Chapter V, Article 52 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1679

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Article 52Coordination of European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities#

1.In order to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the European Transport Corridors, of ERTMS and of the European Maritime Space, the Commission shall, in agreement with the Member States concerned, and after consulting the European Parliament and the Council and, where appropriate, the neighbouring countries which are part of the European Transport Corridors, designate one European Coordinator for each Corridor and for each horizontal priority.

10.If the European Coordinator is unable to carry out his or her mandate satisfactorily and in accordance with the requirements laid down in this Article, the Commission may at any time, after consulting the Member States concerned, terminate that mandate. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of its decision and designate a new European Coordinator in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 1.

2.The European Coordinator shall be chosen, in particular, on the basis of his or her knowledge of matters relating to transport, to the financing or the socio-economic and environmental evaluation of major projects, as well as his or her experience with Union policy making. The European Coordinator shall be selected for a mandate of a maximum of four years, which shall be renewable. The remit of the European Coordinator shall relate to the implementation of a single corridor or horizontal priority.

3.The Commission decision designating the European Coordinator shall specify how the tasks referred to in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 are to be performed.

4.The European Coordinator shall act in the name and on behalf of the Commission, which shall provide the necessary secretarial assistance.

5.The European Coordinators shall:

(a)support the coordinated implementation of the European Transport Corridor or horizontal priority concerned;

(b)draw up a work plan together with the Member States concerned and, where relevant, in consultation with neighbouring countries which are part of the European Transport Corridors, and monitor its implementation in accordance with Article 54;

(c)consult with the Corridor Forum or the consultative forum for the horizontal priorities respectively in relation to that work plan and its implementation and regularly inform the Forum on the implementation of the work plan;

(d)report to the Member States, to the neighbouring countries that are part of the European Transport Corridors, to the European Parliament and to the Commission and, as appropriate, to other entities directly involved in the development of the European Transport Corridor or horizontal priority on any difficulties encountered and, in particular when the development of a corridor or horizontal priority is being impeded, with a view to helping to find appropriate solutions; and

(e)submit an annual status report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States concerned on the progress achieved in implementing the European Transport Corridors and horizontal priorities; that annual status report shall focus on the progress made on key priorities and investments, describe the nature of problems encountered in their implementation, and suggests potential solutions.

6.Without prejudice to the competences of the rail freight governance under Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and to the competence of the Member States with respect to management and financing of infrastructure, the European Coordinators of the European Transport Corridors shall cooperate closely with the Member States concerned and the rail freight governance in order to:

(a)help identify priorities and investment needs for rail freight on the rail freight lines of the European Transport Corridors taking into account the benefits provided to the trans-European transport network and the overall completion dates as set out in this Regulation; and

(b)monitor the performance of rail freight services, and identify potential barriers, such as technical, administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and make recommendations in this regard, where relevant.

7.The European Coordinators of the European Transport Corridors shall:

(a)cooperate closely with the Member States concerned in order to help identify priorities and investment needs for the rail passenger lines of the European Transport Corridors; and

(b)monitor the performance of rail passenger services, and identify potential barriers, such as technical, administrative and operational ones, with a particular focus on the cross-border dimension, and make recommendations in this regard, where relevant.

8.The European Coordinators of the European Transport Corridors shall cooperate closely with the Member States concerned in order to facilitate, where relevant, contacts and coordination between maritime and inland waterways representatives with a view to increasing their synergies.

9.Pursuant to Article 14(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1153, the Commission shall consult the European Coordinator when examining applications for Union funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for European Transport Corridors or horizontal priorities in the remit of the European Coordinator’s mandate, in order to ensure the consistency and advancement of each corridor or horizontal priority, while taking into account the network connectivity. The European Coordinator shall verify whether projects proposed by the Member States, or by neighbouring countries, where applicable, for CEF co-funding are consistent with the priorities of the work plan referred to in paragraph 5 point (b) of this Article.

