Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedRecital 77: (77) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards implementing acts which specify reference water levels and minimum requirements per corridor, per river basin or per waterway section (good navigation status), which define a single entity for the construction and management of cross-border infrastructure projects of common interest, which establish a methodology for the urban mobility data to be collected by Member States and implementing acts for each work plan of the European Transport Corridors and the two horizontal priorities, as well as for the implementation of specific sections of the European Transport Corridor or for the implementation of specific transport infrastructure requirements of the European Transport Corridor or of the horizontal priorities. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council32.

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AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1: 1. This Regulation applies to the trans-European transport network as shown on the maps set out in Annex I. The trans-European transport network comprises transport infrastructure, including infrastructure for the deployment of alternative fuels and ICT systems for transport according to Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, respectively.

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) 'bottleneck' means a physical, technical, functional, operational or administrative barrier which leads to a system break, congestion or standstills in either direction of traffic, or recurrent interruptions of long-distance or cross-border flows;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) 'urban node' means a functional urban area where elements of the transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, such as ports including passenger terminals, airports, railway stations, bus terminals, infrastructure for active modes, multimodal freight hubs and facilities, train turnaround terminals and freight terminals, located in or around the urban area, are connected with other elements of that infrastructure and with the infrastructure for regional and local and urban traffic of passengers and freight;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point k: (k) 'interoperability' means the ability, including all the regulatory, technical, administrative and operational conditions, of the infrastructure, including digital infrastructure in a transport mode or segment, as well as between different modes, to allow safe and uninterrupted traffic and information flows which achieve the required levels of performance for that infrastructure mode or segment;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point l: (l) ‘multimodal passenger hub’ means a connection point between at least two transport modes for passengers, where travel information, access to public transport and transfers between modes, including Park and Ride stations and active modes, are ensured and which act as an interface within and between urban nodes and longer-distance transport networks;

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Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m: (m) 'multimodal freight terminal' means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes or between two different rail or barge systems, and for temporary storage of freight, such as terminals in inland or maritime ports, along inland waterways, in airports as well as rail road terminals, including multimodal logistics platforms as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1153;

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Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n: deleted

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Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p: (p) ‘active modes’ means the transport of people or goods, through non-motorised means, based on human physical activity or by a combination of electric motor and human power;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point w: (w) 'European Rail Traffic Management System' (ERTMS) means the system defined in the Annex, point 2.2, to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91938 or satellite-based ERTMS;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point aj: (aj) ‘maintenance’ means activities that have to be undertaken routinely or periodically in order to be able to use the asset over its expected service life cycle with the same level of service and safety, in line with this Regulation;

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point q: (q) ’ICT systems for transport' means information and communications technology systems and applications using information, communication, navigation or positioning/localisation technologies, including space based technologies, enabling to process, store and exchange the data and information needed to manage infrastructure, mobility and traffic on the trans-European transport network effectively, to report relevant information to authorities and to provide value-added services to citizens, shippers and operators, including systems for resilient, safe, secure, environmentally sound and capacity-efficient use of the network. They include systems, technologies and services referred to in points (r) to (x) and may also include on-board devices with corresponding infrastructure components;

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an a (new): (ana) ‘network connectivity index’ means an index which indicates the level of integration achieved through the use of services on each transport network and showing their potential, composed of connectivity indexes for the main transport modes which identify the consistency, the quality, non-discriminatory access for all market participants, the diversity of the offer as well as the inter-modality possibilities between transport modes.

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an b (new): (anb) ‘critical infrastructure’ means an asset, system or part thereof used for transport purposes and located in Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, defence, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions;

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point v: (v) ‘Air Traffic Management (ATM)' means the aggregation of the airborne, ground-based and space-based functions and services (air traffic services, airspace management and air traffic flow management) required to ensure the safe and efficient movement of aircraft during all phases of operations;

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an c (new): (anc) ‘designated authority’ means the authority which is the point of contact for the project promoter and which facilitates the efficient and structured processing of permit-granting procedures in accordance with Directive (EU) 2021/1187 of the European Parliament and the Council (the “Smart TEN-T Directive”). ;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an d (new): (and) ‘Eurovelo’ means the European network of long-distance cycle routes that cross and connect the European continent, including the 17 Eurovelo routes in the network;

