He also stresses the need for local and regional authorities to be consulted on decisions to set up freight transport corridors that will be discussed and taken at Community level, and for these consultations to take place early on, "during the planning and approval stage at national level".
Muu hulgas rõhutab ta vajadust konsulteerida juba kavandamise etapis ja liikmesriikide tasandil peetavate läbirääkimiste käigus kohalike ja piirkondlike omavalitsustega kaubaveokoridoride loomist puudutavate otsuste osas, milles lepitakse kokku ja langetatakse otsus ühenduse tasandil.