4. Underlines that the priorities for development of the TENs must be strategically planned in accordance with the common interest, and that the added value of individual projects must be ensured via comprehensive impact assessments, concentrated on projects aiming at decoupling transport growth from economic growth and resource use; underlines the need for priority to be given to rail and sustainable waterway infrastructure projects, in line with the modal shift vision of the Commission's White Paper - European transport policy for 2010: time to decide (COM(2001) 370), and calls for TEN-T priority projects to be limited to transborder, ...[+++] intermodal and sustainable projects; focuses furthermore on the necessity of a strategic environmental impact assessment on the TEN-T initiative, including its impact on CO2 emissions; reminds the Council, in this regard, that the decision on the TENs is subject to full codecision with Parliament, and regrets the lack of consultation of Parliament so far in determining priorities;

4. Underlines that the priorities for development of the TENs must be strategically planned in accordance with the common interest, and that the added value of individual projects must be ensured via comprehensive impact assessments, concentrated on projects aiming at decoupling transport growth from economic growth and resource use; underlines the need for priority to be given to rail and sustainable waterway infrastructure projects, in line with the modal shift vision of the Commission's 'White Paper on Transport Policy up to 2010' and calls for TEN-T priority projects to be limited to transborder, intermodal and sustainable projects; ...[+++] focuses furthermore on the necessity of a strategic environmental impact assessment on the TEN-T initiative, including its impact on CO2 emissions; reminds the Council, in this regard, that the decision on the TENs is subject to full codecision with Parliament, and regrets the lack of consultation of Parliament so far in determining priorities;

(a) Member States have the right, by bilateral or multilateral arrangement, to establish between themselves simplified procedures consistent with criteria to be set according to the circumstances and applying to certain types of goods traffic or specific undertakings;

Provided that the implementation of any measures applicable to the goods is ensured, countries may, within the T 1 or T 2 procedure, introduce simplified procedures for certain types of traffic by means of bilateral or multilateral agreements.

Provided that the implementation of any measures applicable to the goods is ensured, countries may, within the T 1 or T 2 procedure, introduce among themselves simplified procedures, by means of bilateral or multilateral agreements, which shall conform to criteria to be laid down, where necessary, in Appendix II and which shall be applicable to certain types of traffic or to designated undertakings.

This includes our train control systems, signalling systems, wayside detection equipment, railway/highway crossing and other warning devices, as well as CN's radio network.