Untitled - Adif

NETWORK STATEMENT 2008. UPDATEthe Rail Net Europe Network, RNE, to givegreater facility to RUs and other Candidates,especially in international traffic. The maximumpossible transparency is thereby achievedin infrastructure access procedures, so thatany customers operating in internationaltraffic can recognise one connecting themein the NS made by the various infrastructuremanagers:Pursuant to this principle, the NS is organisedinto six chapters and various annexes:• Chapter 1GENERAL INFORMATION• Chapter 2ACCESS CONDITIONS• Chapter 3NETWORK DESCRIPTION• Chapter 4CAPACITY ALLOCATION• Chapter 5ADIF SERVICES• Chapter 6CHARGES• ANNEXESThe various annexes include any informationthat may be subject to frequent updating, alsoincluding contents of an informative nature.Available for consultation at the Traffic ExecutiveOffice is a supplementary document to the NScalled the Capacities Manual (CM), which liststhe specific rules for allocating Capacity oneach line of the ADIF Managed Network.1.6. VALIDITY OF THE NSThe NS will be available in the period coveredby ORDEN FOM/897/2005 and may beupdated by ADIF when this is required for itscontents.Agreements approving changes to the NS shallalso be subject to publication in the OfficialState Bulletin, BOE, in a maximum period often working days after they are adopted and,in any case, fifteen days before the date onwhich they are to take effect.These changes may at no time involverestrictions or limits to allocated capacity,unless duly justified extraordinarycircumstances occur or the successful biddersaffected give their permission, or theyform part of necessary temporary actionfor operations. In the latter case, it will besufficient for publicizing purposes to inform thebidders affected, as well as their availabilityfor any Candidate, until they are included inordinary annual publications.In the event of printing errors, interpretationqueries or information gaps in the NS, ADIF willadopt any measures it considers appropriatein each situation, informing the Candidatesaffected. Any amendment in legislation orregulations affecting the NS will be includedin the latter.With respect to aspects that are subjectto regular changes (technical information),any amendments that may occur will takeimmediate effect on publication or from thedate on which they are set down in the actualamendment.29GENERAL INFORMATION01