What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

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Removed:Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3 a. The Commission shall introduce a network connectivity index with the aim of categorising the level of integration achieved through the use of services on each transport network and showing their potential. This network connectivity index shall be composed of connectivity indexes for the main transport modes. Those connectivity indexes shall identify the consistency, the quality, the diversity of the offer as well as the intermodal options. / The Commission shall ensure that the network connectivity index is regularly updated according to the implementation of projects on the TEN-T. / The index may be used as an indicator to channel Union funds where connectivity is lacking.

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Removed:Article 55 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3 b. With respect to the European Transport Corridors, the Commission shall carry out and periodically update a transport market study relating to the observed and expected changes in the traffic on the corridor, covering the different types of traffic, both regarding the transport of freight and the transport of passengers and measures to increase the predictability of implementation and facilitation that the relevant deadlines are met. In carrying out and updating that study, the Commission shall involve the coordinator of the relevant European Transport Corridor and the management board of the relevant rail freight corridor.

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: Subject to the second paragraph of Article 172 TFEU, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 60 to amend Annexes I and II, notably to take account of possible changes resulting from the quantitative thresholds laid down in Articles 20, 24 and 32. When adapting those Annexes, the Commission:

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a: (a) shall include inland ports, maritime ports and airports in the comprehensive network, if it is demonstrated that the latest three-year average of their traffic volume exceeds the relevant threshold;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b: (b) shall exclude maritime ports and airports from the comprehensive network, if it is demonstrated that the average of their traffic volume over the last six years is below 85% of the relevant threshold, except for ports which provide the sole point of access to a NUTS 3 region in the comprehensive network, or unless it is demonstrated by the respective Member State with sufficient evidence that this node is of high European added value and geostrategic relevance for the European internal market and the Union’s defense;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new): (b a) may include maritime ports in the comprehensive or core network, at the request of the Member State concerned, where it is demonstrated that the maritime port has acquired further European added value due to its geostrategic importance for the Union and provided that the requirements of Article 25 are complied with;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c: (c) shall include urban nodes in the trans-European transport network, if it is demonstrated that the number of inhabitants in the functional urban area exceeds 100,000 and with the approval of the Member State concerned;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new): (c a) may include urban nodes in the list of Annex II, at the request of the Member State concerned, if the urban node is located alongside an European Transport Corridor and provided that the requirements of Article 40 are complied with;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new): (c b) may exclude urban nodes in the list of Annex II, at the request of the Member State concerned and with the approval of urban node concerned, if it is demonstrated the number of inhabitants in the functional urban area is below 100,000;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d: (d) shall include multimodal freight terminals identified by the Member State according to Article 35(4) in the trans-European transport network;

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e: (e) shall adjust the maps for road, railway and inland waterway infrastructure in a strictly limited way so as to reflect progress in completing the network. In adjusting those maps, the Commission shall not admit any adjustment in route alignment beyond that which is allowed by the relevant project authorisation procedure.

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Removed:Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The adaptations referred to in points (a) to (c) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the latest available statistics published by Eurostat or, if those statistics are not available, by the national statistics offices of the Member States, while excluding years impacted by cyclical factors causing significant declines in traffic flows. The adaptations referred to in point (d) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the action plan referred to in Article 35(4). The adaptations referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the information provided by the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 55(1).

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Removed:Article 57 – paragraph 1: National procedures regarding the involvement and consultation of regional and local authorities and civil society concerned by a project of common interest shall be complied with, where appropriate, in the planning and construction phase of a project, while respecting the deadlines for those consultations as set in the Smart TEN-T Directive. The Commission shall promote the exchange of good practice in this regard, notably as regards the consultation and inclusion of people in situations of vulnerability.

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Removed:Article 58 – paragraph 2: 2. National investment plans shall include all projects of common interest and related investments needed for the timely completion of the network, including for cross-broder projects.

