G/TBT/N/EU/623  
 
26 November 2018  
(18-7420) 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/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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): Railway 
interoperability constituents, subsystems and vehicles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation amending  Commission Regulations (EU) 
No 321/2013, No 1299/2014, No 1301/2014, No 1 302/2014, No 1303/2014 and 
No 1304/2014, Regulation (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 
2011/665/EU as regards the alignment wi th Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in 
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474 (Act 14 pages and Annexes 215 pages, 
in English).   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the revision of the 
technical specifications for interoperability applicable to railway vehicles and fixed 
installations in order to align those specifications with the Directive on the interoperability 
of the Union rail system of 2016.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature 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 rai l transport services 
within the European Union and with third countries. 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 -
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from mid -2019)  
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/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6079_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6079_01_e.pdf