Report on delegated acts under Article 60(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area (recast)

On 21 November 2012, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area (recast). Article 60 of the Directive empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts, subject to specific conditions, under certain other articles in the Directive. These are:
- Article 20(5) (Information to be provided by undertakings applying for a licence),
- Article 35(3) (Performance scheme — delay classes),
- Article 43(2) (Allocation process) and
- Article 56(13) (Accounting information to be supplied to the regulatory body).

The Commission’s power is limited to five years from 15 December 2012. Pursuant to Article 60(2) of the Directive the Commission is required to draw up a report on its use of this power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period, i.e. by 15 March 2017. The delegation of power will be tacitly extended for further five-year periods unless the European Parliament or the Council objects no later than three months before the end of each period.