Presentation of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority Andrea - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Presentation of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority Andrea - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
Agenda
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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
Timeline
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Mission & features
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- One of three IAAs in the
area of public services together with AGCOM (Telecoms & Post ) and AAEGI (Electricy - Energy - Water)
Ex ante setting
- f the
framework for economic regulation
- President & two members (A.
Camanzi, B. Marinali , M. Valducci) voted in by, and answerable to, Parliament
- 7-year non-renewable mandate
- Mandate fully incompatible
with any other activity
- Cooling off (4 years)
- Regime extends to staff
Fully independent board & staff
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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
Sectors & functions
- Rail
- Road
- Airports
- Ports
- Local and regional transport
Access
- Tariffs
- PSO
- Quality standards
Services Passenger rights
- i.e. Tender schemes in road (new
highway concessions) and rail (i.e. regional tenders)
- i.e. Taxi licensing
Ad hoc competencies
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Powers
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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
Organisation
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Highlights Collegial decision making Horizontal structure, by function Advisory board Chief economist Recruitment in the public sector and on the market
Focus on rail
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Markets High Speed
Middle/Long distance Regional/Local transport Freight
Activity
Jan 2014 - Investigation on access (one-year) 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.
Mission & other institutions
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Previous rail regulator (URSF) disbanded No licensing No safety & security No network management/policy Oversight on framework agreements Ex post-regulation by competition authority
Other activities under way
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State aid to airports (opinion on guidelines) Airport tariffs (models/criteria) Highway concessions (tender schemes) Local and regional transport (consultation)
One last thing
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