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Cross-Acceptance proposals adopted on 13 December 2006

The European Commission adopted today a series of measures to support the revitalisation of the railway sector by removing obstacles to the circulation of trains throughout the European rail network. The measures include a Communication on the simplification of certification of railway vehicles, a proposal to recast the existing Railway Interoperability Directives and to modify the Regulation establishing a European Railway Agency and the Railway Safety Directive.

• Press release:    

• Memo:       (size: 150 kb)

The text of the Communication and the proposals:

• Communication of the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: "Facilitating the movement of locomotives across the European Union", COM(2006)782 final of 13 December 2006.

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• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Interoperability of the Community rail system, COM(2006)783 final of 13 December 2006.

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Directive 2004/49/EC on safety on the Community's railways, COM(2006)784 final of 13 December 2006.

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 establishing a European Railway Agency, COM(2006)785 final of 13 December 2006.

Taskforce Cross-Acceptance

This section contains the results of the Taskforce on cross-acceptance created by the Commission in 2004.

Please note the disclaimer and the copyright notice: These documents have been drafted at the request of the European Commission, but do not constitute any formal commitment on behalf of the Commission. 

Guideline for Cross-Acceptance of Rolling Stock: Task Force for Cross-Acceptance of Rolling Stock.

Contributing Member States:  Denmark,  France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.

Annexes (zipped file, 257 KB).

Consultation document: Improving Cross Acceptance of Rolling Stock : problems, objectives and options, Commission working document (, 84 KB).