Advisory body
Article 9
1. The Commission shall establish an advisory body to assist the Commission in closely monitoring implementation of the TSI. This advisory body shall be chaired by the Commission. 2. The advisory body shall be established no later than 1 February 2015, and shall consist of: (a) Member States wishing to participate; (b) representative bodies from the railway sector; (c) representative bodies of users; (d) the European Railway Agency. 3. The tasks of the advisory body shall include: (a) monitoring the development of a minimum data structure for the inventory of assets, (b) supporting Member States in the completion of their inventories of assets and implementation plans, (c) assisting the Commission in monitoring implementation of the TSI, (d) facilitating exchanges of best practices, (e) assisting the Commission in identifying the common priorities and criteria for the implementation of the TSI as referred to in Article 8. (f) where appropriate, making recommendations to the Commission, in particular for strengthening implementation of the TSI. 4. The Commission shall keep Member States informed of the activities of the advisory body through the Committee established by Directive 2008/57/EC.