Network Statement 2014 - Slovenske železnice

Slovenske železnice - Infrastruktura d.o.o. – Network Statement of the Republic of Slovenia 2014 – 9.12.2012 – 01.1. Introduction1. GENERAL INFORMATIONIn the Republic of Slovenia the PRI Manager is the company Slovenske železnice –Infrastruktura, d.o.o. (Slovenian Railways – Infrastructure Ltd), which, in accordance to theprovisions of the legislation, is responsible for maintenance of the PRI, traffic control andinfrastructure management.The PRI Manager constitutes as a holding of three parent companies and a number ofsubsidiaries. More information on the company can be found on the following website:www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/companyEvery year the Traffic Management Business Unit issues a Network Statement, prepared inaccordance with the Railway Transport Act and a Decree on train path allocation and chargefor the use of public railway infrastructure.The Network Statement contains detailed explanation of the general rules, terms,procedures and criteria in relation to the defined charges and allocation of theInfrastructure’s capacities; it also contains information required to submit requests forallocation of the Infrastructure’s capacities, possible additional and auxiliary services, as wellas other information.1.2. ObjectiveThe fundamental objectives to be achieved by the Network Statement are the following: to offer the Applicants the necessary information for participation in the train pathallocation process, to determine the terms the Applicants shall meet and consider them in the train pathallocation process, to give fundamental information on the rail infrastructure and services, to inform the Applicants of the terms of PRI use.1.3. Legal FrameworkThe Network Statement is prepared in accordance with: Railway Transport Act – ZZelP –UPB 6 (Official Journal of the RS, No. 11/2011, officialconsolidated text), Railway Traffic Safety Act – ZVZelP-UPB 1 (Official Journal of the RS, No. 36/2010,official consolidated text); Decree on train path allocation and charge for the use of public railway infrastructure(Official Journal of the RS, No. 113/2009, 73/2012); Decree on the elaboration of the network timetable for public railway infrastructure(Official Journal of the RS, No. 73/2012), Decree on categorization of railway lines (Official Journal of the RS, No. 4/2009,5/2009, 62/2011, 66/2012), Commission Decision 2002/844/ES amending Directive 2001/14/ES in respect of thedate for changing the working timetable for rail transport (Official Journal of the EC,No. 289, dated 26.10.2002).PAGE 7