
A Railway Agency to be created in Moldova.
The new Agency will be subordinated to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development; it will be responsible for the implementation of state policies in the field of railway transport and will supervise the compliance of natural persons and legal entities with regulations in this area, the safety of railway transportation. The Agency will certify train drivers and register rail transport, will supervise the rail systems market, will contract state services in the field of rail transport, will protect consumers in this area and check compliance with the terms of authorizations, etc. The staffing level would be 45, but it is proposed to approve a staffing level of 28 until the new Railroad Code goes into effect (in August 2024), which would allow the Agency to provide a full range of services. About 10 million lei will be needed annually to maintain the Railway Agency. // 18.07.2022- InfoMarket.