The Regulatory Body updated its Communication containing the Guidelines for the Notification of a New Rail Passenger Service within the Framework of the Economic Equilibrium Test Procedure. These guidelines aim at clarifying the cases where a notification must, or must not, be submitted in accordance with the applicable regulations.
In 2022, the Belgian Regulatory body has realized a poll about the rail market evolution and the service facilities in Belgium. Twelve railway undertakings and one applicant non-RU have replied to this poll which was completed by some individual interviews. The outcome of this poll has been summarized in a report which can be found […]
In December 2022, the Regulatory Body has issued a communiqué regarding the fact that BAC could not proceed with the allocation of a European tender for the operation of the fuel infrastructure and the possible impact of this on airport charges for the next regulated period.Since then the operator has informed the sector that the […]
On December 9, 2022, the Regulatory Body issued a decision on two petitions from different airlines against the final tariff proposal of Brussels Airport for the regulated period from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028.The main adjustments demanded of the airport operator by the Regulatory Body relate to the traffic forecast, the WACC, the […]
The Regulatory Body monitors and studies the evolutions and market developments of the railway sector in Belgium. We have issued our latest Market Monitoring Report with the evolutions and developments in the rail freight market for the year 2021.
The Regulatory Body monitors and studies the evolutions and market developments of the railway sector in Belgium. We have published the 2021 Market Monitoring Report with evolutions and market developments in the rail passengers market.
The Regulatory Body monitors and studies the evolutions and market developments of the airport sector in Belgium, in particular Brussels Airport. The latest Market Monitoring Report with evolutions and market developments in the airport sector for the year 2021 can be found here.
The Regulatory Body has issued an opinion on the draft network statement for 2024 (in Dutch and French). In that opinion, the Regulatory Body recommends that Infrabel, notably: clarify or provide more details on a series of points; be more proactive to conform to its obligation to cooperate with the service facilities operators to offer […]
On July 4th 2022, the Regulatory Body issued made a provisional decision on the airport charges that license holder Brussels Airport Company intends to change from 1 April 2023. The Regulatory Body is of the opinion that there is no risk that its final decision on the proposed charges adaptation will be too late, i.e. […]
On July the forth 2022, the Regulatory Body received a notification from the “European Sleeper Coöperatie“ for a new passenger transport service for the Amsterdam/Barcelona and Barcelona/Amsterdam routes. This notification relates to access to the Belgian railway network and is part of the information obligation provided for in both Belgian and European regulations.
The Regulatory Body has published its annuel report 2021. It can be consulted here (in Dutch and French).
The Regulatory Body has launched a monitoring mission order to verify if the infrastructure manager complies with the rules regarding the absence of conflict of interest. After investigation, the Regulatory Body concluded that the infrastructure manager complies with this regulation. This decision can be found here (French and Dutch only).
