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Division 3.1 GENERAL

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Article 4(1) of Interoperability Directive 96/48/EC, requires that the trans-European high-speed rail system, subsystems and their interoperability constituents meet the essential requirements set out in general terms in Annex III to the Directive. The essential requirements are:

  • safety,

  • reliability and availability,

  • health,

  • environmental protection,

  • technical compatibility.

The Directive allows that the essential requirements may be generally applicable to the whole trans-European high-speed rail system or be specific to each subsystem and its interoperability constituents.