[X1 Article 2 U.K. Definitions

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

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.

‘ 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.

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

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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network (Official Journal of the European Union L 167 of 30 April 2004).