Article 1 U.K.

Decision 2012/88/EU is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 6 is deleted.

(2)

The following Article is inserted:

‘Article 6a

When implementing the TSI set out in Annex III to this Decision, one of the two sets of specifications listed in table A-2 of Annex A shall be applied. Baseline 3 specifications shall be maintained in order to ensure that trains equipped with Baseline 3-compliant ERTMS/ETCS can run on Baseline 2-compliant ERTMS/ETCS lines without any additional technical or operational restrictions.’

(3)

Annex A is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.

(4)

Annex G is replaced by Annex II to this Decision

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2012.

For the Commission

Siim Kallas

Vice-President