CER, UNIFE, UIP & ERFA Position Paper on the Future role of ERA

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

One of the key targets of European transport policy is to achieve a Single European Railway Area.

For this purpose four key objectives shall be pursued:

CER position paper on Standardisation & Climate Change

Thursday, 28 June 2012

The European railway system has been standardised and regulated for more than 150 years and is defined through a complex and vast hierarchical standardisation and regulation landscape.

CER position paper on CECM - NSA request for flexibility

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

CER doesn't support the request for flexibility from NSAs when certifying ECM as long as it doesn’t provide the same assurance as the application of the ECM certification scheme.

CER position paper on the ERA report on Railway safety performance in EU

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

CER is generally satisfied with the ERA „Railway Safety Performance Report 2012“. It is a good overview of the safety level in each Member States and it demonstrates the Safety Performance in the European railways. Furthermore it is a good basis for the NSAs to compare the Safety Performance.

CER views on the revision of the ‘utilities’ Directive

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

The European Commission launched a recast of the public procurement directives in December 2011 further to a stakeholder consultation organised earlier that year.

CER fact sheet on CEF noise cofunding rate

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

In order to meet EU objectives on curbing noise emissions from freight, the rail sector is currently facing huge costs to retrofit freight wagons with noise-reducing brakes before the end of their natural lifespans.

CER Position Paper on the Social consultation on the revised common safety method on risk evaluation and assessment

Friday, 4 May 2012

CER has critically and constructively supported the revision of the CSM regulation 352/2009/EC on risk evaluation and risk assessment and its objective to facilitate the access to the market for rail transport services through harmonisation of:     a) the risk management processes used to assess...

CER position on the recommendation to the ERTMS Specifications - updated Annex to the Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘Control Command and Signalling’ (‘CCS TSI’)

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

The CER would like to thank the ERA for the professional and excellent work which has been done in the recent years to achieve the major objective to complete the ETCS Baseline 3 and the GSM-R Baseline 0 specifications. These achievements are crucial for the future success of ERTMS.

CER-CIT Position Paper on Communication on passenger rights in all transport modes (COM/2011/898)

Monday, 12 March 2012

The European Commission published on 19 December 2011 a Communication on passenger rights in all transport modes (COM/2011/898).

CER Position Paper on the Review of the TEN-T Policy

Friday, 2 March 2012

One of the main objectives of the 2011 Transport White Paper is to reduce transport greenhouse gas emissions by 20% on the 2008 level by 2030 and by 60% on the 1990 level by 2050. To achieve this, the new White Paper puts forward ambitious long-term targets for the rail sector.