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At todays Session, the Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted the Draft of the final proposal of the law on contracts of transport in railway transport (EU).
The Croatian Parliament discussed the Draft proposal of this Law in the first reading and on January 29 of this year passed a Conclusion on the acceptance of the proposal of the Law.
The proposed Draft of the final proposal of the Law on Contracts for Railway Transport ensures alignment with Regulation 2021/782 on the rights and obligations of passengers in railway transport and the Law on the Regulation of the Railway Services Market and the Protection of Passenger Rights.
The adoption of this Act ensures the implementation of Regulation 2020/1056 on electronic information on cargo transportation, which prescribes the electronic transmission of regulatory information on the transportation of goods between economic entities and competent authorities.
This Law also establishes a national system of electronic storage and exchange of data on cargo transportation, as well as the Public Authority for the establishment, accommodation, development, availability, monitoring, updating and maintenance of the said system, which has been transferred to the Agency for Commercial Activity.
By adopting the proposed Law, the rules for freight transport are modernized and harmonized with European standards, international agreements and national regulations, especially with the Law on Obligations, in order to prevent a collision of norms, in connection with contracts for the transport of goods, bills of lading, compensation and liability for goods.
Key goals include the introduction of electronic waybills and digital processes, clearly defining responsibilities in multimodal transport with multiple carriers, separating the concepts of infrastructure managers and railway carriers, and strengthening legal certainty. In this way, the proposed Act will become a key instrument for the modernization of the railway sector, the development of sustainable mobility and better integration of the Republic of Croatia into the single European market.
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