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24RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGSSince 1 st January 2005, the ADIFManaged Network has allowed freeaccess to the Allocation of Capacity toRUs holding a RU Licence in order toperform international or national railwayfreight transport services. To do this theyshall request the corresponding Capacityfrom ADIF, following the establishedprocedure. As soon as this is awarded,they shall also be in possession of theSafety Certificate, which is necessary tobe able to run with their rolling stockand train operation staff on the routerequested.The RENFE Operadora publiccompany was created by the LSF of3 rd December 2004, acting as a selfmanagingbody within the limits setdown by its regulations and attachedto the Ministry of Public Works. TheRENFE Operadora Statute is establishedin RD 2396/2004 of 30 th December.The purpose of its activity is to supplypassenger and freight railway servicesand other services related to railtransport throughout the scope of theREFIG. It also performs maintenance ofits own railway rolling stock.To date, the Ministry of Public Workshad granted eight RU Licences andhad entered one Licence issuedby another member state of the EUon the Special Railway Register.These are, by order of granting:RENFE Operadora, Comsa Rail TransportS.A. (Comsa Group), ContinentalRail S.A. (ACS Group), Acciona RailServices S.A. (Acciona Group),Activa Rail S.A. (TRANSFESA Group),Tracción Rail S.A. (AZVI Group), EuskoTrenbideak – Ferrocarriles Vascos S.A.,ArcelorMittal Siderail S.A. (ArcelorMittalGroup) and had entered English Scottish& Welsh International Ltd (EWSI) onthe Special Railway Register. Threefurther RU Licences are currently in theapplication process.AUTHORISED CANDIDATESAuthorisation Qualifications have beengranted to the following Candidatesto request Capacity Allocation:TRANSFESA, Logística y TransporteFerroviario S.A. (Dragados Group),Sicsa Rail S.A. (in the process ofconcluding the takeover of ContainerTrain S.A., (Dragados Group), andConte Rail S.A. Two other companiesare in the application process.1.2. OBJECTIVES OF THE NETWORKSTATEMENT (NS)The NS is the document ADIF offers to RUsand other Candidates to inform them aboutthe characteristics of the infrastructure and theconditions of access to the network.This document outlines the characteristics of theinfrastructure made available to the RUs andother Candidates, and provides informationabout the Capacity of each Network sectionand their access conditions. It also outlinesgeneral rules, time periods, procedures andgoverning principles with respect to theCapacity Allocation of and pricing principles

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