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relevant stakeholders. Shunting – Eurostat/ITF/UNECE definition: operation of moving a rail vehicle or set of rail vehicles inside a railway station or other railway installations (depot, workshop, marshalling yard, etc.). General definition: the movement of rail vehicles, usually within a shunting yard or similar, to rearrange them for whatever reason. Dangerous goods (substances) - those chemicals which, during the transport by rail (in tanks, containers or other packaging), due to traffic accidents, damage to the transport means or packaging, unforeseen chemical reactions, non-compliance with the technical packaging and transport rules or other unforeseen factors, may cause explosions, fires, emissions of gases, vapours, aerosols or toxic liquids spread to the soil and in the environment. Timetable - the train timetable, including the running times between various points (mainly stations and movement halts), and the train characteristics. Path modification - the process by which applicants may request a modification of the allocated paths from an infrastructure manager. Non-usage – when an applicant does not use a path that has been allocated to it. Non-use of path - the applicant may require not to use the train path for one or more traffic days . Network PaPs (NetPaPs) - pre-arranged paths designed to foster the optimal use of infrastructure capacity and address the needs for capacity on certain international freight corridors. (Railway) Node - station with more than two travelling directions or the connections (railway branches) of the running line. Alternative offer - alternative timetable including path details that is offered in the path alteration process as an alternative to the path that is not available anymore. Final offer/timetable – infrastructure capacity offered by the infrastructure manager to the applicants, with the possibility to refuse or accept the offer. In case of acceptance, the infrastructure manager allocates the train path in accordance with the offer. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 7 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Operator of service facility - any public or private entity responsible for managing one or more service facilities or supplying one or more services to rail transport operators referred to in points 2 to 4 of Annex No. II, in accordance with Article 3(19) of Law 202/2016. Traffic operator - person responsible for the management of the train traffic. Arrival time - the time at which a train arrives at a station or other stopping point. Minimum access package - a package of rights conferred by DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EC, Annex II, point 1. These rights are included in the access charge and confer access to railway infrastructure facilities and a set of services for international or domestic traffic; they include the handling of requests for infrastructure capacity, the right to use granted capacity as well as use of electrical supply equipment. The infrastructure manager must deliver the listed services. Characteristic line gradient - the rate at which a railway track rises or falls in relation to the horizontal. This is expressed by a percentage number (for instance, 1 unit of vertical change for a section that is 200 units long is 5‰, or 5 per 1000). Platform - a flat area where passengers wait for their train, can board their train at the beginning of their journey, and leave their train when they arrive. For goods, this area is usually known as a 'dock'. Implementation plan - the document presenting the means and the strategy that the parties concerned intend to implement in order to develop over a specified period the measures which are necessary and sufficient to establish the freight corridor. Contingency plan - plan to be drawn up by the infrastructure manager, listing the various bodies to be informed in the event of serious incidents or serious disturbance to train movements. Customer Information Platform (CIP) - an interactive, Internet-based information tool. By means of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), CIP provides precise information on the routing, terminals, infrastructure investment projects and basic track properties of the participating Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs). Network and Corridor Information portal (NCI) - a common web portal where the Network Statements and the Corridor Information Documents are made available in a digitalised way. Draft timetable/offer - timetable to be prepared by the by the infrastructure manager no later than four months after the deadline for receipt of requests for infrastructure capacity to be incorporated into the working timetable. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 8 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Appeals procedure - The method for challenging a decision made by an allocation body or infrastructure manager. Any applicant for a train path that feels it is a victim of unfair treatment or discrimination (for example, following a decision by an infrastructure manager regarding the allocation of capacity) may appeal to the authority responsible for resolving such disputes; in most cases, this is the national Regulatory Body. (in Romania this is the National Railway Supervision Council). Border point - The location at which an international border is formally crossed. RailNetEurope (RNE) - was set up in 2004 by a number of European railway infrastructure managers and allocation bodies to tackle operational issues in the field of international rail. It is a voluntary initiative emanating from infrastructure managers across Europe and represents its members as an Association for Facilitating International Traffic on the European Rail Infrastructure. RNE encourages its members to adopt a common document structure for their respective NETWORK STATEMENTS and to translate these into English. The aim is to provide high standards of user-friendliness and customer orientation, and to assist those who need to consult more than one statement for their intended (international) operations. Performance regime - in the railway sector, this is a system aimed at improving the quality and punctuality of international/national rail services. This system may include penalties and/or compensation for actions which disrupt the operation of the network and/or bonuses that reward better-than-planned performance. Register of Infrastructure - DIRECTIVE 2016/797/EU, Art. 49: Each Member State shall ensure that a register of infrastructure, stating the values of the network parameters of each subsystem or part subsystem concerned, as set out in the relevant TSI, is published.' Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/777: provides a list of definitions for the 'Items of the Register of Infrastructure' such as: track, operational point, tunnel, platform, siding, etc. Priority rules - a rule that allows an applicant to be given preference over other applicants in case of conflicting requests. On a railway line, priority is the right for one type of traffic to proceed before another type of traffic. Alternative route - a different route that may be taken to reach the same destination. Another route between the same origin and destination where there is substitutability between the two routes for the operation of the freight or passenger service concerned by the applicant. Temporary Capacity Restrictions (TCRs) - non-availability of part of the rail network for full use by trains during a period reserved for the carrying out of works. This can be due to the disconnection or restriction of use of signalling equipment to enable work to be carried out on the equipment. Restriction is an operational arrangement that prohibits scheduled train movements, marshalling or shunting activities on the track. Restriction can be planned or unplanned. Trans European Network for Transport - a European Commission policy directed towards the implementation and development of a Europe-wide network of roads, railway lines, inland waterways, maritime shipping routes, ports, airports and rail-road terminals. