# Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (repealed), Division 2: The body and the staff responsible for inspection must carry out the checking operations with the greatest possible professional integrity and the greatest possible technical competence and must be free of any pressure and incentive, in particular of a financial type, which may affect their judgment or the results of their inspection, and in particular those generated by persons or groups of persons affected by the results of the checks.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: repealed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/48/annex/VII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-48/annex-VII/division-2
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