Division 7.2.2.3 Existing lines

Lines existing before the entry in force of Directive 96/48/EC and, by extension and according to Article 7 of the Directive, lines belonging to a project which is at an advanced stage of development when this TSI is published may be declared as interoperable in the sense of this TSI (see Chapter 6) when they fulfil the requirements of the control-command subsystem described in this TSI.

The existing class B control-command equipment may remain in use (without installation of class A systems) during its life cycle, under the conditions indicated in point 7.2.1.5.

Class B control-command equipment trackside EMC limits may remain in use until the control-command subsystem is upgraded.