On 7 September 2020, the Regulatory Body issued its decision D-2020-04-LA following an audit on Brussels Airport Company’s compliance with some of its obligations towards the Brussels Airport Mediation Service. The Regulatory Body found that BAC failed to consult with- and cooperate closely with the Mediation Service. The Regulatory Body instructed BAC to take the […]
On December 21, 2020, the Regulatory Body has issued decision D-2020-06-S in the ex-officio investigation regarding the process of renewal planning and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance works of the infrastructure manager. In the course of the investigation the Regulatory Body identified several elements of improvement, which resulted in 14 recommendations that were transmitted to the […]
On November 26, 2020, the Regulatory Body has issued its decision D-2020-05-S. An administrative fine of € 762.090 was imposed on Infrabel for infringements of the Rail Code, which were established during the audit assignment regarding the allocation of capacity for the 2020 timetable. The Regulatory Body decided that 1/3 of the fine is to […]
Due to the COVID-19 situation, all employees of the Regulatory Body are working from home until December, 24, 2020. They remain available by telephone and email. Our offices will be closed from December 25, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Please send all communication that would be done by post (e.g. registered mail in case of […]
Due to the COVID-19 situation, all employees of the Regulatory Body are working from home until November, 30, 2020. 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.
The Belgian Regulatory Body has been shortlisted for the 2020 CIR Award (Public sector) for the implementation of its Enterprise Risk Management System.
On June 10, 2020, the Belgian Official Gazette published the Law of May 20, 2020 concerning measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic as regards to the administrative fines relating to air transport and air navigation and to the Brussels Airport tariff system. This Law is based on an advice issued by the […]
At Brussels Airport, ground handlers, like the airlines and the airport itself, have been severely affected by the impact of the corona crisis. One of the baggage and platform handlers of passenger flights, Swissport Belgium NV, was declared bankrupt as a result of the crisis. Since this bankruptcy, only Aviapartner has a long-term license to […]
In the context of an audit regarding the allocation of capacity, the Regulatory Body imposed protective measures on Infrabel by decision D-2020-01-S of 12 March 2020. These measures mean that Infrabel is no longer allowed to use its method of freezing the allocation of capacity for the timetable and has to comply with the legal […]
In addition to the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the train service (cf. Implementing Regulation 2015/909), the infrastructure manager can, in accordance with article 56§1 of the Rail Codex, decide to charge additional fees for the use of the railway infrastructure in order to obtain full coverage of the costs […]
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Due to the COVID-19 situation, all employees of the Regulatory Body are working from home until October, 31st. 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.
