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Commission Decision of 7 November 2006 concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system and modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system (notified under document number C(2006) 5211) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/860/EC)

EU Decision 2006/860 · Adopted 7 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 7 November 2006

concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system and modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system

(notified under document number C(2006) 5211)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/860/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European rail systemf1, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Having regard to Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the conventional rail systemf2, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 2(c) and Annex II of Directive 96/48/EC, the trans-European high speed rail system is subdivided into structural or functional subsystems, including a control and command and signalling subsystem.

(2)

Commission Decision 2002/731/ECf3 laid down the first technical specification (‘TSI’) for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European High Speed rail system;

(3)

Commission Decision 2004/447/EC updated the TSI attached in annex to the Commission Decision 2002/731/EC;

(4)

It is necessary to review that first TSI in light of technical progress and experience gained from its implementation.

(5)

In accordance with article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC, the AEIF, as joint representative body, had been given a mandate to review and revise that first TSI.

(6)

Commission Decision 2006/679/EC laid down the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system;

(7)

The annex A to the TSI attached to Commission Decision 2006/679/ECf4 contained erroneous references and should therefore be replaced by Annex A to the TSI attached to the present Decision;

(8)

Section 7.4.2.3 of the TSI attached to Commission Decision 2006/679/EC should be updated in order to take better account of the specific situation of 1520 mm track gauge locomotives and trains as reflected in section 7.5.2.3 of the TSI attached to the present Decision.

(9)

The draft revised TSI has been examined by the Committee set up by Directive 96/48/EC.

(10)

This TSI should apply to new or upgraded and renewed infrastructure, under certain conditions.

(11)

The first TSI concerning the ‘control-command and signalling’ sub-system came into force in 2002. Due to existing contractual commitments, new Control Command and Signalling sub-systems or interoperability constituents, or their renewal and upgrade should be subject to conformity assessment under the provisions of this first TSI. Further, the first TSI should remain applicable for the purposes of maintenance, maintenance related replacements for components of the subsystem and interoperability constituents authorised under the first TSI. Therefore, the effects of Decision 2002/731/EC should be maintained in force in relation to the maintenance of projects authorised in accordance with the TSI annexed to that Decision and to projects for a new line and for the renewal or upgrading of an existing line which are at an advanced stage of development or the subject of a contract in course of performance at the date of notification of the present Decision

(12)

In order to determine the difference in scope of applicability of the first TSI, from the new TSI which is in annex to the present Decision, Member States should notify, not later than six months after the date on which the present Decision becomes applicable, an exhaustive list of the sub-systems and interoperability constituents to which the first TSI is still applicable.

(13)

This TSI does not impose the use of specific technologies or technical solutions except where this is strictly necessary for the interoperability of the trans-European high speed rail system.

(14)

This TSI allows, for a limited period of time, for interoperability constituents to be incorporated into sub-systems without certification if certain conditions are met.

(15)

In its current version this TSI does not fully deal with all essential requirements. In accordance with Article 17 of Directive 96/48/EC technical aspects which are not covered are identified as ‘Open Points’ in Annex G of this TSI. In accordance with Article 16(3) of Directive 96/48/EC, Member States shall notify to the Commission and other Member States a list of their national technical rules relating to the ‘Open Points’ and the procedures to be used for their conformity assessment.

(16)

In relation to the specific cases described in Chapter 7 of this TSI, Member States shall notify to the Commission and other Member States the conformity assessment procedures to be used.

(17)

The TSI shall indicate the stages to be completed in order to make a gradual transition from the existing situation to the final situation in which compliance with the TSIs shall be the norm;

(18)

The latter necessitates the establishment by each Member State of a national implementation plan of the TSI;

(19)

The migration towards the Class A target system as defined in the TSI requires appropriate measures to be taken at national level in order to facilitate such a migration and particular relevance has to be given to external Specific Transmission Modules for the national legacy Class B command-and-control systems.

(20)

The provisions of this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 21 of Council Directive 96/48/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6.

f2

OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 1; Directive as amended by Directive 2004/50/EC (OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 114).

f3

OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37, Decision as amended by Commission Decision 2004/447/EC, OJ L 193, 1.6.2004, p53.

