G/TBT/N/EU/587  
 
24 July 2018  
(18-4646)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Railway 
interoperability constituents, subsystems and vehicles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation 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 an d on the 'EC' verification 
procedures for subsystems in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 201/2011 (and its 
accompanying annexes) (8 pages + Annexes 11 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets out the templates to be 
used for the 'EC' declaration of conformity or suitability for use, 'EC' declaration of 
verification, intermediate statement of verification and certificates of ver ification related to 
railway interoperability constituents or subsystems, as well as the model of declaration of 
conformity to a railway vehicle.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To contribute to the interoperability of the rail system within the European 
Union. This will harmonise the templates used for the drawing up of 'EC' declarations and 
certificates. This will also contribute to the development of an EU -wide market in railway 
equipment.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive (EU) 2016/797 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European 
Union https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Beginning of 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from mid -2019)  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
 
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