{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-860/annex/annex-F",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-860/annex/annex-F.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2006/860",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 7 November 2006 concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system and modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system (notified under document number C(2006) 5211) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/860/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-860",
  "path": "annex/annex/F",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX F",
  "heading": "CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE",
  "text": "1.\nThis conformity assessment procedure describes that part of the procedure by which a Body authorised by the MS ascertains and attests that the maintenance arrangements, representative of the maintenance envisaged, meet the provisions of the relevant TSI and ensure the respect of the basic parameters and essential requirements during the subsystem life.\n2.\nThe application for assessment of the maintenance arrangements must be lodged by the contracting entity (or his authorised representative established within the Community), which proposes the maintenance arrangements, with the body authorised by the MS.\nThe application shall include:\nthe name and address of the contracting entity and if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address in addition;\na written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other Body;\nany technical requirement, resulting from the design phase, that must be taken into account during maintenance\nthe maintenance arrangements documentation, as described in point 3;\nthe technical documentation as described in point 4.\nThe copy of the maintenance arrangement documentation submitted shall be the final version approved by the applicant.\nThe body authorised by the MS may request further copies if needed for carrying out the assessment.\n3.\nThe maintenance arrangements documentation shall contain at least the following elements:\na description of how the maintenance arrangements shall be implemented, used and controlled;\ndetails of all maintenance required to be carried out, including its frequency;\noperational scenarios showing how necessary feedback information (and all other information relating to the maintenance) flows around the subsystem and other product/subsystems to support the process of maintenance;\nprocedures (or reference to procedures) for specific processes according to the product/subsystem maintenance operations;\na procedure for the management of modifications and updating of the maintenance arrangements;\na description of any hardware and software required to read the maintenance arrangements;\na description of all necessary elements to make the maintenance arrangements operational.\n4.\nThe technical documentation must enable assessment of conformity of the maintenance arrangements with the provisions of the TSI. It must, as far as relevant for such assessment, cover the different phases of development of the maintenance arrangements.\nThe technical documentation, which justifies the maintenance arrangements, shall contain:\na general type-description, (overview of how the subsystem works and a description of the technical functionality);\na specification stating the conditions and the context within which the subsystem shall be used and maintained;\ndemonstration of consistency between the requirements of the TSI the maintenance organisation, the technical functionality and the maintenance arrangements;\ndescriptions, explanations and all the records necessary for understanding the development of the maintenance arrangements;\nrecords of the work done to validate the maintenance arrangements;\nrecords of the analysis of equipment used and people affected by the maintenance arrangements;\nconditions for use and maintenance of the interoperability constituent (restrictions of running time or distance, wear limits etc);\na list of the technical specifications, against which the maintenance arrangements of the subsystem have been validated.\n5.\nThe body authorised by the MS must:\nidentify the relevant provisions of the TSI with which the maintenance arrangement must comply;\ncheck that the maintenance arrangements documentation and technical documentation are complete and in accordance with the points 3 and 4;\nperform an examination of each development phase of the maintenance arrangements and their results to evaluate:\nif each phase has been managed in a controlled manner;\nthe capability to fulfil the requirements for conformity for the maintenance arrangements;\ndocument its findings with regards to compliance of the maintenance arrangement with the TSI provisions.\n6.\nWhere the maintenance arrangements meet the provisions of the TSI, the body authorised by the MS shall issue the maintenance arrangements examination report to the applicant. The report shall contain the name and address of the contracting entity, conclusions of the examination, conditions for its validity, reference to the subsystem maintained and the necessary data for identification of the maintenance arrangements.\nThe relevant parts of the technical documentation, including the description of maintenance arrangements and their conditions of implementation, must be annexed to the report and a copy kept by the body authorised by the MS.\nIf the contracting entity is denied a maintenance arrangements examination report, the body authorised by the MS must provide detailed reasons for such denial.\nProvision must be made for an appeals procedure.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For this, it is necessary that the maintenance arrangements define for example: the procedures and instructions for implementation; the training or qualifications needs; checks, validation, surveillance, inspections, tests, records and the criteria of acceptance of the subsystem when the different stages of the maintenance operations shall be carried out; conditions of use of specific tools or utilities for maintenance operations or tests."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}