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NETWORK STATEMENT 2008. UPDATEand four members, senior publicofficials from the Ministry of PublicWorks appointed by the Ministerand a Secretary nominated by theactual Committee. RD 2387/2004establishes the duration of the termof office, dismissal, incompatibilitiesand duties of the members of theCommittee. It was formed on 9 th June2005.The duties of the RegulatingCommittee will be carried out with fullrespect for the powers conferred byLaw 16/1989 to bodies defendingfree competition. An information andcoordination mechanism has beenestablished between the Committeeand the Competition DefenceService.It is authorised to settle conflictsbetween ADIF, RUs and otherCandidates related to the followingmatters:• The granting and use of SafetyCertificates.• The application of NetworkStatement criteria.• Capacity Award Procedures.• Amounts, structure and chargingapplication of to operators.• Settling conflicts between RUsrelating to measures that involvediscriminatory treatment in accessto infrastructure or services.• Interpreting clauses in licences andpermits for the supply of servicesof public interest, also providinginformation about biddingprocedures.• Information and advice to theMinistry of Public Works andregional authorities on regionalmatters, especially those thatmay affect the development of acompetitive railway market.The Committee will act ex officio orat the request of an interested party.Bodies who consider a decisionor action to be detrimental to themwill have a maximum period of onemonth to consult the Committee.The decisions of the RailwayRegulating Committee will bebinding for bodies that operate in therailway field, but with the possibilityof appealing to the Ministry ofPublic Works. Failure to comply withthe decisions will be sanctionedpursuant to the LSF.• Railway Traffic Safety AdvisoryCommitteeThe regulation regarding TrafficSafety on the General InterestRailway Network, approved byRD 810/2007, of 7 th July, createdthe Railway Traffic Safety AdvisoryCommittee within the Directorate-General of Railways. This Committeeis made up of the Chairman, the FullAssembly and the Secretariat.17GENERAL INFORMATION01