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Development Ministry

is the department responsible for managing the entire rail sector. According to Law 39/2003 of 17 December, the Railway Sector, the main responsibility are:

-strategic planning of the railway sector, both infrastructure and supply services management
-general and the regulation of the rail system, especially anything related to security and interoperability of the railway system and the relationships between stakeholders
-defining goals and monitoring the activities of the railway business public entities, ADIF and RENFE, and its funding system

For more information on the responsibilities of the Ministry to see the art. 81 of the Act

Railway Infrastructure Administrator (ADIF)

ADIF was created by Law 39/2003 of 17 December, the Railway Sector. ADIF
The statutes were established in the RD 2395/2004 of 30 December 2004. It began operations on January 1, 2005.

ADIF is a public company, with management autonomy within the limits prescribed by law and is under the Ministry of Development. Has legal personality and full legal capacity to fulfill its goals and its own assets.

Its primary purpose is the management and construction of railway infrastructure. ADIF

manages almost all of the general interest railway network (RFIG). In

currently manages
ADIF
a) on a commercial basis, the new high speed and wide UIC on its balance sheet (Madrid-Sevilla, with the access ramp to Toledo and Madrid-Zaragoza-Lleida, a total of 1,010 km) and
b) under order of the State, the conventional network Iberian gauge (11,780 km), through an agreement to manage the network assets of the State. ADIF

also manager (operation and maintenance) of rail infrastructure mentioned above, is responsible for the construction of new lines on behalf of the State, whether of ownership, financed from its own resources, or state ownership, resources budget. ADIF
built, at present, the Madrid-Valladolid line Madrid-Valladolid-Vitoria-French border, the Lleida-Barcelona and Barcelona-Figueras of the Madrid-Barcelona-French border, the lines of the corridor Madrid- Valencia-Murcia, the Córdoba-Málaga flight corridor Madrid-Andalusia, and Pajares tunnels and Orense-Santiago section of the Northwest Corridor.

For more information on the functions and duties of the ADIF See Art. 21 of the Law


RENFE-Operator RENFE The current was created by Law 39/2003 of 17 November, the Railway Sector, as public company.

Statutes RENFE was established in RD 2396/2004 of 30 December 2004. It began operations on January 1, 2005. RENFE

segregation was created by business unit train service providers and other commercial activities of the previous vertical RU.

RENFE is a public company, with management autonomy within the limits set by law and is under the Ministry of Development. Has legal personality and full legal capacity to fulfill its goals and its own assets.

Its purpose is to provide passenger rail services and other goods and services or complementary activities or related to rail transport. Make also maintenance of rolling stock. RENFE

State will continue to receive compensation for public service obligations for the provision of regional passenger service and commuter. Drives long-distance passenger and high speed are managed on a commercial basis, just as the unit of charge, which alone will be subject to competition from other operators, from 2006.

Other railway companies

Effective January 1, 2006, the European licensed railway undertakings will have free access to our entire network of the State General Interest make rail freight international or domestic. They should, for this, apply the corresponding capacity (slot) to ADIF, following the established procedure.

At the time of the award is made must also be in possession of the safety certificate needed to move, with its rolling stock and staff driving on the route requested.

A January 1, 2006, the Ministry of Development has awarded two new licenses RU (Comsa Rail and Continental Rail) and a candidate for license capacity allocation (Transfesa). Pipeline are two more licenses. These
new railway companies carry on their activities in rail freight. Moreover, these licenses to new companies, has been given to the new license RENFE enabling them to transport passengers and goods in the state railway network.

Railway Regulatory Committee

Railway Regulatory Committee is the governing body of the railway sector. Is a collegiate body attached to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning, MF. It consists of a chairman and four members, officials of the higher bodies of the MF, appointed by the Minister, and a secretary appointed by the committee.

The RD2387/2004 set the term of office, removal, incompatibilities and functions of the committee members. The appointment of members was conducted in March and the first founding meeting was held on June 9, 2005.

Objectives, functions and powers:

-Safeguarding the plurality of railway services.
-Ensuring equality for all operators in the market access conditions.
-Ensure that the fees shall comply with the rules and are not discriminatory.
-Resolve conflicts between the ADIF and the railway companies in connection with:
-Grant and use of the safety certificate.
-Application of the criteria of the network statement.
-capacity allocation procedures.
-Amount, structure and application of charges to operators.
-Resolve conflicts between railway companies on actions to pursue discriminatory treatment in access to infrastructure or services.
-interpret the terms of licenses and authorizations for the provision of services of public interest, reporting also in the bidding process.
-Inform and advise the Minister of Public Works and the regional authorities on railway matters, especially those that may affect the development of a competitive rail market.

Exercising the functions of the Regulatory Committee will take place with full respect for the powers attributed to Law 16/1989 bodies competition. Establishing an information and coordination between the Committee and the Office of Fair Competition. Procedure



The Committee will act on its own initiative or at the request of an interested party. Entities who consider themselves wronged by a decision or action will have the maximum period of one month to go to the Committee. Committee resolutions are binding for banks operating in the rail sector, but appealed to the Minister of Public Works. Failure to resolutions will be punished according to Law 39/2003.

-certification ADAF ADAF

, Rail Action Partnership was established in 1980 as a nonprofit entity, in order to defend the interests of the 30 companies involved in the rail sector who founded.

currently ADAF members of more than 50 companies and its main objective is technical standardization and interoperability in the railway sector. ADAF

created in December 1998, ADAF-certification, which is currently registered as a notified body and as such was reported by the English State to the Commission and other de Estados miembros, en el marco de las directivas de interoperabilidad (96/48 –alta velocidad- y 2001/ 16 –ferrocarril convencional-). En el futuro, ADAF - certificación puede llegar a ser el organismo nacional para la certificación de seguridad del material móvil.