EU Member State and OTIF non-EU Contracting State decision concerning the use of accreditation or recognition
This part of the database registers the decision of both, EU Member States and OTIF non-EU Contracting States, on the use of accreditation or recognition or any combination of these two options for acknowledging the competence of CSM assessment bodies in their territory.
In EU, according to Article 13 of “Commission implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 of 30 April 2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009”, where applicable, by no later than 21 May 2015, the EU Member States are required to inform the European Railway Agency which is their national accreditation body and/or recognition body or recognition bodies for the purposes of that Regulation, as well as of the CSM assessment bodies directly recognised (if any) by the EU Member States in conformity with Article 9(1)(a) of that Regulation. The EU Member States are also required to notify any change to that situation within one month of the change.
Similarly, in OTIF non-EU Contracting States, according to section 13 of the “OTIF UTP GEN-G of 1.1.2014 on the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk assessment”, where applicable, by no later than 21 May 2015, the OTIF non-EU Contracting States are required to inform the Secretary General which is their national accreditation body and/or recognition body or recognition bodies for the purposes of that Regulation, as well as of the CSM assessment bodies directly recognised (if any) by the Contracting States in conformity with point a) of section 9.1. of the UTP GEN-G. The Contracting States are also required to notify any change to that situation within one month of the change.
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