1. Information for EU Ambassadors of the preparations by the
Budapest, 14th September 2001
Information for EU Ambassadors
of the preparations by the
Ministry of Transport and Water Management for the EU integration
Dr. János FÓNAGY, Minister
Jenő MANNINGER, Parliamentary State Secretary
Sándor TOMBOR, Administrative State Secretary

2. Introduction Information for EU Ambassadors of the preparations by the
Budapest, 14th September 2001
Information for EU Ambassadors
of the preparations by the
Ministry of Transport and Water Management for the EU integration
Introduction
Dr. János FÓNAGY, Minister

3. Contents: Accession negotiations Strategic directions
Main trends of infrastructure development

4. 2001: a new phase of the accession negotiations
Objective: successful closing of the Transport Policy Chapter this autumn
The 7 temporary exemptions result from a wide-range social and economic agreement with the representatives of several sub-sectors

5. Temporary exemptions (Transport I)
Accession negotiations
Temporary exemptions (Transport I)
Road transport
1. opening of the domestic road freight transport market (following the practice of the EU between 1994 and 1998, along with the introduction of a gradually increasing permit contingent)
2. vehicle taxation (for environment-friendly (Euro 2 and 3) trucks exceeding a gross weight of 25 tons applying a lower minimum (65%) tax level than stipulated by Community legislation)
3. axle load (to maintain the excess weight charge on trucks with an axle load exceeding 10 tons)

6. Temporary exemptions (Transport II)
Accession negotiations
Temporary exemptions (Transport II)
Railway
4. free access to the tracks (facilitation of the implementation of the MÁV’s reform, % track capacity opening)
Inland navigation
5. ‘old for new‘ compulsory scrapping (facilitation of fleet modernisation)

7. Temporary exemptions (Transport III)
Accession negotiations
Temporary exemptions (Transport III)
Air transport
6. free access to the market (to routes) (facilitation of MALÉV's privatisation and its accession to an alliance)
7. noisy aircraft (to maintain East European relations)

8. Temporary exemptions (Water management)
Accession negotiations
Temporary exemptions (Water management)
1. Municipal sewage treatment (as the amount of necessary investments for aligning with community prescriptions exceed HUF 850 billion)

9. Strategic directions:
We have successfully accomplished our legal harmonisation program relating to year 2000, and 2001 proportionately
We have carefully watched the preparation of the new transport policy of the EU
This spring we started the revision of the Hungarian transport policy adopted in 1996
Our transport policy and water management concept will be presented to the Government in a few weeks

10. Infrastructure: The Government gives high priority to the:
Main trends of infrastructure developments
Infrastructure:
The Government gives high priority to the:
development of the expressway network
reconstruction of the main railway network
development of airports and inland ports
facilitation of combined transport
flood protection
improvement of drinking water quality
sewage disposal and treatment

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16. Infrastructure development
Budapest, 14th September 2001
Information for EU Ambassadors
of the preparations by the
Ministry of Transport and Water Management for the EU integration
Infrastructure development
Jenő MANNINGER, Parliamentary State Secretary

17. Strategic directions of transport infrastructure developments :
Planned Trans-European Transport Network (TINA)
Priority national tasks
Financing: budget, Community support (ISPA), loans

23. Reconstruction of the Esztergom-Sturovo bridge

28. 2012
Budapest

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30. Legal harmonisation, institution building
Budapest, 14th September 2001
Information for EU Ambassadors
of the preparations by the
Ministry of Transport and Water Management for the EU integration
Legal harmonisation, institution building
Sándor TOMBOR, Administrative State Secretary

31. Contents: Priority tasks of the Ministry Legal harmonisation
Institution building

32. Priority tasks of the Ministry for this year and the next:
Revision of the Hungarian transport policy and water management concept
Implementation of ISPA transport and water management projects and preparation of new ones
Fulfilment of legal harmonisation tasks
Institution building

33. Results in recent legal harmonisation (Road transport):
Use of safety belts
Air-pollution caused by vehicles
AETR
Adoption of nearly two hundred directives on technical requirements for motor vehicles
Technical investigation of trucks and their trailers
Admission to road freight transport occupation

34. Results in recent legal harmonisation (Air transport):
Investigation of air accidents and incidents
Slot allocation
Technical requirements and administrative procedures
Computerised reservation system
Flight crew licences
Compulsory air transport liability insurance
EUROCONTROL

35. Results of recent legal harmonisation (Water transport):
Act on water transport
Navigation certificate
Licensing of navigation activities
Professional competence and identity card of ship-inspectors
Testing, proof and conditions of the navigability and conformity of inland waterway vessels
MARPOL and SOLAS conventions

36. Topics to deal with this year (Rail transport):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Rail transport):
Amendment of the Act on Rail Transport
Licensing of railway companies
Development of Community railways)
Trans-European high speed railway system

37. Topics to deal with this year (Air transport):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Air transport):
Amendment of the Act on Air Transport
Ground handling
Licensing of air carriers
Tarifs
JARs

38. Topics to deal with this year (Road transport):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Road transport):
Harmonisation of another 30 directives on technical requirements for motor vehicles
Admission to road passenger transport occupation
Traffic ban of heavy trucks

39. Topics to deal with this year (Water transport):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Water transport):
Implementation of maritime conventions
Maritime equipment
Port state controls
Safety prescriptions and requirements regarding passenger ships

40. Topics to deal with this year (Transport of dangerous goods):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Transport of dangerous goods):
Safety advisers
Updating of ADR and RID
(Horizontal issues):
Accounting system for expenditure on transport infrastructure

41. Topics to deal with this year (Water management):
Legal harmonisation
Topics to deal with this year (Water management):
Amendment of the Act on Water Management
Municipal sewage treatment
Drinking water quality

42. Topics to deal with this year (Air transport):
Institution building
Topics to deal with this year (Air transport):
Modernisation of the Civil Aviation Authority
Reorganisation of the Air Traffic and Airport Administration:
Formation a new National Air Traffic Control Directorate
Establishing a corporation operating the Budapest Ferihegy International Airport

43. Topics to deal with this year (Rail transport):
Institution building
Topics to deal with this year (Rail transport):
Institutionally separating infrastructure management from commercial activities
Strengthening the regulatory organisation

44. Topics to deal with this year (Road transport):
Institution building
Topics to deal with this year (Road transport):
Driving and rest time control (tachograph)
More efficient control of transport of dangerous goods
(Water transport):
Control of the South border area of the Danube

45. Topics to deal with this year (Water management):
Institution building
Topics to deal with this year (Water management):
Establishment of organisations managing river basins
Describing duties regarding water quality and quantity under an institutionally integrated system

46. Tasks of institution building to be fulfilled by the end of 2002:
Transport
Further improvement of the background of admission to road transport occupation (both freight and passenger)
Control of working time of coach drivers
Establishment of the Inland Navigation Fund and its institutional background
Further improvement of the controlling of transport of dangerous goods

47. Tasks of institution building to deal with by the end of 2002:
Water management
Organisatory and control measures originating from the adoption of the Water Framework Directive

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