G/TBT/N/EU/942  
22 December 2022  
(22-9711) 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  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation amending Comm ission Regulations: (EU) No 
321/2013, No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1300/2014, No 1301/2014, No 1302/2014, No 
1304/2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 (6 Pages, in 
English), (Annex 1 - 38 Pages, in English), (Annex 2 - 29 Pages, in English), (Annex 3 - 
39 Pages, in English), (Annex 4 - 16 Pages, in English), (Annex 5 - 148 Pages, in English), 
(Annex 6 - 37 Pages, in English), (Annex 7 - 76 Pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation updates the technical 
specifications for interoperability of locomotives and passenger coaches, freight wagons, 
railway infrastructure, railway energy management, railway noise and for the best care 
of passengers with reduced mobility.  
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 harmonise further the operation across the Union in order to facilitate 
the modal shift towards rai l and combined transport; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
The relevant international standards, if any, are directly mentioned in the annexes of the 
draft Regulation.  G/TBT/N/EU/942  
 
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  The European Green Deal: A European Green Deal | European Commission (europa.eu)  
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_8900_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8900_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8900_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8900_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8900_04_e.pdf  
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