OREANDA-NEWS. On May 23, 2008 the two sides concluded the agreement in order to establish cooperation on technical regulation and standardisation in rail transport, reported the press-centre of Russian Railways.

The parties intend to combine their efforts in the following main activities:

Agreed policy on the technical regulation of railways, including on the Russian Federation’s legislative and regulatory framework;

Joint work on technical regulation and standardisation in the railway sector;

Creation of a Technical Committee for Standardisation in Railway Transport, with the further delegation of its expert functions to the relevant structures of the International Standards Organization (ISO), International Electrical Engineering Commission (IEEC), SEN and SENELEC from the Russian Federation;

The exchange of information resources on standardisation;

Joint participation in scientific and technical councils, seminars and meetings on legal and regulatory matters, standardisation and accreditation compliance, international scientific and technical conferences, exhibitions and other events.

The Agreement will come into effect on signing, will be valid for 3 years and can be rolled over on expiry.