The Commission incorporated the European Parliament's 8 amendments to the common position in its amended proposal. These amendments seek to:
- guarantee gradual progression towards interoperability of the European rail network;
- introduce a global vision for rail transport network systems which states that proposals on the interoperability of the traditional rail network should in future be presented by the Commission;
- gradually introduce rapid goods transport services on the high speed network;
- improve access to the European high speed network;
- given the importance of the economic considerations, propose that the same examination procedure be applied to the four derogations provided for in the directive;
- change the regulatory committee procedure to an advisory committee procedure;
- supplement Annex III by adding a fundamental requirement on consumer protection.