Article 67 — Responsibilities of regulatory bodies

1. The functions and the powers of a regulatory body laid down in Article 56 of Directive 2012/34/EU shall be exercised with respect to the matters covered by this Regulation. In particular, the regulatory body shall monitor the activities of infrastructure managers as set out in Chapters II to V of this Regulation and shall verify compliance with this Regulation on its own initiative and with a view to preventing discrimination against applicants. 2. An applicant, including a national, regional or local authority responsible for rail transport services, shall have the right to appeal to the regulatory body under the procedure set out in Article 56 of Directive 2012/34/EU if it believes it has been unfairly treated, discriminated against or in any other way aggrieved by the infrastructure manager when the latter carried out the activities set out in Chapters II to V of this Regulation.