COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1273/2013
of 6 December 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system (2) (hereinafter ‘the TAP-TSI’) requires that the Regulation should be amended taking into account the results of phase 1 defined in Section 7.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSI.
(2)
Section 7.2.2.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSI provides that the European Railway Agency (hereinafter ‘ERA’) has to assess the deliverables produced by the stakeholders in terms of IT specifications, governance and master plan with a view to determining whether the objectives pursued in phase 1 have been achieved.
(3)
The Commission has received from the European Railway Agency recommendation ERA/REC/09-2012/INT of 31 October 2012 which includes a number of draft amendments to the TAP-TSI.
(4)
The Steering Committee established under Section 7.2.1 of the TAP-TSI has discussed the ERA Recommendation and, in particular, the legal status of phase 1 deliverables. It has decided to change the status of some IT specifications to Application Guides.
(5)
Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 shall be modified as follows:
(a)
Article 4 shall be replaced by the following provision:
‘Article 4
Railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, station managers, ticket vendors and the Agency shall support the works of phase 2 as specified in Section 7.3 of Annex I by providing functional and technical information and expertise.’;
(b)
Article 5 shall be replaced by the following provision:
‘Article 5
The representative bodies from the railway sector acting at European level as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) together with a representative of ticket vendors and a representative of European passengers, shall further develop the Telematic Applications for Passenger Services subsystem as specified in Section 7.3 of Annex I. The phase 1 deliverables (Application guides, Architecture, Governance and Master plan) shall be made publicly available by the European Railway Agency on its website.
(3) OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 1.’;" 						
(c)
Article 6 shall be replaced by the following provision:
‘Article 6
Member States shall ensure that railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, station managers and ticket vendors are informed of this Regulation and shall designate a national contact point (NCP) for the follow-up of its implementation. The role of the NCPs is described in Annex VI.’;
(d)
Article 7 shall be replaced by the following provision:
‘Article 7
1. The Regulation shall be amended taking into account the results of phase 2 referred to in Section 7.3 of Annex I.
2. The European Railway Agency shall amend technical document B.60 (Architecture) taking into account the results of phase 1 and by applying the procedure of Article 3.’.
Article 2
The Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2013.