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Directive 2004/49/EC of the european parliament and of the council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive) (repealed)

EU Directive 2004/49 · Adopted 29 April 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Directive 2004/49/EC of the european parliament and of the council

of 29 April 2004

on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification

(Railway Safety Directive) (repealed)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Repealed by Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (Text with EEA relevance).

Contents

  1. Chapter I: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Purpose Repealed
  3. 2Scope Repealed
  4. 3Definitions Repealed
  5. Chapter II: DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY Repealed
  6. 4Development and improvement of railway safety Repealed
  7. 5Common safety indicators Repealed
  8. 6Common safety methods Repealed
  9. 7Common safety targets Repealed
  10. 8National safety rules Repealed
  11. 9Safety management systems Repealed
  12. Chapter III: SAFETY CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORISATION Repealed
  13. 10Safety certificates Repealed
  14. 11Safety authorisation of infrastructure managers Repealed
  15. 12Application requirements relating to safety certification and safety authorisation Repealed
  16. 13Access to training facilities Repealed
  17. 14Placing in service of in-use rolling stock Repealed
  18. 14aMaintenance of vehicles Repealed
  19. 15Harmonisation of safety certificates Repealed
  20. Chapter IV: SAFETY AUTHORITY Repealed
  21. 16Tasks Repealed
  22. 17Decision-making principles Repealed
  23. 18Annual report Repealed
  24. Chapter V: ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION Repealed
  25. 19Obligation to investigate Repealed
  26. 20Status of investigation Repealed
  27. 21Investigating body Repealed
  28. 22Investigation procedure Repealed
  29. 23Reports Repealed
  30. 24Information to be sent to the Agency Repealed
  31. 25Safety recommendations Repealed
  32. Chapter VI: IMPLEMENTING POWERS Repealed
  33. 26Adaptation of the Annexes Repealed
  34. 27Committee procedure Repealed
  35. 28Implementing measures Repealed
  36. Chapter VII: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  37. 29Amendments to Directive 95/18/EC Repealed
  38. 30Amendments to Directive 2001/14/EC Repealed
  39. 31Report and further Community action Repealed
  40. 32Penalties Repealed
  41. 33Implementation Repealed
  42. 34Entry into force Repealed
  43. 35Addressees Repealed
  44. Annex ICOMMON SAFETY INDICATORS Repealed
  45. Indicators relating to accidents Repealed
  46. 1.1Total and relative (to train-kilometres) number of significant accidents and a break-down for the following types of accidents: Repealed
  47. 1.2Total and relative (to train-kilometres) number of persons seriously injured and killed by type of accident divided into the following categories: Repealed
  48. 2Indicators relating to dangerous goods Repealed
  49. 3Indicators relating to suicides Repealed
  50. 4Indicators relating to precursors of accidents Repealed
  51. 5Indicators to calculate the economic impact of accidents Repealed
  52. Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation Repealed
  53. 6.1Percentage of tracks with Train Protection Systems (TPSs) in operation and percentage of train-kilometres using on-board TPSs, where these systems provide: Repealed
  54. 6.2Number of level crossings (total, per line kilometre and track kilometre) by the following five types: Repealed
  55. Common definitions for the CSIs and methods of calculating the economic impact of accidents Repealed
  56. Annex IINOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL SAFETY RULES Repealed
  57. Annex III: SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Repealed
  58. 1Requirements on the safety management system Repealed
  59. 2Basic elements of the safety management system Repealed
  60. Annex IVDECLARATIONS FOR NETWORK SPECIFIC PART OF SAFETY CERTIFICATE Repealed
  61. Annex V: PRINCIPAL CONTENT OF ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT Repealed
  62. 1Summary Repealed
  63. 2Immediate facts of the occurrence Repealed
  64. 3Record of investigations and inquiries Repealed
  65. 4Analysis and conclusions Repealed
  66. 5Measures that have been taken Repealed
  67. Recommendations Repealed

1PurposeF1

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2ScopeF1

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3DefinitionsF1

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4Development and improvement of railway safetyF1

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5Common safety indicatorsF1

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6Common safety methodsF1

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7Common safety targetsF1

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8National safety rulesF1

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9Safety management systemsF1

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10Safety certificatesF1

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11Safety authorisation of infrastructure managersF1

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12Application requirements relating to safety certification and safety authorisationF1

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13Access to training facilitiesF1

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14Placing in service of in-use rolling stockF1

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14aMaintenance of vehiclesF1

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15Harmonisation of safety certificatesF1

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16TasksF1

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17Decision-making principlesF1

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18Annual reportF1

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19Obligation to investigateF1

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20Status of investigationF1

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21Investigating bodyF1

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22Investigation procedureF1

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23ReportsF1

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24Information to be sent to the AgencyF1

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25Safety recommendationsF1

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26Adaptation of the AnnexesF1

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27Committee procedureF1

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28Implementing measuresF1

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29Amendments to Directive 95/18/ECF1

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30Amendments to Directive 2001/14/ECF1

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31Report and further Community actionF1

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32PenaltiesF1

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33ImplementationF1

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34Entry into forceF1

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35AddresseesF1

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Annex ICOMMON SAFETY INDICATORSF1

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1.1Total and relative (to train-kilometres) number of significant accidents and a break-down for the following types of accidents:F1

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1.2Total and relative (to train-kilometres) number of persons seriously injured and killed by type of accident divided into the following categories:F1

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2Indicators relating to dangerous goodsF1

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3Indicators relating to suicidesF1

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4Indicators relating to precursors of accidentsF1

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5Indicators to calculate the economic impact of accidentsF1

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6.1Percentage of tracks with Train Protection Systems (TPSs) in operation and percentage of train-kilometres using on-board TPSs, where these systems provide:F1

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6.2Number of level crossings (total, per line kilometre and track kilometre) by the following five types:F1

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Common definitions for the CSIs and methods of calculating the economic impact of accidentsF1

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Indicators relating to accidents

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1.2.

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1.3.

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1.4.

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1.5.

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1.7.

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1.8.

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1.9.

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1.10.

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1.11.

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1.12.

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1.13.

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1.14.

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1.15.

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1.16.

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1.17.

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1.18.

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1.19.

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Indicators relating to dangerous goods

2.1.

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2.2.

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Indicators relating to suicides

3.1.

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3.2.

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Indicators relating to precursors of accidents

4.1.

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4.2.

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4.3.

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4.4.

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4.5.

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4.7.

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Common methodologies to calculate the economic impact of accidents

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5.2.

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5.3.

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5.3.2.

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VT = monetary value of travel time savings

Value of time for a passenger of a train (an hour)

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Value of time for a freight train (an hour)

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CM = Cost of 1 minute of delay of a train

Passenger train

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Freight train

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Scope of the model

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6.

Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation

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6.2.

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6.6.

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6.7.

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Definitions of the scaling bases

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7.2.

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7.3.

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Annex IINOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL SAFETY RULESF1

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1Requirements on the safety management systemF1

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2Basic elements of the safety management systemF1

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Annex IVDECLARATIONS FOR NETWORK SPECIFIC PART OF SAFETY CERTIFICATEF1

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1SummaryF1

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2Immediate facts of the occurrenceF1

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3Record of investigations and inquiriesF1

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4Analysis and conclusionsF1

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5Measures that have been takenF1

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