1. 4th Railway Package – Implementation of the Technical Pillar
Challenges Ahead for the Polish Railway Sector
20 April 2017, Warsaw
Josef Doppelbauer, ERA Executive Director

2. Objectives of the Technical Pillar of the 4RP
“Safety First”
Facilitate the completion of the Single European Railway Area - removing the remaining technical barriers
The European Union Agency for Railways has been established in 2004 (as “European Railway Agency”), with the main task of proposing the technical and legal framework for the Single European Railway Area (SERA). The main objectives of the Agency have been to improve Safety and Interoperability on the European railway network. Thus, the Agency deals with all technical issues arising when a train crosses an inner border in the EU, e.g. by creating creating common rules for safety and operation, by establishing Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs), or by acting as the system authority for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).

3. The Interoperability Vision
The legacy of national monopolies with national rules means that where rail could be most competitive (long distance freight and medium distance high speed passenger), fragmentation undermines competitive position of railways (“95% of our traffic is national”)
One set of rules (= network)

4. Key Elements of the Technical Pillar
The Agency will issue single EU-wide vehicle authorisations and safety certificates to train manufacturers and railway undertakings
The Agency will be in a position to issue an approval required for the NSA authorisation of ERTMS trackside projects (a binding opinion on ERTMS trackside specifications)
All applications to the above processes will be handled by the so-called One-Stop-Shop developed by the Agency
Covering applications at the Agency, but all national applications for Safety Certification, Vehicle authorisation, and trackside/infrastructure authorisation as well
Cooperation with NSAs (pool of experts)
ERTMS System Authority
What are the main changes?
VAPIM + Track Access + SMS + Supervision

5. Timeline
e.i.f. of legal text
15/06/2016
2016
2017
2018
2019
Board of appeal (definition)
EC Working Group on 4RP implementation
Transposition in MS
Board of appeal (establishment)
Integrated Management System (IMS in ERA)
Phase 1 – Plan / Do
Phase 2 - Check
Phase 3 - Act
Shadow Running (ERA/NSAs)
ERA / NSAs delivering 4RWP
Adoption by Mgt Board
BoA effective
ICS draft specs
ICS Spec/Dev
ICS Dev/Operation
ICS Operation
ICS Dev
Establisment of learning case phase
Learning cases
Definition of fees&charges
Revision of the CSM on Ca and Supervision
Cooperation Agreement – Preparatory work
Cooperation Agreement framework
Specific Cooperation Agreements
Study on fees & Charges
SSC process
15/06/2019
IMS including 4RWP processes (in ERA)
Mgt Board Consultation
EC legal act
Apportionment of fees&charges
ERA Internal Procedure for fees&charges
Definition Hard & soft skills
Agency internal staff competency
Establishment of a Pool of Experts
Practical Arrangements for SSC
Guide for SSC
Internal procedures for SSC
VA process
Practical Arrangements for VA
Guide for VA
Internal procedures for VA
ERTMS approval process
Guide for ERTMS Approval
Internal procedures for ERTMS approval
EC model for declaration of verification
Liability
Dissemination/training of new processes
Full commitment of all actors
Programme management
Steering committee
Member States are encouraged to appoint their own programme managers

6. Commission Member States Agency and NSAs
The Success of the Technical Pillar Needs Full Commitment of All Actors
Adopt Implementing Acts during transition period for: - practical arrangements for vehicle authorization and safety certificates - principles specifying fees and charges payable to the Agency (12 legal acts in total, to be adopted during transition period)
Commission
Put in place national legislation to transpose the 4th railway package by 15 June 2019
Member States
Conclude cooperation agreements before end of transition period
Agency and NSAs

7. Future Cooperation Agency - NSAs
Description of the tasks
Conditions for deliverables and applicable time limits
Applicants’ fees distribution between Agency and NSAs
Without prejudice to the Agency’s full responsibility for its decisions
Cooperation agreements (to be signed with all NSAs)
Vehicle authorisation and safety certification for national traffic (if applicant decides so)
Authorisation of railway infrastructure
Supervision (NSA)
Accident investigation (NIB)
Tasks remaining under Member State responsibility

8. What has the Agency done for us?
(other transport modes will be changed by automation – will become "networks"

9. The New Vehicle Authorisation
by ERA
National Authorities

10. SERA Conference Series
A pan-European event series to go along with the transition of the 4RP into national law
An open discussion on expectations and realities of the new processes among the key players of the rail sector
Hosted by the Commission with ERA, in collaboration with MS and NSAs, and sector representatives (RUs, RMs, IMs, NoBos etc.)
What we expect from MS:
Invitation lists
Discussion topics

11. We are Shaping the Future of Rail in Europe!
Single European Railway Area (SERA)
We need a solid starting point (for the transformation) – this is provided by the Technical Pillar of the 4th Railway Package.
2017 there is the critical year
We have to make sure that we get the right framework!
safe :: connected :: affordable