X1Article 2Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

  1. 1.

    trans-European road network means the road network identified in Section 2 of Annex I to Decision No 1692/96/EC and illustrated by maps and/or described in Annex II to that Decision;

  2. 2.

    emergency services means all local services, whether public or private or part of the tunnel staff, which intervene in the event of an accident, including police services, fire brigades and rescue teams;

  3. 3.

    tunnel length means the length of the longest traffic lane, measured on the fully enclosed part of the tunnel.