CER Position paper on Domestic Passenger Market Opening in the Context of the 4 RP

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

CER supports market liberalisation measures as a principle. CER believes that introducing competition and market mechanisms generally contributes to increasing quality and productivity.

Initial Views on European Commission Guidelines on the Interpretation of the Public Service Regulation

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road1 has been applied in the European Union since 3 December 2009.

Swiss federal law on railway noise - CER-UIP-ERFA comments on the consultation

Monday, 3 September 2012

CER, UIP and ERFA understand and support the intention of the Swiss government to reduce the problem of railway noise and speed up the processes of retrofitting the old and noisy brake block types of freight wagons.

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...