EFRTC GENERAL MEETING Ny Tiana TOURNIER 11.06.2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Content Current EU processes Future EU processes Particular case of OTM EFRTC General Meeting 11.06.2010

1 - Current authorisation processes for placing vehicles in service in EU MSs 11.06.2010 EFRTC General Meeting

A transition phase Most MS have implemented partially the Directives either in force or to be transposed The technical rules used for vehicles Placing In Service (PIS) differs Difficulty to establish equivalence Cross-Acceptance agreements settled between Member States (MSs)/National Safety Authorities (NSAs) apply 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Some figures With NSAs on the current state of play including figures on vehicles PIS (2004 to 2009) Different processes  Number of interfaces vary from 12 to 57 Increase of the number of vehicles PIS (2004 to 2009) Very low number of vehicles authorised per type Wagons Loco Passenger Fixed formation trains New Existing 69 157 7 12 17 19 22 27 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Need for better understanding of some Directive requirements: Identified issues Need for better understanding of some Directive requirements: Scope of authorisation Extent of modification requiring a new PIS Independence criteria of checking bodies NSA involvement in the process Vehicle type definition Handling of grandfather rights 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Management of the transition phase: Identified issues Management of the transition phase: Consistent and workable national legal frameworks Evolution of the existing cross-acceptance agreements Practical issues: Use of several languages for cross-border vehicles Disparity of rules requires the applicant/manufacturer to adjust each time 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

2- Future authorisation processes for vehicles placing in service in EU MSs 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Transposition of Directive 2008/57 Deadline: 19/07/2010 Not all MS will be in time but are working on Better definition of the authorisation processes: Subsystem & vehicle authorisation Type authorisation 1st authorisation Additional authorisation Cross-acceptance (XA) 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Pre-requisite to avoid inconsistent implementations by the MS Common understanding Pre-requisite to avoid inconsistent implementations by the MS Transparency of rules necessary for all actors First version of the Reference Document end 2010 Second version mid-2011 Current XA agreements will evolve towards the reference document 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

3- Particular case of authorisation of OTM 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Transport mode On site Legal base before 19/07/2010 NoBo1 NoBo2 CR Interoperability Directive 2001/16 TSIs Recast Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC NRs NoBo1 NoBo2 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

NRs or NRs + in force TSIs Moving from today to 19/07/2010 ‘’ OTM under the scope of CR Interoperability Directive but is not the first priority’’ ? ‘’OTM may be included in the scope of Interoperability Directive’’ ≠ NRs or NRs + in force TSIs Art 23.1 of Dir. 2008/57 +Amended WAG TSI 2009/107/EC for hauled OTM 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Non-mandatory until the next revision of the LOC PASS TSI Within ~ 3 to 5 years Annex C specifies requirements for OTM both Self propelling and hauled vehicles Entry into force of LOC PASS TSI Non-mandatory until the next revision of the LOC PASS TSI 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Contact: nytiana.tournier@era.europa.eu 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting