 In a decision of 9 July 2013, the ARAF confirmed that the proposed connection was compatible with the rules applicable in France to competitive international rail services and that it was not in competition with the TERs subsidised by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.As of 14 December 2014, Thello also operates daytime trains between Milan and Marseille, via Genoa and Nice., which is compressed since 12 April 2015 by two more train pairs in the section between Nice and Milan.Since the beginning of 2013, the company has had the safety certificate required for traffic on the Belgian railway network.