Article 70 — Tasks and responsibilities of the ENRRB

1. In addition to its tasks under Directive 2012/34/EU, the ENRRB shall also have the tasks and responsibilities laid down in this Regulation. The ENRRB shall make public any opinion or recommendation it has adopted. The ENRRB shall have no policy-making or regulatory powers. 2. The ENRRB shall, where relevant, coordinate all cooperation activities of rail regulatory bodies as set out in Article 68 and promote alignment of decisions of regulatory bodies in relation to cross-border rail services. 3. Operational stakeholders may inform the ENRRB on issues falling within the scope of this Regulation which may affect the access to or the use of railway infrastructure in more than one Member State. Where the ENRRB receives such information, it shall transfer it to the competent regulatory body or bodies without delay. The ENRRB may decide to adopt an opinion or recommendation on such issues. In such cases, the ENRRB shall immediately inform the regulatory bodies concerned about its intention thereto. 4. The ENRRB shall submit its opinion or recommendation to the regulatory bodies concerned within four weeks of receipt of all the relevant information regarding the issue in question. The ENRRB may extend the period for particularly complex matters. 5. The ENRRB may adopt opinions and recommendations on decisions taken by ENIM, or by the network coordinator, following requests from applicants or on its own initiative. When adopting an opinion or recommendation under this paragraph, it shall inform the regulatory bodies concerned. 6. The ENRRB shall develop common principles and practices for the adoption, by regulatory bodies, of the decisions for which those bodies are empowered under this Regulation. 7. The ENRRB shall provide its opinions or recommendations to the Commission on any shortcomings of the coordination process referred to Article 16 and, at the request of the Commission, on emergency measures adopted by Member States having a significant impact on cross-border traffic as referred to in Article 49(5). 8. The ENRRB shall submit its opinion or recommendation to ENIM on the guidelines developed by ENIM on the circumstances giving rise to penalty, as referred to in Article 42(6). 9. The ENRRB may issue own-initiative opinions on matters within its competence.