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EFRTC General Meeting 27 May 2011, Zurich

Update on European Transport Policy Issues Relevant to Contractors. EFRTC General Meeting 27 May 2011, Zurich Nicolas Furio , Infrastructure and Electrification Manager, UNIFE. White Paper on Transport Rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe

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EFRTC General Meeting 27 May 2011, Zurich

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  1. Update on European Transport Policy Issues Relevant to Contractors EFRTC General Meeting 27 May 2011, Zurich Nicolas Furio, Infrastructure and Electrification Manager, UNIFE

  2. White Paper on Transport • Rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe • UNIFE infrastructure-related R&D activities EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  3. White Paper on Transport • Rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe • UNIFE infrastructure-related R&D activities EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  4. EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  5. White Paper on Transport INSTITUTIONS January to March 2009: Preparatory debate 17 June 2009: Commission publishes its communication July 2010: Plenary vote December 2009: Presidency conclusions June 2010: EP TRAN Committee vote February 2010: EP Report March 2011: White Paper Public consultation 14 September 2010: 2nd UNIFE PB meeting with Kallas 23 July 2009: UNIFE publishes its first contribution to the debate entitled: "More Rail=Less CO2” 30 April 2010: CER EIM UNIFE Position Paper 25 June 2010: 1st UNIFE PB meeting with Kallas UNIFE EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich 5

  6. UNIFE Lobbying Strategy • The White Paper has been a clear priority topic for UNIFE Public Affairs activities • Throughout this process, UNIFE provided input to decision-makers through: • Dedicated position papers; • Meetings with relevant stakeholders (Commission, MEPs...); • Dedicated events • On 29 November 2010, UNIFE organised a roundtableat the Parliament: • Involvedhigh-levelstakeholdersfrom the Commission, Parliament, EEA… • Several meetings were organised with Transport CommissionerSiimKallas • WithPresidingBoardmembers or • Withpartner associations (EIM, CER…) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  7. White Paper - Structure • Published on 28 March 2011 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/strategies/2011_white_paper_en.htm • Replaces the 2001 White Paper on Transport • Title: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system • Original structure of the paper : • 1st part: the Commission’s vision of the future of transport • Growing Transport and supporting mobility while reaching the 60% emission reduction target • An efficient core network for multimodal intercity travel and transport • A global level-playing field for long-distance travel and intercontinental freight • Clean urban transport and commuting • 2nd part: 10 goals • 3rd part: Strategy – more comprehensive view of the future measures to be taken EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  8. White Paper objectives EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  9. White paper – key rail-specific measures (1/2) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  10. White paper – key rail-specific measures (2/2) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  11. Nextsteps • The White paper is a long-term roadmap giving a clear orientation for the EU transport in the years to come • However, it does not include any legally-binding provision: it is now time for implementation • UNIFE will remain at the forefront to ensure that the Commission effectively implements the White Paper provisions EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  12. White Paper on Transport • Rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe • UNIFE infrastructure-related R&D activities EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  13. Rail Investments in Central and Eastern Europe • Problem • The European Union provides roughly EUR 16 billion for rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern European Member States (CEECs) • The problem in many CEECs is twofold: • Unwillingness to invest in railway infrastructure, rather want to shift funds from rail to road (e.g. PL) • Lack of administrative capacity/inability to absorb European funds Citizens and companies do not benefit from an improved railway network, our member companies take less orders EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  14. Rail Investments in Central and Eastern Europe EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  15. Rail Investments in Central and Eastern Europe EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  16. Rail Investments in Central and Eastern Europe • Current state of play • Progress on such a dossier is slow. Encouraged by successes in Poland UNIFE will continue its activities • The next step will be a conference held in Sofia which targets in particular the situation in Romania and Bulgaria (28/29 June 2011, with sponsorship contribution of EFRTC) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  17. White Paper on Transport • Rail infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe • UNIFE infrastructure-related R&D activities EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  18. 1. Directives and TSI