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active mode
means the transport of people or goods, through non-motorised means, based on human physical activity, including vehicles with electric auxiliary propulsion as referred to in Article 2(2), point (h), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
aircraft contact stand
means a stand in a designated area of the airport apron equipped with a passenger boarding bridge;
aircraft remote stand
means a stand in a designated area of the airport apron not equipped with a passenger boarding bridge;
alternative fuels
means ‘alternative fuels’, as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804;
bottleneck
means a physical, technical, functional, operational or administrative barrier which leads to a system break, including systematic congestion or standstill, affecting the continuity of traffic for long-distance or cross-border flows;
class B systems
means ‘class B systems’ as defined in point 3 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695;
cross-border section
means the section which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest on both sides of a border, situated between the closest urban nodes to the border of two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country;
eFTI
means the electronic ‘freight transport information’ as defined in Article 3, point (4) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
ERTMS
means ‘European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)’, as defined in point 2.2 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695, and in the context of implementation deadlines it refers to the Class A train protection system and any Class A radio system, referred to in that Regulation;
European ATM Master Plan
means the plan endorsed by Council Decision 2009/320/EC, and as subsequently amended;
European Coordinator
means the Coordinator referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679.
freight corridor
means the freight railway lines of the European Transport Corridor as specified in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2024 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and in Annex III to that Regulation, including the railway infrastructure and its equipment and relevant rail services in accordance with Directive 2012/34/EU;
implementation plan
means the document presenting the means, the strategy and the measures that the parties concerned intend to implement which are necessary and sufficient to organise and manage the freight corridor;
interoperability
means the ability, including in the light of all the regulatory, technical, administrative and operational conditions, of the infrastructure, including digital infrastructure in a transport mode or segment and between different transport modes, to allow safe and uninterrupted traffic and information flows which achieve the required levels of performance for that infrastructure mode or segment;
isolated network
means a rail network of a Member State, or part thereof, with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge of 1435 mm;
ITS
means ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Directive 2010/40/EU;
maintenance
means works intended to maintain the condition and capability of existing infrastructure in a way that it provides a level of service suited to the traffic flow and a high level of safety during its lifetime;
maritime port
means a ‘maritime port’ as defined in Article 2, point (16), of Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
multimodal digital mobility service
means ‘multimodal digital mobility service’ as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;
multimodal freight terminal
means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes, or between two different rail systems, and for temporary storage of freight, such as terminals in inland or maritime ports, along inland waterways and in airports, as well as rail road terminals;
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 are ensured, such as park-and-ride stations, and which acts as an interface within and between urban nodes and between urban nodes and longer-distance transport networks;
multimodal transport
means the carriage of passengers or freight, or both, using two or more modes of transport;
neighbouring country
means a third country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area, the European Free Trade Association or the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part;
project authorising decision
means a decision or a set of decisions, including of an administrative nature, taken simultaneously or successively, by an authority or authorities of a Member State, not including administrative and judicial appeal authorities, under a national legal system and administrative law that determines whether or not a project promoter is entitled to implement a project on the geographical area concerned on the core network, extended core network or comprehensive network, without prejudice to any decision taken in the context of an administrative or judicial appeal procedure.
project of common interest
means any project carried out pursuant to this Regulation;
radio-based ERTMS
means the European Train Control System (ETCS) application level 2 that does not require lineside signals and uses a Class A radio system for the safety and non-safety related data exchange between track and train pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695;
rail freight governance
means the governance bodies referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 913/2010;
RIS
means ‘river information services (RIS)’ as defined in Article 3, point (a), of Directive 2005/44/EC of the Parliament and of the Council;
safe and secure parking area
means a parking area accessible to drivers engaged in the carriage of goods or passengers, meeting the requirements listed in Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and which has been certified in accordance with Union standards and procedures, referred to in Article 8a(2) of that Regulation;
SES
means the systems established under Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004, and (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council to reinforce air traffic safety standards, to contribute to the sustainable development of the air transport system and to improve the overall performance of air traffic management and air navigation services for general air traffic in Europe;
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 an adjacent third country having a coastline on the seas bordering waters of one or several Member States;
socio-economic cost-benefit analysis
means a quantified ex-ante evaluation, based on a recognised methodology, of the value of a project, taking into account all the relevant social, economic, health, climate-related and environmental benefits and costs;
spaceport
means an installation for testing and launching space crafts;
SUMP
means a document for strategic mobility planning, aiming at improving, in a sustainable way, accessibility to and mobility within the functional urban area, including commuting zones in that urban area or in its vicinity), for people, businesses and goods in view in particular of a better quality of life;
terminal
means the installation provided along the freight corridor which has been specially arranged to allow either the loading or the unloading of goods onto or from freight trains, and the integration of rail freight services with road, maritime, river and air services, and either the forming or modification of the composition of freight trains;
urban node
means an urban area where elements of the transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network for passengers and freight, such as ports, including passenger terminals, airports, railway stations, bus terminals and multimodal freight terminals, located in and around the urban area are connected with other elements of that infrastructure and with the infrastructure for regional and local traffic, including infrastructure for active modes;
vertiport
means an area used for the take-off and landing of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
VTMIS
means the ‘vessel traffic monitoring and information system’ established by Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
weigh in motion system
means an automatic system set up on the road infrastructure with the objective of identifying vehicles or vehicle combinations in circulation that are likely to have exceeded the relevant weight limits, in accordance with Directive 96/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;