Luxembourg: the draft regulation on railway interoperability adopted

The Council of Government of April 18, 2008 adopted a draft regulation regarding the interoperability of the trans-European high speed rail system and of the conventional railway lines. This text, which implements Directive 96/48, clarifies vocational qualifications and the staff's health and safety conditions in particular. (Ref. 080328)
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The Grand-Ducal draft regulation aims at implementing into national law Directive 96/48 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16 on the interoperability of the conventional rail system. The text sets the requirements to fulfill to carry out the interoperability of the two systems in Luxembourg. Among these conditions are vocational qualifications and the health and safety status of the staff which guarantee the operation and the maintenance of t

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