Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th July, 2015.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2014/88/EU of 9 July 2014¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

2. Regulation 2 of the European Union (Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 444 of 2013 ) is amended by substituting for the definition of “Directive” the following:

“ ‘Directive’ means Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004² (as amended by Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008³ , Directive 2008/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008⁴ , Commission Directive 2009/149/EC of 27 November 2009⁵ and Commission Directive 2014/88/EU of 9 July 20141);”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 July 2015.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of these Regulations is to transpose Commission Directive 2014/88/EU of 9 July 2014 which amends Directive 2004/49/EC as regards common safety indicators and common methods of calculating accident costs by replacing Annex I (Common safety indicators) in full. Directive 2004/49/EC is the principal EU Railway Safety Directive and it is transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 ( SI No. 444 of 2013 ). These Regulations amend SI No. 444 of 2013 to incorporate amending Directive 2014/88/EU and new Annex I.

1 OJ No. L201, 10.07.2014, p.9

2 OJ No. L164, 30.04.2004, p.44

3 OJ No. L191, 18.07.2008, p.1

4 OJ No. L345, 23.12.2008, p.62

5 OJ No. L313, 29.11.2009,p.65