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point w: (w) 'European Rail Traffic Management System' (ERTMS) means the system defined in the Annex, point 2.2, to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91938 , and in the context of implementation deadlines, it refers to the two existing ERTMS parts: ETCS and GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS;

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an e (new): (ane) ‘significant delay’ means projects, operational and technical standards on the core, extensive and comprehensive network which are delayed for more than 2 years in relation to the implementing deadlines laid down in this Regulation, and in implementing acts provided for therein;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point x: (x) 'radio-based ERTMS’ means the radio based train control system ETCS application level 2 or level 3 that can be used with or without a class B system and with or without lineside signals and uses radio (GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS) to pass all safety and non-safety related data exchange between track and train pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91939;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point y a (new): (ya) 'free-flowing river' means a river that supports connectivity of water, sediment, nutrients, matter and organisms within the river system and with surrounding landscapes, in all of the following four dimensions: longitudinal (connectivity between up- and downstream); lateral (connectivity to floodplain and riparian areas); vertical (connectivity to groundwater and atmosphere); and temporal (connectivity based on seasonality of fluxes);

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point z: (z) ‘maritime port’ means an area of land and water made up of such infrastructure and equipment so as to permit, principally, the reception of sea-going vessels, their loading and unloading, the storage of goods, the receipt and delivery of those goods and the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, crew and other persons and any other infrastructure necessary for transport operators within the port area;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point aa: (aa) ‘short-sea shipping’ means the movement of cargo and passengers by sea between ports situated in geographical waters of one or several Member States or between a port situated in waters of Member States and a port situated in waters of a neighbouring third country having a coastline on the seas bordering waters of one or several Member States;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point aj: (aj) ‘maintenance’ means activities and works that have to be undertaken routinely or periodically with the intention of maintaining the condition and capability of existing infrastructure during its lifetime in order to ensure high level of services and safety, in line with this Regulation;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an a (new): (an a) ‘project authorising decision’ means the decision or a set of decisions, which may be of an administrative nature, taken simultaneously or successively by an authority or by authorities of a Member State, not including administrative and judicial appeal authorities, under a national legal system and administrative law that determine whether or not a project promoter is entitled to implement the project on the geographical area concerned on the trans-European transport network, without prejudice to any decision taken in the context of an administrative or judicial appeal procedure in accordance with Directive (EU) 2021/1187 of the European Parliament and the Council (the "Smart TEN-T Directive");

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an b (new): (an b) ‘designated authority’ means the authority which is the point of contact for the project promoter and which facilitates the efficient and structured processing of permit-granting procedures in accordance with Directive (EU) 2021/1187 of the European Parliament and the Council (the “Smart TEN-T Directive”);

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an c (new): (an c) ‘critical infrastructure’ means an asset, system or part thereof used for transport purposes and located in one or more Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, defence, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an d (new): (an d) ‘EuroVelo’ means the European network of long-distance cycle routes that cross and connect the European continent, including the 17 EuroVelo routes in the network;

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an e (new): (an e) ‘network connectivity index’ means an index which indicates the level of integration achieved through the use of services on each transport network and showing their potential, composed of weighted connectivity indexes for the main transport modes which identify the consistency, the quality, non-discriminatory access for all market participants, the diversity of the offer as well as the inter-modality possibilities between transport modes.

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AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point an f (new): (an f) ‘significant delay’ means projects, operational and technical standards on the core, extensive and comprehensive network which are delayed for more than two years in relation to the implementing deadlines laid down in this Regulation, and in implementing acts provided for therein;

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Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The trans-European transport network shall strengthen the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union and contribute to the creation of a single European transport area which is competitive, sustainable, efficient and resilient and which increases the benefits for its users and supports inclusive growth. It shall demonstrate European added value by contributing to the objectives laid down in the following four categories:

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RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i: (i) contributing to the transport emissions reduction objective in line with the relevant Union legislation;

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RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii: (ii) enabling greater use of more sustainable modes of transport, including by further developing a long-distance rail passenger network at high speed and a fully interoperable rail freight network, a reliable inland waterway and short-sea shipping network across the Union in order to increase environmental protection;

AddedArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i: (i) promotion of zero- and low-emission mobility in line with the relevant Union CO2 reduction targets;

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii: deleted

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