Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 101 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Transport rail RAILWAY SAFETY: As of the withdrawal date, safety certificates delivered in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 10 of the Directive will no longer be valid in the EU 27. Railway undertakings holding such a certificate and wanting to continue operating in the EU- 27 as of the withdrawal date will have to apply for a new certificate in an EU 27 Member State6 in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2004/49/EC. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail RAILWAY SAFETY: ECMs: As of the withdrawal date , certificates issued by the United Kingdom will no longer be valid in the EU 27. ECMs holding a certificate delivered by the United Kingdom and wishing to continue their professional activities in the European Union will have to apply for a certificate in an EU 27 Member State. According to Article 14a (4) of Directive 2004/49/EC, each entity in charge of maintenance (ECM) of freight wagons is subject to a certification requirement WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail RAILWAY SAFETY: ECMs: As of the withdrawal date, ECMs may apply for a certificate according to the legal framework of the Convention concerning international carriage by rail (COTIF), to which the 26 EU Member States with a railway system are parties. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail RAILWAY INTEROPERABILITY: Placing on the market and use of interoperability constituents: According to Articles 10 and 13(2) of Directive 2008/57/EC on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community, the placing on the market of an interoperability constituent may require an assessment of conformity/suitability for use established by a Notified Body. Where an assessment established by a Notified Body is required, the consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU set out in the generic notice on industrial products referred to in the preceding paragraph fully apply. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail RAILWAY INTEROPERABILITY: An interoperability constituent placed on the market before the withdrawal date with a certificate of conformity/suitability for use issued by a Notified Body in the United Kingdom can be used, during the duration of validity of the certificates of conformity/suitability for use, in subsystems or vehicles the placing in service of which has been authorised before the withdrawal date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT