The Regulatory Body is organizing a public consultation until September, 15th 2021 on the reasonable time limit within which requests from railway undertakings for access to and supply of services in service facilities must be answered. A draft decision is submitted for consultation, in which the Regulatory Body has already determined indicatively the reasonable time […]
On July 6, 2021, the Regulatory Body published his opinion A-2021-03-S with regard to the proposal of an excess rate. This opinion on a new tariff structure for rail bundles (train formation and shunting yards) was requested by Infrabel. Because tariffs and the underlying products are related and cannot simply be uncoupled, the Regulatory Body […]
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On April 21, 2021, the Regulatory Body received a notification from “European Sleeper Coöperatie“ of a new rail passenger service for the Ostend-Prague/Warsaw and Warsaw/Prague-Ostend routes. This notification relates to access to the Belgian railway network and was submitted pursuant to the candidate’s obligation to inform the Regulatory Body, in accordance with both Belgian and […]
The Regulatory Body has received a notification of a planned rail service “Brussels-South – Innsbruck” (D-2021-03-S) from the candidate Ostende-Vienne-Orient-Experience. On the basis of the information provided and after analysis, the Regulatory Body has decided that the notified rail passenger service does not fall within the scope of the legislation on the economic equilibrium test. […]
The Regulatory Service has received a notification of a planned rail service “Brussels-South – Milan” (D-2021-02-S) from the candidate Ostende-Vienne-Orient-Experience. On the basis of the information provided and after analysis, the Regulatory Body has decided that the notified rail passenger service does not fall within the scope of the legislation on the economic equilibrium test. […]
The Regulatory body monitors and studies the yearly evolutions and market developments at Brussels Airport. In 2020, the specific impact of COVID-19 – and the measures taken – on the activities of the different players was examined. The expected consequences of the crisis and (possible) measures were included in the study. The results can be […]
Due to the COVID-19 situation, all employees of the Regulatory Body are working from home until further notice. They remain available by telephone and email. Please send all communication that would be done by post (e.g. registered mail in case of a complaint procedure) also digitally to us via info@regul.be. Thank you for understanding.
On 31 March 2021, the Regulatory Body issued its decision D-2021-01-C following an audit on « Reference document – Access to passenger stations » from the NMBS. The Regulatory Body has decided that, as it stands, the « Reference Access Document – Access to Passenger Stations » 2021 must be adapted regarding the access to stations and […]
On 29 October 2020, Infrabel asked the Regulatory Body for an opinion on the capacity agreement. This request for an opinion concerned specifically the obligation for the non-railway undertaking candidates to have their liability covered by an insurance contract. On March 9, 2021, the Regulatory Body issued the opinion called “opinion no. A-2021-02-S capacity agreement”. […]
The Regulatory body monitors and studies the yearly evolutions and market developments in the rail freight and rail passenger market. In 2020, the specific impact of COVID-19 – and the measures taken – on the activities of the different players was examined. The expected consequences of the crisis and (possible) measures were included in the […]
Due to the COVID-19 situation, all employees of the Regulatory Body are working from home until February, 28, 2021. They remain available by telephone and email. Please send all communication that would be done by post (e.g. registered mail in case of a complaint procedure) also digitally to us via info@regul.be. Thank you for understanding.
