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Consultation on the transposition of Directive 2008/57/EC on the interoperability of the rail system
The government's proposals for implementing Directive 2008/57/EC on the interoperability of the rail system.
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This document sets out the government’s proposals for implementing Directive 2008/57/EC on the interoperability of the rail system. The document seeks stakeholders views on:
- how we implement the new requirements of the new Directive, including proposed draft regulations
- when the authorisation process, including verification of the application of technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs), should be used
- how we have optimised the existing provisions that have already been transposed in the current UK Regulations (RIR 2006)
Documents
Consultation documentapplication/pdfAnnex A - consultation questionsapplication/pdfAnnex B - Statutory Instrumentapplication/pdfAnnex C - draft (UK) approved list of exclusions from the scope of application of EC Directive 2008/57/EC, pursuant to Article 1(3) of the Directiveapplication/pdfAnnex D - guidanceapplication/pdfAnnex G - glossary of termsapplication/pdfAnnex H - code of practiceapplication/pdfAnnex I - list of those consultedapplication/pdfAnnex J - consultation response formapplication/mswordAnnex E - partial impact assesmentapplication/pdf