Article 22 — Criteria and procedures for the allocation of pre-planned capacity and for the definition of capacity planning objects

1. Infrastructure managers shall allocate pre-planned capacity included in the capacity supply plan referred to in Article 20 via equitable, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria and procedures. Infrastructure managers shall include those criteria and procedures in the network statement, taking into account the common framework referred to in paragraph 4. 2. Infrastructure managers may group capacity planning objects, such as pre-planned train paths when pre-planning capacity to provide a specific timetable design, in accordance with the strategic guidance referred to in Article 4, where such guidance is provided, and taking into account the market needs expressed by applicants. 3. Capacity planning objects shall define the characteristics and properties of different types of pre-planned capacity, including capacity available for requests by applicants, capacity reserved for railway infrastructure works and capacity that is already allocated. Those characteristics and properties shall include all aspects relevant for specific types of pre-planned capacity, such as route, timing, guaranteed or required minimum speed, maximum length, the technical parameters and number of paths included for both freight and passenger services. 4. ENIM shall develop a common framework for the criteria and procedures referred to in paragraph 1 and include it in the European framework for capacity management. The common framework shall balance the benefits of reserving capacity for specific types of rail services or allocation processes with the need to ensuring flexibility to accommodate market needs in capacity allocation. For that purpose, the common framework shall provide for the possibility of accepting requests for capacity rights not consistent with the capacity supply plan and the need to adjust the capacity supply plan accordingly. 5. ENIM shall develop specifications for capacity planning objects in human-readable and machine-readable format. ENIM shall include those specifications in the European framework for capacity management. Based on its experience in applying this Article, ENIM shall provide information to the Commission on possible amendments to the technical specifications on interoperability as provided for by Directive (EU) 2016/797 and the implementing acts adopted under that Directive, in accordance with Article 66(3) of this Regulation.