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     WORKSHOP
    European railway legislation and
    related Technical Specifications
    What impact on regional
    and suburban rail?

    22 September, Brussels, Belgium

    PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME


     

    Tuesday 22 September 2009

       
       

    08:30 

    Registration
     

     

    INTRODUCTION      
    Welcome

     
    Hans Rat, UITP Secretary General
    Tony Depledge, President of the UITP EU Committee
    Istvan Tömpe, MAV-START, chairman of the UITP Regional and Suburban Rail Committee (tbc)
              
     
    Current legal framework and Organisational structure: who does what?                       
    Patrizio Grillo, European Commission, DG TREN, Unit E2
     
    The role of ERA and Technical Specifications for Interoperability 
    Jean-Charles Pichant, European Railway Agency, Head of Interoperability Unit 
     
    Harmonised standards and coordination with CEN-CENELEC-ETSI (JPCR) 
    Eric Fontanel, JPCR chairman & UNIFE General Manager
     
    Discussion with participants

       

    10:45-11:45

    WORKSHOP I
     

     

    What Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) currently exist or are in the pipeline under the current scope (TEN network)? 
    Jean-Charles Pichant, European Railway Agency, Head of Interoperability Unit

    What kind of assessment studies (Cost Benefit Analysis, CBA…) need to be performed before the TSI approval and how to perform them?
    Airy Magnien, European Railway Agency, Head of Economic evaluation Unit

    Discussion with participants


       

    11:45-13:00

    WORKSHOP II
     

    What TSIs are impacted by the foreseen extension of the scope to the entire Community Rail System? How shall they be developed? 
    Felix Ardiaca, European Railway Agency, Interoperability Unit

    What (possible future) impact on regional and suburban rail services?
    Michel Quidort, EPTO chair, VEOLIA Transport &
    Yves Amsler, UITP EuroTeam Expert & UITP Secretary General's Advisor for Projects and Development

    Discussion with participants


       

    13:00-14:00

    LUNCH
       
       

    14:00-14:30

    THE SPECIFIC CASE OF THE TELEMATICS APPLICATION PASSENGER TSI (TAP-TSI)
     

    Jean-Charles Pichant, European Railway Agency, Head of Interoperability Unit

    Yves Amsler, UITP EuroTeam Expert & UITP Secretary General's Advisor for Projects and Development

    Ulrich Koch, CEO, Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH Representing Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV)

     

    Discussion with participants


       

    14:45-16:15

    ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE OUTCOMES OF THE DAY AND POSITION OF THE SECTOR FOR THE FUTURE
     

    Moderator: Tony Depledge, President of the UITP EU Committee

    Panelists:
    Representative from Organising Authorities (tbc)
    Marcel Verslype, CEO, or Jean-Charles Pichant, Interoperability Unit, ERA
    Patrizio Grillo, European Commission, DG TREN, Unit E2
    Eric Fontanel, JPCR Chairman
    Istvan Tömpe, MAV-START, chairman of the UITP RSR Committee (tbc)
    Michel Quidort EPTO Chairman and Director External Relations, VEOLIA TRANSPORT
    Ulrich Koch, CEO, Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH Representing Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV)


       

    16:30 

    End of the workshop