Commission urges ROMANIA to correctly transpose EU legislation establishing a single European railway area

The European Commission decided today to send a letter of formal notice to Romania due to shortcomings in the application of the EU rules establishing a single European railway area (Directive 2012/34/EU).

The letter of formal notice concerns new international rail passenger services, the licensing of railway undertakings, information on access conditions and charges of services in terminal, stations and workshops. The national law lacks the obligation to consult the rail sector on new contractual agreements and the alignment of existing agreements to the new rules.

National law should also require a transparent procedure for the selection of decision making staff at the rail regulatory body. Romania has now two months to comply with EU law; otherwise, the Commission may send a reasoned opinion on this matter.

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