Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/803 of 10 April 2026 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 as regards an update of the referenced standards and the addition of new referenced standards
Date: 2026-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, rail network, safety standard, systems interconnection, technical standard, trans-European network, vehicle on rails








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2026/803


13.4.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/803
of 10 April 2026
         
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 as regards an update of the referenced standards and the addition of new referenced standards


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), interoperability constituents and subsystems which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in that Directive.












(2)


By Implementing Decision C(2023) 1057 (3) the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) for the drafting and the revision of harmonised standards in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797.












(3)


The Commission, together with CEN and Cenelec, has assessed whether the standards drafted or revised by CEN and Cenelec comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023) 1057.












(4)


The harmonised standards drafted, revised and amended by CEN and Cenelec based on Implementing Decision C(2023) 1057 satisfy all the requirements which they aim to cover, except for standards EN 13261:2024, EN 16584-1:2025, EN 16584-3:2025, EN 16585-2:2025, EN 16586-1:2025 and EN 16586-2:2025. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(5)


With respect to standard EN 13261:2024, the Commission has concluded that regarding Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 (4), the standard should only give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.3.5.2.1(2) of the Annex to that Regulation per Annex ZA of the standard. Also, concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 (5), the standard should only give presumption of conformity for the first two paragraphs of point 4.2.3.6.4 of the Annex to that Regulation per the same Annex ZA. The requirement on traceability of axles is not addressed in this standard. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(6)


As regards standard EN 16584-1:2025, the Commission has established that the standard does not give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.1.15(3) of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 (6). For points 5.3.2.8(4), 5.3.2.9(5) and 5.3.2.10(2) of the same Annex, the standard should only give presumption of conformity to the slip resistance. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(7)


For standard EN 16584-3:2025, the Commission has concluded that the standard does not give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.12(1) of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(8)


Concerning standard EN 16585-2:2025, the Commission has concluded that the standard does not give full presumption of conformity for point 4.2.2.1.2.1(3) of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 since the item regarding the unit intended to be operated exclusively within a seat reservation system is not addressed by that standard. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(9)


As for standard EN 16586-1:2025, the Commission has concluded that the standard does not give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.2.1.2(4) of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 as Annex B of that standard does not provide enough content for that. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(10)


Regarding standard EN 16586-2:2025, the Commission has concluded that the standard does not give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.2.12.2(4) of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 since clause 5.5 of the standard introduces a deviation not allowed by that regulation, while only automatic bridging plates are allowed pursuant to point 4.2.2.12.1(2) of the Annex to that regulation. Also, the standard should not give presumption of conformity for point 4.2.2.12.3(1) of the same Annex as the said point is a definition. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard, with restrictions, in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(11)


Standards EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014, EN 12663-2:2010, EN 13232-2:2003+A1:2011, EN 13232-3:2003+A1:2011, EN 13232-4:2005+A1:2011, EN 13232-5:2005+A1:2011, EN 13232-6:2005+A1:2011, EN 13232-7:2006+A1:2011, EN 13232-8:2007+A1:2011, EN 13232-9:2006+A1:2011, EN 13803-1:2010, EN 13803-2:2006+A1:2009, EN 14067-4:2013+A1:2018, EN 15877-1:2012+A1:2018, EN 16235:2013 have become obsolete as they were withdrawn by CEN or Cenelec and they should not give the presumption of conformity regarding Directive (EU) 2016/797 anymore. It is thus necessary to withdraw their references from the Official Journal of the European Union. It is therefore appropriate to delete those references from Annex I to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586 (7).












(12)


Standards EN 16494:2025, EN 16584-1:2025, EN 16584-3:2025, EN 16585-1:2025, EN 16585-2:2025, EN 16585-3:2025, EN 16586-1:2025 and EN 16586-2:2025 have been revised or amended, so it is necessary to withdraw their references from the Official Journal of the European Union. It is therefore appropriate to delete those references from Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586.












(13)


In order to give manufacturers sufficient time to adapt their products covered by harmonised standards EN 16494:2025, EN 16584-1:2025, EN 16584-3:2025, EN 16585-1:2025, EN 16585-2:2025, EN 16585-3:2025, EN 16586-1:2025 and EN 16586-2:2025, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of the references of those harmonised standards.












(14)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 (8) should therefore be amended accordingly.












(15)


Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Points (3), (5), (7), (9), (11), (13), (15) and (17) of the Annex shall apply from 13 October 2027.




Done at Brussels, 10 April 2026.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj.

(2)  Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/797/oj).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 1057 of 20 February 2023 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation as regards products in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 228, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/1302/oj).

