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NETWORK STATEMENT 2008. UPDATE• Coordination: The process by which theallocating body and the Candidates try toresolve disputes over train path requests.• European Railway Agency (ERA): Agencycreated by the EU in order to progressivelyunite national safety and technical standardsin Member Countries and to set commonsafety objectives on all European railways.• Framework agreement: Agreement madebetween ADIF and a Candidate for a periodcovering more than Working Timetable andwhich sets out the characteristics of theinfrastructure capacity requested and offeredto the Candidate, the procedure to satisfytheir legitimate needs without reducing therights of other Candidates and in whichcollaboration guidelines may be establishedto improve the quality of the servicesoffered.• General Interest Railway Network (REFIG):It is made up of rail infrastructure that isessential to ensure a common railwaytransport throughout the territory of thecountry, or whose joint management isnecessary for the proper working of sucha common transport system, such as thoselinked to international traffic routes, thoselinking different autonomous regions andtheir connections and accesses to majorpopulation and transport centres or essentialinstallations for the economy or nationaldefence.• General Operating Regulation (RGC): This isthe series of basic rules and provisions that,together with the Specific Operating Rules(NEC) and the Technical and OperatingRequirements for Traffic and Safety (PTO),currently govern train traffic and shuntingand have the ultimate aim of ensuring safeand efficient railway operations. Regulationdeveloping the LSF and concerning toeverything relating to traffic safety on the ADIFManaged Network, as well as investigatingrailway accidents and incidents occurring onthe whole ADIF Managed Network.• Goods platform: Installation of tracksfor loading and unloading wagons withconnection to a line through one or moremain line switches.• Halt: Section where passengers can get onor off.• Increased Capacity plan: Measures proposedwhich, accompanied by an applicableschedule, offset capacity restrictions that mayhave caused a section to be described ascongested infrastructure.• Infrastructure Capacity: The number oftime slots that may be available on a railinfrastructure section during a particularperiod and according to the type of traffic.• International Business Group: anyassociation of at least two RU establishedin different Member States of the EuropeanUnion in order to provide internationaltransport services between Member States.• International freight transport service: Anytransport service in which the train crossesat least one border of a Member State. Thetrain may be composed or split up, or both,and the various sections may have differentorigins and destinations, provided that allwagons cross at least one border.37GENERAL INFORMATION01