9. where applicable, noise measured during the function determining the energy efficiency, determined in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC(1).

VIII. Where applicable, noise measured during the function determining the energy efficiency, determined in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC(2).

Some contributors would welcome more attention on the modal split (road/rail/maritime/inland waterway). Others favour more use of telematics in means of transport.

Despite recent developments in candidate countries, there remains an important gap in the level of development as well as a number of other differences between their transport sectors and that of the EU: the level and characteristics of transport demand as well as availability of financial resources for investment reflect lower economic development; the modal split, initially much more in favour of non-road transport, is moving quickly towards road which runs counter to the policy the Union seeks to develop; quality of transport fleets, despite improvements, generally does not comply with EU standards, notably in safety and environment ...[+++]; missing links in infrastructure persist, notably between the EU and the candidate countries.

- Some modes of transport more strechted than others Saturation point has been reached here and there in some modes.

Finally, according to Simpson, deregulation and privatization have not helped to achieve a change in the modal split and did not reduce automobile use or increase bus use.