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includesthepublicationofDecreeLaw152/2008,of5August,whichapprovedtheLawandJurisdictionfortheNationalLogisticsPlatformsNetwork.Thecreationofaspecificregimeforthesemattersisinfact necessary and appropriate, since it provides a clear legal framework for the development oflogisticsactivities.TheGovernmentalsodeemeditnecessarytoenshrinethe“PortugalLogístico”projectinthenationalterritorialmanagementinstruments,bydrawingupasectorplandefiningthestrategicframeworkforplanning of the national logistics platforms network, establishing the directives to be considered inregional and municipal planning. The Government thus entrusted the Instituto da Mobilidade e dosTransportesTerrestreswithdrawingupa“PortugalLogístico”sectorplan,whichshouldbeconcludedsoon.2.ImplementationoftheHighSpeedRailNetworkStudiesoftheLisbon‐Porto,Lisbon‐MadridandPorto‐Vigolines,forthewholetracklength(around600km), have been contracted up to the Conceptual Design and Preliminary Design/Project Executionstages.Subsequent to the Business Model presented on 21 June 2007, a Public‐Private Partnership (PPP)contractingstrategywasdefinedforthe3prioritycorridors.ConsequentlythestudiesfortheLisbon‐Porto,Lisbon‐MadridandPorto‐VigocorridorswillonlybedevelopedbyRAVEuptotheConceptualDesignstage,soastoobtaintheStatementofEnvironmentalImpact,requiredforthelaunchofthePPPtenders.Thus,thefollowingcontract/acquisitionprocessesweredefined,gearedtowardsdevelopingtheRAVEbusinessplan: PPP1,Poceirão‐Caiasection,fortheinfrastructure(Lisbon‐Madridcorridor); PPP2, Lisbon‐Poceirão section (includes TTT), for the infrastructure (Lisbon‐Madridcorridor); PPP3,Pombal‐Portosection,fortheinfrastructure(Lisbon‐Portocorridor); PPP4,Lisbon‐Pombalsection,fortheinfrastructure(Lisbon‐Portocorridor); PPP5,Braga‐Valenciasection,fortheinfrastructure(Porto‐Vigocorridor); PPP6,forSignalsandTelecommunicationsforallcorridors; ContractfortheLisbonStation(Oriente)andadjacentstretches; ContractforthePortoStation(Campanhã)andadjacentstretches; AcquisitionofRollingStock.WithregardtothedevelopmentofConceptualDesignsandproceduresforobtainingtheStatementofEnvironmentalImpact,cfthefollowingstateofplay: Lisbon‐PortocorridorLot D (Lisbon‐Alenquer) – The Conceptual Design and the Environmental Impact StudyweresubmittedtothePortugueseEnvironmentAgencyon19June2008forAssessmentofEnvironmentalImpact.LotD/C1–TheConceptualDesignandtheEnvironmentalImpactStudyweresubmittedtothe Portuguese Environment Agency on 29 July 2008 for Assessment Of EnvironmentalImpact).LotC1(Alenquer‐Pombal)–TheConceptualDesignandtheEnvironmentalImpactStudywere submitted to the Environment Institute in September 2006 for Assessment OfEnvironmental Impact, receiving a favourable Statement Of Environmental Impact inDecember2007;Lot B (Pombal‐Aveiro) and Lot A (Aveiro‐Porto) ‐ The Conceptual Designs andEnvironmentalImpactStudiesarecurrentlyatthefinalvalidationstage,submittedtothePortugueseEnvironmentAgencytobegintheProcessforAssessmentOfEnvironmentalImpactatthestartofthesecondsemesterof2008. Lisbon‐MadridCorridorLotTTT–EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentinprogress,havingbeeninitiatedon2July2008.51