CHAPTER VII

The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 21 of Directive 96/48/EC (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. The Commission may submit to the Committee any matter relating to the implementation of this Directive. If necessary, the Commission shall adopt an implementing recommendation in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 29(2). The Committee may discuss any matter relating to the interoperability of the rail system, including questions relating to interoperability between the rail system within the Community and the rail system of third countries. Measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and relating to the adaptation of Annexes II to IX shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 29(4). Should it prove necessary, the Committee may set up working parties to assist it in carrying out its tasks, in particular with a view to coordinating the notified bodies. The Commission shall draw up a work programme taking account of the extension of the scope provided for in Article 8, the amendment of the TSIs provided for in Article 6(1) and the other obligations imposed on it by this Directive. The Commission shall keep the Committee fully informed on and involved in the drawing up and updating of the programme. The work programme shall consist of the following stages: development on the basis of a draft prepared by the Agency of a model of the Community rail system, based on the list of subsystems (Annex II), to guarantee consistency between TSIs; this model must include in particular the various constituents of the system and their interfaces and act as a reference framework for defining the areas of use of each TSI; development of a model structure for developing TSIs; development of a method of cost-benefit analysis of the solutions set out in the TSIs; adoption of the mandates needed to draw up the TSIs; identification of the basic parameters for each TSI; approval of draft standardisation programmes; management of the transition period between the date of entry into force of Directive 2004/50/EC and publication of the TSIs, including the adoption of the reference system referred to in Article 36.

← art_28__para_6__text_1 · All articles · Article 29 →

Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.