HAKOM at the plenary meeting of the Independent Regulators’ Group - Rail
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This year’s first plenary meeting of the Independent Regulators’ Group – RAIL was held in The Hague. The meeting focused on topics concerning the Fourth Railway Package and on improving the role of and mutual cooperation between independent national regulatory authorities in the rail services sector.
ZAGREB, 15 April 2015 – This year’s first plenary meeting of the Independent Regulators’ Group – RAIL (IRG - Rail) was held in The Hague on 14 and 15 April. Contrary to the electronic communications market, not all European countries have independent national regulatory authorities for the rail services market. Moreover, some of them do not even have rail traffic.
More than twenty European countries, primarily full members of the EU, gathered in The Hague for a two day meeting focusing on the topics of the Fourth Railway Package and on the improvement of the role of and mutual cooperation between independent national regulatory authorities for the rail services market. Two documents were adopted at the plenary meeting representing joint position of IRG-Rail: a document defining procedures and criteria for access to service facilities and document on procurement proceedings for public service contracts.
Other topics important for the common rail market were also discussed at the meeting, in particular the future European Commission’s implementing act on direct costs, that is, on the role of regulatory authorities in relation to fees, including the presentation of practice in relation to fees for rail services. In addition to the discussion and voting on the above-mentioned topics, results of the third annual market report for 2013 were presented.
HAKOM was represented at the meeting by Dražen Lučić, President of the Council and Nikola Popović, a member of the Council. More information about the organization of IRG - Rail and this meeting is available at:
More information about the meeting is available at the following link www.irg-rail.eu.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: https://www.hakom.hr/
Registration required.
ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.
This year’s first plenary meeting of the Independent Regulators’ Group – RAIL was held in The Hague. The meeting focused on topics concerning the Fourth Railway Package and on improving the role of and mutual cooperation between independent national regulatory authorities in the rail services sector.
ZAGREB, 15 April 2015 – This year’s first plenary meeting of the Independent Regulators’ Group – RAIL (IRG - Rail) was held in The Hague on 14 and 15 April. Contrary to the electronic communications market, not all European countries have independent national regulatory authorities for the rail services market. Moreover, some of them do not even have rail traffic.
More than twenty European countries, primarily full members of the EU, gathered in The Hague for a two day meeting focusing on the topics of the Fourth Railway Package and on the improvement of the role of and mutual cooperation between independent national regulatory authorities for the rail services market. Two documents were adopted at the plenary meeting representing joint position of IRG-Rail: a document defining procedures and criteria for access to service facilities and document on procurement proceedings for public service contracts.
Other topics important for the common rail market were also discussed at the meeting, in particular the future European Commission’s implementing act on direct costs, that is, on the role of regulatory authorities in relation to fees, including the presentation of practice in relation to fees for rail services. In addition to the discussion and voting on the above-mentioned topics, results of the third annual market report for 2013 were presented.
HAKOM was represented at the meeting by Dražen Lučić, President of the Council and Nikola Popović, a member of the Council. More information about the organization of IRG - Rail and this meeting is available at:
More information about the meeting is available at the following link www.irg-rail.eu.
# # #
For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: https://www.hakom.hr/
Registration required.
ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.