| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 34 final (31.01.13) |
| Publication Date | 31/01/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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On 23 October 2007, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2007/58/EC amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (hereinafter: the Directive). All railway undertakings having a valid licence and the required safety certificates were given the right to operate international rail passenger services, including the possibility of carrying passengers on national sub-routes (cabotage) as from 1 January 2010. A deadline of 1 January 2012 was set for Member States for which the share of international carriage of passengers by train constituted more than half of the passenger turnover of railway undertakings in their territory (the only Member State to meet that criterion was Luxembourg). The obligations for transposition and implementation of the Directive do not apply to Cyprus and Malta for as long as no railway system is established within their territory. According to Article 10 (9) of the Directive, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the implementation of the provisions regarding the opening of the international rail passenger transport market. The Commission hereby submits its report to the institutions mentioned in order to fulfil this obligation. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:034:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
