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It may serve as a clarification tool without however dictating in any manner compulsory procedures to be followed and without establishing any legally binding practice. The guide provides explanations on the provisions contained in the TSIs and should be helpful for understanding the approaches and rules described therein. However, it does not substitute for them.  \nThe guide is publicly available, and it will be regularly updated to reflect progress with European standards and changes to the TSIs.  \nThe reader should refer to the website of the European Union Agency for railways for information about its latest available edition.  \n\n| Version date | Modification description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Guide version 1.00\u003Cbr>26 Aug 2011 | Original guidance |\n| Guide version 2.00\u003Cbr>30 June 2015 | Updated to reflect EU Regulation 2015/995 |\n| Guide version 3.00\u003Cbr>16 June 2019 | Updated to reflect EU Regulation 2019/773 |\n| Guide version 4.00\u003Cbr>24 June 2024 | Updated to reflect EU Regulation 2023/1693 |\n| Guide version 5.00\u003Cbr>12 December 2025 | Updated to reflect:\u003Cbr>- all the TSI OPE WP agreed changes in 2025, and;\u003Cbr>- the deadlines for the future developments of the route book and the rule book. |\n\nDocument History  \nTable of Contents  \n1 Scope of this guide ..............................................................................................................................5  \n1.1 Content of the guide ...........................................................................................................................5  \n1.2 Reference documents .........................................................................................................................5  \n1.3 Definitions and abbreviations .............................................................................................................6  \n2 Guidance on the application of the TSI OPE .......................................................................................7  \n2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................7  \n2.2 Scope of the TSI OPE ...........................................................................................................................8  \n2.3 TSI OPE rules for implementation .......................................................................................................8  \n2.4 Future developments on “information exchange between IMs and RUs, including information for staff executing safety critical tasks” as developed in the TSI OPEv2023  \nannex point [4.2.1.2](4.2.1.2) regarding RINF, digitalisation of route book and rule book .............................11  \n3 Responsibilities in the field of operations and traffic management.................................................12  \n3.1 Infrastructure Manager and Railway Undertaking ...........................................................................12  \n3.2 National Safety Authority and European Union Agency for Railways ..............................................12  \n4. 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