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

7.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/72
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,