Gestionnaire d’Infrastructure Unifié

The Gestionnaire d’Infrastructure Unifié (Unified Infrastructure Manager), or GIU, is a proposed public-sector organisation in France,[1] which would take over the management of rail infrastructure from Réseau Ferré de France and SNCF Infra.

These separate bodies had previously been spun off in an attempt to comply with European laws on rail liberalisation, but were not fully independent, and SNCF continued to have a monopoly.[2] They have also accumulated huge debts; RFF alone owes €32 billion. In October 2012, Frédéric Cuvillier, the French Minister for Transport, announced plans to combine rail infrastructure into a single organisation, Gestionnaire d’Infrastructure Unifié.[3] Legislation is being discussed, and is expected to take effect at the start of 2015.[4]

The GIU would be tasked with building a reliable and modern rail network for France.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Réforme ferroviaire : vers un pôle public unifié". Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fusion RFF / SNCF - Infra, une nécessité !" (in French). 12 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Réforme Cuvillier, quel avenir pour le rail ?". iFRAP. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Réforme du rail : le projet de loi en conseil des ministres mi-octobre". Mobilicites. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "RFF presents €15bn modernisation plan". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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