Approval of the Railway Code of the Republic of Albania

Official Bulletin no. 265, dated 12 January 2017

The Parliament of Albania approved, on 22.12.2016, law no. 142/2016 “Railway Code of the Republic of Albania”.

The main purpose of the Code is:

a) creation of a favorable and sustainable legal framework in the incentive and development of a temporarily railway transportation in the Republic of Albania territory;

b) development of an efficient and competitive railway transport regarding other means of transport;

c) organization and functioning of the railway sector according to the principle of administration and account sharing among railway infrastructure and railway transports activity;

d) development and improvement of safety in railway and market approach regarding railway transportation services:

i) creation of the Railway Regulatory Authority, Railway Safety Authority, Railway Licensing Authority and National Railway Accidents and Incidents Investigation Authority, by clearly defining the way of cooperation between them;

ii) development and realization of common safety objectives and common safety methods, in order to harmonize national regulations.

The Railway Code of the Republic of Albania defines the applicable rules on railway infrastructure administration and railway transport activities of railway entrepreneurs and operators, the applicable activities on the Railway Regulatory Authority, Railway Safety Authority, Railway Licensing Authority and National Railway Accidents and Incidents Investigation Authority, as well as the principals and applicable procedures on the emplacement and collection railway infrastructure and railway infrastructures capacity sharing.