Execution deadline in working days
120 days
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Any person
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Receiving restrictions
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In the pre-engagement, upon the submission of the applicant, the European Union Agency for Railways provides an opinion on the stages of receiving of the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market and the necessary documents.

All decisions following an application for a single safety certificate can be found in the One-Stop Shop (OSS). The applicant can only access information pertaining to its respective applications.

  1. Railway Law
  2. 09.06.2020. Cabinet regulation Nr.374 “Regulations Regarding Railway Interoperability
  3. 04.04.2018 Commission Implementing Regulation Nr. 2018/545 establishing practical arrangements for the railway vehicle authorisation and railway vehicle type authorisation process pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  4. 30.04.2013. Commission Implementing Regulation No 402/2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009
  5. 12.02.2019. Commission Implementing Regulation No 2019/250 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
  6. The European Parliament and Council 11.05.2016. Regulation Nr. 2016/796 on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004
  7. Commission 02.05.2018 Implementing Regulation Nr. 2018/764 on the fees and charges payable to the European Union Agency for Railways and their conditions of payment
  8. Commission 13.06.2018. Implementing Regulation Nr.2018/867 laying down the rules of procedure of the Board(s) of Appeal of the European Union Agency for Railways
  9. Commission 29.10.2021. Implementing Regulation Nr. 2021/1903 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/764 on the fees and charges payable to the European Union Agency for Railways and their conditions of payment

For the convenience of users, the European Union Agency for Railways has developed guidelines for the service.

The service charge shall be charged in accordance with the Commission's 02.05.2018. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/764 on fees and charges payable to the European Union Railway Agency and the conditions for payment thereof as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (ЕС) 2021/1903 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/764 on fees and charges payable to the European Union Railway Agency and the conditions for payment thereof.

The following fees and charges apply from 1 January 2023 when submitting applications or requesting a service to the Agency:

1. The Agency shall apply an hourly rate of EUR 252.

2. The fixed fees to be paid to the Agency for the use of the one-stop shop (OSS) shall be as follows:

Submission of an application to the Agency

  OSS Cost group Amount (EUR)
1. A single safety certificate 447
2. A vehicle type authorisation 447
3. A vehicle authorisation other than an authorisation in conformity to type 447
4. An ERTMS trackside approval 447
5. A pre-engagement process 447

The fees and charges of the European Union Railway Agency  (from 1 January 2023).