Article 40 — Schedule for capacity allocation processes

1. For the purposes of implementing Articles 33 to 36, the infrastructure manager and applicants shall comply with the schedule for capacity allocation processes set out in Sections 4 to 7 of Annex I. 2. Infrastructure managers may decide time periods and deadlines for the schedule for allocation of capacity rights for international trains services which are different from those referred to in this Regulation and in point 2(b) of Annex VI to Directive 2012/34/EU if: (a) the establishment of international train paths in cooperation with infrastructure managers of third countries on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union has a significant impact on the schedule for capacity allocation in general; or (b) the establishment of international train paths in cooperation with infrastructure managers of other third countries have a significant impact on the schedule for capacity allocation, provided that this has no impact on the capacity allocation processes of other infrastructure managers of the Union. 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75 to amend the deadlines and durations set out in Sections 4 to 7 of Annex I, and to adjust, within the limits of the framework laid down in Articles 33 to 36, the milestones and time periods set out therein, where those elements have proven ineffective or have led to major difficulties of implementation, taking into account the experience of infrastructure managers and of applicants, with the objectives to rationalise the capacity allocation processes, to ensure an efficient allocation process and to address planning, operational, technical and commercial interests of the stakeholders concerned relating to scheduling and capacity allocation.