Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the agreement between Eurostar and Union Railways committing Eurostar to pay for up to eight train paths per hour on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link for 50 years takes precedence over European Directive 2001/14; and, in particular, whether it is defined as a framework agreement under Article 17 of that directive. [HL1903]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamThe regulations that transpose Directive 2001/14 into British law will provide for framework agreements, including prescribing the circumstances in which they can be for longer than ten years. All access contracts that are for longer than one year will need to comply with these provisions.