Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 11 May 2016
on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Regulation omitted (4.3.2024) by virtue of The Railways (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/127), reg. 1(2), Sch.

CHAPTER 1 PRINCIPLES

Article 1 Subject-matter and scope
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Article 2 Objectives of the Agency
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Article 3 Legal status
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Article 4 Type of acts of the Agency
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CHAPTER 2 WORKING METHODS

Article 5 Creation and composition of the working parties and groups
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Article 6 Consultation of the social partners
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Article 7 Consultation of rail freight customers and passengers
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Article 8 Impact assessment
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Article 9 Studies
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Article 10 Opinions
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Article 11 Visits to Member States
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Article 12 One-stop shop
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CHAPTER 3 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO RAILWAY SAFETY

Article 13 Technical support – recommendations on railway safety
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Article 14 Single safety certificates
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Article 15 Maintenance of vehicles
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Article 16 Cooperation with national investigating bodies
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Article 17 Transport of dangerous goods by rail
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Article 18 Exchange of information on safety-related accidents
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CHAPTER 4 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO INTEROPERABILITY

Article 19 Technical support in the field of railway interoperability
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Article 20 Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicles
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Article 21 Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicle types
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Article 22 Placing in service of trackside control-command and signalling subsystems
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Article 23 Telematics applications
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Article 24 Support for notified conformity assessment bodies
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CHAPTER 5 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO NATIONAL RULES

Article 25 Examination of draft national rules
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Article 26 Examination of existing national rules
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Article 27 IT system to be used for notification purposes and classification of national rules
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CHAPTER 6 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO THE EUROPEAN RAIL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ERTMS)

Article 28 System authority for the ERTMS
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Article 29 ERTMS group of notified conformity assessment bodies
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Article 30 Compatibility between ERTMS on-board and trackside subsystems
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Article 31 Supporting ERTMS deployment and ERTMS projects
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Article 32 Accreditation of laboratories
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CHAPTER 7 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO MONITORING THE SINGLE EUROPEAN RAILWAY AREA

Article 33 Monitoring of the performance and decision-making of national safety authorities
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Article 34 Monitoring of notified conformity assessment bodies
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Article 35 Monitoring progress of railway safety and interoperability
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CHAPTER 8 OTHER TASKS OF THE AGENCY

Article 36 Railway staff
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Article 37 Registers and their accessibility
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Article 38 Cooperation among national safety authorities, investigating bodies and representative bodies
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Article 39 Communication and dissemination
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Article 40 Research and promotion of innovation
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Article 41 Assistance to the Commission
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Article 42 Assistance with the assessment of rail projects
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Article 43 Assistance to Member States, candidate countries and stakeholders
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Article 44 International relations
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Article 45 Coordination regarding spare parts
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CHAPTER 9 ORGANISATION OF THE AGENCY

Article 46 Administrative and management structure
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Article 47 Composition of the Management Board
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Article 48 Chairperson of the Management Board
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Article 49 Meetings
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Article 50 Voting
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Article 51 Functions of the Management Board
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Article 52 Programming document
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Article 53 Executive Board
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Article 54 Duties of the Executive Director
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Article 55 Establishment and composition of the Boards of Appeal
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Article 56 Members of the Boards of Appeal
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Article 57 Exclusion and objection
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Article 58 Appeals against decisions and failures to act
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Article 59 Persons entitled to appeal, time limit and form
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Article 60 Interlocutory revision
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Article 61 Arbitration procedure
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Article 62 Examination and decisions on appeals and arbitration
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Article 63 Actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union
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CHAPTER 10 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Article 64 Budget
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Article 65 Implementation and control of the budget
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Article 66 Financial rules
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CHAPTER 11 STAFF

Article 67 General provisions
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Article 68 Executive Director
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Article 69 Seconded national experts and other staff
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CHAPTER 12 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 70 Privileges and immunities
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Article 71 Headquarters agreement and operating conditions
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Article 72 Liability
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Article 73 Cooperation with national judicial authorities
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Article 74 Language arrangements
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Article 75 Participation by third countries in the work of the Agency
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Article 76 Cooperation with national authorities and bodies
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Article 77 Transparency
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Article 78 Security rules for protecting classified or sensitive information
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Article 79 Combating fraud
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CHAPTER 13 FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 80 Implementing acts relating to fees and charges
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Article 81 Committee procedure
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Article 82 Evaluation and review
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Article 83 Transitional provisions
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Article 84 Repeal
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Article 85 Entry into force
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