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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) improving the safety of level crossings, and where relevant, converting to railway overpasses or tunnels;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) where appropriate, connecting railway transport infrastructure with inland waterway and maritime port, as well as airports infrastructure;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) developing and deploying innovative technologies for railways, building in particular on the work of the Shift2Rail and Europe’s Rail Joint Undertakings, notably automatic train operation, including automated shunting and automated brake status testing, advanced traffic management, and digital connectivity for passengers and freight based on ERTMS and digital automatic couplings as well as 5G connectivity;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) when building or major upgrading railway infrastructure, ensure the continuity and accessibility of pedestrian and cycling paths in order to promote the active modes of transport;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point g: (g) developing innovative alternative fuels technologies for railways, such as hydrogen or battery powered trains, for sections that are exempted from the electrification requirement, where the economic viability of such projects has been established on basis of a cost-benefit analysis;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new): (g a) developing FRMCS technology in order to deploy an ERTMS based on satellite technology;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new): (g b) developing inertial units for the geopositionning component of ERTMS;

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RemovedArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new): (g c) upgrading to double-track rail in bottlenecks sections suffering from capacity barriers;

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RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) lakes and lagoons;

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RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point g: (g) inland ports, including basic port infrastructure in the form of internal basins, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills, platforms, land reclamation and the infrastructure necessary for transport operations within the port area and outside the port area;

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RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point h: (h) associated equipment referred to in paragraph 2;

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RemovedArticle 21 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) are equipped with facilities to improve the environmental performance of vessels in ports, such as reception facilities, degassing facilities, noise reduction measures, measures to reduce air and water pollution.

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall ensure that the inland waterway network, including connections referred to in Article 20(1), point (e), is maintained to enable efficient, reliable and safe navigation for users by ensuring minimum waterway requirements and levels of service and by preventing the deterioration of these minimum requirements, and protecting and preventing deterioration of the current status of parts of the network that already exceed the minimum requirements, or any of its defined underlying criteria (Good Navigation Status).

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. Member States shall, by 31 December 2030, in particular, ensure that:

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 3 – point a: (a) Rivers, canals, lakes, lagoons, inland ports and their access routes provide a navigable channel depth of at least 2.5 m and a minimum height under non-openable bridges of at least 5.25 m at defined reference water levels, which are exceeded at a defined number of days per year on a statistical average. For any newly built or renovated non-openable bridge, Member States shall ensure that its height exceeds that of the lowest bridge of the river basin.

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: The reference water levels shall be established on the basis of the number of days per year on which the actual water level exceeded the specified reference water level. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, to be elaborated in close cooperation with such Member States and, if applicable, in consultation with river navigation commissions set up by international agreements, specifying the reference water levels referred to in the previous subparagraph per corridor, per river basin or per waterway section when necessary. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: When specifying the reference water levels the Commission shall take into account the requirements which are set out in international conventions and in agreements concluded between Member States, including in the regulations adopted by the river navigation commissions set up by such conventions and agreements, and consult the European coordinators of the European transport corridors concerned.

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out requirements in cooperation with, where applicable, the respective river navigation commissions, complementing the minimum requirements established in accordance with paragraph (3), point (a), second subparagraph, per corridor, per river basin or per waterway section when necessary. These requirements may be related in particular to:

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point e: (e) deployment of alternative energy infrastructure to ensure corridor-wide access to alternative fuels in compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) […] [on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure];

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point h: (h) introduction and promotion of new technologies and innovation for zero- and low-carbon energy fuels and propulsion systems.

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RemovedArticle 22 – paragraph 6: 6. The Commission shall ensure a coherent approach on the application of the good navigation status in the Union and may adopt guidelines thereto. When establishing minimum requirements for paragraphs (e) and (f), the Commission shall ensure that the interoperability between corridors or river basins is not unduly compromised.

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new): (c a) improvement of digitalisation and automation processes of infrastructure and fleet, as well as the development of smart inland waterway infrastructure;

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) modernisation and expansion of the capacity of the infrastructure, including mooring and rest places and their services, necessary for transport and mobility operations within as well as outside the port area and along the waterway;

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) promoting and developing measures to improve the environmental performance of inland waterway transport and transport infrastructure, including zero and low emission vessels using alternative and renewable fuels, as well as alternative, lower-impact vessels and measures to mitigate impacts on water bodies and water-dependent biodiversity, in accordance with the applicable requirements under Union law or relevant international agreements.

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new): (e a) developing and deploying means to monitor fairway conditions;

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new): (e b) providing active modes infrastructure alongside waterways;

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new): (e c) By ...[ two years after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall consider presenting a legislative framework, accompanied if appropriate by a legislative proposal, for facilitating cross-border commercial transport operation on inland waterways, including the development of data exchanges in order to enable cooperation mechanisms between Member States;

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new): (e d) Member States shall ensure that any new inland waterway infrastructure avoids, where possible, potential barrier to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of free-flowing rivers and biodiversity loss.

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RemovedArticle 24 – paragraph 1: 1. The European Maritime Space connects and integrates the maritime components described in paragraph 2 with the landside network through the creation or upgrading of short-sea shipping routes between two or more maritime ports on the Union territory or between one or more port(s) on the Union territory and a port on the territory of a neighbouring third country having a coastline on the enclosed seas bordering waters of the Union or in the geographical area of outermost regions, and through the development of maritime ports on the Union territory and their hinterland connections to provide an efficient, viable and sustainable integration with other modes of transport.

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RemovedArticle 24 – paragraph 3 – point j: (j) associated equipment, which may include, in particular, equipment for traffic and cargo management, for the reduction of negative effects on the environment, for improving energy efficiency, for the reduction of noise, and for the use of alternative fuels, as well as equipment to ensure year-round navigability, including ice-breaking, hydrological surveys, and for dredging and protection of the port and port approaches;