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Removed:Article 58 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall notify to the Commission the draft national plans and programmes, or any modification of those, with a view to developing the trans-European transport network, at least twelve months before their adoption. The Commission may issue a decision no later than six months following the notification by the Member State on the coherence of the draft national plans and programmes with the priorities set out in this Regulation and with the priorities set out in the work plans for the corresponding corridor(s) and of the horizontal priorities and in the implementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 54(1). The Member States shall inform the Commission, no later than two months after notification of the decision, on the measures adopted to address the recommendations and shall take all the correcting measures before the final adoption of the national plan. Projects within national plans that are not aligned with Union transport policy shall not be considered to be a priority for receiving Union funds.

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Removed:Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: By 31 December 2028, the Commission, having consulted with Member States as appropriate and with the assistance of the European Coordinators, shall carry out an assessment of the implementation of the core network, evaluating in particular its compliance with the requirements of this Regulation.

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Removed:Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The assessment shall take into account the national transport and invesment plans, the annual status report and the work plans drawn up by the European Coordinators pursuant to Article 51(5), point (e) and Article 53(1) respectively.

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Removed:Article 61 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: By 31 December 2028, the Commission, having consulted with Member States as appropriate and with the assistance of the European Coordinators, shall carry out a review of the implementation of the extended core and the comprehensive network, evaluating:

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Removed:Article 61 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a: (a) compliance with this Regulation, including the degree of compliance with the goals set for 2030, as well as the measures needed to ensure compliance with subsequent targets, such as targets for 2040 and 2050.;

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Removed:Article 61 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b: (b) progress in the implementation of this Regulation, including any significant delays in concrete projects or sections of the network;

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 1: 1. In the event of delay in starting or completing work on the core network, extended core network and on the comprehensive network compared to the initial timeline set in implementing acts in accordance with Article 54 or defined in national transport and investment plans or other relevant project documentation, as well as delays for projects as set out in Article 5 of the Smart TEN-T Directive , the Commission shall ask the Member State or Member States concerned to provide the reasons for the delay. Such reasons shall be provided by the Member State or Member States within three months of the request. On the basis of the reply given, the Commission shall consult the Member State or Member States concerned in order to resolve the problem that has caused the delay.

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 2: 2. In case the delayed section concerns a European Transport Corridor, the European Coordinator shall simultaneously to the requirement set out in paragraph 1, be involved in view of resolving the problem.

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: The Commission shall, after considering the reasons provided by the Member State or Member States concerned pursuant to the first subparagraph, adopt a decision addressed to the Member State or Member States concerned, finding that the delay in starting or completing the work on the core network, extended core network or on the comprehensive network is attributable to the Member State or Member States without an objective justification. The Commission shall give the Member State or Member States concerned 6 months to eliminate the delay.

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: deleted

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3 a. In the event of a significant delay in starting or completing work on the core network, extended core network and on the comprehensive network compared to the initial timeline set in implementing acts referred to in Article 54 of this Regulation or defined in national transport and investment plans or other relevant project documentation, as well as delays for projects as set in Article 5 of the Smart TEN-T Directive, the Commission shall immediately launch an infringement procedure.

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Removed:Article 62 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3 b. In the event that the delayed or significantly delayed section concerns a project supported with Union funds under direct management, a reduction of the amount of the grant and/or an amendment or termination of the grant agreement may be initiated in accordance with the applicable rules.

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Removed:Article 63 – subparagraph 1: The provisions relating to railways, and in particular any requirement to connect airports and ports to railways as well as the provisions related to safe and secure parking and multimodal freight terminals shall not apply to Cyprus, Malta, islands and outermost regions for as long as no railway system is established within their territory.

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Removed:Article 63 – subparagraph 1 (new): Article 16a shall not apply to Ireland. / (See EC amended proposal point 9)

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Removed:Regulation (EU) N°913/2010

Removed:Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 9 – Paragraph 3: deleted

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