corridors for rail freight into the existing TEN-T and the ERTMS corridors. Furthermore, uniformharmonising rules relating to these freight corridors should be established at Community level. If necessary, the creation of these corridors cshould be supported financially within the framework of the TEN-T programme, research and Marco Polo programmes, etc., and of other Community funds and Cohesion Policy.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
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 priority given tofacilities provided for rail freight traffic, 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 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The creation of a freight corridor should be examined and approved at Community level in accordance with abased on proposals made by the Member States in consultation with the infrastructure managers and railway undertakings, who must interact at Community level to assess their cohesiveness. The criteria for the creation of corridors must be clearly-defined and transparent procedure and criteria whichand allow Member States and, infrastructure managers and/or railway undertakings sufficient decision-making and management scope so that they can take measures adapted to their specific needs.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to stimulate coordination between the Member States and the, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings, each freight corridor should be supported by a governance body comprised of the various infrastructure managers who are involved with the freight corridor.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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 all of the users of the freight corridor, the latterthe market, all user railway undertakings must be regularly consulted in accordance with clearly defined procedures.
Amendment 45 #
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 and railway undertakings 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 whorailway undertakings that 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 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Trains carrying goods which are very sensitive in terms of the journey time and punctuality, as defined by the governance body, should be able to enjoy sufficient priority if there are traffic problems.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
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 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies to the management and use of railway infrastructure for domestic andwhich, as part of a freight corridor, is intended for international rail services, apart from:
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
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 othertwo or more 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, ands well as branch lines to the latter;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) "heavy maintenance work" shall mean any intervention or repair to the railway infrastructure and its equipment, 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 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
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 playsalready plays, or is scheduled to play, an important role in the rail transport of freight along the freight corridor;
Amendment 78 #
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 applicantrailway undertakings the opportunity to request in a single place and a single operation a train path for a journey crossing at least one border.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
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 on the territory of at least two Member States. It shall have the following characteristics:
Amendment 83 #
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, 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;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be proposdecided by the Member States concerned. For this purpose, after they shall senve notified the Commission of their intentions, attaching a proposal drawn up with the infrastructure managers concerned, and taking into account the initiatives and opinions of railway undertakings that use the corridor or are interested in doing so and the criteria set out in the Annex.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b - introductory part
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 allowhaving a land border or rail link with another must keep open to traffic at least:
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall examinnote the proposals for the creation of the freight corridors referred to in paragraph 2 and, in complia shall examine their consistencey with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(3), adopt a decision relating to an initial network of freight corridors at the latest one year after the entry into force of this Regulation. As part of this examination, the criteria shown in the Annex shall be taken into consideration.evaluation criteria of the Annex. It may state objections or propose modifications in line with what it considers appropriate,
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
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 Council involved in the freight corridor.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) a description of the characteristics of the freight corridor, including potential bottlenecks, and the implementation programme for the measures necessary for creating the freight corridorencouraging its creation;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
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). It shall be updated at least once a year. The results of this study shall be used to adjust the implementation plan for the freight corridor, as well as the possible scenarios as regards costs and benefits and long-term financial impact.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
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 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – Title
Article 6 – Title
Consulting applicants Consulting rail companies
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The governance body shall introduce consultation mechanisms with a view to the proper participation of the applicantrail companies likely to use the freight corridor, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants for the use ofThe rail companies interested in using 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 applicantrail companies, the latter may contact the Commission, which shall consult the committee referred to in Article 18(1), in accordance with the procedure referredregulatory bodies responsible, pursuant to in Article 18(2), on this matter7.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
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 ithem.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – Title
Article 11 – Title
Priority freight Types of freight train track in the corridors
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The governance body shall define the standard categories of freight traffic, in track which shall be valid in the whole of the freight corridor. At least one of these categories (hereinafter referred to as "priorityfacilitated freight train") shall include the passage of trains carrying goods whose transportation is very time-sensitive and which therefore require an efficient transport time and guaranteed punctuality.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The criteria defining the standard categories of freight trafficin track shall be adopted, where applicable, in compliance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(3) by the governance body after consulting the rail companies interested in using the corridor.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall draw up and publish the rules of priority betweenIn the network statement referred to in Article 3 of and Annex I to Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall, in line with the proposals of the governance body, draw up and publish the rules to apply to delayed trains and to the different typcategories of trafficin track in the event of traffic disruption in the freight corridor in the network statement referred to in Article 3 of and Annex I to Directive 2001/14/EC.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
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 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point a
Annex – point a