Railway Flashcards
The 4th railway package has two pillars: … pillar and … pillar.
The … pillar is expected to deliver more … and better … of rail services for European citizens, these being the overriding objectives.
The … pillar is designed to boost the competitiveness of the railway sector by significantly reducing … and … burden.
The 4th railway package has two pillars: market pillar and technical pillar.
The market pillar is expected to deliver more choice and better quality of rail services for European citizens, these being the overriding objectives.
The technical pillar is designed to boost the competitiveness of the railway sector by significantly reducing costs and administrative burden.
The market pillar will complete the process of gradual … started with the 1st railway package. It establishes the general right for railway undertakings established in one Member State to operate all types of …. services everywhere in the EU, lays down rules aimed at improving impartiality in the governance of railway …. and preventing discrimination and introduces the principle of mandatory tendering for … in rail. Competition in rail passenger service markets will encourage railway operators to become more … to customer needs, improve the quality of their services and their …. The competitive tendering of public service contracts will enable ….
The market pillar will complete the process of gradual market opening started with the 1st railway package. It establishes the general right for railway undertakings established in one Member State to operate all types of passenger services everywhere in the EU, lays down rules aimed at improving impartiality in the governance of railway infrastructure and preventing discrimination and introduces the principle of mandatory tendering for public service contracts in rail. Competition in rail passenger service markets will encourage railway operators to become more responsive to customer needs, improve the quality of their services and their cost-effectiveness. The competitive tendering of public service contracts will enable savings of public money.
The technical pillar will
- save firms from having to file costly multiple applications in the case of operations beyond one single Member State. … will issue vehicle authorizations for placing on the market and safety certificates for railway undertakings, valid throughout the EU. So far, railway undertakings and manufacturers needed to be certified separately by each relevant national safety authority.
- create a “…” which will act as a single entry point for all such applications, using easy, transparent and consistent procedures.
- ensure that European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) equipment is ….
- reduce the large number of remaining … rules, which create a risk of insufficient transparency and disguised discrimination of new operators.
The technical pillar will
- save firms from having to file costly multiple applications in the case of operations beyond one single Member State. ERA will issue vehicle authorizations for placing on the market and safety certificates for railway undertakings, valid throughout the EU. So far, railway undertakings and manufacturers needed to be certified separately by each relevant national safety authority.
- create a “One stop shop” which will act as a single entry point for all such applications, using easy, transparent and consistent procedures.
- ensure that European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) equipment is interoperable.
- reduce the large number of remaining national rules, which create a risk of insufficient transparency and disguised discrimination of new operators.
Essential functions such as the allocation of rail capacity (“…” that companies need to be able to operate trains on the network), infrastructure charging and licensing must be separated from the operation of transport services and performed in a neutral fashion to give new … fair access to the market
Essential functions such as the allocation of rail capacity (“train paths” that companies need to be able to operate trains on the network), infrastructure charging and licensing must be separated from the operation of transport services and performed in a neutral fashion to give new rail operators fair access to the market
Moreover, it must be guaranteed that public funds for infrastructure and for the payment of compensation for transport services under public service obligations may not be used to finance ….
Moreover, it must be guaranteed that public funds for infrastructure and for the payment of compensation for transport services under public service obligations may not be used to finance transport operations.
Rail freight transport has been completely liberalised in the EU since the start of yyyy, for both national and international services. The market for international rail passenger services has been liberalised in the EU since 1 January yyyy. The market for purely domestic rail passenger services is not yet being opened up to EU-wide competition. However, the Commission has made proposals which would bring this about in its …
Rail freight transport has been completely liberalised in the EU since the start of 2007, for both national and international services. The market for international rail passenger services has been liberalised in the EU since 1 January 2010. The market for purely domestic rail passenger services is not yet being opened up to EU-wide competition. However, the Commission has made proposals which would bring this about in its 4th railway package