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 9 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Unit load - a number of individual packages bonded, palletised or strapped together to form a single unit for more efficient handling by mechanical equipment. Overlapping section - the layout of the corridor lines leads to situations where some corridor lines overlap with others. Rail-related services and facilities/Rail-related services - the services facilities to which a rail transport operator may need to have access in order to be able to operate a given train. Timetable change - takes place at midnight on the second Saturday to Sunday in December (the first day of validity of the new timetable is symbolized by an "X"). Basic service - a service supplied in any of the service facilities listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/34/EU. Rail-related service - a basic, additional or ancillary service listed in points 2, 3 and 4 of Annex II to Directive 2012/34/EU. Path Coordination System - an international path request coordination system for path applicants, infrastructure managers, allocation bodies and Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs). The application optimises international path coordination. The access to the application is free for the applicants, but is controlled by means of a username and a password. A user manual with definitions of the terms used is available on the RNE website. European Train Control System (ECTS) - this component of ERTMS guarantees a common standard that enables trains to cross national borders and enhances safety. It is a signalling and control system designed to replace the several incompatible safety systems currently used by European railways. As a subset of ERTMS, it provides a level of protection against over speed and overrun depending upon the capability of the line side infrastructure. Safety management system - describes the distribution of responsibilities within the organisation of the infrastructure manager or the rail transport operator. It shows how control from the management at different levels is secured, how staff and their representatives at all levels are involved and how continuous improvement of the safety management system is ensured. Signalling system - railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Smart Capacity Management - a project launched in order to improve the European capacity management process. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 10 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Technical Specification for Interoperability - the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) define the technical and operational standards which must be met by each subsystem or part of subsystem in order to meet the essential requirements and ensure the interoperability of the railway system of the European Union. Station - a sectioning point with lines for train traffic, shunting operations and other rail transport operations. For the purpose of this NS, station also means movement halt. The station may be open for freight and/or passenger traffic. Transhipment station - supplies the transhipment (moving) of the goods from wagons for normal gauge to wagons for broad gauge, and vice versa Transposition station - supplies the transposition of wagons (change of axles/bogies) for normal gauge in wagons for broad gauge, and vice versa. Marshalling yard - station intended for the processing of the flows of freight wagons and their distribution (separation) for a variety of destinations. - Eurostat/ITF/UNECE definition: Station or part of a station especially equipped with a number of tracks or other equipment for railway vehicle marshalling operations. General definition: railway facility equipped with tracks with special layout and technical facilities, where sorting, formation and splitting-up of trains takes place; wagons are sorted for a variety of destinations, using a number of rail tracks. Freight terminal – station or group of lines in a station where handling of goods takes place (goods are loaded on, or unloaded from, transport vehicles). It may also include shunting of rail vehicles (wagons) between trains. It may include open access and privately-owned industrial tracks, tracks of warehouses, loading/unloading places, Ro-La and/or container loading/unloading places, goods transhipment or wagon transposition places. Intermodal rail transport terminal – Eurostat/ITF/UNECE definition: place equipped for the transhipment and storage of intermodal transport units (ITUs) between modes, one of which is rail. TAF TSI definition: Location which provides the space, equipment and operational environment under which the loading units (freight containers, swap bodies, semi-trailers or trailers) transfer takes place. Estimated time of interchange - estimated time of interchange of wagons from one rail transport operator to another. Estimated time of handover - estimated time of handover of a train from one infrastructure manager to another. Total stabling time - the period of time during which a train remains at a scheduled stop without moving beyond that location. Network Statement - 2026 ANNEX 1 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 11 / 12  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Train Information System (TIS) - web-based application which visualises international trains from origin to destination. It supports international train management by delivering real-time train data concerning international passenger and freight trains. The relevant data is processed directly from the Infrastructure Managers’ systems. Combined transport - General definition: the use of road and rail or water for the movement of goods in a single journey. Exceptional Transport - a transport is considered exceptional if, due to its dimensions, its gauge or weight, By taking into account the characteristics of the railway infrastructure on which it is to run, it may be admitted only subject to some special technical or operation conditions. Intermodal transport - the movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or vehicle which uses successively several modes of transport. (This takes place without handling of the goods themselves.) Internationally harmonised path - a path that the applicants may use in the international traffic on the agreed days and times. Multiple corridor path - a capacity request can cover more than one corridor. A PaP offer harmonised by different corridors may be published and indicated as such. Level crossing - place where railway and road cross each other at the same level (without e. g. overpass or underpass). Level crossings may have gates, barriers, traffic lights or be open. Intermodal transport unit (ITU) - a load unit which can be transported by different modes, e.g. container, swap body, semi-trailer, trailer. Maximum line speed - the maximum general speed permitted for a railway line. This may be subject to spee