Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/250 of 12 February 2019 on the templates for ‘EC’ declarations and certificates for railway interoperability constituents and subsystems, on the model of declaration of conformity to an authorised railway vehicle type and on the ‘EC’ verification procedures for subsystems in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 201/2011 (Text with EEA relevance.)

This Regulation lays down: (a) the template for the ‘EC’ declaration of conformity or suitability for use of an interoperability constituent as referred to in Article 9(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; (b) the details of the ‘EC’ verification procedures of subsystems and the template for the ‘EC’ declaration of verification as referred to in Article 15(9) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; (c) the template for the Intermediate Statement of Verification of the subsystem as referred to in Article 15(9) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; (d) the template for the certificates of conformity or suitability for use of an interoperability constituent as referred to in Article 9(2) and the template for the certificates of verification of a subsystem as referred to in Article 15(9) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; (e) the model of declaration of conformity to an authorised vehicle type as referred to in Article 24(4) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘“EC” declaration of conformity’ means the declaration established for an interoperability constituent by the manufacturer or its authorised representative in which the manufacturer or its authorised representative declares on its sole responsibility that the interoperability constituent concerned, which has been subject to the relevant verification procedures, complies with the relevant Union law; (b) ‘“EC” declaration of suitability for use’ means the supplementary declaration to the ‘EC’ declaration of conformity of the interoperability constituent established for an interoperability constituent by the manufacturer or its authorised representative in which the manufacturer or its authorised representative declares on its sole responsibility that the interoperability constituent concerned, which has been subject to the relevant verification procedures, satisfies the requirements for suitability for use specified in the relevant TSI; (c) ‘“EC” declaration of verification’ means the declaration established for a subsystem by the applicant in which the applicant declares on its sole responsibility that the subsystem concerned, which has been subject to the relevant verification procedures, satisfies the requirements of the relevant Union law and any relevant national rules; (d) ‘Subsystem placed in service without an “EC” declaration of verification’ means a subsystem, fixed or mobile, that has been placed in service before ‘EC’ verification procedure was applicable to it in accordance with Council Directive 96/48/EC , Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council or Directive 2008/57/EC, and thus without an ‘EC’ declaration of verification. (e) ‘Intermediate Statement of Verification’ means the document established either by the notified body selected by the applicant, in the case of TSI requirements, or by a designated body, in the case of requirements stemming from national rules, which registers the results of a stage of the verification procedure; (f) ‘“EC” certificate of conformity’ means the certificate delivered for an interoperability constituent by the notified body of the conformity of an interoperability constituent, considered in isolation, with the Union technical specifications to be met; (g) ‘“EC” certificate of suitability for use’ means the certificate delivered for an interoperability constituent by the notified body of the suitability for use of an interoperability constituent considered within its railway environment; (h) ‘certificate of verification’ means the certificate delivered for a subsystem either by the notified body or by the designated body regarding the verification of conformity respectively with relevant TSIs or with relevant national rules from the design stage to the acceptance stage before the subsystem is placed on the market or in service and which covers verification of the interfaces of the subsystem in question with the system into which it is incorporated; (i) ‘“EC” certificate of verification’ means the certificate delivered for a subsystem by the notified body regarding solely the verification of conformity with relevant TSIs; (j) ‘declaration of conformity to an authorised vehicle type’ means the declaration established for a vehicle by the applicant in which the applicant declares on its sole responsibility that the vehicle concerned, which has been subject to the relevant verification procedures, conforms to an authorised vehicle type and satisfies the requirements of the relevant Union law and relevant national rules. (k) ‘ERADIS ID’ means the alphanumeric code used to identify an ‘EC’ declaration of conformity or suitability for use of interoperability constituent or an ‘EC’ declaration of verification of subsystem and which is established in accordance with Annex VII.

1 The manufacturer or its authorised representative shall establish ‘EC’ declaration of conformity of interoperability constituent or ‘EC’ declaration of suitability for use of interoperability constituent in accordance with the template set out in Annex I.

