Commission Regulation (EU) No 1273/2013 of 6 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1273/2013of 6 December 2013amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem telematics applications for passenger services of the trans-European rail system(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the CommunityOJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1., and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem "telematics applications for passenger services" of the trans-European rail systemOJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 11. (hereinafter "the TAP-TSI") requires that the Regulation should be amended taking into account the results of phase 1 defined in Section 7.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSI.(2)Section 7.2.2.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSI provides that the European Railway Agency (hereinafter "ERA") has to assess the deliverables produced by the stakeholders in terms of IT specifications, governance and master plan with a view to determining whether the objectives pursued in phase 1 have been achieved.(3)The Commission has received from the European Railway Agency recommendation ERA/REC/09-2012/INT of 31 October 2012 which includes a number of draft amendments to the TAP-TSI.(4)The Steering Committee established under Section 7.2.1 of the TAP-TSI has discussed the ERA Recommendation and, in particular, the legal status of phase 1 deliverables. It has decided to change the status of some IT specifications to Application Guides.(5)Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: