En »jernbanevirksomhed« defineres som enhver privat eller offentlig virksomhed, med licens i henhold til gældende fællesskabslovgivning, hvis hovedaktivitet består i godstransport og/eller passagerbefordring via jernbane, og som er forpligtet til at sørge for trækkraften, herunder virksomheder, som kun sørger for trækkraften.«
Whereas a “Railway Undertaking” is defined as any public or private undertaking, licensed according to applicable Community legislation, the principal business of which is to provide services for the transport of goods and/or passengers by rail with a requirement that the undertaking must ensure traction; this also includes undertakings which provide traction only.’