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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-860/annex/division-3/division-3.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/860",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-860",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/3.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.1",
  "heading": "General",
  "text": "The Interoperability Directive 96/48/EC Article 4(1) requires that the trans-European high-speed rail system, Subsystems and the Interoperability Constituents including interfaces meet the Essential Requirements set out in general terms in Annex III to the Directive. The Essential Requirements are:\nSafety.\nReliability and Availability.\nHealth.\nEnvironmental Protection.\nTechnical compatibility.\nThe Directive allows that the Essential Requirements may be applied to the whole trans-European high-speed rail system or be specific to each Subsystem and its interoperability constituents.\nThe Essential Requirements are taken in turn, below. Requirements on Class B systems are the responsibility of the relevant Member State.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/860/annex/division/3/division/3.1",
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  "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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