Budapest, 14th September 2001

1. 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. 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. Accession negotiations 2001: a new phase of the accession negotiations • Objective: successful closing of theTransport Policy Chapter this autumn • The 7 temporary exemptions result from awide-range social and economic agreementwith therepresentatives of several sub-sectors

5. 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 exceedinga 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. Accession negotiations Temporary exemptions (Transport II) • Railway 4. free access to the tracks(facilitation of the implementation of the MÁV’s reform, 20% track capacity opening) • Inland navigation 5. ‘old for new‘ compulsory scrapping(facilitation of fleet modernisation)

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

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

23. Reconstruction of the Esztergom-Sturovo bridge

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30. 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 Priority tasks of the Ministryfor 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. Legal harmonisation Results in recent legal harmonisation(Road transport): • Use of safety belts • Air-pollutioncaused 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. Legal harmonisation 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. Legal harmonisation 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Legal harmonisation Topics to deal with this year(Water management): • Amendment of the Act on Water Management • Municipal sewage treatment • Drinking water quality

42. 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 BudapestFerihegyInternational Airport

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

44. 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. 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. Institution building 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. Institution building Tasks of institution building to deal with by theend of 2002: Water management • Organisatory and control measures originatingfrom the adoption of the Water Framework Directive

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