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Identification
Reference COD/2002/0309  
Title Trans-European road network : minimum safety requirements for tunnels
Legal Basis EC 071-p1  
Dossier of the committee RETT/5/20769
Subject(s) 3.20.05 road transport: passengers and freight
3.20.11 trans-European transport networks
Stage reached Procedure ended
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Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(2002)0769 C5-0635/2002         30/12/2002  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE314.754           14/05/2003  
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES0746/2003           18/06/2003 C 220 16.09.2003, p. 0026-0032
Committee of the Regions: opinion   CofR CDR0093/2003           02/07/2003 C 256 24.10.2003, p. 0064-0074
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               10/09/2003  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A5-0311/2003           10/09/2003  
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T5-0425/2003           09/10/2003  
Council: statement on common position   CSL 06090/2004           23/02/2004  
Commission: modified legislative proposal Summaries EC COM(2004)0147 C5-0102/2004         26/02/2004  
Council: common position Summaries CSL 05238/1/2004 C5-0118/2004         26/02/2004 C 095 20.04.2004, p. 0031-0052 E
Commission: communication on the common position Summaries EC COM(2004)0164           05/03/2004  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE331.418           30/03/2004  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading Summaries               06/04/2004  
EP: tabled legislative report, 2nd reading   EP A5-0249/2004           06/04/2004  
EP: position, 2nd reading Summaries EP T5-0294/2004           20/04/2004 C 104 30.04.2004, p. 0034-0203 E
Final legislative act Summaries EU 32004L0054           29/04/2004 L 201 07.06.2004, p. 0056-0076
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Political group Appointed
Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (responsible)
Rack Reinhard
PPE-DE
21/01/2003
European Commission and Council of the Union
European Commission DG Energy and Transport Transmission date: 30/12/2002
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29/04/2004 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to establish minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network.
LEGISLATIVE ACT : Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT : this Directive aims to ensure safety in tunnels by preventing critical events that may endanger human life, the environment and tunnel installations, as well as by the provision of protection in case of accidents. It applies to all tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network with lengths of over 500 m, whether they are in operation, under construction or at the design stage.
Member States must ensure that tunnels in their territory meet the minimum safety requirements laid down in Annex I. Where certain structural requirements laid down in Annex I can only be satisfied through technical solutions which either cannot be achieved or can be achieved only at disproportionate cost, the Administrative Authority established by this Directive may accept the implementation of risk reduction measures as an alternative to application of those requirements. The alternative measures must result in equivalent or improved protection. The efficiency of these measures must be demonstrated through a risk analysis in conformity with the provisions of the directive. Member States will inform the Commission of the risk reduction measures accepted as an alternative and provide justification for them.
The principal points of the Directive are as follows:
- Member States shall designate an administrative authority, which shall have responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of the safety of a tunnel are assured and which shall take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the Directive.
- The Administrative Authority will commission tunnels in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II. The Administrative Authority has the power to suspend or restrict the operation of a tunnel if safety requirements are not met.
- For each tunnel, whether it is in the design, construction or operating stage, the Administrative Authority must identify as Tunnel Manager the public or private body responsible for the management of the tunnel at the stage in question. The Administrative Authority itself may perform this function. Any significant incident occurring in a tunnel will be the subject of an incident report prepared by the Tunnel Manager. This report shall be forwarded to the Safety Officer established also by this directive, and to the Administrative Authority and to the emergency services within a maximum period of one month.
- The Tunnel Manager will nominate one Safety Officer who will coordinate all preventive and safeguards measures to ensure the safety of users and operational staff. The Safety Officer may be a member of the tunnel staff or the emergency services, will be independent in all road tunnel safety issues and will not be under instructions from an employer in respect of those issues.
- Inspections, evaluations and tests must be carried out by Inspection Entities. The Administrative Authority may perform this function. The Administrative Authority must verify that regular inspections are carried out by the Inspection Entity to ensure that all tunnels falling within the scope of the Directive comply with its provisions.
- Every two years, Member States must compile reports on fires in tunnels and on accidents which clearly affect the safety ofroad users in tunnels, and on the frequency and causes of such incidents, and must evaluate them and provide information on the actual role and effectiveness of safety facilities and measures.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 30/04/04.
DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 30/04/06.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 29/04/2004 Final legislative act
Summaries 20/04/2004 EP: position, 2nd reading
Summaries 06/04/2004 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading
Summaries 05/03/2004 Commission: communication on the common position
Summaries 26/02/2004 Council: common position
Summaries 26/02/2004 Commission: modified legislative proposal
Summaries 09/10/2003 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 10/09/2003 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 30/12/2002 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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