Commission Directive 2013/9/EU of 11 March 2013 amending Annex III to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 1U.K.
Annex III to Directive 2008/57/EC, which sets out Essential Requirements, is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
the following paragraphs shall be added to Section 1:
‘1.6. Accessibility
1.6.1.The “infrastructure” and “rolling stock” subsystems must be accessible to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in order to ensure access on an equal basis with others by way of the prevention or removal of barriers, and by way of other appropriate measures. This shall include the design, construction, renewal, upgrade, maintenance and operation of the relevant parts of the subsystems to which the public has access.
1.6.2.The “operations” and “telematics applications for passengers” subsystems must provide for the necessary functionality required to facilitate access to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility on an equal basis with others by way of the prevention or removal of barriers, and by way of other appropriate measures.’;
(2)
the following paragraph shall be added to subparagraph 1 of Section 2:
‘2.1.2.Accessibility
2.1.2.1.Infrastructure subsystems to which the public has access must be accessible to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in accordance with 1.6.’;
(3)
the following paragraph shall be added to subparagraph 4 of Section 2:
‘2.4.5.Accessibility
2.4.5.1.Rolling stock subsystems to which the public has access must be accessible to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in accordance with 1.6.’;
(4)
the following paragraph shall be added to subparagraph 6 of Section 2:
‘2.6.4.Accessibility
2.6.4.1.Appropriate steps must be taken to ensure that operating rules provide for the necessary functionality required to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.’;
(5)
the following paragraph shall be added to subparagraph 7 of Section 2:
‘2.7.5.Accessibility
2.7.5.1.Appropriate steps must be taken to ensure that telematics applications for passengers subsystems provide for the necessary functionality required to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.’
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