HAKOM at the Meeting of the European Network of Rail Regulatory Bodies
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Brussels hosted the meeting of ENRRB, an advisory body of the European Commission for the rail freight market
ZAGREB, 4 July 2018 - The 16th meeting of European Network of Railway Regulators (ENRRB) was held in Brussels on 2 and 3 July. ENRRB is an advisory body of the European Commission in the field of rail transport services dealing with issues, procedures and practices for harmonization at the EU level.
Within the scope of the meeting, the round table was held on the latest developments in the Member States as well as changes in organizational structure since the last meeting and discussions on infrastructure access charges were discussed. The British regulatory body had a presentation regarding infrastructure audit fees, and the Austrian Regulatory Body (the Schienen control) had a presentation on fee calculation model. The German Regulatory Body (BnetzA) presented the experience with the European Court of Justice (C-482/14) concerning public funds.
The portal on railway service facilities was presented and discussion was conducted with a consortium representative, responsible for creating the portal. The most important discussion topic was technical barriers to the market entry. The representatives of the European Security Agency (ERA) and the European Commission, responsible for the topic, took part in the meeting. The IRG-Rail (Independent Regulatory Group - Rail) activity report was also presented at the meeting.
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Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
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10110 Zagreb, Croatia
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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.