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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 July 1999
on the basic parameters for the command-and-control and signalling subsystem relating to the
trans-European high-speed rail system
(notified under document number C(1999) 2475)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/569/EC)
(OJ L 216, 14.8.1999, p. 23)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 236, 7.9.1999, p. 38 (1999/569)
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▼B
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 July 1999
on the basic parameters for the command-and-control and signal-
ling subsystem relating to the trans-European high-speed rail
system
(notified under document number C(1999) 2475)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/569/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the
interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system(1), and in
particular Article 21 thereof,
(1)Whereas, the problem of the frequency and of the radiationintensity of the spot ground-to-train transmission interface,known as Eurobalise, was raised by Sweden at the meeting heldon 10 July 1997 of the Committee set up under Article 21 ofDirective 96/48/EC;
(2)Whereas, the European Association for Railway Interoperability(AEIF) confirmed, during the session held on 16 October 1997,that the Eurobalise interface is a basic parameter for thecommand-and-control and signalling subsystem;
(3)Whereas the AEIF presented an analysis at the Committeemeeting held on 19 February 1998 and several Member Statesrequested that the situation be summed up in terms of all of theradio frequencies needed for the command-and-control andsignalling subsystem;
(4)Whereas there is a need to avoid any interference with thefrequency band for the ECPT PR 27 radio equipment (see ERCDecision of 7 March 1996), while at the same time retaining thesame level of telepowering;
(5)Whereas there is an urgent need to lay down the value for theEurobalise spot interface and the GSM-R ground-to-train radio inorder not to jeopardise the planning of ERTMS project tests,which in turn would cause delays that would adversely affect theplacing in service of several lines within the trans-Europeanhigh-speed network;
(6)Whereas this Decision has no impact on signalling systemsalready in service, provided that they have not been brought backinto service following a reorganisation; whereas the AEIF willhave to take account of the existing system when drafting the‘command-and-control and signalling'technical specification forinteroperability (TSI);
(7)Whereas Recommendation T/R 25-09 E (Chester 1990, revised atBudapest 1995) related to reserved railway frequencies in the 900MHz band; whereas the decision by the ECPT Working Groupon FM related to Eurobalise (Tallinn 1998) and the updating ofRecommandation 70/03 resulting therefrom;
(8)Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in keeping with theopinion of the Committee on Directive 96/48/EC,
(1) OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The frequency used to telepower (downlink) Eurobalise-type beacons
shall be►C127,095 MHz ◄and the radiation intensity at 10 metres
shall be less than 42 dB µA/m.
Article 2
The frequency bands used for GSM-R radio links shall be 876-880
MHz for the train-to-ground link and 921/925 MHz for the ground-to-train link.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.