European Railway Agency BEWAG UIP General assembly Brussels

European Railway Agency BEWAG (UIP) General assembly Brussels, 27 April 2015 Jean-Marie DECHAMPS, Head of Sector (Safety)

Content › Freight › › › ERA activities associated to/impacting freight transport Implementation of ECM certification – extension of scope Exchange of information between railway actors Revision of CSM conformity assessment and supervision: Sidings and partnerships. Accreditation of Notified Bodies (no slide) › 4 th Railway Package › › New tasks for the Agency Preparation

FREIGHT

Reminder: The legal environment Supplier ECM certificate Maintenance workshop certificate STI conformity EC declaration KEEPER RU KEEPER Safety certificate IM Safety authorisation

ERA activities associated to/impacting freight transport › European Agency: 4 operational units: Safety, Interoperability, Crossacceptance and ERTMS › Safety unit: Activities related to freight transport coordinated by 1 sector. ECM certification, Transport of dangerous goods, Joint Network Secretariat, Freight Focus (working) Group. › Interoperability Unit: Rolling Stock TSIs (Wagons, locomotives, passenger vehicles), Noise TSI, Telematic application for Freight TSI, Registers (National register and VKM), TSI Operation, …. › Cross-acceptance unit: National rules and authorization of placing in service › ERTMS: Control Command Signaling TSI, Braking curves for freight trains

Implementation of ECM certification – extension of scope › Following a survey performed in 2014 (210 answers), a report was addressed by ERA to EU Commission in March 2015 and will be published on ERA website in May 2015. › Results: › ECM certification and maintenance workshop certification implemented with success. › In general the railway sector is satisfied. › Exchange of information between RUs, keepers and ECMs not effective (see next slide) › Report includes a proposal of mandate for starting the revision of Commission Regulation 445/2011 to extend certifications of ECMs and maintenance workshops to all vehicles including locomotives. New Regulation expected by end 2016. › 4 th railway package should not have any impact on ECM certification

Exchange of information (1) › Commission Regulation 445/2011: Article 5(2) to 5(5): Obligation of exchange of information. › Art 5(3): ECM railway undertakings (return to operation + restrictions) › Art 5(4): railway undertakings ECM › Art 5(5): Between RUs, IMs, keepers, ECMs: malfunctions, nearmisses, incidents, accidents, other dangerous occurrences, restrictions of use. Exchange of information based on CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS › Commission Regulation 445/2011: Article 10(4). Obligation to ERA to publish ECM certificates. ERA website: ERADIS › Other tools: Telematic Application for Freight TSI, National registers

Exchange of information (2) › ERA is involved for helping the sector to implement article 5. 5 of Commission Regulation 445/2011. › Long term solution › ERA launched studies › Specifications should be introduced in telematics application for Freight TSI (change request) › Short term solution › Implementation in 2015 › Temporary solution › Based on SIS application (Safety Information System used by NSAs and NIBs) or ERAIL. › ERA support: Definition of use cases (business needs), Modification of SIS or ERAIL IT applications, administrative support.

Revision of CSM conformity assessment and supervision: Sidings and partnerships. › New guideline under development › 2 principles/1 obligation › Safety principle No movement of trains can be performed on the network under the responsibility of an Infrastructure Manager without being covered by a safety certificate (RU) or a safety authorisation (IM) whoever is performing the movement. › Economic principle Flexibility in business should not be limited unless safety is not ensured. › Obligation for RUs must document and trace, with a sufficient level of details to make it understandable to National authorities, all the arrangements in place regarding partnerships with other organisations including other RUs and use of sidings.

4 th Railway Package

New tasks for the Agency › ERA will be entitled with activities related to conformity assessment acting as one stop shop. › Delivery of safety certificates to RUs. › Authorisation of placing in service of vehicles. › Calendar › 2015 -2017: Preparation › 2018: Shadow running (test): Agency + NSAs deliver single safety certificate and authorisation of placing in service of vehicles. › 2019: Agency + NSAs deliver effectively single safety certificate and authorisation of placing in service of vehicles.

Preparation › ERA responsible for: › Drafting and submission of recommendations on implementing acts to European Commission › Based on the implementing acts adopted by the European Commission: › Setting up cooperation agreements with the National Authorities on time › Implementing procedures and tools / databases (single rules database, accounting /planning system for staff and charges) › ERA put in place a task force under the direct responsibility of the Executive Director. The task force is chaired by Thierry BREYNE.