Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways
Modified by
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 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways, 32001L0012R(01), December 18, 2001
Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 26 February 2001amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways"SECTION VaMonitoring tasks of the CommissionArticle 10b1.Not later than 15 September 2001 the Commission shall make the necessary arrangements to monitor technical and economic conditions and market developments of European rail transport. The Commission shall ensure that adequate resources are made available to enable the effective monitoring of this sector.2.In this context, the Commission shall closely involve representatives of the Member States and of the sectors concerned in its work, including users, so that they are able better to monitor the development of the railway sector and the evolution of the market, assess the effect of the measures adopted and analyse the impact of the measures planned by the Commission.3.The Commission shall monitor the use of the networks and the evolution of the framework conditions in the rail sector, in particular infrastructure charging, capacity allocation, safety regulation and licensing and the degree of harmonisation that evolves. It shall ensure an active cooperation between the appropriate regulatory bodies in the Member States.4.The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on:a)the evolution of the internal market in rail servicesb)the framework conditionsc)the state of the Trans-European Rail Freight Networkd)the utilisation of access rightse)barriers to more effective rail servicesf)infrastructure limitations, andg)the need for legislation."