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Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER 1 PRINCIPLES

    1. Article 1.Subject-matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Objectives of the Agency

    3. Article 3.Legal status

    4. Article 4.Type of acts of the Agency

  3. CHAPTER 2 WORKING METHODS

    1. Article 5.Creation and composition of the working parties and groups

    2. Article 6.Consultation of the social partners

    3. Article 7.Consultation of rail freight customers and passengers

    4. Article 8.Impact assessment

    5. Article 9.Studies

    6. Article 10.Opinions

    7. Article 11.Visits to Member States

    8. Article 12.One-stop shop

  4. CHAPTER 3 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO RAILWAY SAFETY

    1. Article 13.Technical support – recommendations on railway safety

    2. Article 14.Single safety certificates

    3. Article 15.Maintenance of vehicles

    4. Article 16.Cooperation with national investigating bodies

    5. Article 17.Transport of dangerous goods by rail

    6. Article 18.Exchange of information on safety-related accidents

  5. CHAPTER 4 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO INTEROPERABILITY

    1. Article 19.Technical support in the field of railway interoperability

    2. Article 20.Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicles

    3. Article 21.Authorisations for the placing on the market of vehicle types

    4. Article 22.Placing in service of trackside control-command and signalling subsystems

    5. Article 23.Telematics applications

    6. Article 24.Support for notified conformity assessment bodies

  6. CHAPTER 5 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO NATIONAL RULES

    1. Article 25.Examination of draft national rules

    2. Article 26.Examination of existing national rules

    3. Article 27.IT system to be used for notification purposes and classification of national rules

  7. CHAPTER 6 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO THE EUROPEAN RAIL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ERTMS)

    1. Article 28.System authority for the ERTMS

    2. Article 29.ERTMS group of notified conformity assessment bodies

    3. Article 30.Compatibility between ERTMS on-board and trackside subsystems

    4. Article 31.Supporting ERTMS deployment and ERTMS projects

    5. Article 32.Accreditation of laboratories

  8. CHAPTER 7 TASKS OF THE AGENCY RELATING TO MONITORING THE SINGLE EUROPEAN RAILWAY AREA

    1. Article 33.Monitoring of the performance and decision-making of national safety authorities

    2. Article 34.Monitoring of notified conformity assessment bodies

    3. Article 35.Monitoring progress of railway safety and interoperability

  9. CHAPTER 8 OTHER TASKS OF THE AGENCY

    1. Article 36.Railway staff

    2. Article 37.Registers and their accessibility

    3. Article 38.Cooperation among national safety authorities, investigating bodies and representative bodies

    4. Article 39.Communication and dissemination

    5. Article 40.Research and promotion of innovation

    6. Article 41.Assistance to the Commission

    7. Article 42.Assistance with the assessment of rail projects

    8. Article 43.Assistance to Member States, candidate countries and stakeholders

    9. Article 44.International relations

    10. Article 45.Coordination regarding spare parts

  10. CHAPTER 9 ORGANISATION OF THE AGENCY

    1. Article 46.Administrative and management structure

    2. Article 47.Composition of the Management Board

    3. Article 48.Chairperson of the Management Board

    4. Article 49.Meetings

    5. Article 50.Voting

    6. Article 51.Functions of the Management Board

    7. Article 52.Programming document

    8. Article 53.Executive Board

    9. Article 54.Duties of the Executive Director

    10. Article 55.Establishment and composition of the Boards of Appeal

    11. Article 56.Members of the Boards of Appeal

    12. Article 57.Exclusion and objection

    13. Article 58.Appeals against decisions and failures to act

    14. Article 59.Persons entitled to appeal, time limit and form

    15. Article 60.Interlocutory revision

    16. Article 61.Arbitration procedure

    17. Article 62.Examination and decisions on appeals and arbitration

    18. Article 63.Actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union

  11. CHAPTER 10 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 64.Budget

    2. Article 65.Implementation and control of the budget

    3. Article 66.Financial rules

  12. CHAPTER 11 STAFF

    1. Article 67.General provisions

    2. Article 68.Executive Director

    3. Article 69.Seconded national experts and other staff

  13. CHAPTER 12 GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 70.Privileges and immunities

    2. Article 71.Headquarters agreement and operating conditions

    3. Article 72.Liability

    4. Article 73.Cooperation with national judicial authorities

    5. Article 74.Language arrangements

    6. Article 75.Participation by third countries in the work of the Agency

    7. Article 76.Cooperation with national authorities and bodies

    8. Article 77.Transparency

    9. Article 78.Security rules for protecting classified or sensitive information

    10. Article 79.Combating fraud

  14. CHAPTER 13 FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 80.Implementing acts relating to fees and charges

    2. Article 81.Committee procedure

    3. Article 82.Evaluation and review

    4. Article 83.Transitional provisions

    5. Article 84.Repeal

    6. Article 85.Entry into force

  15. Signature

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