The so-called ‘Market Pillar’ of the 4th Railway Package and its Implementation Cover Image

Filar rynkowy czwartego pakietu kolejowego i jego implementacja
The so-called ‘Market Pillar’ of the 4th Railway Package and its Implementation

Author(s): Ewelina Nieznalska
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, EU-Legislation, Transport / Logistics, Administrative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Railway transport; Fourth Railway Package; Market pillar; Vertically integrated enterprise; Act on rail transport; President of the Office of Rail Transport; Railroad operator;

Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the most important changes introduced by the Act of February 13, 2020 amending the act on rail transport and certain other acts implemented by the market pillar of the 4th railway package. Discussed are the guarantees of independence and impartiality of the infrastructure manager, including the manager being part of a vertically integrated enterprise. Moreover, the paper covers also changes to the Act on railway transport in the field of licensing and access to railway infrastructure. The author also points to new forms of cooperation between the manager of the railway infrastructure, the railway operator and the applicant.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 67-75
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish