COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...
of 16.5.2019
amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 as regards Change Control Management
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 1 , and in particular Article 5(11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 requires the European Union Agency for Railways ('the Agency') to address recommendations to the Commission on the technical specifications for interoperability ('TSIs') and their revision, in accordance with Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, and to ensure that TSIs are adapted to technical progress, market trends and social requirements.
(2)Article 13 of Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474 3 requires the Section 7.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 4 to be amended for specifying the modified change control procedure for the TAF TSI.
(3)According to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, a working party has been established for making a proposal for a recommendation as regards the changes of the section 7.2 of the TSI TAF.
(4)On 20 April 2018, the Agency addressed a recommendation to the Commission on the revision of section 7.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation No 1305/2014.
(5)Section 7.2 of of the Annex to Commission Regulation No 1305/2014 related to TAF TSI should be amended accordingly.
(6)The list of the relevant technical documents referenced in TAF TSI should be updated.
(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 51(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/797,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Section 7.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 is replaced by Annex 1 to this Regulation.
Article 2