Safety on the Community's railways (Railway Safety Directive)

As a result of the agreement of the European Parliament and the Council, at first reading, to transfer the provisions of Article 14 of this proposal for a directive regarding the putting into service and cross-acceptance of rolling stock to the proposal to recast the Interoperability Directive, this proposal essentially now covers only the introduction of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny and an article on vehicle maintenance.

After several months of negotiation under the Slovene presidency, a solution for reaching an agreement emerged at the informal trialogue on 24 June 2008. This agreement essentially concerns the certification of the entities in charge of vehicle maintenance.

The Commission can accept the compromise amendment adopted by the European Parliament after the second reading.