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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2059 of 17 September 2026 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a request from Poland not to apply the requirement to install ETCS on-board of locomotives set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 (notified under document C(2026) 6338)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2059 of 17 September 2026 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a request from Poland not to apply the requirement to install ETCS on-board of locomotives set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 (notified under document C(2026) 6338)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2059 · Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

The request of Poland of 26 May 2026 for non-application of point 7.4.2.1 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 to the 12 new diesel locomotives to be used on line No 65 is accepted on the condition that the alternative provision proposed by Poland is applied.

Article 2

Poland shall without undue delay notify the Commission in the following cases: (a) once ETCS has been installed trackside on line No 65; and (b) it has information that the non-application referred to in Article 1 may reasonably compromise the safety of the railway system.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland. It shall apply until 31 December 2056 or until the notification referred to in Article 2, point (a).

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