The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the draft by Georg JARZEMBOWSKI (EPP-ED, Germany) and made some amendments to the Commission's proposal. (Please refer to the document dated 27/11/02.) Parliament added that to ensure efficient use of rail transport, persons other than licensed railway undertakings must be able to apply for the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity. Directive 2001/14/EC should be amended accordingly. The definition of "applicant" was also amended.