Position papers
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Creosote use in railways
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Under the provisions of the European Biocidal Products Regulation and the REACH Regulation, the EU is currently evaluating the renewal of approval of the biocidal active substance creosote.
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CER Position Paper - Hyperloop
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
CER and its members are following ongoing discussions and activities on hyperloop with great attention. The new technology is still not ready for deployment as not yet mature enough.
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CER reply to public consultation: EU Zero Pollution Action Plan
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation on the EU's Action Plan, CER supports the EU’s zero-pollution ambition and highlights the actions taken by the railway sector on a variety of fronts to become a zero-pollution mode of transport.
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CER/EIM position on the CSM ASLP implementation
Friday, 5 February 2021
CER and EIM support the objective to improve collecting and sharing harmonised safety data at EU level in order to continue learning and improving safety. The development process and planning for the Common Safety Methods on the assessment of Safety Level and Safety Performance of railway...
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CER reply to public consultation: Updating the EU Emission Trading System
Friday, 29 January 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation on updating the EU emission trading system, CER supports a robust carbon pricing for transport and proposes recommendations for the reform of the EU ETS.
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CER reply to public consultation: reviewing Member State emission reduction targets (Effort Sharing Regulation)
Friday, 29 January 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation on the review of the Effort Sharing Regulation, CER outlines key recommendations in order to set transport on a good course towards the emission reductions needed by 2050.
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CER reply to public consultation: ETS – updated rules for aviation
Friday, 15 January 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation "EU emissions trading system - updated rules for aviation", CER makes a series of recommendations aimed at moving climate ambitions forward through a strengthened EU ETS.
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Joint statement - Zero-emission rail freight demands equal treatment
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Ahead of the Council position on the Eurovignette Directive reform, CER, ERFA and UIRR call on Member States, to focus on the best means of achieving emission reductions in freight transport.
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Joint letter - Public transport during and after COVID-19
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Ten months into facing the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe and around the world, providers of Services of General Interest work tirelessly to ensure that essential and high-quality services continue to be safe and available to citizens and businesses even in these unprecedented times...
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CER Contribution Paper - Competition policy supporting the Green Deal
Friday, 20 November 2020
In response to the European Commission's call for contributions to the competition policy supporting the Green Deal, CER provides the rail perspective in the following contribution paper.
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