
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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CHAPTER 1
PRINCIPLES
Subject-matter and scope
Article 1 
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Objectives of the Agency
Article 2 
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Legal status
Article 3 
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Type of acts of the Agency
Article 4 
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CHAPTER 2
WORKING METHODS
Creation and composition of the working parties and groups
Article 5 
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Consultation of the social partners
Article 6 
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Consultation of rail freight customers and passengers
Article 7 
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Impact assessment
Article 8 
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Studies
Article 9 
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Opinions
Article 10 
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Visits to Member States
Article 11 
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One-stop shop
Article 12 
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CHAPTER 3
TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO RAILWAY SAFETY
Technical support – recommendations on railway safety
Article 13 
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Single safety certificates
Article 14 
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Maintenance of vehicles
Article 15 
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Cooperation with national investigating bodies
Article 16 
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Transport of dangerous goods by rail
Article 17 
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Exchange of information on safety-related accidents
Article 18 
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CHAPTER 4
TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO INTEROPERABILITY
Technical support in the field of railway interoperability
Article 19 
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Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicles
Article 20 
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Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicle types
Article 21 
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Placing in service of trackside control-command and signalling subsystems
Article 22 
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Telematics applications
Article 23 
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Support for notified conformity assessment bodies
Article 24 
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CHAPTER 5
TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO NATIONAL RULES
Examination of draft national rules
Article 25 
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Examination of existing national rules
Article 26 
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IT system to be used for notification purposes and classification of national rules
Article 27 
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CHAPTER 6
TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO THE EUROPEAN RAIL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ERTMS)
System authority for the ERTMS
Article 28 
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ERTMS group of notified conformity assessment bodies
Article 29 
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Compatibility between ERTMS on-board and trackside subsystems
Article 30 
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Supporting ERTMS deployment and ERTMS projects
Article 31 
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Accreditation of laboratories
Article 32 
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CHAPTER 7
TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO MONITORING THE SINGLE EUROPEAN RAILWAY AREA
Monitoring of the performance and decision-making of national safety authorities
Article 33 
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Monitoring of notified conformity assessment bodies
Article 34 
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Monitoring progress of railway safety and interoperability
Article 35 
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CHAPTER 8
OTHER TASKS OF THE AGENCY
Railway staff
Article 36 
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Registers and their accessibility
Article 37 
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Cooperation among national safety authorities, investigating bodies and representative bodies
Article 38 
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Communication and dissemination
Article 39 
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Research and promotion of innovation
Article 40 
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Assistance to the Commission
Article 41 
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Assistance with the assessment of rail projects
Article 42 
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Assistance to Member States, candidate countries and stakeholders
Article 43 
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International relations
Article 44 
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Coordination regarding spare parts
Article 45 
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CHAPTER 9
ORGANISATION OF THE AGENCY
Administrative and management structure
Article 46 
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Composition of the Management Board
Article 47 
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Chairperson of the Management Board
Article 48 
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Meetings
Article 49 
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Voting
Article 50 
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Functions of the Management Board
Article 51 
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Programming document
Article 52 
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Executive Board
Article 53 
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Duties of the Executive Director
Article 54 
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Establishment and composition of the Boards of Appeal
Article 55 
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Members of the Boards of Appeal
Article 56 
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Exclusion and objection
Article 57 
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Appeals against decisions and failures to act
Article 58 
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Persons entitled to appeal, time limit and form
Article 59 
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Interlocutory revision
Article 60 
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Arbitration procedure
Article 61 
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Examination and decisions on appeals and arbitration
Article 62 
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Actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union
Article 63 
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CHAPTER 10
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Budget
Article 64 
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Implementation and control of the budget
Article 65 
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Financial rules
Article 66 
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CHAPTER 11
STAFF
General provisions
Article 67 
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Executive Director
Article 68 
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Seconded national experts and other staff
Article 69 
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CHAPTER 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Privileges and immunities
Article 70 
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Headquarters agreement and operating conditions
Article 71 
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Liability
Article 72 
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Cooperation with national judicial authorities
Article 73 
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Language arrangements
Article 74 
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Participation by third countries in the work of the Agency
Article 75 
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Cooperation with national authorities and bodies
Article 76 
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Transparency
Article 77 
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Security rules for protecting classified or sensitive information
Article 78 
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Combating fraud
Article 79 
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CHAPTER 13
FINAL PROVISIONS
Implementing acts relating to fees and charges
Article 80 
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Committee procedure
Article 81 
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Evaluation and review
Article 82 
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Transitional provisions
Article 83 
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Repeal
Article 84 
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Entry into force
Article 85 
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