EN Official Journal of the European Union L 37/74

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 October 2009

amending Decisions 2006/679/EC and 2006/860/EC as regards technical specifications for interoperability relating to subsystems of the trans-European conventional and high-speed rail systems

(notified under document C(2009) 7787)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2010/79/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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,

Having regard to the recommendation of the European Railway Agency (ERA-REC-38-2009-ERTMS) of 24 April 2009, on updating the Annex A of the TSI Control Command and Signalling for High Speed and Conventional Rail systems,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/679/EC of 28 March 2006 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system (2) laid down the technical specification for interoperability (TSI) relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system.

(2) Commission Decision 2006/860/EC of 7 November 2006 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system (3) laid down the TSI relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system.

(3) In accordance with Article 2 of Commission Decision 2008/386/EC of 23 April 2008 modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system (4), the ETCS specifications should be completed to include updated common test specifications.

(4) A number of technical documents referred to in Annex A to Decisions 2006/679/EC and 2006/860/EC must be updated to adapt them to technical progress.

(5) Decisions 2006/679/EC and 2006/860/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee, established in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 2008/57/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of mandatory specifications and the list of informative specifications set out in Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC and in Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC, are replaced by the list of mandatory specifications and the list of informative specifications contained in the Annex to this Decision. The footnotes referring to Decision 2002/731/EC in Annex H to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/679/EC and in Annex H to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/860/EC are deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 April 2010.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 October 2009. For the Commission Antonio TAJANI Vice-President

(1) OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 284, 16.10.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 342, 7.12.2006, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 136, 24.5.2008, p. 11.