Unless prohibited by national law, the competent authority may decide to award public service contracts for public passenger transport services by rail directly where they concern operating only passenger rail services by an operator which manages simultaneously the entire or the major part of the railway infrastructure on which the services are provided, where that railway infrastructure is excluded from the application of Articles 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 8, 13 and Chapter IV of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in accordance with Article 2(3)(a) or (b) of that Directive.
Mura dtoirmisctear sin leis an dlí náisiúnta, féadfaidh an t-údarás inniúil a chinneadh conarthaí seirbhíse poiblí le haghaidh seirbhísí poiblí iompair do phaisinéirí d'iarnród a dhámhachtain go díreach i gcás nach mbaineann siad ach le hoibriú seirbhísí iarnróid do phaisinéirí ag oibreoir a dhéanann bainistiú ag an am céanna ar an mbonneagar iarnróid uile nó ar an gcuid is mó den bhonneagar sin ar a ndéantar na seirbhísí a sholáthar, sa chás ina n-eisítear an bonneagar iarnróid sin ó chur i bhfeidhm Airteagail 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 8, 13 agus Chaibidil IV de Threoir 2012/34/AE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 2(3)(a) nó (b) den Treoir sin.