The Regulatory body has studied the different evolutions and developments of air activities through Brussels Airport. The analysis also included the competition with other airports on the one hand and between airlines on the other. The complete market monitoring report for 2018 is available here.
The Regulatory body monitors and studies the yearly evolutions and market developments in the rail freight and rail passenger market. The trends and developments of 2018 can be consulted in this market monitoring report.
In the framework of a change of stockholders at Brussels Airport Company, the Regulatory Body issued on 13rd November 2019 a decision confirming the automatic renewal of the operating licence of Brussels Airport. This decision can be found here (in French only).
On November 8, 2019, the Regulatory Body issued its opinion A-2019-04-S regarding the proposal of Network Statement 2020-2021 made by the Infrastructure Manager. The opinion can be consulted here (in Dutch only).
In the framework of a change of stockholders at Brussels Airport Company, the Regulatory Body issued on 2 August 2019 a favourable opinion regarding the renewal of the operating licence of Brussels Airport. The non-confidential version of this opinion can be found here (in French only).
Since January 11, 2019 the economic equilibrium test has been introduced in the Belgian legislation. The Regulatory Body has been mandated, whenever there is a request, to perform this test. As foreseen in the European legislation (Implementing Act 2018/1795), the applied methodology for this analysis is published on this website.
The annual report on our activities in 2018 is available online in Dutch or in French. It can be consulted here .
The company Flixtrain has notified the Regulatory Body of its intention to operate a new rail passenger service between Brussels and Paris, with intermediate stops in Mons and Saint-Quentin, from 1st January 2021. Flixtrain’s notification form can be accessed here. The Regulatory Body has informed the Mobility Minister, the SNCB and Infrabel of this notification. […]
Belgian and European legislation provide some provisions which impose an obligation for train operators which hold a dominant position on the national market, to clearly separate organisational and decisional activities related to transport of passengers from those related with service facilities. In this framework, the Belgian Regulatory Body (Belgian RB) ensures that both types of […]
On 5 April 2019, the Regulatory Body issued a decision on a number of complaints received about Brussels Airport Company’s compliance with the conditions of use of the airport. The Regulatory Service has no power to process those complaints and thus declared them inadmissible. (Available in French only).
The railway Regulatory Bodies of the countries active on the Rail Freight Corridor North Sea-Mediterranean (RFC NSM) issued a first common monitoring statement. This document contains the following items: The existing cooperation between the supervisory authorities as well as the cooperation between the several stakeholders on the RFC; Some findings by the supervisory authorities regarding […]
BLS Cargo has announced having signed an agreement to acquire the Belgian rail freight operator Crossrail. BLS Cargo is the second Swiss rail freight operator. BLS Cargo is a subsidiary of BLS which is the main competitor of the Swiss incumbent. However SNCF Fret is shareholder of BLS Cargo with 45% of its shares. Before, […]
