CER and European Transport History 1988 - 2012 “Groupe des 6” “Groupe des 9” “Groupe des 12” u u u u u u u 1988 Commission - British Railway Board (UK) Board Railway - British -  -  -  -Austria) Bundesbahnen (Österreichische - ÖBB -Netherlands) Spoorwegen Nederlandse (NV - NS -Italy) Stato dello (Ferrovie - FS -Denmark) Statsbaner (Danske - DSB -Germany) Bundesbahn AG (Deutsche - DB Portugal) Portugueses, Ferro de (Caminhos - CP Ireland) Éireann, Iompair (Córas - CIE Greece) Organisation, Railway (Hellenic - CH -  - SBB(Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Switzerland) Founding members: &Switzerland) (12 +Austria EEC (1988 -1995) General Secretary 1988 -1990 Rail, British Brussels in office own its with UIC, within grouping independent an becomes Delors Delors Davis Clinton Stanley Jürgen Erdmenger 14 Members VanErik den Broele Reid Bob CER/CCFE/GEB France) Français, Fer de Chemins des Nationale (Société SNCF Spoorwegen -Belgium) Spoorwegen Belgische der Maatschappij /Nationale Belges Fer de Chemins des Nationale (Société SNCB/NMBS Spain) Españoles, Ferrocarriles los de Nacional (Red RENFE Luxembourgeois, Luxembourg) Fer de Chemins des Natinale (Société CFL u u 1989 Commission II Commission Delors Miert van Karel u 1990 approved by the UIC the not by is but in approved 1990 introduced is interest economic of grouping European a become to GEB / CER / CCFE of status the Bahnen change to request A first Europäischen der /Gemeinschaft Railways European of /Community Européens Fers des Chemins des Communauté CER/CCFE/GEB u u u u 1991 NS, 1991 NS, Leo PloegerLeo 91/440/EEC) (Directive Managers’ and ‘Infrastructure ‘Railway Undertakings’ for accounts separate to requirement i.a. opening, market for foundations the set to -Germany) Reichsbahn (Deutsche - DR New member: (14 +1) Robert Coleman initiative initiative wide European- First 15 Members u u 1992 SNCB, Etienne Schouppe Etienne signed Treaty Maastricht 1992 - 1995 1995 - 1992

u u u u 1993 Commission III Commission Delors Delors Abel Matutes road use road for lorries charging on provides guidelines DB joins Germany) Reichsbahn (Deutsche DR - and -Norway) Statsbaner (Norges - NSB New members: (15 +2-1) 1993/89/EEC Directive Eurovignette First 16 Members become a member of EC have started). have EC of amember become to processes negotiation formal (as observers as CER join Sweden) - Järnvägor (Statens SJ

1994 u Oreja celino r a M - u u u u u u 1995 r e t Commission n a S Neil Kinnock Networks Trans-European for aid financial with dealing 2236/95 Regulation fees infrastructure rail charging and allocation path of details with dealing Undertakings’ ‘Railway of licensing with dealing -  New member: (16 +1) (1995 -1998) General Secretary 17 Members Halvorsen Trevor e v i t 95/19/EC c e r i D e v i t 95/18/EC c e r i D Finland) - Oy (VR-Yhtymä VR

u u u u u 1996 DB, Heinz Dürr Heinz Network) guidelines Network) (Trans-European TEN with dealing system rail High-Speed the of Interoperability the on -  -  -  -UK) (Railtrack - RT - New members: (175) + UIC the by approved not is but 1990 in introduced is interest economic of grouping European a become to GEB / CER / CCFE of status the change to request A first Bahnen Europäischen der Gemeinschaft / Railways European of /Community Européens Fers des Chemins des Communauté 1692/96/EC Decision e v i t 96/48/EC c e r i D Members 22 CER/CCFE/GEB Norway) - (Jernbaneverket JBV Denmark) Denmark) (Banestyrelsen, BS Finland) - (Ratahallintokeskus RHK Sweden) - (Banverket BV 1996 -1997

u u u 1997 of diesel engines diesel of levels pollution setting signed -  -  New members: +2) (22 m a d r Treaty e t s m A (NRMM) directive machinery mobile road Non e v i 8 t 97/6 19 c e r i D 24 Members Portugal) National, Ferroviára (Rede REFER -France) France de Ferré (Réseau RFF

