The Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC) has awarded ELOG AB (ELOG) to develop a fully functional Common Communications Interface with a web service based Metadata Management System and two industry Reference Files (heretofore called TAF-TSI Common Components System) which conform to the requirements of the Telematics Applications for Freight Technical Specification for Interoperability as listed in point 1(b) of Annex II to Directive 2001/16/ECn adopted by the Member States on 23 December 2005 and published as Commission Regulation (EC) N‚° 62/2006 on 18 January 2006. The TAF TSI Common Components System will be used by Railway Undertakings, Infrastructure Managers and other stakeholders to which Commission Regulation (EC) N‚° 62/2006 applies, also including stakeholders outside the EU electing to use these components voluntarily. The development of the Common Components System and Common Interface will be developed, supported and maintained by ELOG with starting date February 2009. Estimated project end date will be 31 months from start date with a 5 years maintenance period. First reference version of Common Components and Common Interface will be delivered end of 2009.