  19. Railway Directives 2 directives regulate the railways system: Interoperability Directive 2008/57/EC Safety Directive 2008/110/EC amending 2004/49/EC EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  20. Railway Directives • Interoperability directive • The Interoperability Directive (2008/57/EC ) establishes common rules (TSI completed by national rules for open points and national specific cases) for putting in service of sub-systems and vehicles, with a view of ensuring the interoperability of the European system and the opening of the procurement markets • The assessment of compliance with these rules results in the delivery by the NSA of an authorisation to put in service (PIS) • This authorisation for PIS is sought by an applicant (operator or infra manager or manufacturer or keeper) and the assessment of compliance is made by a third party: the Notified Body (NoBo) • Safety Directive • One of the main provisions of the safety directive (2008/110/EC) is that it allocates the responsibility of the safe operation of the railway system among the economic actors

  21. Directives > TSI > Harmonised Standards EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  22. Legalpyramidrelated to autorisation requirements EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  23. TSIs • TSIs are the tool in order to harmonise the European market and for a real market opening and cost reductions of authorisation. BUT: TSIs are currently mandatory only for the Trans European Network (TEN); Notified National Technical Rules still apply for the off-TEN. • Therefore TSIs are perceived as additional burden to get the authorisation instead of a tool to simplify it. • The new interoperability directive requests the extension of the geographical scope of the TSI. EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  24. TSIs scope extension • ERA started the review of all existing TSIs • Extension of the geographical scope of the TSIs, as occasion for: • Merging HS and CR and close the open points • Eliminate all the unnecessary National Technical rules in order to restrict them to duly identified national specific cases • Structural • Rolling Stock • Energy • Infrastructure • Transversal: • Person with Reduced Mobility • Noise • Safety in Railway Tunnels EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  25. 2. OTM case

  26. Introduction • On Track Machines (OTMs) are considered as both: • RailwayVehicles • Track Maintenance Machines • OTMs have to complywith 2 sets of regulations: • Railway Directives (Interoperability and Safety) whenused as RailwayVehicles • Machinery Directive whenworking as a Machine • ThereforeOTMsneed, in order to get the authorisation, to complywithboth: • Interoperability Directive 2008/57 • Machinery Directive 2 Status 2 Directives 2 Authorisationprocesses EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  27. TSIs • TSIs applicable to OTMs: • CR Loc&Pas • Noise (Working configuration out of scope) • No other TSI seems to be applicable to OTMs • OTMs don’t have to comply with all Loc&Pas TSI requirements • Annex C specifies requirements for OTMs both Self propelling and hauled vehicles • This until the next revision of the Loc&Pas TSI (expected end 2012) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  28. Interoperability Directive 2008/57 & TSIs • Therefore OTMsauthorisationmay be sought for according to 2 different processes: • “European authorisation” according to articles 22 or 23 of ID, in compliance with the CR Loc&Pas TSI • “National authorisation” according to articles 24 or 25 of ID, in compliance with National Technical Rules EuropeanAuthorisation National Authorisations EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  29. Machinery Directive • Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC • Published on 9th June 2006, it came into force 20 days later on 29th June 2006 • The Member States had until 29th June 2008 to adopt and publish the national laws and regulations transposing the provisions of the new Directive into national law • The provisions of the new Directive became applicable on 29th December 2009 • New approach directive (i.e. allowing the use of harmonised standards of voluntary application for the demonstration of conformity) • The conformity of machinery is certified by the manufacturer himself, involving a third party check (Notified Bodies) EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  30. Safety – OTM considered as running vehicles • When running on the railways network, OTM operations are regulated by the Safety Directive • The actors in charge of the safety of the system are the Infrastructure managers (IM) and the RailwayUndertaking (RU) • In order to runOTMs on the railway network, theiroperators (whoeverthey are) need a RU SafetyCertificatedelivered by the NSA • If the OTM ownerswish to subcontractthis running task to a RU, thenadditionalcontractualrequirementsmayalsobeintroduced by this RU (e.gsncf infra with locomotives for works locomotives?) • But any intervention of RU or IM in an autorisation for PIS (put in service) isillegal EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  31. Safety - OTMsconsidered as Machines • BUT the entityresponsible for the safety of the workersunder civil lawson the construction / maintenance site (Infrastructure Managers or others)maycontractuallyask for additional conditions to maintenance companies to allow the use of OTMs • When operating as a maintenance machine, OTMs have to becertifiedunder the machinery directive • But any intervention of RU or IM in the certification for placement on the marketisillegal EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  32. Conclusion EFRTC – General Meeting in Zürich

  33. Promote rail market growth for sustainable mobility. www.unife.org

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