Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/783 of 12 June 2020 amending Decision 2012/757/EU as regards measures to adapt the frequency of periodic medical examination of railway staff undertaking safety-critical tasks other than train drivers due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Text with EEA relevance)

In Annex I to Decision 2012/757/EU, the following subparagraph is added in point 4.7.2.2.1: ‘Without prejudice to point 4.7.2.2.3 concerning additional medical examinations and/or psychological assessments, where here a periodic medical examination should have been completed between 1 March 2020 and 31 August 2020, the period within which it must be completed is extended by 6 months. The extension shall not apply when the medical doctor has set an increased frequency of examination, unless the Member State decides otherwise. The railway undertaking and the infrastructure manager shall have in place procedures to control the risk that staff attend for work unfit for work.’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.