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Follow up - the way forward INNOTRACK SP5/WP
5.1 Joint IM-contractors workshop Paris, UIC HQ,
18.06.08
Imrich Korpanec EFRTC Secretary General
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New EFRTC structure and working methods

• reflect the interest of the EFRTC members
• mirror the activities of the other stakeholders
• offer a platform for all stakeholders to discuss
  and bring forward topical issues of joint
  interest together with all stakeholders aiming at
  increasing the infrastructure performance and
  long term profitability of contractors.
• Three main streams have been identified
• policy and research issues
• safety and security issues
• technical and logistic issues
• and professional Committees set up to deal with
  them.

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EFRTC professional committee structure

• shall assure the efficient performance of the
  tasks for the identified main streams
• The Committees shall be the EFRTC principal
  working bodies with the competence for each
  stream
• to deal with the topical issues having impact on
  the contractors business
• to serve as a platform for EFRTC members for
  exchange of experience, best practices and
  expertise
• to build a consensus and joint positions for
  preserving the contractors interests
• to draft joint programmes, launch new
  activities/joint projects and set up the
  expert/project teams to deal with particular
  questions/projects

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Policy and Research Committee

• The main topics falling into the competence of
  this committee
• contracting strategy (framework and boundary
  conditions, multi-annual contracts, etc),
• harmonisation of procurement procedures,
• planning of works,
• market and economy,
• research and development, benchmarking, etc
• Chairman Jeremy Candfield (UK)
• Vice-Chairman Lothar Fendrich (Germany)
• Working bodies
• INNOTRACK Task Force
• Joint EFRTC/EIM group for harmonisation of
  procurement
• Joint EFRTC/EIM strategy group

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Safety and Security Committee

• The main topics falling into the competence of
  this committee
• implication of the EC safety directives and
  regulations on contractors,
• cooperation for CEN standards related to safety,
  
• links to European Railway Agency (ERA) Safety
  Dept. and NSA (National Safety authorities), etc
• Chairman Jo Urlings (The Netherlands)
• Vice-Chairman Jacques Bouveret (Benelux)
• Working bodies
• Joint EFRTC/EIM work on EC Directive issues
• Safety of the staff working on the track in
  liaison with review of CEN related standards and
  TSI

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Technology and Logistics Committee

• The main topics falling into the competence of
  this committee
• harmonisation of technical rules and
  regulations,
• joint specifications for heavy machinery and its
  utilisation,
• worksite logistics,
• links to ERA TSI and CEN, etc
• Chairman Fernando Silva Santos (Portugal)
• Vice-Chairman Alessandro Rossi (Italy)
• Proposed expert teams/working groups for topics
• review of the implementation of the CEN
  standards relevant to contractors (such as e.g.
  qualification of contractors)
• cross acceptance of machinery, works, staff and
  logistics for the work of contractors in liaison
  with EC/ERA, EIM/CER and CEN

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Follow up - the way forward

• EFRTC can offer to use its new professional
  structure
• to take up the issues proposed by INNOTRACK to
  follow up jointly with IM
• to set up Expert Teams for performing the work
• to monitor the progress jointly with
  EIM/CER/UNIFE
• to promote the implementation of the
  proposals/results
• The prerogatives for success
• INNOTRACK joint workshop clearly identifies
  priorities
• IM and EFRTC will commit the resources needed
• A consensus will be achieved with regard to the
  proposed recommendations for the implementation
• Feedback from the successful implementation will
  be disseminated to all involved and concerned
• Joint strong lobbying and support to the
  proposed measures/innovations aiming at
  efficiency and cost reduction

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Thank you very much for your attention!!! For
more details see www.efrtc.org