Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

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• are insured against risks related to statutory liability,• have concluded an Access Agreement with the Network Manager.This is subject to the condition that the proposed traffic participation is permitted under theoperating licence, the safety certificate and the insurance policy.ProRail stresses that the offering and provision of rail transport services are subject to statutoryprovisions, a list of which is contained in appendix 7.ProRail particularly draws attention to the obligation to report before 15 February 2013 to theNetherlands Monopolies Committee (address particulars: see www.nma.nl) and to ProRail on theintention to apply for capacity for new or changed train services for cross-border passengertransport in the 2014 Timetable 13 . ◄2.2.3 LicencesSummary of regulations► An operating licence is prescribed for access to and use of the main railways 14 . Operating licencesfor enterprises established in the Netherlands are issued by the Transport Inspectorate (ILT). ◄Information on the various types of operating licences with the accompanying requirements iscontained in appendix 7.2.2.4 Safety & test certificatesSummary of regulations► A safety or test certificate is prescribed by law for access to and use of the main railways 15 . Safetyand test certificates are issued by the Transport Inspectorate. ◄2.2.5 Cover of liabilitiesSummary of regulations► A railway undertaking that makes use of the main railways must be insured against the financialrisks arising from statutory liability 16 ; the minimum cover is € 10,000,000 per event 17 .Undertakings that exclusively use the network infrastructure for exchange or station facilities in arailway yard, or that solely run on decommissioned tracks in order to carry out work on thosetracks must provide for a minimum cover of € 2,500,000 per event 18 . ◄2.3 General business / commercial conditionsIn civil law terms, this Network Statement is an offer by ProRail to titleholders for access to and use ofthe railway infrastructure managed by ProRail and the accompanying services provided by ProRail.On grounds of specific legal regulations 19 and non-discriminatory considerations, not all parts of thisoffer are open to individual negotiation.2.3.1 Framework AgreementsFramework Agreements are capacity agreements between ProRail and a titleholder with a term longerthan one timetable year. These agreements can include agreements on the development of the13141516171819Section 57 Paragraph 2 Railways ActSection 27 Paragraph 2a Railways ActSection 27 Paragraph 2b Railways ActSection 55 Railways ActArticle 7 of the Operating and Safety Licence (Main Railways) DecreeArticle 8 Paragraph 3 of the Operating and Safety Licence (Main Railways) DecreeSection 59 Railways ActNetwork Statement 2014 Combined Network - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 14
infrastructure. A Framework Agreement must comply with the conditions referred to in Section 60 ofthe Railways Act.In drawing up a Framework Agreement, ProRail will take proposals made by titleholders and themutual rights and obligations into consideration. In particular the agreed capacity may not hamperother expected applications for capacity.The Framework Agreement must contain suitable provisions for the agreement to be amended in theevent that such is necessary for more efficient use of capacity. In the capacity allocation process,capacity allocation rules based on legal provisions always have priority over regulations provided forby a Framework Agreement.2.3.2 Access AgreementsThe Access Agreement is concluded between a titleholder and ProRail. The Access Agreement mustcomply with the conditions referred to in Section 59 of the Railways Act. Access Agreements for use ofthe Betuwe Route are concluded on behalf of ProRail by Keyrail BV, which by virtue of a resolution of12 December 2008 has been authorised by ProRail to exercise the specified powers of ProRail as theholder of the concession. The text of the underlying deed of authorisation will be made available, freeof charge, to titleholders on request.Summary of regulations► The Access Agreement must contain provisions about the quality of the main railway infrastructureoffered by ProRail, about the use of the capacity and the user charges 20 . ◄The model Access Agreement and corresponding General Terms & Conditions are contained inappendix 5.ProRail wishes, by way of general terms & conditions included in the Access Agreements, to lay downthe administrative, technical and financial regulations applicable to use of the railway infrastructuremanaged by ProRail as well as the provided services. Regulations of the CUI 21 , which by operation oflaw only applies to the use of the infrastructure in international rail traffic, have been included in theGeneral Terms and Conditions, or are by way of the General Terms and Conditions declared to applymutatis mutandis to the use of infrastructure for domestic transport and for other use of the railways forwhich the regulations of the CUI do not legally apply. The Access Agreement and the General Terms& Conditions have been drawn up in accordance with the European General Terms and Conditions asagreed between CIT, CER and RNE. The European General Terms and Conditions are available forconsultation on the website of ProRail (www.prorail.nl > vervoerders > netverklaring).Regulations to be agreed upon:► ProRail wishes to include a provision in all Access Agreements declaring the applicability of theGeneral Terms & Conditions. ◄Quality and performanceProRail wishes to enter into multi-year agreements with titleholders on the quality of the services itprovides to titleholders. In its annual Network Statement, ProRail specifies the available quality withaccompanying limit values, which serve as a guideline in consultations with titleholders. Moreover,ProRail will on the basis of those agreements submit a request for subsidy for the coming calendaryear with the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.Regulations to be agreed upon:► ProRail offers to make agreements in the Access Agreement regarding the quality of the networkto be provided, together with the accompanying limit values within the framework of the subsidybudget to be applied for and received by ProRail. This offer does not prejudice ProRail's right tomake supplementary agreements with individual titleholders on the quality of infrastructure andservices. ◄2021Section 59 Paragraph 1 Railways ActCUI: Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of Use of Infrastructure in International Rail Traffic (CUI – AnnexE to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), Treaty Series 277 2011 dated 28December 2011).Network Statement 2014 Combined Network - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 15
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