Optimal market access framework for taxi services to become a genuine part of the collective passenger transport chain: reforming the Russian taxi market Cologne, 8 November 2014 Stanislav SHVAGERUS, independent expert

number of vehicles providing taxi services in Russia 100, 000 – number of void and not used licences Taxi sector in Russia: general overview 482, 000 – total number of licences issued (August,2014) About 70% of the licences are issued for the companies with only one vehicle

Call centers in Russia call centers

Federal level General principles of taxi services Taxi services and taxi calls placement regulations Issuing licences for luggage and population transport Establishing regional registers for taxi vehicles in the Internet Establishing requirements for a taxi vehicle Establishing requirements to taxi drivers Establishing control for the above requirements Taxi Regulation in Russia

Regional level Have the right to establish their criteria for taxi operation on their territory as well as the set of standards for voluntary implementation Have the right to introduce the colours for taxi and quota for taxi number in the region Taxi Regulation in Russia

Current Taxi legislation in Russia: pros and cons 1.Legislation practice does not use this advantage of the Law, substituting the notion freighter for road transport operator 2. Lack of regional taxi legislation 1. Legal status of call centres is defined in Russian taxi legislation

Prospects: Development of Legislation and Technologies Integration with navigation and information systems on transport Interaction with state Information systems System of Urgent services States Services Portal Insurance Ministry of transport data base Tachographs Regional Monitoring Systems ITC

High Level WG Smart Move in Eurasia Workshop “Facilitation of national and international bus and coach Transport to ensure accessible and sustainable mobility for all” Moscow, 23 May 2014 Creation of the Working Group Smart Move on passenger transport in Eurasia under the auspices of CIS Coordination Transport Council, which includes Working Group on Taxi

International Eurasian Taxi Forum St. Petersburg, August 2014

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