Consultation on the Agency draft recommendation on the revision of Common Safety Methods on Conformity Assessment (Regulation (EU) 1158/2010 and Regulation (EU) 1169/2010) and Common Safety Method on Supervision (Regulation (EU) 1077/2012)

The Agency has received the mandate to further harmonise conformity assessment approaches among Member States through the revision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1158/2010 on a common safety method for assessing conformity with the requirements for obtaining railway safety certificates, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1169/2010 on a common safety method for assessing conformity with the requirements for obtaining a railway safety authorisation (also named ‘the Common Safety Methods (CSMs) on Conformity Assessment’) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1177/2012 on a common safety method for supervision by national safety authorities after issuing a safety certificate or safety authorisation (also named ‘the CSM on Supervision’). To that end, the Agency shall submit to the Commission its final recommendation on the revision of the above CSMs not later than 1 June 2017.

In accordance with Article 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, the Agency shall consult the social partners and organisations representing rail freight customers and passengers.

In accordance with the Commission mandate (C(2016) 5504), the Agency shall also consult the network of National Safety Authorities set up under Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 and Article 18(4) of Directive (EU) 2016/798.