# Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
1.. ‘ trans-European road network ’ means the road network identified in Section 2 of Annex I to Decision No 1692/96/EC and illustrated by maps and/or described in Annex II to that Decision;
2.. ‘ emergency services ’ means all local services, whether public or private or part of the tunnel staff, which intervene in the event of an accident, including police services, fire brigades and rescue teams;
3.. ‘ tunnel length ’ means the length of the longest traffic lane, measured on the fully enclosed part of the tunnel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/54/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-54/article-2
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