Press Release: Railway safety: Commission refers Lithuania to the Court of Justice of the EU

On 24 September 2015 the European Commission decided to refer Lithuania to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) for failure to correctly transpose European rules on rail safety.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive) http://www.europeansources.info/record/directive-2004-49-ec-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-of-29-april-2004-on-safety-on-the-communitys-railways-and-amending-council-directive-95-18-ec-on-the-licensing-of-railway-undertakin/

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