Transcript Infrastructure: TEN-T extension to Western Balkans

Relevant EU legislation and
upcoming developments
TIL 2014 Conference
10 April 2014, Belgrade
Jan Szulczyk
Policy Officer, Land Transport
DG MOVE
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Infrastructure – TEN-T policy
• New TEN-T guidelines (Regulation 1315/2013/EU)
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Network to be completed by:
2030 (core)
2050(comprehensive)
Core network corridors
Intermodal and interoperable
• Cooperation with third countries
• Art. 8 of the Guidelines: Connecting the core network
and the transport networks of third countries;
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Infrastructure: TEN-T extension to Western
Balkans (Annex III of the Regulation)
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Infrastructure – financial assistance
• Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA)
• 11.7 Billion Euros for 2014-2020 (all sectors)
• Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
• Possibility to finance links to third countries and/or
projects in third countries (conditions – see CEF Reg)
• Border crossings to third countries are nodes of core
network
• Western Balkan Investment Framework (WBIF)
• Feasibility/preparatory studies
• Coordination
• Regional: South-East Europe Transport Observatory
(SEETO)
• Bilateral: IPA country strategies / SAA committees
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SAAs: Protocol 4 on land transport
• Access to the market
• Unrestricted access to transit traffic
• With regard to mutual access to transport
markets, bilateral agreements remain,
BUT
• "Parties shall undertake to work together to seek
a definitive system for regulating future road
transport access"
• Other provisions
• Non-discrimination (tolls, taxes, etc.)
• Alignment of rules (social, W&D, safety,
environment, etc.)
• Simplification of formalities
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Weights & Dimensions
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Enabling the "truck of the future":
• Aerodynamic cabins & rear flaps
• Higher weight limits for new
motorisations
Enhancing enforcement
• Weight-in-motion, targeted controls
Enhancing intermodality
• Derogation for 45' containers
Clarifying provisions on EMS
• Can circulate between 2 "consenting
MS"
Objectives:
• Lower fuel consumption and emissions
(- € 5000/year; -10%)
• Increased road safety (500 lives
saved)
• Facilitated intermodal transport
• New global business opportunities for
European truck manufacturers
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New tachograph regulation
(165/2014/EU)
• Objectives: reducing fraud, better enforcement, improved
cost-efficiency
• Main measures
• Connection to GNSS for start/end positions)
• Remote communication with enforcement officers
• ITS standard interface
• Exchange of info on driver cards (TACHOnet)
• Entry into force
• 2019 – new devices on the market
• TACHOnet - 2016
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Road charging (upcoming?)
• Problems:
• Crumbling infrastructure
(maintenance funding gap)
• Congestion (1-2% EU GDP)
• Patchwork of incompatible
systems in the EU
→Solution: Fair, efficient and
better coordinated road pricing
• The Commission considers the
possibility to revise Directive
1999/62/EC ("Eurovignette") to
address the problems
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Thank you for your attention
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Jan Szulczyk
Policy Officer
MOVE D3 Land Transport
European Commission
[email protected]
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