EFRTC GENERAL MEETING Ny Tiana TOURNIER

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EFRTC GENERAL MEETINGNy Tiana TOURNIER

11.06.2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Content

1. Current EU processes2. Future EU processes3. Particular case of OTM


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1 - Current authorisation processes for placing vehicles in service in EU MSs


A transition phase

1. Most MS have implemented partially the Directives either in force or to be transposed

2. The technical rules used for vehicles Placing In Service (PIS) differs Difficulty to establish equivalence

3. Cross-Acceptance agreements settled between Member States (MSs)/National Safety Authorities (NSAs) apply

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• With NSAs on the current state of play including figures on vehicles PIS (2004 to 2009)o Different processes Number of interfaces vary from

12 to 57o Increase of the number of vehicles PIS (2004 to 2009)o Very low number of vehicles authorised per type

Some figures


Wagons Loco Passenger Fixed formation trains

New Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing

69 157 7 12 17 19 22 27

Identified issues

• Need for better understanding of some Directive requirements:o Scope of authorisation o Extent of modification requiring a new PISo Independence criteria of checking bodieso NSA involvement in the processo Vehicle type definitiono Handling of grandfather rights


Identified issues

• Management of the transition phase:o Consistent and workable national legal frameworkso Evolution of the existing cross-acceptance agreements

• Practical issues:o Use of several languages for cross-border vehicles o Disparity of rules requires the applicant/manufacturer

to adjust each time


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2- Future authorisation processes for vehicles placing in service in EU MSs


Transposition of Directive 2008/57

1. Deadline: 19/07/20102. Not all MS will be in time but are working on3. Better definition of the authorisation

processes:• Subsystem & vehicle authorisation• Type authorisation• 1st authorisation• Additional authorisation• Cross-acceptance (XA)


Common understanding

1. Pre-requisite to avoid inconsistent implementations by the MS

2. Transparency of rules necessary for all actors• First version of the Reference Document end

2010• Second version mid-2011

3. Current XA agreements will evolve towards the reference document


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3- Particular case of authorisation of OTM


Legal base before 19/07/2010

NRs

TSIs Recast

Machinery Directive

2006/42/EC

NoBo1

CR Interoperability

Directive2001/16

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Moving from today to 19/07/2010

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‘’OTM may be included in the

scope of Interoperability

Directive’’

‘’ OTM under the scope of CR Interoperability Directive but is

not the first priority’’

Art 23.1 of Dir. 2008/57

+Amended WAG TSI 2009/107/EC for hauled OTM 11/06/2010 EFRTC General Meeting

Within ~ 3 to 5 years

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Annex C specifies requirements for OTM both Self propelling and hauled vehicles

Entry into force of LOC PASS TSI


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