f4

OJ L 284, 16.10.2006, p. 1.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Article 6
  7. 7Article 7
  8. 8Article 8
  9. 9Article 9
  10. 10Article 10
  11. 11Article 11
  12. Annex
  13. INTRODUCTION
  14. 1.1Technical scope
  15. 1.2Geographical scope
  16. 1.3Content of this TSI
  17. SUBSYSTEM DEFINITION AND SCOPE
  18. 2.1General
  19. 2.2Overview
  20. 2.2.1Interoperability
  21. 2.2.2Classes of Control-Command Systems
  22. 2.2.3Levels of Application (ERTMS/ETCS)
  23. 2.2.4Infrastructure Network Borders
  24. THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTROL-COMMAND SUBSYSTEM
  25. 3.1General
  26. Specific Aspects for the Control-Command Subsystem
  27. 3.2.1Safety
  28. 3.2.2Reliability and Availability
  29. 3.2.3Health
  30. 3.2.4Environmental Protection
  31. 3.2.5Technical Compatibility
  32. Engineering Compatibility
  33. 3.2.5.1.1Physical Environmental Conditions
  34. 3.2.5.1.2Railway Internal Electromagnetic Compatibility
  35. 3.2.5.2Control-Command Compatibility.
  36. CHARACTERISATION OF THE SUBSYSTEM
  37. 4.1Introduction
  38. Functional and technical specifications of the Subsystem
  39. 4.2.1Control-Command safety characteristics relevant to interoperability
  40. 4.2.2On-board ETCS functionality
  41. 4.2.3Track-side ETCS functionality
  42. 4.2.4EIRENE functions
  43. 4.2.5ETCS and EIRENE air gap interfaces
  44. 4.2.6On-Board Interfaces Internal to Control-Command
  45. 4.2.6.1Interface between ETCS and STM
  46. 4.2.6.2GSM-R/ETCS
  47. 4.2.6.3Odometry
  48. 4.2.7Trackside Interfaces Internal to Control-Command
  49. 4.2.7.1Functional interface between RBCs
  50. 4.2.7.2Technical interface between RBCs
  51. 4.2.7.3GSM-R/RBC
  52. 4.2.7.4Eurobalise/LEU
  53. 4.2.7.5Euroloop/LEU
  54. 4.2.7.6Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS track side equipment
  55. 4.2.8Key Management
  56. 4.2.9ETCS-ID Management
  57. 4.2.10HABD (Hot axle box detector)
  58. 4.2.11Compatibility with Track-side Train Detection Systems
  59. 4.2.12Electromagnetic Compatibility
  60. 4.2.12.1Internal Control-Command Electromagnetic compatibility
  61. 4.2.12.2Electromagnetic Compatibility between Rolling Stock and Control-Command Track-side equipment
  62. 4.2.13ETCS DMI (Driver Machine Interface)
  63. 4.2.14EIRENE DMI (Driver Machine Interface)
  64. 4.2.15Interface to Data Recording for Regulatory Purposes
  65. 4.2.16Visibility of track-side Control-Command objects
  66. Functional and technical specifications of the interfaces to other Subsystems
  67. Interface to the Subsystem Traffic Operation and Management
  68. 4.3.1.1ERTMS/ETCS and GSM-R operating rules
  69. 4.3.1.2ETCS Driver Machine Interface
  70. 4.3.1.3EIRENE Driver Machine Interface
  71. 4.3.1.4Interface to data recording for regulatory purposes
  72. 4.3.1.5Guaranteed train braking performance and characteristics
  73. 4.3.1.6Isolation of On-Board ETCS functionality
  74. Intentionally deleted
  75. 4.3.1.8Hot Axle Box Detectors
  76. 4.3.1.9Driver Vigilance
  77. 4.3.1.10Use of Sanding
  78. 4.3.1.11Driver’s External Field of View
  79. 4.3.2Interface to the Subsystem Rolling Stock
  80. 4.3.2.1Compatibility with track-side Train Detection Systems
  81. 4.3.2.2Electromagnetic Compatibility between Rolling Stock and Control-Command Track-side equipment.
  82. 4.3.2.3Guaranteed train braking performance and characteristics
  83. 4.3.2.4Position of Control-Command On-board Antennae
  84. 4.3.2.5Physical environmental conditions
  85. 4.3.2.6Electromagnetic Compatibility between Rolling Stock and Control Command On-Board equipment
  86. 4.3.2.7Isolation of On-Board ETCS functionality
  87. 4.3.2.8Data Interfaces
  88. 4.3.2.9Hot Axle Box Detectors
  89. 4.3.2.10Vehicle Headlights
  90. 4.3.2.11Driver Vigilance
  91. 4.3.2.12Odometry
  92. 4.3.2.13Interface to data recording for regulatory purposes
  93. 4.3.2.14Onboard pre-fitting
  94. 4.3.2.15Driver’s External Field of View
  95. 4.3.2.16Automatic power control and particular RS requirements for long tunnels
  96. Interfaces to Subsystem Infrastructure
  97. 4.3.3.1Train Detection Systems
  98. 4.3.3.2Track-side Control Command Equipment
