Second railway package
The second railway package is a package of measures of European railway law proposed by the European Commission on January 23, 2002 in order to revive rail traffic . The measures contained therein are based on the guidelines of the transport white paper and are intended to improve safety, interoperability in rail transport and market access in the field of rail freight transport. The Commission also proposes the creation of a European Railway Agency to lead technical work in the areas of safety and interoperability.
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- Directive 2004/49 / EC (PDF) of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2004 on railway safety in the Community and amending Council Directive 95/18 / EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14 / EC on the allocation of rail infrastructure capacity, the levying of charges for the use of rail infrastructure and the safety certification [Official Journal L 164 of April 30, 2004].
- Directive 2004/50 / EC (PDF) of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2004 amending Directive 96/48 / EC of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Interoperability of the Trans-European Conventional Rail System [Official Journal L 164 of 30 April 2004]. This has become obsolete with the entry into force of Directive 2008/57 / EC (PDF) of the European Parliament and the Council of June 17, 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system in the Community, which is relevant for the entire EEA .
- Directive 2004/51 / EC (PDF) of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2004 amending Council Directive 91/440 / EEC on the development of the Community's railways [Official Journal L 164 of April 30, 2004].
- Regulation (EC) No. 881/2004 (PDF) of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2004 establishing a European Railway Agency [Official Journal L 164 of April 30, 2004]