Directorate-General for Energy and Transport European Commission 7th meeting of the Developing European Railways Committee, 20 January 2004 Regulatory Bodies Working Group Report from meeting in Vienna Nov 2003 Åsa Tysklind “Railway Transport and Interoperability” Unit

Directorate-General for Energy and Transport European Commission Access to rail service facilities  Revised Paper on access to service facilities - focus on questions on application of and relationship of sector specific rules and competition law  Access to services and transparency - network statements will be assessed in order to find out if information given is sufficient  Advantages and disadvantages of making a list of services facilities  Outcome of assessment of network statement information to be added to the paper 7th meeting of the Developing European Railways Committee, 20 January 2004

Directorate-General for Energy and Transport European Commission 7th meeting of the Developing European Railways Committee, 20 January 2004 Framework agreements - how to define capacity for more than one timetable period  How is certainty for the operators created without writing the timetable in advance?  UK proposal: to use “departure windows” covering a 20 minute period to provide comfort to give certainty to operator and flexibility to infrastructure manager  What impact will framework agreements have on international rail traffic?  Important to find a proper balance between the different needs. Best practice solutions to be found.