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CFR NETWORK STATEMENT - 2026 ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS Validity: 14.12.2025 – 12.12.2026 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Glossary: The specialized terms used in the NS are those defined in Article 3 of Law 202/2016 on integrating the Romanian railway system into the single European railway area, with its further amendments and supplements, and in the Government Ordinance 12/1998, with its further amendments and supplements. An explanatory dictionary in English of the commonly used railway terms can be found on the following RNE website: https://rne.eu/organisation/network-statements/ Ad hoc capacity allocation - allocation of capacity by an infrastructure manager or allocation body outside of the annual timetable. Capacity allocation - the process by which capacity is granted to the applicants by the infrastructure manager; this infrastructure capacity will later be used by means of the train paths in the Rail Service Book. Path alteration - the process by which the infrastructure manager can alternate, adjust, replace or withdraw the already allocated path. Telematics Applications for Passenger Services - the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem “telematics applications for passenger services” of the trans-European rail system (TAP- TSI). Telematics Applications for Freight Services - the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (TAF-TSI). National safety authority - the national body entrusted with the tasks regarding railway safety in accordance with Directive 2016/798/EU or any body entrusted by several Member States with those tasks in order to ensure a unified safety regime. Self-supply of services - a situation where a railway undertaking performs itself a rail-related service on the premises of a service facility operator, provided that access to and the use of the facility by that railway undertaking for self-supply of services is legally and technically feasible, does not endanger the safety of the operations and the operator of the service facility concerned offers such possibility Remaining capacity / unplanned capacity – the capacity which remains available after the completion of the allocation process. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 2 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Train path catalogue - the pre-arranged train paths remaining available upon the completion of the annual timetabling process, together with other train paths built within the available capacity, to be published by CFR. Catenary - in overhead electrification equipment, the secondary wire that supports the contact (live) wire, and helps to keep the tension necessary for pantographs to draw current from it. Safety certificate – the document attesting the fact that a rail transport operator holding a licence may supply a type of rail transport service on the Romanian railway traffic sections. DIRECTIVE 2016/798/EU: “The purpose of the safety certificate is to provide evidence that the railway undertaking has established its safety management system and that it is able to operate safely in the intended area of operation. Also, EU legislation has introduced the mutual recognition of safety certificates delivered in the Member States.” Line classification/Line designation – lines are classified into various categories according to a number of technical factors. Access contract - sets down the rights and obligations of the INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER and of the rail transport operator regarding the allocation and use of the infrastructure capacities, as well as other services provided or supplied by the parties. Shunting convoy - a group of interlinked rail vehicles that are operated by pulling or pushing between the groups of lines of the same station with or without passing by the precincts of the station, as well as between the station and a line of an economic operator. Coordination of TCRs - the cooperation between the infrastructure managers aimed at finding the best way to plan TCRs. The aim of the coordination efforts between the infrastructure managers is to safely implement the railway operations and to find the best solution for planning the operational restrictions resulting from construction and maintenance measures while taking into consideration the requirements of the applicants. RFC TCR Coordinator – entity in charge of the overall coordination of the TCRs along the whole RFC, as well as of checking their impact on capacity availability. Rail Freight Corridor - all designated railway lines, including railway ferry lines, on the territory of or between Member States, and, where appropriate, European third countries, linking two or more terminals, along a principal route and, where appropriate, diversionary routes and sections connecting them, including the railway infrastructure and its equipment and relevant rail services in accordance with EU Regulation 913/2010. Line gradient - the rate at which the axis of a railway section rises or falls in relation to the horizontal and is measured by the ratio between the height and the distance run on the horizontal, a ratio expressed in thousandths. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 3 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Conflicting applications/requests for train paths - the situation where, after co-ordination of the requested paths and consultation with applicants, it is not possible to satisfy requests for infrastructure capacity adequately. This is because several applicants are applying for the same infrastructure capacity. Corridor Information Document (CID) - a document drawn up, regularly updated and published by the Corridor Management Board. This document comprises: - all the information contained in the network statement of national networks regarding the freight corridor in accordance with Chapter 4, Article 27 of Directive 2012/34/EU; - the list and characteristics of terminals, in particular information concerning the conditions and methods of accessing the terminals; - information concerning the procedures of application for capacity, capacity allocation to freight trains, - traffic management coordination, - traffic management in the event of disturbance and - the implementation plan. Network statement - definition in DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU: the statement which sets out in detail the general rules, deadlines, procedures and criteria for charging and capacity-allocation schemes, including such other information as is required to enable applications for infrastructure capacity. European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) - a major industrial project being implemented by the European Union, which will serve to make rail transport safer and more competitive. It is made up of all the train-borne, trackside and lineside equipment necessary for supervising and controlling, in real- time, train operation according to the traffic conditions. Maritime and inland port facilities - a location on a coast, lakeshore or inland waterway, where freight can be transferred from ship to land or vice versa. It includes: port areas, equipment or infrastructures normally used for, or in connection with, the provision of loading/unloading services for goods, cargo handling, handling of shipping traffic and facilities for ferryboat services. These facilities are mentioned in DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU, ANNEX II, point 2(g) as one of the services to be supplied to the railway undertakings, but they are not defined. Acceptance phase - the timetabling phase following the final offer, where the contracted applicants have to express their position towards the offer. Usually, the answer can be only “accept” or “reject”, in the path alteration (upon the request of the applicant) and path modification (upon the initiative of the infrastructure manager) and ad-hoc processes, “ask for adaptation” is also allowed under certain conditions. Flex PaP – PaPs with flexible times, data may be modified in the path request by an applicant, but without exceeding the given range of standard times, and train parameters. Fix PaP - PaPs with fixed times, data may not be modified in the path request by an applicant. Forum Train Europe - a European association of railway undertakings and service companies that promotes cross-border rail freight and passenger traffic in Europe. