Nina Vuković

In accordance with Article 77 of the Law on Railways (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 41/2018) of the Republic of Serbia, a company, other legal entity or entrepreneur may have an industrial track connected to the railway infrastructure of the infrastructure manager, also as industrial tracks, plants, devices and facilities on those tracks, railway transportation vehicles and other means built according to special technical norms and standards.

The owner-user of the industrial track, is obliged to pass an Act which determines the manner of organizing and regulating maneuvering work, maintenance and protection of the industrial track, the person responsible for implementing of mentioned Act, maintenance of railway vehicles and other means used on the industrial track, after previously obtained consent of the Railways Directorate.

After drafting the Act which determines the manner of organizing and regulating maneuvering work, maintenance and protection of the industrial track, the person responsible for implementing of mentioned Act, maintenance of railway vehicles and other means used on the industrial track, the owner or user of the industrial track is obliged to submit the mentioned Act for prior approval by the Railway Directorate.

The attached documentation submitted to the Railways Directorate when submitting the Act for obtaining the approval of the Directorate is as follows:

– Request for approval of the Act on Industrial Track (Act which determines the manner of organizing and regulating maneuvering work, maintenance and protection of the industrial track, the person responsible for implementing of mentioned Act, maintenance of railway vehicles and other means used on the industrial track)

– Proof of payment of the administrative fee

– the draft of the Act with following documents as integral parts of the Act which include:

1.) Usage permit, i.e. approval for the use of the industrial track (issued by the competent authority of the local municipality government);

2.) Agreement on the connection of the industrial track to the public railway infrastructure (concluded by the owner of the industrial track with the Infrastructure of the Serbian Railways);

3.) Industrial track scheme;

4.) Maintenance Contract of the industrial track (concluded by the owner of the industrial track with a maintenance company);

5.) License for the use of railway transportation vehicles acquired by the owner or user of the industrial track;

6.) Service Agreement with the organization that performs maintenance of railway vehicles;

7.) Service Agreement for use of the industrial track by the engaged carrier;

8.) Form for entering data of persons who are familiar with the provisions of the Act (signed by employees of the company that owns the industrial track).

– Other documents (PoA, etc.).

The request with the mentioned documentation is submitted to the Railways Directorate at the address of their headquarters, st. Nemanjina no. 6, Belgrade. The Railways Directorate is reaching a decision on giving prior consent within five working days and will notify Company which has submitted mentioned request in a timely manner.

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