DB Netz AG Network Statement 2020 valid from 15.12.2019 DB Netz AG Headquarters I.NMN Version control Date Modification 09.12.2018 Amendment of Network Statement 2019 as at 09. December 2018 (Publication of the Network Statement 2020) 06.12.2018 Addition of detailed information concerning funding of rail freight transport by way of pro-rated financing of the approves track access charges 13.02.2019 Amendment of Network Statement 2020 due to decision of the Fed- eral Network Agency (BNetzA) to the application of DB Netz AG for approval of the charging principles and charges for the provision of the minimum access package with effect from 15. December 2019 (TPS 2020) 21.06.2019 Amendment Section 6.3.3.1 of the Network Statement 08.08.2019 Amendment Section 6.5 of the Network Statement “Incentive system to enhance performance capability” 23.10.2019 Addition of detailed information concerning the implementation of terms of use Click&Ride Printed by DB Netz AG Editors Principles of Network Access/Regulation (I.NMN) Theodor-Heuss-Allee 7 60486 Frankfurt am Main Picture credits Front page photo: Urheber: Volker Emersleben Copyright: Deutsche Bahn AG Network Statement 2020, editorial status 23.10.2019 2 Notes 1. Pending court proceedings regarding prohibitions of individual clauses The following clauses may still be modified due to court proceedings: Section 2.9.8.3 The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) rejected the intended modification in section 2.9.8.3 sentence 2 lit. c) of the Network Statement 2018 with its decision of 18 November 2016 – BK 10-16-0009_Z, namely the modification to use the word “material” in relation to contractual duties. The rejection also covers the addition in brackets, which includes an abstract legal definition of the material contractual duty. If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 2.9.8.3 sentence 2 lit. c) would read as follows: „only for damage resulting from a non-inconsiderable infringement of a material contrac- tual duty (an obligation whose satisfaction is what makes the proper performance of the contract even possible and the observance thereof is something on which the contractual partner regularly relies and is able to rely); in this case, however, liability is limited to compensating the damage that is foreseeable and which typically occurs.” Section 2.9.8.4 The Federal Network Agency rejected the intended modification in section 2.9.8.4 sub- section 1 of the Network Statement 2018 with its decision of 18 November 2016 – BK 10- 16-0009_Z. If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 2.9.8.4 would read as follows: „2.9.8.4 Third Party Liability Act, attribution of fault, settlement between joint and several debtors In any event, DB Netz AG’s liability for damage to property under section 1 of the Third Party Liability Act relies that DB Netz AG be at fault. This does not apply to any liability for personal damage of the Applicant or the involved RU. The limitations on liability under section 2.9.8.3 also apply in the event of breaches of duty by or for the benefit of persons for whose fault DB Netz AG or the Applicant or the involved RU is responsible under statutory provisions. If DB Netz AG and the Applicant or the involved RU are liable as joint and several debtors for any damage to a third party, the limitations on liability under section 2.9.8.3 of the Network Statement and this section 2.9.8.4 will not apply in relation to the settlement between joint and several debtors in the internal relationship between DB Netz AG and the Applicant or the involved RU.“ Section 4.2.5.1 With its decision of 22 September 2015 – file no.: 10.030-F-15-404, the Federal Network Agency objected to the intended deletion of the following wording in section 4.2.5.1: “In the event of the technical failure of PCS, RNE offers the option of submitting train path applications for PaPs by means of sending the current RNE application form to the contact named in section 1.9.2.“ Network Statement 2020, editorial status 23.10.2019 3 Section 4.2.1.17 The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) rejected the intended new issues in section 4.2.1.17 subsection 2 of the Network Statement with its decision of 13 November 2015 – BK 18-0201_Z. The rejection was linked with the requirement, to include in section 4.2.1.17 a wording expressing the following: The involved parties have to include at least those requests for capacity in the examination in the sense of Art. 56 (3) ERegG which have been placed not falling within the annual timetable during the last two annual time- table periods. The above requirement was to be implemented by the publication of the final Network Statements according to Art. 19 (6) 1 ERegG at the