SNCF: the Competition Authority has reservations about the reform … – South West

SNCF: the Competition Authority has reservations about the reform … – South West

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aisie by the government, the Competition Authority issues an opinion that Friday, January 9 four decrees draft of the Law on the input rail reform in effect on January 1.

This reform brings together under one head entity named SNCF rail operator (SNCF Mobility) and an infrastructure manager ( SNCF network).

The Authority considers that “ the desired balance between the two goals of industrial integration of the new entity and independence of infrastructure management is not reached . “

So she makes a series of recommendations to strengthen this independence. It recommends in particular that representatives from the train do not take part in the voting decisions of the board of directors of SNCF Network touching the path allocation and pricing of access to the network.

The Authority has issued four recommendations: “strengthen the independence SNCF network conditions”, “circle the management of passenger stations real conditions of independence”, “clarify the scope and mission ( the entity) head “and” strengthen the tools and resources of the sector regulator, “Regulatory Authority rail operations (Araf).

Four recommendations

The Authority issues four recommendations: “strengthen the independence requirements of SNCF Network”, “circle the management of passenger stations real conditions of independence” “clarify the scope and mission (the entity) head” and “strengthen the tools and resources of the sector regulator,” Regulatory Authority rail operations (Araf).

Her advisory opinion is submitted to the Council of State, which was seized by the government, and must give its opinion on the implementing decrees January 13.

Thirty decrees of this law, passed by Parliament in late July and promulgated on August 5, should be taken by the end of the year. Some were published in late 2014.

The Competition Authority had estimated in October 2013 that the rail reform did not guarantee sufficient independence of the infrastructure manager vis-à-vis the incumbent operator SNCF, for the introduction of competition. Several recommendations were taken into account during the development of the legislation.