Railway Safety Directive
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on railway safety (Recast)
- Stage
- In force, reached 26 May 2016
- In force
- In force since 15 Jun 2016 · CELEX 32016L0798
- Transposition deadline
- 16 Jun 2019
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Last activity
- 15 Jun 2016
Where it stands
Latest: Expert group meeting: Commission expert group on the technical pillar of the 4th R — Common safety methods for assessing the safety level and performance of railway operators at nationa, 25 Jun 2026.
- 25 Jun 2026
- Expert group meeting: Commission expert group on the technical pillar of the 4th R — Common safety methods for assessing the safety level and performance of railway operators at nationa
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 6 published, 1 planned, 1 published urgency procedure.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common safety methods for assessing the safety level and performance of railway operators at national and Union level | Delegated · Regulation | Planned | Q4 2025 |
| Alignement of the date of application with the new transposition deadlines | Delegated · Regulation | Published urgency procedure | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/572 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/763 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/762 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 11/2017 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/761 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 11/2017 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/777 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779 | Implementing · Regulation | Published |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A7-0015/2014Parliament
- Report · A8-0056/2016Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2016)0033Commission
- Proposal · COM(2022)0012Commission
- Proposal · COM(2025)0491Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32016L0798R(01)Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32016L0798R(05)Commission
- Text adopted · Directive 2016/0798Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 059 07.03.2017, p. 0041Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 138 26.05.2016, p. 0102Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 317 09.12.2019, p. 0114Commission
- Report · PE513.387Parliament
- Amendments · PE519.443Parliament
- Report · PE575.332Parliament
- Amendments · PE577.061Parliament
- Text adopted · T7-0150/2014Parliament
- Text adopted · T8-0145/2016Parliament
Summary
GeneratedDirective (EU) 2016/798 recasts EU railway safety law, harmonizing safety targets and methods, defining actor responsibilities, and setting rules for safety certificates, authorizations, and accident investigation. It applies to the EU rail system, excluding metros, trams, and light rail, with Member State options for local exclusions.
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