3.2.3 Licenses

a) hold a licence issued by the competent Authorities and suited to the delivery of the relevant service; if the licence is suspended at the date of submission of the path application or during the allocation process, the RU must present the licence within the deadlines referred to in par. 3.3.2.1.; b) hold, or prove that it has requested, the entitlement document, if this document is required under the applicable legislation; c) hold, or prove that it has requested, the safety certificate. In any case, the safety certificate shall be presented to IM within the deadlines referred to in par. 3.3.2.1.

In the event of any requests filed during the period of validity of the timetable, the relevant RU must already hold the documents referred to in paragraph 1, letters (a) and (b) above, and the safety certificate for the train paths in question, otherwise the request shall not be considered.

In the case of train path requests, for either the next timetable period or the working timetable period, in respect of lines/facilities which will be activated in the near future – as indicated in the ePIR portal - the RU shall shall be required to produce the safety certificate within 5 working days from the start of the service. To ensure compliance with the specified timeframes, the IM shall provide to the RU, even in a provisional format, all the necessary documents for obtaining the safety certificate at least four months prior to the start of the service. This paragraph, and the preceding paragraph as well, also applies if the RU has already entered into an access contract. 2. If the Applicant is an individual or corporation other than a RU – pursuant to paragraph 3.2.1– when applying for train paths it must prove to the IM that it belongs to one of the categories referred to in article 3(cc) of Legislative Decree 112/15 and sign, if the non-RU Applicant does not already have a

Framework Agreement, the Agreement outlined in Annex 7 for participation in the annual capacity allocation process.

The Applicant may appoint the RU providing the service on the infrastructure on its behalf on the IM’s network, subject to the conclusion of the infrastructure Access Contract, up until 30 days prior to the date of delivery of the transport service(s). When making the designation the RU must possess the documents referred to in paragraph 1, letters a) and b) above, as well as the safety certificate for the lines referred to in the request, subject to the provisions – in respect of the safety certificate – regarding lines/facilities scheduled for future activation, as specified in paragraph 1 above.

3.2.3 Licenses

The competent authority for issuing licenses to railway undertakings based in Italy is the Ministry of

Infrastructures and Transport (see article 3(s) of Legislative Decree 112/15).

Contacts:

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti 50 SECTION 3 - ACCESS CONDITIONS