Single European Railway Area Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a single European railway area (Recast)

Stage: In force
In force: In force since 15 Dec 2012 · CELEX 32012L0034
Transposition deadline: 16 Jun 2015
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 21 Nov 2012

3 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published, 1 planned.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Revision of Regulation on the reporting obligations of the Member States in the framework of rail market monitoring	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q4 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2014/622	Implementing · Regulation	Published
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/2075	Delegated · Decision	Published	04/09/2017

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Directive 2012/34/EU establishes a single European railway area, covering infrastructure management, licensing of railway undertakings, and infrastructure charging and capacity allocation. It applies to domestic and international rail services, with exclusions for urban, suburban, and regional standalone networks.

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