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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/171 ANNEX II

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/171 ANNEX II

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Standard format for liability annex to railway licence Text of image LICENCE Liability annex No Financial cover for liability Concerning licence to perform rail transport services within the Union and the European Economic Area according to Directive 2012/34/EU and the relevant national legislation 1. Licence-issuing State Issuing State Licensing authority National licence No Decision identification Applicable legislation 2. Licence holder Railway undertaking Registration No VAT No 3. Licensing authority (if other than licensing authority in 1) Licensing authority Phone No Postal address Postcode and city E-mail State Applicable legislation 4. Financial cover for liability Financial cover, amount Guarantees under market conditions (short description) Geographical coverage Valid from Valid until 5. Conditions and obligations National conditions according to Article 22, Article 23(2) and/or (3) of Directive 2012/34/EU should be mentioned here, or reference should be given to where documentation is available Date Signature Name EC licence-notification No Text of image Explanations and instructions for use Licence-issuing State. The information given in the licence shall be repeated here to enable a correct identification of the licence. The licensing authority is designated by Member States according to Article 16. Since the annex is linked to a licence document according to Annex I of this Regulation it is not necessary to repeat all information given on the licensing authority. The name is sufficient. Licence holder. Since the annex is linked to a licence it is not necessary to repeat all information given on the licence holder. The name and possible registration numbers are sufficient. Licensing body responsible for validation of financial cover. If the liability annex is submitted by the authority granting the licence to the railway undertaking this field should not be filled in. In case a licensing authority in another Member State has required and approved additional insurance cover, the relevant contact details of that licensing authority should be entered in this field. Telephone and fax numbers should indicate the country code. Financial cover for liability. The amount of cover that is required and approved shall be entered in this field, stating the currency in which it is noted. If the railway undertaking has not taken out an insurance policy but demonstrated its cover by adequate guarantees under market conditions (e.g. a financial guarantee), the nature of this cover shall be described. If the geographical coverage is limited to a specific country or to a region or if certain countries or regions are specifically excluded it shall be described. The first date of validity of the insurance policy shall be entered. The railway undertaking has an obligation to maintain its cover for liability. The licence is not valid if the railway undertaking does not fulfil this requirement (Article 18). However, in exceptional cases an insurance might be taken for a limited time. In such a case an end date of the validity may be introduced. Dates shall be entered in a common format (ddmmyy). The licensing authority may check that the railway undertaking complies with the requirements (Article 24). Conditions and obligations. The cover for liability may be linked to national conditions or obligations imposed on the railway undertaking by the provisions of Article 22. In such case it should be indicated in this field. Signature. A person authorised by the licensing authority to approve insurance arrangements within the licensing procedure shall validate and communicate the document to the European Railway Agency. The name of the signing person shall be spelled out. EC licence notification-number.

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