G/TBT/N/EU/528  
 
6 December 2017  
(17-6705) 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 Commission  
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 [ X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
Locomotives and passenger rolling stock and 'energy' subsystem of the Union rail system  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 and 
Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 as regards provisions on energy measuring system and 
data collecting system (and its accompanying ann exes) (4 pages and Annexes 9 pages, in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the closing of open 
points related to Energy Measuring Systems and Data Collection Systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To contribute to the interoperability of the rail system within the European 
Union. This will facilitate, improve and help develop international rail transport services 
within the European Union and with third cou ntries. This will also contribute to the 
development of an EU -wide market in railway equipment and services.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 on the interoperability of the rail system within the 
European Union http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016L0797  
 Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474 of 8 June 2017 http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32017D1474  
 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical 
specifications for interoperability relating to the 'energy' subsystem of the rail 
system in the Union http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1511538261312&uri=CELEX:32014R1301   
 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 No vember 2014 concerning a 
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  locomotives  and passenger rolling stock' subsystem of the rail system in the 
European Union http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1511538361450&uri=CELEX:32014R1302  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Beginning of 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from mid -2018)  
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/2017/TBT/EEC/17_5419_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_5419_01_e.pdf