Eliminating technical and administrative obstacles to boost European railways

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 28 April 2016 a draft law designed to reduce the techincal obstacles that differing national standards and procedures create for rail operators and rolling stock manufacturers.

The 'technical pillar' of the 4th railway package agreed by negotiators of the parliament and the Council of the European Union aimed to cut time and cost of certifying that operators, locomotives and carriages meet safety and technical standards.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The fourth railway package: 'Technical pillar' http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-fourth-railway-package-technical-pillar/

ESO: Background information: New approval systems for rail interoperability and safety: Coreper gives its go-ahead http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-approval-systems-for-rail-interoperability-and-safety-coreper-gives-its-go-ahead/

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 27.04.16: Right on track: three things you should know about new railway rules http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160425STO24586/

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