L 32872 Official Journal of the European Union 7.12.2013 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1273/2013 of 6 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the inter- operability of the rail system within the Community ('), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for inter- operability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics appli- cations for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system (%) (hereinafter ‘the TAP-TSI) requires that the Regulation should be amended taking into account the results of phase 1 defined in Section 7.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSIL. (2)  Section 7.2.2.2 of Annex I to the TAP-TSI provides that the European Railway Agency (hereinafter ‘ERA’) has to assess the deliverables produced by the stakeholders in terms of IT specifications, governance and master plan with a view to determining whether the objectives pursued in phase 1 have been achieved. (3)  The Commission has received from the European Railway  Agency  recommendation  ERA/REC/09- 2012/INT of 31 October 2012 which includes a number of draft amendments to the TAP-TSL (4)  The Steering Committee established under Section 7.2.1 of the TAP-TSI has discussed the ERA Recommendation and, in particular, the legal status of phase 1 deliverables. It has decided to change the status of some IT specifi- cations to Application Guides. (5)  Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab- lished in accordance with Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57[EC, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 shall be modified as follows: () OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1. () OJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 11. (a) Article 4 shall be replaced by the following provision: ‘Article 4 Railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, station managers, ticket vendors and the Agency shall support the works of phase 2 as specified in Section 7.3 of Annex I by providing functional and technical information and expert- ise.; (b) Article 5 shall be replaced by the following provision: ‘Article 5 The representative bodies from the railway sector acting at European level as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Coun- cil (*) together with a representative of ticket vendors and a representative of European passengers, shall further develop the Telematic Applications for Passenger Services subsystem as specified in Section 7.3 of Annex L The phase 1 deliverables (Application guides, Architecture, Governance and Master plan) shall be made publicly available by the European Railway Agency on its website. (*) O] L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 1.; (c) Article 6 shall be replaced by the following provision: ‘Article 6 Member States shall ensure that railway undertakings, infra- structure managers, station managers and ticket vendors are informed of this Regulation and shall designate a national contact point (NCP) for the follow-up of its implementation. The role of the NCPs is described in Annex VI.; (d) Article 7 shall be replaced by the following provision: ‘Article 7 1. The Regulation shall be amended taking into account the results of phase 2 referred to in Section 7.3 of Annex L 2. The European Railway Agency shall amend technical document B.60 (Architecture) taking into account the results of phase 1 and by applying the procedure of Article 3. Article 2 The Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.