COM(2011)144 - WHITE PAPER Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system

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  3. Related information
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Key information

official title

WHITE PAPER Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
 
Legal instrument White paper
Decision making procedure Own-initiative procedure (INI)
reference by COM-number55 COM(2011)144 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2011)358; SEC(2011)391; SEC(2011)359
procedure number57 2011/2096(INI)
CELEX number58 52011DC0144

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Document 28-03-2011
Online publication 29-03-2011

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    Cf. Commission Communication
     
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    This would correspond to emissions cuts of around 70% below 2008 levels.

     
  • 3. 
    Even in this scenario there would still be some increase in the use of biofuels and electricity compared to today.

     
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    A description of how transport could evolve up to 2050 if new policies did not intervene to modify the trends (reference scenario) can be found in Annex 3:
     
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    COM(2010)2020.

     
  • 6. 
    COM(2011)109.

     
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    More than half of all goods (in terms of weight) in road transport are moved over distances below 50 km and more than three quarters over distances below 150 km, according to calculations based on Eurostat data.

     
  • 8. 
    The EU has developed an Integrated Maritime Policy which puts maritime transport in a wider context of governance, competitiveness and regional strategies. Cf. COM(2009)540.

     
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    The term
     
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    This would also substantially reduce other harmful emissions.

     
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    Cf. Commission Communication
     
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    In accordance with the European ATM Master plan:ec.europa.eu/transport/air/sesar/deployment_en

     
  • 13. 
    In accordance with the European Deployment plan for ERTMS: cf. Commission Decision C(2009)561.

     
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    In accordance with the EasyWay 2 Implementation Plan: cf. Commission Decision C(2010) 9675.

     
  • 15. 
    Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (OJ L 208 of 5.8.2002), as amended by Directive 2009/17/EC (OJ L 131 of 28.5.2009).

     
  • 16. 
    Cf. Directive 2005/44/EC.

     
  • 17. 
    Cf. Commission Communication
     
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    As regards clean and efficient vehicles, policy will be guided by Communication 2010/0186, which sets out a technologically neutral approach between alternative fuels for internal combustion engines, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

     
  • 19. 
    COM(2009)538 and COM(2010)584.

     
  • 20. 
    In its Communication on the Strategy for the internalisation of external costs (SEC(2008)2207, accompanying COM(2008)435) the Commission has laid down a common methodology to charge all external costs across the whole transport sector.

     
  • 21. 
    COM(2010)700.

     
  • 22. 
    Cf. also Directive 2009/29/EC, recital 3.

     
  • 23. 
    Cf. also Commission Communication on
     
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    This includes the Euro-Mediterranean aviation area (Cf. Commission Communication on
     
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    Cf. COM(2011)200.

     
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    The preferred options for unbundling should ensure the development of competition, continued investment and efficiency in the cost of service provision.

     
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    This includes the adoption of all implementing measures of the tyre labelling Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009. It would achieve 5% fuel savings on the total EU fleet by 2020.

     
  • 28. 
    Cf. Commission Communication
     
  • 29. 
    This would correspond to emissions cuts of around 70% below 2008 levels.

     
  • 30. 
    Even in this scenario there would still be some increase in the use of biofuels and electricity compared to today.

     
  • 31. 
    A description of how transport could evolve up to 2050 if new policies did not intervene to modify the trends (reference scenario) can be found in Annex 3:
     
  • 32. 
    COM(2010)2020.

     
  • 33. 
    COM(2011)109.

     
  • 34. 
    More than half of all goods (in terms of weight) in road transport are moved over distances below 50 km and more than three quarters over distances below 150 km, according to calculations based on Eurostat data.

     
  • 35. 
    The EU has developed an Integrated Maritime Policy which puts maritime transport in a wider context of governance, competitiveness and regional strategies. Cf. COM(2009)540.

     
  • 36. 
    The term
     
  • 37. 
    This would also substantially reduce other harmful emissions.

     
  • 38. 
    Cf. Commission Communication
     
  • 39. 
    In accordance with the European ATM Master plan:ec.europa.eu/transport/air/sesar/deployment_en

     
  • 40. 
    In accordance with the European Deployment plan for ERTMS: cf. Commission Decision C(2009)561.

     
  • 41. 
    In accordance with the EasyWay 2 Implementation Plan: cf. Commission Decision C(2010) 9675.

     
  • 42. 
    Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (OJ L 208 of 5.8.2002), as amended by Directive 2009/17/EC (OJ L 131 of 28.5.2009).

     
  • 43. 
    Cf. Directive 2005/44/EC.

     
  • 44. 
    Cf. Commission Communication
     
  • 45. 
    As regards clean and efficient vehicles, policy will be guided by Communication 2010/0186, which sets out a technologically neutral approach between alternative fuels for internal combustion engines, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

     
  • 46. 
    COM(2009)538 and COM(2010)584.

     
  • 47. 
    In its Communication on the Strategy for the internalisation of external costs (SEC(2008)2207, accompanying COM(2008)435) the Commission has laid down a common methodology to charge all external costs across the whole transport sector.

     
  • 48. 
    COM(2010)700.

     
  • 49. 
    Cf. also Directive 2009/29/EC, recital 3.

     
  • 50. 
    Cf. also Commission Communication on
     
  • 51. 
    This includes the Euro-Mediterranean aviation area (Cf. Commission Communication on
     
  • 52. 
    Cf. COM(2011)200.

     
  • 53. 
    The preferred options for unbundling should ensure the development of competition, continued investment and efficiency in the cost of service provision.

     
  • 54. 
    This includes the adoption of all implementing measures of the tyre labelling Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009. It would achieve 5% fuel savings on the total EU fleet by 2020.

     
  • 55. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 56. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
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    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
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    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
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    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.