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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
   3. Article 3
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union, and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 10 November 2023, France submitted to the Commission a request for non-application of point 7.4.2.3 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 to the extension of the area of use for 234 Alstom Traxx locomotives until 31 December 2029 (the request). France completed the documentation of the request on 5 February 2026. The request was submitted on the basis of Article 7(1), point (c), of Directive (EU) 2016/797.

(2) Point 7.4.2.3 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 sets out the requirement that when requesting an extension of the area of use the vehicles that are not equipped with ETCS have to install ETCS.

(3) The project referred to in the request consists of the extension of the area of use for Alstom locomotives of the following types without prior installation of ETCS: 118 locomotives Traxx DC3 E494 - type ID: 11-278-0009-0-001-001 and 116 locomotives Traxx DC3 E494LM - type ID: 11-278-0008-2-001-001 listed in the Annex to this Decision.

(4) According to the documents submitted by France, complying with point 7.4.2.3 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 would entail an additional cost of EUR 25100000, as the manufacturer would have to bear additional costs to increase the ETCS monthly production rate, pay penalties for the delay in obtaining the relevant vehicle authorisation, and lose revenue due to this delay. At the same time, operators would lose revenue by not providing services to Modane-Fourneaux station and would incur costs of renting replacement locomotives.

(5) As alternative measures, France proposes to apply the Italian Decree No 1/2016 - Regulatory reorganisation, technical standard, rolling stock and on board control-command and signalling subsystems - National technical rules on railway vehicles subsystems relating to the authorisation of the placing into service of vehicles, parameters 12.2.1 and 12.1.2.2 which lay down that vehicles need to use the Italian Class B National Control Command and Signalling system SCMT (the SCMT, Train Running Control System - Sistema Controllo Marcia Treno) and that vehicles need to use the GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway) radio. This national rule has been notified to the Commission and to the European Union Agency for Railways pursuant to Article 14(1), point (c), of Directive (EU) 2016/797, under rule prot. ANSF n. 013088/2016.

(6) The SCMT according to the rule prot. ANSF n. 013088/2016 is installed on the infrastructure until the station Modane. Beyond that station and until Modane-Fourneaux, the operating locomotives will be using the manoeuvring mode with the speed supervision implemented by on-board SCMT (speed limit at 30 km/h). This measure is already applied by Traxx locomotives of the previous generation authorised in the same area of use.

(7) In addition, the non-application is to be strictly limited to the individual locomotives notified to the Commission by France and included in the Annex to this Decision. France should be allowed to change the precise identification numbers of those vehicles by informing the Commission thereof. Where such a change is made, France should notify it to the Commission without delay.

(8) Based on the justification for the request provided by France and the alternative provisions proposed, the conditions set out in Article 7(1), point (c), and Article 7(4) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 can be considered as fulfilled for the project of the extension of the area of use for 234 Alstom Traxx locomotives. The request should therefore be accepted.

(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 51(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/797,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The request of France for non-application of point 7.4.2.3 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 to the project of the extension of the area of use for 234 Alstom Traxx locomotives is accepted on the condition that the alternative measures proposed by France are applied. France shall notify the Commission without delay of any changes to the identifiers of the locomotives listed in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2029.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2026. For the Commission Apostolos Tzitzikostas Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX

List of 118 Alstom Traxx DC3 E494 – type ID: 11-278-0009-0-001-001 and 116 Alstom Traxx DC3 E494LM – type ID: 11-278-0008-2-001-001 locomotives relevant to this Decision.

