IRG-Rail Mini Plenary - Luxembourg 6 May 2014 Presentation of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority Andrea Camanzi, President
Agenda ART in a nutshell Timeline Mission & features Facts & figures Sectors & functions Powers Organisation Focus on rail Markets & activity Mission and other institutions Other activities under way IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 2
Timeline 17 Sept 2013 IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 3
Mission & features • One of three IAAs in the Ex ante setting area of public services of the together with AGCOM framework for (Telecoms & Post ) and economic AAEGI (Electricy - Energy - Water) regulation • President & two members (A. Camanzi, B. Marinali , M. Valducci) voted in by, and Fully answerable to, Parliament • 7-year non-renewable mandate independent • Mandate fully incompatible board & staff with any other activity • Cooling off (4 years) • Regime extends to staff IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 4
Facts & figures Funding One-off endowment (State budget) € 1.5 mln (2013) - € 2.5 mln (2014) Thereafter, fees from companies (up to 1/1000 TO/Y) Budget 2014 € 10 mln (excl endowment ) Staff (recruitment under way) 80 perm 60 temp 10 experts 5 IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg
Sectors & functions Access • Rail • Road • Airports • Ports • Local and regional transport Services • Tariffs • PSO • Quality standards Passenger rights Ad hoc competencies • i.e. Tender schemes in road (new highway concessions) and rail (i.e. regional tenders) • i.e. Taxi licensing IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 6
Powers Sanction in case of faulty/non-implementation - refusal to provide/faulty provision of information requested Signal opportunity to terminate contracts etc. Order/set criteria for corporate separation Order/set criteria for accounting separation Stimulate definition of PSOs Investigation and on-site inspection Treat claims/complaints 7 IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg
Organisation Highlights Collegial decision making Horizontal structure, by function Advisory board Chief economist Recruitment in the public sector and on the market 8 IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg
Focus on rail Markets High Speed Middle/Long distance Regional/Local transport Freight Jan 2014 - Investigation on access (one-year) Activity Jan 2014 - Investigation on passenger services (one-year) Mar 2014 - Regulatory measures on access (six-month) Apr 2014 - Consultation on access (one-month) As of Jan 2014 – monitoring of the network statement, cabotage applications etc. IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 9
Mission & other institutions Previous rail regulator (URSF) disbanded No licensing No safety & security No network management/policy Oversight on framework agreements Ex post-regulation by competition authority IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 10
Other activities under way State aid to airports (opinion on guidelines) Airport tariffs (models/criteria) Highway concessions (tender schemes) Local and regional transport (consultation) IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 11
One last thing IRG-Rail Mini Plenary 6 May 2014 Luxembourg 12
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