(a) undertakings which only operate rail passenger services on local and regional stand-alone railway infrastructure; (b) railway undertakings which only operate urban or suburban rail passenger services; (c) railway undertakings whose activity is limited to the provision of regional rail freight services that are not covered by the scope of Directive 91/440/EEC; (d) undertakings which only carry out freight operations on privately owned railway infrastructure that exists solely for use by the infrastructure owner for its own freight operations.
Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings
Modified by
- Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 26 February 2001amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings, 32001L0013, March 15, 2001
- Directive 2004/49/EC of the european parliament and of the councilof 29 April 2004on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification(Railway Safety Directive)Corrigendum to Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive)(Official Journal of the European Union L 164 of 30 April 2004), 32004L004932004L0049R(01), April 30, 2004
- Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 21 November 2012establishing a single European railway area(recast)(Text with EEA relevance), 32012L0034, December 14, 2012
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive), 32004L0049R(01), June 21, 2004
(a) "railway undertaking" shall mean any public or private undertaking the principal business of which is to provide services for the transport of goods and/or passengers by rail with a requirement that the undertaking must ensure traction; this also includes undertakings which provide traction only; (b) "licence" shall mean an authorization issued by a Member State to an undertaking, by which its capacity as a railway undertaking is recognized. That capacity may be limited to the provision of specific types of services; (c) "licensing authority" shall mean the body charged by a Member State with the issue of licences. (d) "urban and suburban services" shall mean transport services operated to meet the transport needs of an urban centre or conurbation, as well as the transport needs between such centre or conurbation and surrounding areas; "regional services" shall mean transport services operated to meet the transport needs of a region.
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