1. Alstom Traxx DC3 E494 - type ID: 11-278-0009-0-001-001 Nr Id# EVN 1 E494001 (91 83 2494 001-7) 2 E494002 (91 83 2494 002-5) 3 E494003 (91 83 2494 003-3) 4 E494004 (91 83 2494 004-1) 5 E494005 (91 83 2494 005-8) 6 E494006 (91 83 2494 006-6) 7 E494007 (91 83 2494 007-4) 8 E494008 (91 83 2494 008-2) 9 E494009 (91 83 2494 009-0) 10 E494010 (91 83 2494 010-8) 11 E494011 (91 83 2494 011-6) 12 E494012 (91 83 2494 012-4) 13 E494013 (91 83 2494 013-2) 14 E494014 (91 83 2494 014-0) 15 E494015 (91 83 2494 015-7) 16 E494016 (91 83 2494 016-5) 17 E494017 (91 83 2494 017-3) 18 E494018 (91 83 2494 018-1) 19 E494019 (91 83 2494 019-9) 20 E494020 (91 83 2494 020-7) 21 E494021 (91 83 2494 021-5) 22 E494022 (91 83 2494 022-3) 23 E494023 (91 83 2494 023-1) 24 E494024 (91 83 2494 024-9) 25 E494025 (91 83 2494 025-6) 26 E494026 (91 83 2494 026-4) 27 E494027 (91 83 2494 027-2) 28 E494028 (91 83 2494 028-0) 29 E494029 (91 83 2494 029-8) 30 E494030 (91 83 2494 030-6) 31 E494031 (91 83 2494 031-4) 32 E494032 (91 83 2494 032-2) 33 E494033 (91 83 2494 033-0) 34 E494034 (91 83 2494 034-8) 35 E494035 (91 83 2494 035-5) 36 E494036 (91 83 2494 036-3) 37 E494037 (91 83 2494 037-1) 38 E494038 (91 83 2494 038-9) 39 E494039 (91 83 2494 039-7) 40 E494040 (91 83 2494 040-5) 41 E494041 (91 83 2494 041-3) 42 E494042 (91 83 2494 042-1) 43 E494043 (91 83 2494 043-9) 44 E494044 (91 83 2494 044-7) 45 E494045 (91 83 2494 045-4) 46 E494046 (91 83 2494 046-2) 47 E494047 (91 83 2494 047-0) 48 E494048 (91 83 2494 048-8) 49 E494049 (91 83 2494 049-6) 50 E494050 (91 83 2494 050-4) 51 E494051 (91 83 2494 051-2) 52 E494052 (91 83 2494 052-0) 53 E494053 (91 83 2494 053-8) 54 E494054 (91 83 2494 054-6) 55 E494055 (91 83 2494 055-3) 56 E494056 (91 83 2494 056-1) 57 E494057 (91 83 2494 057-9) 58 E494058 (91 83 2494 058-7) 59 E494059 (91 83 2494 059-5) 60 E494060 (91 83 2494 060-3) 61 E494061 (91 83 2494 061-1) 62 E494062 (91 83 2494 062-9) 63 E494063 (91 83 2494 063-7) 64 E494064 (91 83 2494 064-5) 65 E494065 (91 83 2494 065-2) 66 E494066 (91 83 2494 066-0) 67 E494067 (91 83 2494 067-8) 68 E494068 (91 83 2494 068-6) 69 E494069 (91 83 2494 069-4) 70 E494070 (91 83 2494 070-2) 71 E494071 (91 83 2494 071-0) 72 E494072 (91 83 2494 072-8) 73 E494073 (91 83 2494 073-6) 74 E494074 (91 83 2494 074-4) 75 E494075 (91 83 2494 075-1) 76 E494076 (91 83 2494 076-9) 77 E494077 (91 83 2494 077-7) 78 E494078 (91 83 2494 078-5) 79 E494079 (91 83 2494 079-3) 80 E494080 (91 83 2494 080-1) 81 E494081 (91 83 2494 081-9) 82 E494082 (91 83 2494 082-7) 83 E494083 (91 83 2494 083-5) 84 E494084 (91 83 2494 084-3) 85 E494085 (91 83 2494 085-0) 86 E494086 (91 83 2494 086-8) 87 E494087 (91 83 2494 087-6) 88 E494088 (91 83 2494 088-4) 89 E494089 (91 83 2494 089-2) 90 E494090 (91 83 2494 090-0) 91 E494091 (91 83 2494 091-8) 92 E494092 (91 83 2494 092-6) 93 E494211 (91 83 2494 211-2) 94 E494212 (91 83 2494 212-0) 95 E494213 (91 83 2494 213-8) 96 E494292 (91 83 2494 292-2) 97 E494293 (91 83 2494 293-0) 98 E494901 (91 83 2494 901-8) 99 E494902 (91 83 2494 902-6) 100 E494903 (91 83 2494 903-4) 101 E494904 (91 83 2494 904-2) 102 E494905 (91 83 2494 905-9) 103 E494906 (91 83 2494 906-7) 104 E494907 (91 83 2494 907-5) 105 E494908 (91 83 2494 908-3) 106 E494909 (91 83 2494 909-1) 107 E494910 (91 83 2494 910-9) 108 E494911 (91 83 2494 911-7) 109 E494912 (91 83 2494 912-5) 110 E494913 (91 83 2494 913-3) 111 E494914 (91 83 2494 914-1) 112 E494915 (91 83 2494 915-8) 113 E494916 (91 83 2494 916-6) 114 E494917 (91 83 2494 917-4) 115 E494918 (91 83 2494 918-2) 116 E494919 (91 83 2494 919-0) 117 E494920 (91 83 2494 920-8) 118 E494921 (91 83 2494 921-6)

