Division 5.1 Definitions

According to Article 2(d) of Directive 96/48/EC:

Interoperability constituents are ‘any elementary component, group of components, subassembly or complete assembly of equipment incorporated or intended to be incorporated into a Subsystem upon which the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system depends either directly or indirectly’. The concept of a constituent covers both tangible objects and intangible objects such as software.