  99. 4.3.3.3Quality of sand used by RS
  100. 4.3.3.4Use of electric/magnetic brakes
  101. Interfaces to Subsystem Energy
  102. 4.3.4.1Electromagnetic Compatibility
  103. 4.3.4.2Automatic Power control
  104. 4.4Operating rules
  105. 4.5Maintenance rules
  106. 4.5.1Responsibility of manufacturer of equipment
  107. 4.5.2Responsibility of contracting entities
  108. 4.5.3Responsibility of infrastructure manager or railway undertaking
  109. 4.5.4Maintenance plan
  110. 4.6Professional competences
  111. 4.7Health and safety conditions
  112. 4.8Infrastructure and Rolling stock registers
  113. INTEROPERABILITY CONSTITUENTS
  114. 5.1Definitions
  115. List of interoperability constituents
  116. 5.2.1Basic interoperability constituents
  117. 5.2.2Grouping of interoperability constituents
  118. 5.3Constituents performances and specifications
  119. ASSESSMENT OF CONFORMITY AND/OR SUITABILITY FOR USE OF THE CONSTITUENTS AND VERIFICATION OF THE SUBSYSTEM
  120. 6.0Introduction
  121. Interoperability constituents
  122. 6.1.1Assessment procedures
  123. 6.1.1.1The Specific Transmission Module (STM)
  124. 6.1.1.2EC declaration of suitability for use
  125. 6.1.2Modules
  126. Control-Command Subsystem
  127. 6.2.1Assessment procedures
  128. 6.2.1.1Functional integration verification of On-board Assembly
  129. 6.2.1.2Functional integration verification of Track-side Assembly
  130. 6.2.1.3Assessment in migration phases
  131. 6.2.2Modules
  132. 6.2.2.1On-board Assembly
  133. 6.2.2.2Track-side Assembly
  134. 6.2.2.3Conditions for use of Modules for on-board and track side Assemblies
  135. 6.2.2.3.1On-Board Assembly Validation
  136. 6.2.2.3.2Track-side Assembly Validation
  137. 6.2.2.4Assessment of Maintenance
  138. Interoperable Constituents Not Holding an EC Declaration
  139. 6.3.1General
  140. 6.3.2The Transition Period
  141. The Certification of Subsystems Containing Non-Certified Interoperability Constituents during the Transition Period
  142. 6.3.3.1Conditions
  143. 6.3.3.2Notification
  144. 6.3.3.3Lifecycle Implementation
  145. 6.3.3.4Monitoring Arrangements
  146. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TSI CONTROL-COMMAND
  147. 7.1General
  148. Detailed implementation criteria
  149. GSM-R implementation Rules
  150. Track-side installations:
  151. On-board installations:
  152. ETCS implementation Rules
  153. Track-side installations:
  154. Onboard installations:
  155. 7.2.3Additional Class-B equipment on a Class A — equipped line
  156. 7.2.4Upgrading or renewal of the Control-Command Track-side Assembly or parts of it
  157. 7.2.5Availability of Specific Transmission Modules
  158. 7.2.6Interfaces with class B systems
  159. 7.2.7National ERTMS Implementation Plans and EU Master Plan
  160. 7.2.8Registers of Infrastructure Repealed
  161. 7.2.9Rolling stock with train protection Class A and Class B equipment
  162. 7.2.10Registers of Rolling Stock Repealed
  163. 7.3Conditions under which optional functions are required
  164. 7.4Management of changes
  165. Specific Cases
  166. 7.5.1Introduction
  167. List of specific cases
  168. 7.5.2.1Category of each specific case is given in Annex A, Appendix 1.
  169. 7.5.2.2Specific case for Greece.
  170. 7.5.2.3Specific case for the Baltic States (for Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia CR system only).
  171. 7.6Transitional provisions
  172. ANNEX AAppendix ANNEX A
  173. 1TRAIN DETECTION SYSTEMS CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH ROLLING STOCK
  174. 2Requirements on trackside hot wheelset bearing detection (‘Hot Axle Box Detection’) Systems
  175. ANNEX BCLASS B
  176. ANNEX CLINE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND TRAIN SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS TO BE PUT IN THE REGISTERS ACCORDING TO ART. 22.A OF THE DIRECTIVE 96/48/EC Repealed
  177. ANNEX DPRINCIPLE OF CONTROL COMMAND AND SIGNALLING STRUCTURE
  178. ANNEX EAppendix ANNEX E
  179. ANNEX FCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
  180. ANNEX GOPEN POINTS
  181. ANNEX HSYNTHESIS OF ETCS-NET CORRIDORS