Member States may exempt long-distance domestic rail services from the provisions of the regulation on non-basic rights (e.g. the right to take a bicycle on the train), for an initial period of five years, which may subsequently be extended for two further periods of up to five years.
Tiem jāpiemēro nediskriminētas piekļuves noteikumi, lai nodrošinātu tiesības uz pārvadājumu invalīdiem un personām ar ierobežotām pārvietošanās spējām .