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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-447/annex/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/447",
  "legislation_title": "COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 modifying Annex A to Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002 and establishing the main characteristics of Class A system (ERTMS) of the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system referred to in Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2004) 1559) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/447/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-447",
  "path": "annex/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "DESCRIPTION OF THE PARAMETER",
  "text": "The unified control/command and signalling subsystem (ERTMS — European rail traffic management system) comprise two elements:\nthe control/command and signalling element (ERTMS/ETCS — European rail traffic management system/European train control system) covers both the onboard subsystems and track-side subsystems,\nthe radio and telecommunication element (ERTMS/GSM-R — GSM for railways) is based on the standards applied to the public GSM network and also covers both track-side and onboard equipment. GSM-R is based on ETSI standard GSM phase 2+, including GPRS (global packet radio services), extended to railway-specific applications.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "X",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/447/EC of 29 April 2004 modifying Annex A to Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002 and establishing the main characteristics of Class A system (ERTMS) of the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system referred to in Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Official Journal of the European Union L 155 of 30 April 2004)."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/447/annex/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:18:12.488256+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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