Making the railway system work better for society.
Making the railway system work better for society.
26/05/2021
RECOMMENDATION ERA1219 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR RAILWAYS on Common Safety Methods for assessing the safety level and the safety performance of railway operators at national and Union level
26/05/2021
11/09/2020
ERA recommendation on the technical specification for Interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union.
05/06/2020
ERA Recommendation on the revision of the technical specification for interoperability relating to ‘accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility’
15/01/2020
ERA recommendation on the technical specification for Interoperability relating to the subsystem 'telematics applications for passenger services' of the Union rail system.
11/12/2018
ERA Recommendation on the revision of the technical specifications for interoperability relating to "safety in railway tunnels.
03/12/2018
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1299/2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘infrastructure’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘energy’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1304/2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — noise’ amending Decision 2008/232/EC and repealing Decision 2011/229/EU.
24/10/2018
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/995 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union.
23/10/2018
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union.
27/09/2018
ERA recommendation on the extension/revision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance (ECMs) for freight wagons.
27/07/2018
ERA recommendation on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure.
25/07/2018
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulations on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystems:rolling stock - locomotives and passenger rolling stock (Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014)rolling stock - freight wagons (Regulation (EU) No 321/2013)operation and traffic management (Regulation (EU) 2015/995)And on the amendment of Commission Implementing Decision on the European register of authorised types of railway vehicles (2011/665/EU).
07/06/2018
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1304/2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — noise’ amending Decision 2008/232/EC and repealing Decision 2011/229/EU
23/04/2018
ERA recommendation on the revision of Chapter 7.5 of Regulation 454/2011 (TAP TSI) and chapter 7.2 (change management) of Regulation 1305/2014 (TAF TSI)
19/12/2017
On request of the Commission, in accordance with its work programme, the Agency has developed a proposal for the Commission Implementing Act on ‘EC’ declaration of verification of subsystems and templates, as referred to in Articles 9(4), 15(9) and 24(4) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.
14/12/2017
ERA recommendation on the specification for the European Vehicle Register referred to in Article 47 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and repealing Decision 2007/756/EC
01/12/2017
ERA recommendation on Commission Regulation (EU) 1305/2014 of 11 December 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and repealing the Regulation (EC) 62/2006 — baseline release version 2.2.
14/11/2017
ERA recommendation on amendments for closure of several open points, improvement of implementation rules and technical update, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock’ of the rail system in the European Union
10/10/2017
ERA recommendation on closure of open point related to interface protocols between EMS and DCS and transferred data format and editorial changes amending the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014.
09/10/2017
ERA recommendation on Closing of Open Points and additional modifications in the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1299/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘infrastructure’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (‘INF TSI’).
09/06/2017
ERA recommendation on the amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility.
10/03/2017
Since the beginning of 2016, on request of the Commission, the Agency has worked out its proposal for the Commission Implementing Act on the practical arrangements for safety certification, as referred to in Article 10(10) of Directive (EU) 2016/798.To that end, the Agency has arranged a series of workshops in order to provide a forum for the exchange of opinions, views and experiences among stakeholders.During each workshop, key issues raised by stakeholders during prior consultations have been discussed and where practicable, a consensus on how to address these issues was reached.Based on the outcomes of discussions at the different workshops, the Agency has developed its proposal for the Commission Implementing Act on the practical arrangements for safety certification, as referred to in Article 10(10) of Directive (EU) 2016/798.
09/03/2017
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’).The Agency proposes to repeal the above Regulations and recommends that the Commission adopts the draft Commission Delegated Regulations included below.To accompany its recommendation, the Agency has also developed:An accompanying report, which provides information about the development of this recommendation, working methods, the minority opinions raised by the stakeholders and the Agency conclusions; andA light impact assessment report.
23/01/2017
ERA recommendation on the specification of the National Vehicle Register and the adoption of the system of organization codes in TAF and TAP TSIs.
18/04/2016
ERA recommendation on amendments for closure of the remaining open points, improvement of implementation rules and technical update, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 of 13 March 2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — freight wagons’ of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Decision 2006/861/EC as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1236/2013 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/924.
06/01/2016
ERA recommendation on amendments for closure of several open points, improvement of implementation rules and technical update, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock’ of the rail system in the European Union
18/12/2015
ERA Recommendation on ‘Conditions for application of Article 23(1) of Interoperability Directive’ amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock’ of the rail system in the European Union.
10/12/2015
ERA recommendation amending and recasting Commission Decision 2012/88/EU on the Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the Control Command and Signalling Subsystems (CCS TSI).
19/03/2015
In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/49/EC and the Commission Decision of 12.10.2010 (C(2010) 6931 final) (the Mandate), the European Railway Agency has revised the common safety method on risk evaluation and assessment which is expected to amend the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) N°402/2013.The revision of this CSM was based on the development and validation of further harmonised risk acceptance criteria that may be used to assess the acceptability of risks arising from failures of technical systems when the proposer chooses the explicit risk estimation principle. These criteria are intended to support the mutual recognition between Member States of TSI compliant structural sub-systems and vehicles in compliance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) N°402/2013.To distinguish the acceptance of risks associated with technical systems from the acceptance of operational risks, and of the overall risk at the level of the railway system of either a Member State or the EU, the terminology ‘risk acceptance criteria’ with respect to technical systems is changed into ‘design targets’ for such technical systems’.The revision was led by ERA with the support of Members of the working group which initially developed the Regulation (EC) N°352/2009 on the CSM for risk assessment, the NSA network members and all representative bodies (CER, EIM, UIP, UNIFE, i.e. railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, private wagon keepers and manufacturers).