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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/253 CHAPTER 4 — TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 24–Article 27 · 4 articles

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Report

Article 24

1.   The report submitted by the Agency pursuant to Article 35(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 shall include an analysis of the effectiveness of this Regulation and the progress made towards achieving interoperability of the telematics subsystem of the Union rail system. 2.   Reporting on implementation shall be based on information collected by the Agency pursuant to Article 17 of this Regulation. 3.   For the purposes of Article 40(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, the Agency shall publish an overview of Union-funded projects and its analysis of innovative outputs relating to the provisions of this Regulation, as well as its proposals for follow-up action necessary to ensure the coordinated development corresponding applications in the Union and a harmonised and coordinated implementation.

Repeal

Article 25

1.   Regulations (EU) No 454/2011 and (EU) No 1305/2014 are repealed. 2.   References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Transitional measures

Article 26

Until the Agency provides the web applications referred to in Article 9(1), it shall assign codes through existing databases managed jointly by infrastructure managers, or by operators of rail freight service facilities or by a group of railway undertakings. For that purpose, the stakeholders managing those databases shall grant the Agency access to those databases for use.

Entry into force and application

Article 27

1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2.   The following Articles shall apply from 2 September 2026: (a) Article 8(1), points (a), (c) and (d), and Article 8(2); (b) Article 9(2); (c) Article 11(1); (d) Article 12(1). 3.   Article 9(3) to (6) shall apply from 15 March 2026. 4.   The following Articles shall apply from 2 March 2027: (a) Article 8(1)(b); (b) Article 9(1); (c) Article 17(1); (d) Article 18.

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