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With reference to the general policy guidelines issued by each Member State and taking into account national plans and contracts (which may be multiannual) including investment and financing plans, railway undertakings shall, in particular, be free to: establish their internal organisation, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 7, 29 and 39; control the supply and marketing of services and fix the pricing thereof; take decisions on staff, assets and own procurement; expand their market share, develop new technologies and new services and adopt any innovative management techniques; establish new activities in fields associated with the railway business. This paragraph is without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.

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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.