# European Instructions (EI)

EI.1Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers shall use European instructions in the communication procedure in the following cases:

(1)
  Permission to pass an End of Authority (EOA) - signal showing a stop aspect/stop indication;
(2)
  Permission to proceed after a trip (ETCS);
(3)
  Obligation to remain at standstill, obligation to carry out end of mission (ETCS);
(4)
  Revocation of an operational instruction;
(5)
  Obligation to run under restrictions;
(6)
  Obligation to run on sight;
(7)
  Permission to start in Staff Responsible (ETCS) after preparing a movement;
(8)
  Permission to pass a defective level crossing;
(9)
  Obligation to run with power supply restrictions;

More detailed information can be found in the Appendix C2: Operational instructions of the Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ (TSI OPE) [7].

EI-[N].1The following Figures include the indicative format for the European instructions included in the Appendix C2 to the TSI OPE [7].

For example, if a specific field is not to be used in a Member State or on the network of an infrastructure manager, there is no obligation to display this field in the European instruction and no field shall be added.

Figure EI-[N].F1: Permission to pass an End of Authority - signal showing a stop aspect/stop indication

Figure EI-[N].F2: Permission to proceed after a trip (ETCS)

Figure EI-[N].F3: Obligation to remain at standstill, obligation to carry out end of mission (ETCS)

Figure EI-[N].F4: Revocation of an operational instruction

Figure EI-[N].F5: Obligation to run under restrictions

Figure EI-[N].F6: Obligation to run on sight

Figure EI-[N].F7: Permission to start in Staff Responsible (ETCS) after preparing a movement

Figure EI-[N].F8: Permission to pass a defective level crossing

Figure EI-[N].F9: Obligation to run with power supply restrictions