AN INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR CONFORMITY EVALUATION ACTIVITY CONCERNING THE SUBSYSTEMS OF RAILWAY SYSTEMS, EACH PART OF SUBSYSTEMS AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS ALLOWING FOR INTEROPERABILITY

1. PURPOSE OF THIS INFORMATION DOCUMENT

This document gives information on the services provided by RailCert Hungary Kft., Directorate of Certification (hereinafter referred to as Directorate of Certification) for applicants during the conformity assessment certification for subsystems of railway systems, each part of subsystems and system components allowing for interoperability.

1.1 SCOPE OF THIS INFORMATION DOCUMENT

The scope of this Information Document covers conformity assessment certification for subsystems of railway systems, each part of subsystems and of system components allowing interoperability.

2. CONFORMITY EVALUATION ACTIVITY PERFORMED BY RAILCERT HUNGARY KFT.

2.1 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT AS A NOTIFIED BODY

The activity performed by the Directorate of Certification includes – pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 (hereinafter referred to as Directive) – as follows:

• A procedure for the issuance of a CE conformity or eligibility statement for system components of the European railway, allowing for interoperability (Article 9)
• CE certification procedure for subsystems of the European railway system (ANNEX IV).

The Directorate of Certification will check, examine and certify – during a CE conformity or eligibility procedure – the specific system component allowing for interoperability, for conformity to or eligibility for use as defined in relevant Technical Specifications for Interoperability (hereinafter referred as TSIs), and evaluates the construction and manufacture of a system component allowing for interoperability, and issues a CE Conformity or Eligibility Certificate according to the applied assessment module, to the applicant.
The Directorate of Certification will check, examine and certify – during a CE verification procedure – the specific subsystem for compliance with the Directive and other specifications under the Contract, and that it can be put into operation. It evaluates the construction and manufacture of subsystem, and issues a CE Control Certificate to the applicant.

Each Technical Specifications for Interoperability relevant to the conformity assessment activity performed by the Directorate of Certification is set out as follows:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTEROPERABILITY – TSIs

Infrastructure

• Commission Resolution No. 1299/2014/EU (November 18, 2007) on Technical Specifications for Interoperability concerning the Infrastructure subsystem of the European Union railway system
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474

Energy

• Commission Resolution No. 1301/2014/EU (November 18, 2014) on Technical Specifications for Interoperability concerning the energy subsystem of the European Union railway system
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) (2018/868 of 13 June 2018) amending Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 as regards provisions on energy measuring system and data collecting system
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474

Control-command and signalling

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474

Disabled and handicapped accessibility

• Commission Order No. 1300/2014/EU (November 18, 2014) on Technical Specifications for Interoperability concerning the Disabled and handicapped accessibility for the European Union railway system
• Commisson Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/772 of 16 May 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 as regards inventory of assets with a view to identifying barriers to accessibility, providing information to users and monitoring and evaluating progress on accessibility

Tunnel safety

• Commission Order No. 1303/2014/EU (November 18, 2014) on Technical Specifications for Interoperability concerning safety of railway tunnels belonging to the European Union railway system
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/912 of 9 June 2016 correcting Regulation (EU) No 1303/2014 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to ‘safety in railway tunnels’ of the rail system of the European Union
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474

2.2 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY PERFORMED AS A DESIGNATED BODY

The Directorate of Certification performs its conformity assessment activity in accordance with national rules if that area is not subject to the Technical Specifications for Interoperability relevant to the European railway system:

• open issues to which national rules apply
• if a special case is valid to the Clause of Chapter 4 of TSIs
• when national rules are in force after a discrepancy, instead of a requirement set forth in TSIs
• in the case of reconstruction or upgrade, national rules are in force instead of a requirement set forth in TSIs
• fields that are not subject to Directive (EU) 2016/797 and Government Decree 413/2020:
  • subways, tramways and other local railway systems
  • networks that are – in a view to their function – separate from the rest of the railway system, used for local, urban and suburban passenger transport only, and railway companies operating on such networks only
  • privately owned railway track network, including vehicles used on such track network, used only by the owner for his own transport operations
  • track network and vehicles used strictly for local, historic or tourism purposes.

The Activity performed by the Directorate of Certification is based on the relevant national rules:

• Decree 103/2003(XII.27.) GKM on the interoperability of conventional railway systems, Annex 4 to Decree 103/2003(XII.27.) GKM – National Rules for Railways – National railways for public service and for private use (OVSZ, Volume I)
• Decree 18/1998.(VII.3.) KHVM on the issuance of National Rules for Railways, (OVSZ, Volume II)

Legislation relevant to the functional area of a Certification Body:

• Act CXXXIII. of 2009 on the Activities of Conformity Assessment Bodies
• Government Decree 315/2009. (XII. 28.) on the designation of conformity assessment bodies and the detailed rules for their activities
• NFM Decree 60/2011. (XI. 25.) on the designation of conformity assessment bodies in relation to marketing requirements within the regulatory remit of the Minister for Transport
• Directive (EU) 2016/797 (11 May, 2016) issued by the European Parliament and of the Council on the railway system interoperability within the Community (reworked text)
• Commission Decision 2010/713/EU (of 9 November 2010) on modules for the procedures for assessment of conformity, suitability for use and EC verification to be used in the technical specifications for interoperability adopted under Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Government Decree 413/2020 (VIII. 30.) on the interoperability of the rail system
• NFM Decree 30/2010 (XII. 23.) on the interoperability of the rail system
• Government Decree 289/2012. (X. 11.) on the detailed rules for the official approval procedures for the construction of railway structures

During a certification procedure, the Directorate of Certification checks, examines and certifies compliance of subsystems and system components with relevant requirements.

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Ferenc Frányó
Certification Director
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