(5)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 of 13 March 2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – freight wagons’ of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Decision 2006/861/EC (OJ L 104, 12.4.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/321/oj).

(6)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 110, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/1300/oj).

(7)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586 of 26 July 2023 on harmonised standards for machinery drafted in support of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 194, 2.8.2023, p. 45, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2023/1586/oj).

(8)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 of 15 November 2023 on harmonised standards for the interoperability of the rail systems drafted in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L, 2023/2584, 21.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2023/2584/oj).




ANNEX
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2584 is amended as follows:






(1)


rows 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 25, 54 and 62 are deleted;










(2)


the following row 16a is inserted:






‘16a.


EN 13261:2024
Railway applications – Wheelsets and bogies – Axles – Product requirements
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the “rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock” subsystem of the rail system in the European Union, the standard provides presumption of conformity only to point 4.2.3.5.2.1(2) of its Annex. Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 of 13 March 2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem “rolling stock – freight wagons” of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Decision 2006/861/EC, the standard provides presumption of conformity only to the two first paragraphs of point 4.2.3.6.4 of its Annex. The requirement on traceability of axles is not tackled in the standard.’














(3)


row 68 is deleted;










(4)


the following row 68a is inserted:






‘68a.


EN 16494:2025
Railway applications – Requirements for ERTMS Trackside Boards’














(5)


row 69 is deleted;










(6)


the following row 69a is inserted:






‘69a.


EN 16584-1:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – General requirements – Part 1: Contrast
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, the standard does not provide presumption of conformity to point 4.2.1.15(3) of its Annex. For points 5.3.2.8(4), 5.3.2.9(5) and 5.3.2.10(2) the standard provides presumption of conformity only to slip resistance.’














(7)


row 71 is deleted;










(8)


the following row 71a is inserted:






‘71a.


EN 16584-3:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – General requirements – Part 3: Optical and friction characteristics
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, the standard does not provide presumption of conformity to point 4.2.12(1) of its Annex as it is a definition.’














(9)


row 72 is deleted;










(10)


the following row 72a is inserted:






‘72a.


EN 16585-1:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – Equipment and components onboard rolling stock – Part 1: Toilets’














(11)


row 73 is deleted;










(12)


the following row 73a is inserted:






‘73a.


EN 16585-2:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – Equipment and components on board rolling stock – Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, the standard does not provide full presumption of conformity to point 4.2.2.1.2.1(2) of its Annex: the item regarding the unit intended to be operated exclusively within a seat reservation system is not tackled by the standard.







Note:


There is an erratum in the standard: clause 5.4(a) shall be 5.4(1) and the subclauses should be renumbered accordingly.’


















(13)


row 74 is deleted;










(14)


the following row 74a is inserted:






‘74a.


EN 16585-3:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – Equipment and components on board rolling stock – Part 3: Clearways and internal doors’














(15)


row 75 is deleted;










(16)


the following row 75a is inserted:






‘75a.


EN 16586-1:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock – Part 1: Steps for access and egress
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, the standard does not provide presumption of conformity to point 4.2.2.1.2(4) of its Annex as Annex B of the standard does not provide enough content for that.’














(17)


row 76 is deleted;










(18)


the following row 76a is inserted:






‘76a.


EN 16586-2:2025
Railway applications – Design for PRM use – Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock – Part 2: Boarding aids
Restriction: Concerning Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, the standard does not provide presumption of conformity to 4.2.2.12.2(4) of its Annex: Clause 5.5 of the standard introduces a deviation not allowed by this Commission Regulation, only automatic bridging plates are allowed (point 4.2.2.12.1(2) of the Annex). Also, presumption of conformity to point 4.2.2.12.3(1) cannot be provided by the standard as it is a definition.’














(19)


rows 98 and 99 are replaced by the following:






‘98.


EN 50126-1:2017
Railway Applications – The Specification and Demonstration of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) – Part 1: Generic RAMS Process
EN 50126-1:2017/A1:2024













99.


EN 50126-2:2017
Railway Applications – The Specification and Demonstration of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) – Part 2: Systems Approach to Safety
EN 50126-2:2017/A1:2024’














(20)


the following row 102a is inserted:






‘102a.


EN 50388-2:2025
Fixed installations and rolling stock for railway applications – Technical criteria for the coordination between electric traction power supply systems and rolling stock to achieve interoperability – Part 2: Stability and harmonics’














(21)


the following row 114b is inserted:






‘114b.


EN 50728:2024
Railway applications – Rolling stock – Testing for electromagnetic compatibility with track circuits’











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