Acquis and Legislation

Interoperability

• Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast), published in the Official Journal n° L 191 of 18.07.2008;

• Regulation concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system, published in OJ L 13 of 18 January 2006, p. 1.;

• Decision concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem "rolling stock – noise" of the trans-European conventional rail of the TSIs, published in OJ L 37 of 8 February 2006, p. 1;

• Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, OJ L 164 of 30 April 2004. A corrigendum has been published in OJ L220 of 21 June 2004, p. 40.

• Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system.

• Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system

• 1999/569/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 1999 on the basic parameters for the command-and-control and signalling subsystem relating to the trans-European high-speed rail system (notified under document number C(1999) 2475) - (Text with EEA relevance),  published in OJ L 216 of 14 August 1999, p. 23. This decision has been repealed by Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002.

• Commission Recommendation of 21 March 2001 on the basic parameters of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 5(3)(b) of Directive 96/48/EC (notified under document number C(2001) 745), OJ L 100 of 11 April 2001, p. 17

• Inclusion of Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 in the EEA Agreement, OJ L110, 25 April 2002, p. 11;  

• Inclusion of the Commission recommendation of 21 March 2001 on the basic parameters of the European High Speed rail system in the EEA agreement, OJ L110, 25 April 2002, p. 17  

• Commission Decision 2002/730/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the maintenance subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC ), OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 1.  

• Commission Decision 2002/732/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the infrastructure subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC,  OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 143.

• Commission Decision 2002/733/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC,  OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 280.

• Commission Decision 2002/734/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC,  OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 370;

• Commission Decision 2002/735/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC,  OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 402;

Inclusion of the Commission Decisions 2002/730-735 in the EEA Agreement, OJ L137, 5 June 2003, p. 37.

A corrigendum for Commission Decisions 2002/730-735EC,  concerning  the table of contents of each Decision, has been published in OJ L275, 11/10/2002, p. 1-13.

• Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 96/48/EC: Publication of titles and references of harmonized standards under the directive, OJ C114, 14/05/2003,  p. 5

• COMMISSION DECISION 2004/446 of 29 April 2004 specifying the basic parameters of the Noise, Freight Wagons and Telematic applications for freight Technical Specifications for Interoperability referred to in Directive 2001/16/EC , OJ L 155 of 30 April 2004, p. 1. A corrigendum has been published in OJ L 193 of 1 June 2004, p. 1

• DIRECTIVE 2004/50/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, OJ L 164 of 30 April 2004, p. 114. A corrigendum has been published in OJ L220 of 21 June 2004, p. 40.

ERTMS: European Rail Traffic Management System

• Commission Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC,  OJ L 245, 12/9/2002, p. 37. This decision is modified by Commission Decision 2004/447 of 29 April 2004, OJ L 155 of 30 April 2004, p. 67, modifying Annex A, and establishing the main characteristics of Class A system (ERTMS) of the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system referred to in Directive 2001/16/EC. A corrigendum has been published in OJ L 193 of 1 June 2004, p. 53.

• 2001/260/EC: Commission Decision of 21 March 2001 on the basic parameters of the command-control and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to as "ERTMS characteristics" in Annex II(3) to Directive 96/48/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 746),  OJ L 93 of 3 April 2001, p. 53. This decision has been repealed by Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002.