ANNEX IVU.K.CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL SERVICES

Société nationale des Chemins de fer belges/Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen.

Danske Statsbaner.
Entities pursuant to lov nr. 1317 om amtskommunernes overtagelse af de statslige ejerandele i privatbanerne of 20 December 2000.
Ørestadsselskabet I/S.

Deutsche Bahn AG.
Other undertakings providing railway services to the public pursuant to Article 2(1) of the Allgemeines Eisenbahngesetz of 27 December 1993, as last amended on 21 June 2002.

‘Oργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος Α.Ε.’ (‘Ο.Σ.Ε. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2671/98.
‘ΕΡΓΟΣΕ Α.Ε.’ pursuant to Law No 2366/95.

Société nationale des chemins de fer français and other rail networks open to the public, referred to in loi d'orientation des transports intérieurs No 82-1153 of 30 December 1982, Title II, Chapter 1.
Réseau ferré de France, State-owned company set up by Law No 97-135 of 13 February 1997.

Ferrovie dello Stato S. p. A.
Trenitalia S. p. A.
Entities, companies and undertakings providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 10 of Royal Decree No. 1447 of 9 May 1912, approving the consolidated text of the laws on le ferrovie concesse all'industria privata, le tramvie a trazione meccanica e gli automobili.
Entities, companies and undertakings providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 4 of Law No. 410 of 4 June 1949 — Concorso dello Stato per la riattivazione dei pubblici servizi di trasporto in concessione.
Entities, companies and undertakings or local authorities providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 14 of Law No. 1221 of 2 August 1952 — Provvedimenti per l'esercizio ed il potenziamento di ferrovie di altre linee di trasporto in regime di concessione.
Entities, companies and undertakings providing public transport services pursuant to Articles 8 and 9 of Legislative Decree No. 422 of 19 November 1997 — Conferimento alle regioni ed agli enti locali di funzioni e compiti in materia di trasporto pubblico locale, under the terms of Article 4(4) of Law No. 9 of 15 March 1997, as amended by Legislative Decree No 400 of 20 September 1999 and by Article 45 of Law No. 166 of 1 August 2002.

Österreichische Bundesbahn.
Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierungs–Gesellschaft mbH sowie.
Entities authorised to provide transport services pursuant to Eisenbahngesetz, BGBl. No 60/1957, as amended.

CP – Caminhos de Ferro de Portugal, E.P., pursuant to Decree-Law No 109/77 of 23 March 1977.
REFER, E.P., pursuant to Decree-Law No 104/97 of 29 April 1997.
RAVE, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 323-H/2000 of 19 December 2000.
Fertagus, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 189-B/99 of 2 June 1999.
Metro do Porto, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 394-A/98 of 15 December 1998, as amended by Decree-Law No 261/2001 of 26 September 2001.
Normetro, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 394-A/98 of 15 December 1998, as amended by Decree-Law No 261/2001 of 26 September 2001.
Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 15/95 of 8 February 1995.
Metro do Mondego, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 10/2002 of 24 January 2002.
Metro Transportes do Sul, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 337/99 of 24 August 1999.
Local authorities and local authority undertakings providing transport services pursuant to Law No 159/99 of 14 September 1999.
Public authorities and public undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990.
Private undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990, where they hold special or exclusive rights.

Public entities operating railway services in accordance with förordningen (1996:734) om statens spåranläggningar and lagen (1990:1157) om järnvägssäkerhet.
Regional and local public entities operating regional or local railway communications pursuant to lagen (1997:734) om ansvar för viss kollektiv persontrafik.
Private entities operating railway services pursuant to an authorisation granted under förordningen (1996:734) om statens spåranläggningar, where such permission complies with Article 2(3) of the Directive.