G/TBT/N/EU/941  
21 December 2022  
(22-9646) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Railway 
products/rail supply products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Reg ulation (EU) on the technical specification for 
interoperability relating to the control -command and signalling subsystems of the rail 
system in the European Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/919; (9 page(s), in 
English), (160 page(s), in English), (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation updates the technical 
specifications for interoperability relating to the 'control -command and signalling' 
subsystems affecting both track side and on -board systems  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Fulfilling the objective of the green deal and the sustainable smart mobility 
strategy, namely to introduce game changing technologies and to further harmonise the 
European rail sector to increase market share of rail for passengers and freight, and 
facilitate the modal shift towards rail and combined transport of goods  
8. Relevant documents:   
The relevant international standards, if any, are directly mentioned in the annexes of the 
draft Regulation.  
The European Green Deal: A European Green Deal | European Commission (europa.eu)  G/TBT/N/EU/941  
 
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  The Sustainable Smart Mobility Strategy: EUR-Lex - 52020DC0789 - EN - EUR-Lex 
(europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd quarter 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. (The provisions apply at various, much later dates as indicated in the pertinent 
annexes).  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8863_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8863_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8863_02_e.pdf