What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

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Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) any maritime port of the comprehensive network that serves freight traffic offers at least one multimodal freight terminal inside the port or in its vicinity with a direct rail connection, which is open to all operators and users in a non-discriminatory way and which applies transparent and non-discriminatory charges;

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Removed:Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new): (da) Member States shall designate the entity responsible for the implementation of paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), based on each port’s governance and rail network structure;

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Removed:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) construction, maintenance or upgrading basic port infrastructure, such as internal basins, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills and land reclamation;

Added:Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) maritime ports of the comprehensive network connected to inland waterways are equipped with handling capacity for inland waterway vessels.

Removed:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new): (ba) modernisation and expansion of the capacity of the infrastructure necessary for transport operations within, as well as outside, the port area;

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Added:Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new): (d a) Member States shall designate the entity responsible for the implementation of paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), based on each port’s governance and existing rail network structure.

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) upgrading maritime access, such as breakwaters, sea channels, fairways, locks, dredging and navigational aids;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) construction, maintenance or upgrading basic port infrastructure, such as internal basins, sustainable alternative fuels infrastructure, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills and land reclamation;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new): (b a) modernisation and expansion of the capacity of the rail infrastructure necessary for transport operations within, as well as outside, the port area;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) introduction and promotion of new technologies and innovation for zero and low carbon energy fuels and propulsion systems, including wind propulsion;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g: (g) promoting zero and low emission vessels serving and operating short-sea shipping links, and developing measures to improve the environmental performance of maritime transport for port call and supply chain optimisation in accordance with the applicable requirements under Union law or relevant international agreements.

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new): (g a) promoting ferry transport as a sustainable mode of passenger transport, including in urban nodes, where applicable;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new): (g b) improving infrastructure with the aim of increasing the share of freight, including for short-sea shipping links, that transfers from road and air transport to maritime or inland waterways and rail transport, in order to reduce negative external costs such as emissions and congestion;

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Added:Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new): (g c) improving access to outermost and other remote, insular and peripheral regions.

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Added:Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a – point x: (x) infrastructure mitigating impact on environment, including fauna preservation or noise mitigation technologies;

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Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) connections of the freight terminals to the other modes in the trans-European transport network;

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Removed:Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new): (fa) access routes and last mile connection to multimodal passenger hubs, including infrastructure for active modes;

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Changed:Article 2928 – paragraph 1 – point cf a (new): (ca)(f thea) roadsaccess areroutes designed,and builtlast ormile upgradedconnection andto maintainedmultimodal withpassenger thehubs, mostincluding resource-efficientinfrastructure andfor climate-proofactive materials;modes.

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Removed:Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the creation of a Single European Digital Enforcement Area (SEDEA), in order to enable responsible enforcement authorities to conduct targeted risk-based controls, contactless and paperless inspections based on access to real-time digital data on drivers, operators, vehicles and cargo, including the harmonising of risk-rating systems, electronic exchange of documents on posting of drivers via the IMI system as well as the incorporation of the eFTI regulation.

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Removed:Article 29 – paragraph 4: 4. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the requirement set out in paragraph 2, point (a), may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts, in particular where the traffic density does not exceed 10,000 vehicles per day in both directions, or when there are specific geographic or significant physical constraints, as long as an appropriate level of safety is ensured. After the full implementation of digital enforcement capabilities related to Directive 96/53/EC, the Commission may adopt implementing acts exempting Member States from the requirements to introduce or maintain the weigh in motion systems, referred to in paragraph 2, point (d). Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints and/or of potential negative impacts on environment and biodiversity of the investments.

Added:Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) the safety of road transport infrastructure is ensured, monitored and, when necessary, improved in accordance with Directive 2019/1936 amending Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council62;

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall ensure that the road infrastructure of the core network and extended core network meets the requirements set out in Article 29(2), points (a) and (d), by 31 December 2040.

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new): (c a) the roads are designed, built or upgraded and maintained with the most resource-efficient and climate-proof materials;

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1 a. Within a year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, in line with Article 6c of the Road infrastructure Safety management Directive, shall consider adopting implementing acts to establish common specifications, relating to Member States' procedures aiming at ensuring the operational use of their road markings and road signs, with regard to the effective readability and detectability of road markings and road signs for human drivers and automated driver assistance systems. These specifications shall include minimum performance requirements on the visibility and state of the traffic signs, signals, and road markings.

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part: (a) the road is specially designed, built or upgraded for motor traffic, as well as sufficiently maintained, and:

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i: (i) provides, except at special points or temporarily, separate carriageways for the two directions of traffic, separated from each other by a dividing strip not intended for traffic or by other means guaranteeing the same level of safety;

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) rest areas are available at a maximum distance of 60 km from each other, providing affordable and sufficient parking space, safety and security equipment, and appropriate facilities, including sanitary facilities, that meet the needs of a diverse workforce;

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) safe and secure parking areas are available, by 31 December 2040, at a maximum distance of 100 km from each other, providing a sufficient parking space for commercial vehicles and complying with the requirements set out in Article 8(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2020/105469;

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2 a. By ... [ six months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall consider submitting a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the creation of a Single European Digital Enforcement Area (SEDEA), in order to enable responsible enforcement authorities to conduct non-discriminatory targeted risk-based controls, contactless and paperless inspections based on access to real-time digital data on professional drivers, operators, commercial vehicles and cargo, including the harmonising of risk-rating systems, electronic exchange of documents on posting of drivers via the IMI system, as well as the incorporation of the requirements of eFTI regulation.

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Added:Article 29 – paragraph 4: 4. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the requirement set out in paragraph 2, point (a), may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts, in particular where the traffic density does not exceed 10,000 vehicles per day in both directions, or when there are specific geographic or significant physical constraints, as long as an appropriate level of safety is ensured. After the full implementation of digital enforcement capabilities related to Directive 96/53/EC, the Commission may adopt implementing acts exempting Member States from the requirements to introduce or maintain the weigh in motion systems, referred to in paragraph 2, point (d) of this Article. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints and/or of potential negative impacts on environment and biodiversity of the investments.

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Article 30 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall ensure that the road infrastructure of the core network and extended core network meets the requirements set out in Article 29(2), points (b) and (c) by 31 December 2030.

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Removed:Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) introduction of innovative technologies to improve the control of compliance with the Union road transport legal framework, including smart and automated enforcement tools and 5G communication infrastructure in order to facilitate the introduction of SEDEA;

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Added:Article 30 – paragraph 5: 5. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the requirement set out in Article 29 (2), point (a), may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts, in particular where the traffic density does not exceed 10,000 vehicles per day in both directions, or when there are specific geographic or significant physical constraints, as long as these roads meet a high level of safety according to the infrastructure safety management directive (EU)2019/1936. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints and/or of potential negative impacts on environment and biodiversity of the investments.

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Added:Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) improvement and promotion of road safety, taking into account the needs of vulnerable users and road users in all their diversity, in particular persons with reduced mobility, and ensuring proper enforcement, also cross-border, of the related legislation;