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 4 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Loading gauge – the rolling stock gauge allowed on the CFR lines, which must not be exceeded both by the wagon and its load. Manager of leased non-interoperable railway infrastructure - any legal entity or group of legal entities registered in Romania the business purpose of which is to maintain and to manage the non-interoperable railway infrastructure leased from CFR in accordance with the law in force. Working timetable - the graphical representation in space and time of the movement of the trains on a given route, usually for a period of time of 24 hours. European Economic Interest Grouping - a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) is a type of legal entity created under European Community (EC) Council Regulation 2137/85. It is designed to make it easier for companies in different countries to do business together, or to form consortia to take part in EU programmes. Railway Undertaking Advisory Group - the management board shall set up an advisory group made up of railway undertakings interested in the use of the freight corridor. This advisory group may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has consequences for these undertakings. It may also issue own-initiative opinions. The management board shall take any of these opinions into account. Halt/Commercial halt - Stop-off point on the running line open to passenger traffic only and not usually staffed. Incident - OTIF definition: any occurrence, other than accident or serious accident, associated with the operation of trains and affecting the safety of operation. NOS definition: an unplanned, uncontrolled event, which could have led to injury to persons or damage to vehicles and equipment, or some other loss. International Contingency Management Handbook definition: an unplanned, uncontrolled event disrupting train operations on the network that requires operative treatment of trains. Directive 2016/798/EU: ‘incident’ means any occurrence, other than an accident or serious accident, affecting the safety of railway operations. Relief facilities – the timely and efficient performance by CFR of the necessary interventions to eliminate the consequences of the railway events, and to restore the traffic/continuity of the railway traffic in case of railway accidents/incidents, with the help of specific relief means. Service facilities - the installation, including ground area, building and equipment, which has been specially arranged, as a whole or in part, to allow the supply of one or more services referred to in points 2 to 4 of Annex II to Law 202/2016. Linked Service Facilities - service facilities which are adjacent to one another and require passage through one to reach the other. Safety inspection - controls safety performance, and accomplishes the investigation of accidents and incidents. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 5 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Refuelling facilities - this is an area which provide fuel for diesel locomotives and Diesel Multiple Units. In EU legislation, it is described as a service to be supplied to the Railway Undertaking as part of 'Track access to services facilities and supply of services'. This request of the rail transport operators may only be rejected if viable alternatives under market conditions exist. Interoperability - a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). The term is often used in a technical systems engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system-to-system performance. DIRECTIVE 2016/797/EU, Article 2: the ability of a rail system to allow the safe and uninterrupted movement of trains which accomplish the required levels of performance. UNISIG definition of operational interoperability in European railway area: the ability to enable the international safe running of trains on different European networks without having to stop the train at borders; changing the engine at borders; changing the driver at borders; requiring the train driver to perform any other activity other than the standardised ERTMS operation. More generally, in order to overcome the technical fragmentation of rail networks in Europe, the interoperability directives of the European Union are gradually establishing mandatory Technical Specifications for Interoperability, commonly referred to as TSIs. Maintenance/heavy maintenance - activity aiming to maintain something in good working order, prevent operational disturbance and/or uphold a given technical standard. EU definition (DIRECTIVE 2016/797/EU): The procedures, associated equipment, logistics centres for maintenance work and reserves allowing the mandatory corrective and preventive maintenance to ensure the interoperability of the rail system and guarantee the performance required. EU definition (DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU, recast) of 'heavy maintenance': means work that is not carried out routinely as part of day-to-day operations and requires the vehicle to be removed from service. Operating language – the language or languages used in the daily operation of an infrastructure manager and published in its Network Statement, for the communication of operational or safety related messages between the staff of the infrastructure manager and the rail transport operator. Double-track - A railway line in which one track is provided for each direction of travel. A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track – A single-track railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. Rail Service Book – means the leaflet with the timetable for freight or passenger trains grouped per train categories/types and per the activity range of a CFR regional branch. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 6 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Train Performance Management - the complete and regular process for monitoring, analysing and improving performance of international trains. The train performance management process is composed of 5 main phases (Definition phase, Data collection, Performance analysis, Action planning and Action Implementation). International contingency management - the process aiming to allow the continuation of freight traffic flows despite an international disruption and to assure transparency of its impact on the traffic flows and taken measures for all