Regulatory problems with international border

crossings

ANTAL, Dániel p r e s i d e n t

D o r t m u n d, 13th November 2007.

Regulatory problem areas in border crossing

• Who should monitor international traffic? How should neighbours co-operate within the European Union?

• How do you define tolerable barriers on the borders, when and who should take action?

• Do border crossing agreements conflict with the Community law? What is the role of border-crossing agreements in the regulator’s cases and monitoring activity?

• How common is the practice that rail undertakings themselves are making agreements (participating in each other’s border-crossing)?

• How can an open access regulator handle a non-open-access neighbour? Who should take action?

Administration on border-crossing stations

  Ukraine Croatia Serbia Austria Slovakia Slovenia Romania

EU membership no negotiated no yes yes yes yes

Documents

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Letter of carriage, transfer

schedule, carriage

statement, train

statement, trainload register

Animal and plants medical

test

by freight’s trait

by freight’s trait

by freight’s trait

no no no no

Generally required time of

transit

Within 24 hours

Circa 6 hours 1-5 hours 0,25-1,5 hours 1-5 hours 1 hour 2 hour

Technologic factors

Reloading 95%, axle

resetting 5%

Change of traction

vehicle and staff

Change of traction

vehicle and staff

Change of staff at all

times, traction vehicle in case

Change of traction

vehicle and staff

Change of traction

vehicle and staff

Change of staff at all

times, traction vehicle in case

Custom duties yes yes yes no no no no

Necessity of contributor

yes no no no no no no

Regulatory problem areas in border crossing

Border crossings (average/maximum hours)

0,25 1,5

69

3 5

15

1 1,5 2 2,5

24

14

Bargaining power I: modal split around Hungary

32,6

22,7

25,0

29,5

21,7

23,130,8

48,5

Bargaining power in international traffic II.

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