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1. For each freight corridor, Member States concerned shall establish an executive board responsible for defining the general objectives of the freight corridor, supervising and taking the measures as expressly provided for in paragraph 7 of this Article, and in Articles 9 and 11, Article 14(1) and Article 22. The executive board shall be composed of representatives of the authorities of the Member States concerned. The executive board shall regularly assess the consistency between the general objectives and the objectives defined by the management board in accordance with Article 9(1), point (c).

2. For each freight corridor, the infrastructure managers concerned and, where relevant, the allocation bodies as referred to in Article 7(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU, shall establish a management board responsible for taking the measures as expressly provided for in paragraphs 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this Article, and in Articles 9 to 12, Article 13(1), Article 14(2), (6) and (9), Article 16(1), Article 17(1) and Articles 18 and 19 of this Regulation. The management board shall be composed of the representatives of the infrastructure managers.

2a. A Member State which made use of Article 5(4) before 18 July 2024 may decide that, for a period not exceeding 10 years from 18 July 2024, an infrastructure manager responsible for the railway infrastructure on its territory shall not participate in the management board set up pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article. The Member State concerned shall notify without delay the Commission and the other Member States participating in the freight corridor concerned of its decision. In that case, the Member State and the infrastructure manager concerned shall cooperate with the management board where necessary for the execution of the functions of that board. A Member State making use of the first subparagraph of this paragraph may, at any time thereafter during the 10 year-period referred therein, decide that an infrastructure manager responsible for the railway infrastructure on its territory shall participate in the management board set up pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article. It shall notify without delay the Commission and the other Member States participating in the freight corridor concerned of its decision.

2b. Ireland may decide that the representatives of its authorities and an infrastructure manager responsible for the railway infrastructure on its territory shall not participate in the executive board, in the management board set up pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, or in both. Ireland shall notify without delay the Commission and the other Member States participating in the freight corridor concerned of its decision. In that case, the authorities and the infrastructure manager or managers concerned shall cooperate with the executive board and the management board where necessary for the execution of the functions of those boards. Ireland may, at any time thereafter, decide that the representatives of its authorities and the infrastructure manager or managers responsible for the railway infrastructure on its territory shall participate in the executive board, the management board set up pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, or in both. It shall notify without delay the Commission and the other Member States participating in the freight corridor concerned of its decision.

3. The Member States and infrastructure managers concerned by a freight corridor shall cooperate within the boards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to ensure the development of the freight corridor in accordance with its implementation plan.

4. The executive board shall take its decisions on the basis of mutual consent of the representatives of the authorities of the Member States concerned participating in the executive board.

5. The management board shall take its decisions, including decisions regarding its legal status, the establishment of its organisational structure, resources and staffing, on the basis of mutual consent of the infrastructure managers concerned participating in the management board. The management board may be an independent legal entity. It may take the form of a European economic interest grouping within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) ().

6. The responsibilities of the executive and management boards shall be without prejudice to the independence of infrastructure managers as provided for in Article 4(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU.

7. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of the terminals of the freight corridor including, where necessary, sea and inland waterway ports. This advisory group may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has direct consequences for investment and the management of terminals. It may also issue own-initiative opinions. The management board shall take any of these opinions into account. In the event of disagreement between the management board and the advisory group, the latter may refer the matter to the executive board. The executive board shall inform the European Coordinator concerned and shall act as an intermediary and issue an opinion on the matter in due time. The European Coordinator concerned may also issue an opinion on the matter in due time. The final decision however shall be taken by the management board.

8. The management board shall set up a further advisory group made up of railway undertakings interested in the use of the freight corridor. This advisory group may issue an opinion on any proposal by the management board which has consequences for these undertakings. It may also issue own-initiative opinions. The management board shall take any of these opinions into account. In the event of disagreement between the management board and the advisory group, the latter may refer the matter to the executive board. The executive board shall inform the European Coordinator and the regulatory bodies referred to in Article 55 of Directive 2012/34/EU, concerned by the freight corridor. The executive board shall act as an intermediary and issue an opinion on the matter in due time. The European Coordinator concerned may also issue an opinion on the matter in due time. The final decision shall be taken by the management board.

9. The management board shall coordinate in accordance with national and European deployment plans the use of interoperable IT applications or alternative solutions that may become available in the future to handle requests for international train paths and the operation of international traffic on the freight corridor.

10. The executive board and the management board shall cooperate with the European Coordinator concerned by the freight corridor to support the development of rail freight traffic along the corridor.