EBA – Recht und Regelwerk (Law and Regulatory Framework Portal)

Scope

Official portal of the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA), Germany's federal railway authority, indexing the national legal and regulatory framework for rail: national safety rules, administrative directives (Verwaltungsvorschriften), general orders, fee regulations, and cross-references to EU law and the TSIs applicable to the German railway system. Used by railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, and manufacturers to identify which national rules apply alongside EU/TSI requirements when operating in Germany.

The Eisenbahn-Bundesamt's Recht und Regelwerk portal is the official regulatory index maintained by the EBA, Germany's federal railway authority, bringing together the national legal and regulatory framework applicable to rail in Germany: national safety rules, administrative directives (Verwaltungsvorschriften), general orders (Allgemeinverfuegungen), fee regulations, and cross-references showing how EU law and the Technical Specifications for Interoperability apply within the German system. It is structured so that a railway undertaking, infrastructure manager or vehicle manufacturer operating in Germany can navigate from EU-level requirements down to the specific German national rules, directives and administrative decisions that apply alongside them. The portal distinguishes between binding legal instruments (laws and ordinances) and softer administrative guidance (Verwaltungsvorschriften), helping users understand the legal weight of each type of document they find. Railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and manufacturers use it to identify which German national rules apply in addition to EU and TSI requirements when authorising, operating or maintaining rail assets in Germany. As a live regulatory index rather than a single static document, its content is updated by the EBA as national rules and directives change.