This TSI concerns the telematics applications subsystem and applies to applications for freight services, including information systems (real-time monitoring of freight and trains), marshalling and allocation systems, reservation, payment and invoicing systems, management of connections with other modes of transport and production of electronic accompanying documents.
Starting January 1, 2026, all railway actors within the EU must switch to the Organization Code.
Change in Responsibility
- Until December 31, 2025, all railway actors within the EU use the 4-digit numeric Company Code, assigned by UIC (also known as RICS code), for unique identification in Telematics TSI message exchange.
- From January 1, 2026, all railway actors within the EU must switch to a 4-character alphanumeric Organization Code, assigned by ERA.
Important: No automatic migration!
- To continue participating in Telematics TSI message exchange without issues after January 1, 2026, you need an Organization Code that matches your current Company Code.
- If you do not have a code yet, please apply for an Organization Code immediately and inform your partners in the Telematics TSI message exchange.
Notify Your Partners
- Report the alignment of your Organization Code immediately to your customer advisor and other partners in the Telematics TSI message exchange.
- This also applies to new assignments and first-time assignments.
Required Actions for Migration
Please check the list below of possible migration steps if you must act for the migration of the company code to the organisation code:
1. Company Code and Organization Code match → No action required.
2. Company Code exists, but no Organization Code → Apply for an Organization Code matching the Company Code.
3. Company Code and Organization Code differ → Delete the Organization Code and then apply for a matching one.
4. Neither Company Code nor Organization Code exists → Apply for an Organization Code.
Application Process
You have to apply via the ERA OCR tool: https://www.era.europa.eu/domains/registers/ocr_en
Impact on NVR/EVR
If you are a railway undertaking (RU) and apply for alignment of your Organization Code with your Company Code (case 3 in the Required actions for migration), you must also update entries in the
National Vehicle Register (NVR) and European Vehicle Register (EVR) after the adjustment.
This TSI concerns the telematics applications subsystem and applies to applications for freight services, including information systems (real-time monitoring of freight and trains), marshalling and allocation systems, reservation, payment and invoicing systems, management of connections with other modes of transport and production of electronic accompanying documents.
The reference data (company codes, location codes) can be found in the TAF/TAP TSI reference data portal.
The technical documents, including the different baselines, reference files and compliance reports, are available here.
The compliance reports issued by the Agency and a step-by-step implementation guide is available here.
The Co-operation Group for the Implementation of Telematics Applications for Freight assess the TAF TSI implementation in cooperation with National Contact Points (NCPs) in Member States, different Representative Bodies (RB) via the Joint Sector Group (JSG) and, when necessary, with the Corridor Managers:
List of the designated National Contact Points (NCP) in Members States according to the Art. 5 of TAF TSI (use of the listed data is allowed only for the purpose described in the Appendix III to the Annex to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 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 /TAF TSI/ (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, with further amendments))
List of the appointed National Allocation Entities (NAE) according to the ch. (6) of Appendix III of Annex of TAF TSI (use of the listed data is allowed only for the purpose described in the ch. (6) of Appendix III of Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) No 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 /TAF TSI/ (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, with further amendments))