Notification of a planned new rail passenger service
Article 4
1. The applicant shall notify the infrastructure managers and the regulatory bodies concerned of its intention to operate a new rail passenger service in accordance with the deadline set in Article 38(4) of Directive 2012/34/EU. 2. Regulatory bodies shall develop and publish on their website a standard notification form to be completed and submitted by the applicant, which shall be limited to the following information: (a) the applicant's name, address, legal entity, registration number (if appropriate); (b) contact data of the person responsible for queries; (c) data of licence and safety certificate of the applicant or indication of the stage of the procedure to obtain them; (d) detailed route indicating location of departure and destination stations as well as all intermediate stops; (e) planned starting date for the operation of the proposed new rail passenger service; (f) indicative timing, frequency and capacity of the proposed new rail passenger service, including proposed departure times, arrival times and connections as well as any deviations in frequency or in stops from the standard timetable, in each direction; (g) indicative information on the rolling stock the applicant plans to use. 3. The information regarding the planned operation of the new rail passenger service shall cover at least the first three years and, as far as possible, the first five years of operation. The regulatory body may however agree to a shorter period. 4. The regulatory body shall publish on its website the standard notification form submitted by the applicant and shall notify the following without undue delay and at the latest within 10 days of receiving a complete notification form: (a) any competent authority that has awarded a public service contract for a rail passenger service on that route or an alternative route within the meaning of Directive 2012/34/EU; (b) any other interested competent authority with the right to limit access under Article 11 of Directive 2012/34/EU; (c) any railway undertaking operating services under public service contract on the route of the new rail passenger service or an alternative route. 5. All information provided by the applicant via the standard notification form and any supporting documents shall be sent to the regulatory bodies and infrastructure managers in electronic form. However, the regulatory body may, in duly justified cases, accept that documents be submitted in paper format. 6. If the notification is incomplete, the regulatory body shall inform the applicant that incomplete requests will not be considered and shall give the applicant the possibility to complete its request within a reasonable time not exceeding ten working days.