Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2189 of 24 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 Greece not to apply the requirement to install ETCS on board vehicles set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 (notified under document C(2026) 6839)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2189 · Decision · 4 articles

In forceIn force from 2026-09-24

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Article 1

The request of Greece for non-application of paragraph (1) of point 7.4.2.4.1 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 to the 111 vehicles operated by Hellenic Train listed in the Annex to this Decision is accepted on condition that the alternative provision proposed by Greece is applied. Greece shall notify the Commission without delay of any changes to the identifiers of the vehicles listed in the Annex.

Article 2

Greece shall without undue delay inform the Commission in the following cases: (a) once the Greek infrastructure manager has notified the requirement to upgrade the on-board ETCS based on point 7.4.2.4.2 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695; (b) once the 2030-2035 study on the migration of ETCS to newer versions is available; (c) once it has information that the non-application referred to in Article 1 may reasonably compromise the safety of the railway system, especially if the on-board ETCS equipment of the concerned vehicles needs to be corrected for errors.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. It shall apply until 31 December 2040 or until the end of the transition period following the notification referred to in Article 2, point (a), whichever occurs first.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX List of 111 vehicles subject to this Decision. 1. ERATV typeID: 13-286-0001-8-001-001 ERATV type name: EMU-Siemens Desiro 460 Registered vehicle number – EVN 947324601014 947324602012 947324601022 947324602020 947324601030 947324602038 947324601048 947324602046 947324601055 947324602053 947324601063 947324602061 947324601089 947324602087 947324601097 947324602095 947324601121 947324602129 947324601113 947324602111 2. ERATV typeID: 13-289-0001-2-001-001 ERATV type name: RAIL-BUS STADLER DMU 560 Registered vehicle number – EVN 957325601020 957325602028 957325601046 957325602044 957325601053 957325602051 957325601061 957325602069 957325601087 957325602085 957325601103 957325602101 957325601137 957325602135 957325601145 957325602143 957325601152 957325602150 957325601160 957325602168 957325601079 957325601129 957325602077 957325602127 3. ERATV typeID: 13-287-0001-6-001-001 ERATV type name: MAN 2000 DMU621 Registered vehicle number – EVN 957326211019 957326212017 957326211027 957326212025 957326211035 957326212033 957326211043 957326212041 957326211050 957326212058 957326212074 957326211084 957326212082 957326211092 957326211100 957326212108 957326211118 957326212116 957326211134 957326212132 957326211142 957326212140 957326211126 957326211159 957326212124 957326212157 4. ERATV typeID: 11-229-0001-0-001-001 and 11-229-0002-8-001-001 ERATV type name: Locomotive Adtranz Class 220 Registered vehicle number – EVN 927322200027 927322200035 927322200043 927322200050 927322200068 927322200076 927322200118 927322200134 927322200142 927322200167 927322200175 927322200183 927322200191 927322200225 927322200233 927322200241 927322200258 927322200274 927322200290 927322200316 927322200324 927322200332 927322200340 927322200357 5. ERATV typeID: 11-231-0001-6-001-001, 11-231-0002-4-001-001 ERATV type name: LOCOMOTIVE 120 SIEMENS Registered vehicle number – EVN 917321200078 917321200086 917321200102 917321200144 917321200151 917321200169 917321200177 917321200185 917321200193 917321200201 917321200219 917321200243 917321200268 917321200284 917321200292 917321200300 917321200029

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