latest. If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 4.2.1.17 subsection 2 would read as follows: „4.2.1.17 Check for provisions of surplus capacity according to Article 56 (3) ERegG DB Netz AG will ensure that path requests for ad-hoc capacity which are submitted after finalisation of the annual timetable may also be answered. For this reason, DB Netz AG will check if the provision of surplus capacity is necessary. This check includes a review of two past timetable periods, taking into account changes of the annual timetable, the rate of path cancellations and the number of path rejections. Furthermore, prior to the start of timetable construction for the upcoming timetable period, any findings resulting from customer support of the regional sales service or from feasi- bility studies which may concern the structure of the timetable or the preparation of new rail services will be taken into consideration.” Annex 4.3.2 section 2 sentence 2 The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) rejected the intended new issues of the Network Statement in Annex 4.3.2 section 2 sentence 2 (Usage regulations for congested railway lines Köln Hbf – Köln-Mülheim (routes 2633, 2639, 2650, 2652, 2658 und 2659)) with its decision of 13 November 2015 – BK 18-0201_Z. The rejection was linked with the re- quirement, to replace in the first sentence of section 2 the wording “verpflichtet” (obliged) with the wording “bittet” (requests). The above requirement was to be implemented by the publication of the final Network Statements according to Art. 19 (6) 1 ERegG at the latest. If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 2 of Annex 4.3.2 of the Network Statement (Usage regulations for congested railway lines Köln Hbf – Köln-Mülheim (routes 2633, 2639, 2650, 2652, 2658 und 2659)) would read as follows: „DB Netz obliges RUs to submit train paths requests for the annual timetable for all feeder and outflow empty runs for all passenger trains originating and terminating in Köln Hbf (Cologne main station). Path requests that do not meet these requirements are treated as implausible. In case of empty runs, which must be carried out as shunting movements, the terminating operating control point for shunting movements of terminating trains and the originating operating control point for shunting movements of originating trains shall be named in the application.” Operating Regulation 402.0202, section 2, numbers (3) to (5) The Federal Network Agency rejected the intended modification of section 2, numbers (3) to (5) of operating regulation 402.0202 with its decision of 13 November 2015 – BK-18- 0201 Z. Network Statement 2020, editorial status 23.10.2019 4 If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 2, numbers (3) to (5) of operating regulation 402.0202 have to be changed. Operating Regulation 402.0203, section 6, number (4) to (5), fourth and fifth indent The Federal Network Agency rejected the intended modification of section 6, number (4), fourth and fifth indent of operating regulation 402.0202 with its decision of 13 November 2015 – BK-18-0201 Z. If the rejection should be qualified as unlawful as a result of court proceedings, section 6, number (4), fourth and fifth indent of operating regulation 402.0203 have to be changed. 2. General The charging principles and charges published here for the working timetable period 2019 / 2020 concerning the minimum access package and being subject to the approval of the Federal Net- work Agency pursuant to section 45 ERegG have been approved with the decision of 13 February 2019. Appeals have been lodged against the decision. The charging principles and charges for the working timetable period 2019 / 2020 may change as a result of the appeal procedure. The charges indicated in the final and binding decision will be finally valid. Network Statement 2020, editorial status 23.10.2019 5 Contents Version control 2 Notes 3 List of Annexes 11 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 13 Introduction 13 Objective Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Legal basis 13 Legal framework of the Network Statement 13 Scope 13 Liability 14 Appeals Procedure 14 Arbitration Agreement 14 Application of GTC of the Applicant 14 Formal requirements 15 Structure of the Network Statement 15 Term of and amendments to the Network Statement 15 Publication and opportunity to respond 15 Contacts at DB Netz AG 15 Contacts of international RIUs 16 Other contacts 16 Rail freight corridors 16 Corridor One Stop Shop 17 Corridor OSS for the rail freight corridors 18 Information on the conditions of use of the Rail Freight Corridors 18 RNE and international cooperation between DB Netz AG and other RIUs 19 One Stop Shop 19 Other RNE services