# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/782 of 12 June 2020 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/761 and (EU) 2018/762 as regards their dates of application following the extension of the transposition deadline of Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Introduction: Introductory text

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/782
of 12 June 2020
amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/761 and (EU) 2018/762 as regards their dates of application following the extension of the transposition deadline of Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety, and in particular Article 6a in conjunction with Article 27a thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive (EU) 2016/798 was amended by Directive (EU) 2020/700 of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to give Member States the possibility to extend the deadline to bring into force the national laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions referred to in Article 33(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/798.
(2)
With regard to the Member States that have notified the European Union Agency for Railways (the ‘Agency’) and the Commission of their intention to extend the transposition period of Directive (EU) 2016/798 in accordance with Article 33(2a) of that Directive, the application of certain provisions of Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/761 and (EU) 2018/762 should be postponed until 31 October 2020.
(3)
Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/761 and (EU) 2018/762 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/782/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-782/introduction
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