# Commission Decision of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 1947) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/731/EC), Division 3.1: GENERAL

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2002/731/annex/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-731/annex/division-3/division-3.1
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