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A section on the principles and criteria for capacity allocation. This shall set out the general capacity characteristics of the infrastructure which is available to railway undertakings and any restrictions relating to its use, including likely capacity requirements for maintenance. It shall also specify the procedures and deadlines which relate to the capacity-allocation process. It shall contain specific criteria which are employed during that process, in particular: the procedures according to which applicants may request capacity from the infrastructure manager; the requirements governing applicants; the schedule for the application and allocation processes and the procedures which shall be followed to request information on the scheduling and the procedures for scheduling planned and unforeseen maintenance work; the principles governing the coordination process and the dispute resolution system made available as part of this process; the procedures which shall be followed and criteria used where infrastructure is congested; details of restrictions on the use of infrastructure; conditions by which account is taken of previous levels of utilisation of capacity in determining priorities for the allocation process. It shall detail the measures taken to ensure adequate treatment of freight services, international services and requests subject to the ad hoc procedure. It shall contain a template form for capacity requests. The infrastructure manager shall also publish detailed information about the allocation procedures for international train paths.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.