2. Alstom Traxx DC3 E494LM - type ID: 11-278-0008-2-001-001 Nr Id# EVN 119 E494501 (91 83 2494 501-6) 120 E494502 (91 83 2494 502-4) 121 E494503 (91 83 2494 503-2) 122 E494504 (91 83 2494 504-0) 123 E494505 (91 83 2494 505-7) 124 E494506 (91 83 2494 506-5) 125 E494507 (91 83 2494 507-3) 126 E494508 (91 83 2494 508-1) 127 E494509 (91 83 2494 509-9) 128 E494510 (91 83 2494 510-7) 129 E494511 (91 83 2494 511-5) 130 E494512 (91 83 2494 512-3) 131 E494513 (91 83 2494 513-1) 132 E494520 (91 83 2494 520-6) 133 E494521 (91 83 2494 521-4) 134 E494522 (91 83 2494 522-2) 135 E494523 (91 83 2494 523-0) 136 E494524 (91 83 2494 524-8) 137 E494525 (91 83 2494 525-5) 138 E494526 (91 83 2494 526-3) 139 E494527 (91 83 2494 527-1) 140 E494528 (91 83 2494 528-9) 141 E494529 (91 83 2494 529-7) 142 E494530 (91 83 2494 530-5) 143 E494531 (91 83 2494 531-3) 144 E494542 (91 83 2494 542-0) 145 E494543 (91 83 2494 543-8) 146 E494551 (91 83 2494 551-1) 147 E494552 (91 83 2494 552-9) 148 E494553 (91 83 2494 553-7) 149 E494554 (91 83 2494 554-5) 150 E494555 (91 83 2494 555-2) 151 E494556 (91 83 2494 556-0) 152 E494557 (91 83 2494 557-8) 153 E494558 (91 83 2494 558-6) 154 E494559 (91 83 2494 559-4) 155 E494560 (91 83 2494 560-2) 156 E494561 (91 83 2494 561-0) 157 E494562 (91 83 2494 562-8) 158 E494563 (91 83 2494 563-6) 158 E494564 (91 83 2494 564-4) 160 E494565 (91 83 2494 565-1) 161 E494571 (91 83 2494 571-9) 162 E494572 (91 83 2494 572-7) 163 E494573 (91 83 2494 573-5) 164 E494574 (91 83 2494 574-3) 165 E494575 (91 83 2494 575-0) 166 E494576 (91 83 2494 576-8) 167 E494577 (91 83 2494 577-6) 168 E494578 (91 83 2494 578-4) 169 E494579 (91 83 2494 579-2) 170 E494580 (91 83 2494 580-0) 171 E494581 (91 83 2494 581-8) 172 E494582 (91 83 2494 582-6) 173 E494583 (91 83 2494 583-4) 174 E494584 (91 83 2494 584-2) 175 E494601 (91 83 2494 601-4) 176 E494602 (91 83 2494 602-2) 177 E494603 (91 83 2494 603-0) 178 E494604 (91 83 2494 604-8) 179 E494605 (91 83 2494 605-5) 180 E494606 (91 83 2494 606-3) 181 E494607 (91 83 2494 607-1) 182 E494608 (91 83 2494 608-9) 183 E494609 (91 83 2494 609-7) 184 E494610 (91 83 2494 610-5) 185 E494611 (91 83 2494 611-3) 186 E494612 (91 83 2494 612-1) 187 E494613 (91 83 2494 613-9) 188 E494614 (91 83 2494 614-7) 189 E494615 (91 83 2494 615-4) 190 E494616 (91 83 2494 616-2) 191 E494617 (91 83 2494 617-0) 192 E494618 (91 83 2494 618-8) 193 E494619 (91 83 2494 619-6) 194 E494620 (91 83 2494 620-4) 195 E494621 (91 83 2494 621-2) 196 E494622 (91 83 2494 622-0) 197 E494623 (91 83 2494 623-8) 198 E494624 (91 83 2494 624-6) 199 E494625 (91 83 2494 625-3) 200 E494626 (91 83 2494 626-1) 201 E494627 (91 83 2494 627-9) 202 E494628 (91 83 2494 628-7) 203 E494629 (91 83 2494 629-5) 204 E494630 (91 83 2494 630-3) 205 E494631 (91 83 2494 631-1) 206 E494632 (91 83 2494 632-9) 207 E494633 (91 83 2494 633-7) 208 E494634 (91 83 2494 634-5) 209 E494635 (91 83 2494 635-2) 210 E494636 (91 83 2494 636-0) 211 E494637 (91 83 2494 637-8) 212 E494638 (91 83 2494 638-6) 213 E494701 (91 83 2494 701-2) 214 E494702 (91 83 2494 702-0) 215 E494703 (91 83 2494 703-8) 216 E494704 (91 83 2494 704-6) 217 E494705 (91 83 2494 705-3) 218 E494706 (91 83 2494 706-1) 219 E494707 (91 83 2494 707-9) 220 E494708 (91 83 2494 708-7) 221 E494709 (91 83 2494 709-5) 222 E494710 (91 83 2494 710-3) 223 E494711 (91 83 2494 711-1) 224 E494712 (91 83 2494 712-9) 225 E494922 (91 83 2494 922-4) 226 E494923 (91 83 2494 923-2) 227 E494924 (91 83 2494 924-0) 228 E494925 (91 83 2494 925-7) 229 E494926 (91 83 2494 926-5) 230 E494927 (91 83 2494 927-3) 231 E494928 (91 83 2494 928-1) 232 E494929 (91 83 2494 929-9) 233 E494930 (91 83 2494 930-7) 234 E494931 (91 83 2494 931-5)

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