u u 1998 NS, 1998 -1999NS, Rob den Besten British Railway Board (UK) is dissolved is (UK) Board Railway British -  -  - -  -  -  -  -  New members: +9-1) (24 32 Members SŽ (Slovenske Želesnice -Slovenia) Želesnice (Slovenske SŽ -Poland) Panstwowe Kolege (Polskie PKP /Austria) - Hungary Részvénytarsasag Vasut (Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurti GySEV Hungary) - Államvasutak MÀV (Magyar /UK), (France Eurotunnel -Estonia) Raudtee (Eesti EVR Republic) -Czech Dráhy (Ceské CD -UK) Companies Operating Train of ATOC (Association -Switzerland) Lötschbergbahn (BLS BLS u u u 1999 Secretary General (1999 -2001) General Secretary François Lamoureux François Anna Otavianelli Anna 1999/62/EC Directive Eurovignette the of amendment First Commission u Marín

u u Commission Prodi Prodi Loyola de Palacio u 2000 SNCF, Louis Gallois Louis 2000 -2001 2000 u u 2001 occasionally within CER within occasionally meet (NIM) Managers Nordic Infrastructure signed conventional rail system rail conventional the of interoperability with deals EC 2001/16/ Directive 95/19, Dir repeals EC 2001/14/ Directive 95/18, Dir revises EC 2001/13/ Directive 91/440, Dir revises EC 2001/12/ Directive international freight. opening: market rail towards step First First Railway Railway First of Treaty Package

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Ludewig (2002 -2011) (2002 u u u u 2003 the freight transport system transport freight the of performance environmental the improve to assistance financial Community of granting the on 1382/2003/EC Regulation dissolved is -Sweden) Järnvägor (Statens SJ - - Republic) - Slovak Slovensko spolocnost’ (Železnicná - ŽSSK restructuring: after emerge companies Independent -  -  - -  -  -  -  New members: 1) 10- + (25 Regulation (EC) 91/2003 (EC) Regulation Statistics Rail 2003 Charter Quality 34 Members Marco Polo I Marco Freight CER/UIC/CIT Romania) - Ferate Cai de Nationala (Compania CFR Cesty, Czech Republic) Czech Cesty, Dopravní Železnicni (Správa SŽDC Slovak Republic) - Republiky Slovenskej (Železnice ŽSR Croatia) Željeznice, (Hrvatske HZ and -Lithuania) Geležinkeli LG (Lietuvos Bulgaria) - železnitsi daržavni (Balgarski BDZ (Netherlands) Railion (Denmark) Railion -Latvia) Dzelzcelš (Latvijas LDZ u u u u u u u u u 2004 Netherlands rejected it in referendums. in it rejected Netherlands and France states. member all by to ratification subject but signed in Directive 2004/26 Directive in engines diesel of levels pollution setting 2004/35/EC Directive in legislated is Guidelines financial TEN the revises 807/2004 projects’, whilst Regulation (EC) ‘priority and group) preparatory the of Chairman Miert, van to Karel CER by (proposed ‘Coordinators’ introduces and Guidelines TEN the revises 884/2004/EC No. Decision ERA Agency Railway European the establishes 881/2004 (EC) Regulation Directives, interoperability conventional and high-speed the combines 2004/50/EC Directive 95/18 ff, Dir revises safety on 2004/49/EC Directive ff, 91/440 Dir revises 2004/51/EC Directive market. freight entire – opening market towards step Second CER join Pályakapacitás-elosztó - Hungary) (Vasúti VPE and Bulgaria) - company (National Railway Infrastructure NRIC sector, rail the of restructuring the after emerged Having - -  -  -  New members: +6) (34 Infrastructure Companies and Railway European of Community to name changes GEB / CCFE / CER Second Railway Railway Second European Constitution European Directive 97/68Directive NRMM Revised liability Environmental TEN-T Package services cross-border for conditions working on agreement CER-ETF drivers train for licence European a on agreement CER-ETF Members 40 CER Tågoperatörerna -Sweden) Tågoperatörerna Branschföreningen (Sveriges ASTOC Zeleznica - Serbia/Montenegro) Jugoslovenskih (Zajednica JZ -Austria) Lokalbahn (Salzburger SLB (France) Connex u SNCB, Karel Vinck Karel 2004 -2005 2004 u u

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