2 An ‘EC’ declaration of conformity or ‘EC’ declaration of suitability for use shall be written in one of the official languages of the Union and it shall be in the same language as its accompanying documents.

An ‘EC’ declaration of conformity or suitability for use of interoperability constituents shall be accompanied by the following documents: (a) ‘EC’ certificate of conformity and, where appropriate, ‘EC’ certificate of suitability for use; (b) technical documentation in accordance with Commission Decision 2010/713/EU .

1 An ‘EC’ declaration of verification shall be based on the information resulting from the verification procedures for subsystems set out in Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and Annex IV to that Directive. One ‘EC’ declaration of verification shall comprise the verification in respect with Union law and, where appropriate, national rules.

2 The applicant shall establish ‘EC’ declaration of verification in accordance with the template set out in Annex II, and in accordance with the template set out in Annex III when it relates to a subsystem initially placed in service without an ‘EC’ declaration of verification.

3 An ‘EC’ declaration of verification shall be written in one of the official languages of the Union and it shall be in the same language as its accompanying documents.

1 In the event of a change to a subsystem, the applicant shall analyse the change and assess the impact on the ‘EC’ declaration of verification.

2 Where the validity of an element of the relevant ‘EC’ declaration of verification is impacted by that change, the applicant shall update the ‘EC’ declaration of verification or shall establish a new ‘EC’ declaration of verification. A new ‘EC’ declaration of verification shall be established whenever a new authorisation according to criteria set out in Articles 18(6) and 21(12) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 is required.

3 Where a change affects a basic parameter, the applicant shall assess the need for, and where required carry out the ‘EC’ verification procedure set out in Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and Annex IV to that Directive for the changed subsystem.

1 In the event of a change to a subsystem placed in service without an ‘EC’ declaration of verification, the applicant shall analyse the change and assess the impact on the existing design and maintenance documentation.

2 Where a change is made to a subsystem that affects a basic parameter, the applicant shall assess the need for, and where required carry out the ‘EC’ verification procedure in accordance with Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2016/797.

3 The conformity assessment body shall only assess the parts of the subsystem that are changed, and assess the interfaces to the unchanged parts of the subsystem.

4 An ‘EC’ declaration of verification shall be established by the applicant for the whole subsystem by declaring under its sole responsibility that: (a) the changed part and the interfaces to the unchanged parts of the subsystem have been subject to the relevant verification procedures and comply with the relevant Union law and any relevant national rules. (b) the unchanged part has been brought into use in the railway system and has been maintained in its design operating state since the date of bringing into use in the railway system until the date of the establishment of EC declaration of verification.

1 An intermediate Statement of Verification shall be based on the same relevant conformity assessment modules as those used for the issuing of a certificate of verification for a subsystem.

2 The notified body or the designated body shall establish the Intermediate Statement of Verification in accordance with the template set out in Annex IV.

3 The Intermediate Statement of Verification shall be written in one of the official languages of the Union and it shall be in the same language as its accompanying documents.

Certificate of verification of subsystem, ‘EC’ certificate of verification and ‘EC’ certificate of conformity or suitability for use of interoperability constituents shall be established in accordance with the template set out in Annex V.

1 An applicant shall establish a declaration of conformity to an authorised vehicle type in accordance with the model structure set out in Annex VI.

2 A declaration of conformity to an authorised vehicle type shall be written in one of the official languages of the Union and it shall be in the same language as its accompanying documents.

Regulation (EU) No 201/2011 is repealed with effect from 16 June 2019. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 201/2011 shall continue to apply to declaration of conformity to type as referred to in Article 26(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC until 16 June 2020 in the Member States that have notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 16 June 2019 in the Member States that have not notified the Agency and the Commission in accordance with Article 57(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797. Article 11 shall apply from 16 June 2019 in the Member States that have notified the Agency and the Commission of an intention to extend the transposition period of Directive (EU) 2016/797 in accordance with Article 57(2) thereof. It shall apply in all Member States from 16 June 2020.