Position papers
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Removing VAT-related distortions between transport modes: Exempt all cross-border passenger transport from VAT
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Based on an analysis of competitive distortions and on discussions with representatives of the European Commission, Member States and other transport market stakeholders, CER proposes to change the VAT Directive so as to allow Member States to remove existing distortions between transport modes...
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Track maintenance for noise control by means of acoustic grinding
Thursday, 4 June 2015
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the idea that track noise should be controlled in order to improve the overall noise performance of the railway system.
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CER position paper on access to transportation data
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Technology has started a revolution in the world of mobility, and has radically modified passengers’ expectations. Modern passengers expect personalised, user-friendly and accurate information services to plan their itineraries and make decisions in only a few clicks.
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Implementation of the Recast - ‘Conditions of access to services’ – Article 13
Friday, 13 March 2015
In view of the intention of the European Commission (DG MOVE) to start the implementation of Article 13 of the Recast ‘Conditions of access to services’, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) would like to draw attention to some concerns related to this early...
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CER letter on EFSI and the Technical Pillar of the 4th Railway Package
Thursday, 26 February 2015
In this letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, CER Chairman Christian Kern and CER Executive Director Libor Lochman express concerns of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies regarding the European...
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Assessment for the mid-term review of the Transport White Paper 2011
Monday, 23 February 2015
The Transport White Paper, adopted by the European Commission in March 2011, provided a comprehensive strategy and vision for tomorrow’s transport in Europe. In the context of the Commission’s forthcoming mid-term review of the Transport White Paper CER reiterates that:
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Amendment of the Commission implementing Regulation N°402/2013 on the CSM for risk evaluation and assessment
Friday, 19 December 2014
CER, EIM and UNIFE support the proposed legal text. An agreement of these design targets is a valuable and significant step forward for the sector in the application of the CSM RA regulation. Some minor clarifications are still proposed to further improve the text.
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Cooperation agreements
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
The guide ("Issuing a safety certificate or safety authorisation – A guide for national safety authorities" ERA Safety Unit 07/07/2014) and especially ERA assumption that RUs “operate under the safety certificate of another RU” raise a substantial lack of understanding among the members of CER...
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ETCS-related track access charges
Friday, 31 October 2014
Article 32 (4) of Directive 2012/34/EU (Recast Directive) foresees the introduction of a differentiation of track access charges in order to give incentives to equip trains with the European Train Control System (ETCS).
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Users’ expectations for ERTMS breakthrough program
Friday, 31 October 2014
CER welcomes the ERTMS breakthrough initiative proposed by the European Commission. Indeed, important ERTMS issues remain to be solved.
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