Position papers
Position papers
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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).
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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.
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CER position on the T&E input to the ERA WP TSI Noise
Monday, 20 February 2012
CER welcomes T&E’s paper on rail noise standards “Revision of EU rail noise standards (TSI) - Input to the ERA Working Party TSI Noise” as a positive contribution to the ERA Working Group on the revision of the Noise TSI.
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CER response freight train derailments
Monday, 6 February 2012
Prevention and mitigation of freight train derailments at short and medium tracks. CER is pleased to note that ERA’s focus is on the implementation of safety management systems and maintenance systems.
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EURELECTRIC and CER joint future-oriented vision for sustainable and competitive surface transport for Europe
Friday, 9 December 2011
The Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC) and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) have adopted a joint future-oriented vision for sustainable and competitive surface transport for Europe.
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The Vilnius Declaration - Sustainable mobility for a sustainable society
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
The European Commission has clearly stated its ambitious vision to increase mobility while reducing emissions by 2050 in its 2011 Transport White Paper.
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