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NETWORK STATEMENT 2008. UPDATEnecessary. The CM will itemise suchsituations in writing to the Candidateaffected.When these requests are significant ona particular line, they will be mentionedin the CM.II. TECHNICAL MESH ADJUSTMENT PHASEOnce the requests have obtainedCapacity, the technical process of meshinsertion commences.This process is subject to certain technicalprinciples of train path insertion andmesh adjustment.The CM will be authorised to apply thefollowing technical criteria:• Technical Adaptation of TrainPathsThe CM may, according to certainreasonable parameters, vary thetimetable proposed by Candidatesdue to technical reasons or to make allthe requests of the different Candidatescompatible. It may therefore set outthe route time or the technical stops itconsiders suitable to ensure punctualityin train operations, in order to makedifferent train paths compatible and tooptimise track Capacity.• Cadenced ServicesRequests made by consideringCadenced Services may take certainpreference during the technical meshadjustment process in order to achievedsuitable cadencing.• Specialized linesThe Ministry of Public Works may grantthe status of specialised line to somesections at certain periods. On theselines, the Capacity allocation processundertaken by the CM may give somepreference in technical mesh adjustmentto the predominant services.• Public Service TrafficThe CM may give preference toservices that cover certain publicservices during the technical meshadjustment process, especially atpeak times.• Long Distance Trains (Passengersor Freight)Given the special technical complexityinvolved in constructing very long trainpaths, given that the latter run on agreat number of lines, particularlyinternational ones, the CM may givesome preference in mesh graphing tolong distance trains.The CM will try to ensure, if nothingprevents this, that train paths allocatedto the above Working Timetable thatobtain Capacity in the new WorkingTimetable can retain their basicfeatures.91CAPACITY ALLOCATION04