EFRTC General Assembly held in Amsterdam on the 2nd December 2005 was hosted by the Netherlands National Association, as well by the contractor BAM RAIL B.V. 

The President, Mr. Jeremy Candfield, and Mr. Rolando Naggar, Secretary General, illustrated the activity and progress of their Study Groups which are involved in the main objectives of EFRTC:

• Railway infrastructure maintenance and renewals efficiency, project RIMARE;
• Harmonisation of procurement procedures;
• Safety of rail track;
• European standards applicable to EFRTC activity.

The close collaboration of UNIFE has permitted to include the project RIMARE elaborated by EFRTC/EIM - European Infrastructure Managers Association in the INNOTRACK research proposal submitted to the EU Commission.
EFRTC General Assembly was broaden by guest speakers as:

• Mr. Peter Veit of Graz University of Technology relating an important study on outsourcing track maintenance;
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• Mr. Ger van der Wal, of ProRail, Manager of Prorail, presented the past performance used by awarding contracts for track maintenance and renewal and the future policy for outsourcing;
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• Mr. Wolfgang Roth, Vice President of European Investment Bank , related that EIB is adapting its financial products to better serve the implementation of TEN-T and co-operate more closely with the private sector;
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• Mr. Kees de Graaff, Project Director Rotherdam Tramways presented the  situation of Light Rail
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The next EFRTC General Assembly will be held in Montreux, Switzerland on the 16th June 2006