The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved the bill "On the System and Features of the Functioning of Ukraine's Rail Transport Market," which provides for the introduction of a new model of the rail transport market similar to the European railway standards.
The government's representative in the parliament Taras Melnychuk announced this in a statement, the CFTS portal reports.
The bill provides for implementing the European Union legislation on rail transport, as outlined in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
The bill proposes introducing a new model of the railway transport market, similar to the European railway standards.
"In particular, the bill outlines the key requirements, obligations, and rights of infrastructure operators and carriers, establishes the basic requirements for railway rolling stock, and regulates the activities of operators and owners of railway rolling stock," the statement said.
The bill also establishes the principle of equal access to infrastructure services for all interested parties.
It provides for the creation of a railway safety management system in accordance with the requirements of EU legislation, which will increase the level of transport safety in the face of growing competition in the rail transport market; establishes the legal framework for technical regulation and approval of railway subsystems for operation; introduces a European approach to ensuring the maintenance of rolling stock and responsibility for its safe condition.
In addition, the bill provides for the establishment of training centers for training, retraining, and advanced training of train drivers.
