The Agency has received the mandate to draft common safety methods for assessing the safety level and the safety performance of railway operators at national and Union level.

In compliance with Article 5 of the Agency Regulation, a proposal was drafted by the Agency with the support of representatives of national safety authorities and sector organisations.

In accordance with Article 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal. In this respect, we make available for consultation the final draft proposal for these common safety methods (see document below). This consultation is specifically aiming at receiving your comments on the overall impact of the recommendation from your perspective as defined in the above mentioned articles.

Please note that the comments to this draft recommendation must be provided using the template below and must be sent by email to the functional mailbox (“Consultation.ERA1219” followed by “@era.europa.eu”). This template also contains a reference to the relevant Data Protection Notice.

This final draft proposal for the common safety methods is accompanied by an impact assessment as supporting information (see document below).

With the Delegated Decision on TSls, the European Commission requested the Agency to set up working parties for revising all TSls. In particular, the TSI relating to ‘telematics applications for freight (TAF TSI) has been reviewed to take into account the objectives set out in Article 3 and in Article 13 of the Delegated Decision on TSIs.

This proposal for the revision of the TAF TSI was drafted by an Agency working party. According to the regulatory provisions, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal. In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the revision of the TSI telematics applications for passengers.

Please provide your comments using the template below and send them by email to the functional mailbox ("006REC1128" followed by "@era.europa.eu")

With the Delegated Decision on TSls, the European Commission requested the Agency to set up working parties for revising all TSls. In particular, the TSI relating to ‘Accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility’ (PRM TSI) has been reviewed to take into account the objectives set out in Article 3 and in Article 10 of the Delegated Decision on TSIs. This proposal for the revision of the PRM TSI was drafted by an Agency working party. According to the regulatory provisions, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal.

In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the revision of the TSI relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.

Please provide your comments using the template below and send them by email to the functional mailbox ("consultation_ERAREC128-2" followed by "@era.europa.eu")

With the Delegated Decision on TSls, the European Commission requested the Agency to set up working parties for revising all TSls. In particular, the TSI relating to ‘telematics applications for passengers’ (TAP TSI) has been reviewed to take into account the objectives set out in Article 3 and in Article 14 of the Delegated Decision on TSIs. This proposal for the revision of the TAP TSI was drafted by an Agency working party. According to the regulatory provisions, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal. In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the revision of the TSI telematics applications for passengers. Please provide your comments using the template below and send them by email to the functional mailbox ("ERA-REC-122" followed by "@era.europa.eu")

With the Delegated Decision on TSls, the European Commission requested the Agency to set up working parties for revising all TSls. In particular, the TSI on Operation and Traffic management (OPE TSI) has been reviewed to take into account the objectives set out in the Delegated Decision on TSIs. This proposal for the revision of the OPE TSI was drafted by the Agency based on the work done with a working party. According to the regulatory provisions, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal.

The Agency welcome comments to this draft proposal from all interested parties.

In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the revision of the TSI relating to Operation and Traffic management.

Email address of the functional mailbox ("consultation_ERAREC125" followed by "@era.europa.eu")

With the Delegated Decision on TSls, the European Commission requested the Agency to set up working parties for revising all TSls.In particular, the TSI on Safety in Railway Tunnels (SRT TSI) has been reviewed to take into account the objectives set out in Article 3 and in Article 12 of the Delegated Decision on TSIs.

This proposal for the revision of the SRT TSI was drafted by an Agency working party. According to the regulatory provisions, the Agency invites associations and bodies representing users as well as social partners to comment the draft proposal.

In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the revision of the TSI relating to safety in railway tunnels.

Email address of the functional mailbox ("consultation_006REC1078" followed by "@era.europa.eu")

This draft of the limited revision of the TSI Noise is deemed to impact the freight traffic and the social environment. Therefore, associations and bodies representing users on matters having a direct impact on freight customers as well as social partners shall be consulted in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Railways and to Article 5(7) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union.

This draft document is a recommendation amending the TSI Noise in order to make it applicable to the existing freight wagons.

The document for consultation is a recommendation to amend to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1304/2014 of 26 November 2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem rolling stock – noise.

The Agency has received the mandate to draft recommendation on the revision of Regulation 445/2011 and possible extension of its scope by adding other types of vehicles The mandate addresses in particular the following aspects:

• Examine the feasibility of extending the scope of the certification of entities in charge of maintenance to all vehicles
• Examine the feasibility of extending the scope of the certification of maintenance workshops to all vehicles
• Identify common mandatory principles for the maintenance of the safety¬ critical components
• Examine the feasibility of the certification of entities and workshops specialized in the maintenance of specific critical components
• Making amendments to Regulation 445/2011 as necessary to ensure better understanding and avoid risks of misinterpretation
• Propose revision of articles 1,2,6,9 and 12 and annexes of Regulation 445/2011 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.

According to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Railways and to Article 5(7) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union, the European Union Agency for Railways shall consult associations and bodies representing users on matters having a direct impact on passengers before submitting revisions of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) to the Commission.

In this respect, we make available for consultation the preliminary draft of the limited revision of the TSI relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility (TSI PRM).

This recommendation is an amendment to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union's rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility; it is available here 

This revision concerns the technical characteristics of the Inventory of Assets system, which functions will be:

• Identifying the existing obstacles and barriers to accessibility
• Providing practical information to users
• Monitoring and evaluating progress on accessibility.

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.