Regulatory Framework

The 1992 Federal Railways Act (BBG 1992), as amended from time to time, is the legal basis for structure, ownership, corporate object and tasks of ÖBB-Holding AG (and all ÖBB Group companies). For the text of the law as amended by Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) I No. 180/2004 (Bundesbahngesetz idgF. Nr. 180/2004), see Downloads.

Other important legal provisions are enshrined in particular in railway law, the Rail Infrastructure Funding Act, the High-Performance Lines Act and the Federal law on the establishment of Unterinntalbahn (non-exhaustive list).

All Federal law acts as amended from time to time are available from the legal information database of the Federal Republic on www.ris.bka.gv.at.