The continuous monitoring of the quality of railway infrastructure services and of rail transport services is a precondition for improving the performance of those services. While infrastructure managers should monitor and benchmark the performance of railway infrastructure services and rail transport services at national level, ENIM should monitor the performance at Union level. It is therefore necessary to establish a transparent and objective system of indicators that provides feedback on aspects of performance that are relevant for the different operational stakeholders and for the end customers of rail transport services. The main function of that system should focus on monitoring the fulfilment of commitments made by the operational stakeholders and progress in performance over time, while taking into account different circumstances and characteristics within the rail sector. For the establishment of such a system and the analysis of its output, ENIM and the Commission should be able to rely on independent experts in the form of an advisory performance panel. The advisory performance panel should be able to provide independent advice to ENIM and the Commission, as well as to the operational stakeholders and the European Coordinators in all areas that influence the performance of rail services and railway infrastructure management. It should also contribute to the performance review report.
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