Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 16

Licensing authority

Article 16

Each Member State shall designate a licensing authority that shall be responsible for issuing licences and for carrying out the obligations imposed by this Chapter. The licensing authority shall not provide rail transport services itself and shall be independent of firms or entities that do so.

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