EU Transport law
The purpose of European legislation is to bring about a single market in rail services within the European Union.
The core areas of work are the harmonisation of safety rules and network access conditions, interoperability, passenger rights and the establishment of freight corridors.
Documents
TAP Regulation (454/2011)
May 12, 2014
May 12, 2014
Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system
TAF Regulation (1305/2014)
Dec. 12, 2014
Dec. 12, 2014
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 of 11 December 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 62/2006
Directive 2016/797 of 11 May 2016 on interoperability
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
Directive 2016/798 of 11 May 2016 on railway safety
Dec. 9, 2019
Dec. 9, 2019
Consolidated text: Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
Regulation 913/2010 : Rail Freight Corridors
Dec. 20, 2013
Dec. 20, 2013
Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight
Implementing Regulation on Framework Agreements
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/545 of 7 April 2016 on procedures and criteria concerning framework agreements for the allocation of rail infrastructure capacity
Delegated Decision schedule for the allocation process
Nov. 14, 2017
Nov. 14, 2017
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/2075 of 4 September 2017 replacing Annex VII to Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177
Nov. 23, 2017
Nov. 23, 2017