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NETWORK STATEMENT 2008. UPDATECandidates will preferably use the computertools that ADIF makes available to them (SIPSOR,PATHFINDER). Those who request internationaltrain paths may also make requests via the ADIFOSS or any OSS on the RNE network.If any Candidate is not equipped with a suitablecomputer connection or the systems are out oforder, the requests will be made by email tothe ADIF OSS, using the model in Annex C,the latter recording the request in the SIPSORapplication on behalf of the Candidate.If no agreement exists with a particularCandidate, the latter may submit Capacityrequests, Annex C, to ADIF, enclosing alldocuments that figure in section 4.2 of this NS.Notification of the reply to this request will in thiscase be sent by ADIF, by any certified means,to the business address of the Candidate.Applications made via ADIF shall be submittedat least five working days before the departureat origin of the train path requested, due to thefact that it is otherwise impossible to ensure areply in suitable time and form.Requests made by PATHFINDER through anexternal OSS or any other non-computerisedmeans, with proper acknowledgement ofreceipt, will be recorded in SIPSOR by the ADIFOSS.The Candidate is bound to keep informationabout requests permanently up to date, inparticular communicating any train pathcancellation or the abandonment of a requestas soon as possible.When a Candidate makes a request, the latterwill be based on a confirmed commercialneed, technical feasibility and the availability ofresources, so that the consistency of the requestjustifies the inclusion of the train path on themesh. Otherwise, the Candidate will channeltheir research type enquires through emails tothe CM, avoiding the unnecessary occupationof train meshes with train paths that are notsufficiently consistent.To facilitate the work of Candidates who agreewith ADIF to the use of SIPSOR, when theperiod for requesting a new Working Timetablebegins, the CM will automatically create acomputer request in the system from regulartrain paths in force at the time.Candidates will be bound to check that all trainpath requests have been entered in the systemand that all information has been properly filledin; they shall also cancel the request for trainpaths for which no further allocation is desired.The CM will inform SIPSOR in good time or bythe same means by which the allocated trainpaths were requested, both at the request ofCandidates and of any changes to those alreadyallocated caused by technical adjustment tothe mesh. Train paths communicated by theCM may be consulted through the MALLASapplication. It will indicate any circumstancesin the “Observations” field that determine useof the train path. Even if the space provided inSIPSOR is insufficient to state the determiningfactors, the allocation may be supplementedwith a written communication.Candidates are bound to accept the allocatedpaths or to reject them by the means theywere requested, this being no later thanwhen the argument period concludes. Whenthe established periods expires without anyacceptance being received from the Candidate81CAPACITY ALLOCATION04