Opening the intercity bus and coach market in France: challenges and opportunities
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Opening the intercity bus and coach market in France: challenges and
opportunitiesEric RITTER
Secrétaire Général de la FNTV
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION IN FRANCE
Law No. 82-1153 of Dec. 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport
Inappropriate legal framework on long distance for coach transport
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ROAD CABOTAGE ON INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS BY ROAD
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Law No 2009-1503 of Dec. 8th 2009 on the organisation and regulation of rail transport and on various transport provisions
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services(Merger of directive 96/26/EC on admission to the occupation of road transport operator and the Regulation (EC) No 12/98 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger transport services within a Member State)
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Authorisation procedure
Grounds for refusal: the service would affect the viability of a comparable service operated under public service contract
the main purpose of the service is not to carry passengers between stops located in different Member States
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BILL ON BUS SERVICES
Inter-regional bus services
o Contract between 2 neighboring regionso Opinion from the relevant departements
and from the State
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National bus services
o 2 or more regions which are not neighboringo State authorisation
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BILL ON BUS SERVICES
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Requirement in both cases:
The service must not affect the viability of a service operated under public service contract
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MOBILITY NEEDS
Lack of public transport services
Opportunity of coach transport: sustainable transportation, quality of service, affordability…
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