Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/191 of 8 January 2024 correcting certain language versions of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to safety in railway tunnels of the rail system of the European Union

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/191 9.1.2024 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/191 of 8 January 2024 correcting certain language versions of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to ‘safety in railway tunnels’ of the rail system of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union(1), and in particular Article 5(11) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Bulgarian, German, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian language versions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014(2) contain errors in the definition of ‘railway tunnel’ laid down in Section 2.4, point (a), of the Annex thereto, which hamper the correct interpretation of the term.

(2) The Bulgarian, German, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian language versions of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014 should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3), delivered prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 (Does not concern the English language.)

(1) OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to ‘safety in railway tunnels’ of the rail system of the European Union (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 394).

(3) Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/191/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 9.1.2024 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 January 2024.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/191/oj