# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 of 4 April 2018 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 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 11: Vehicle authorisation process for tram-trains in the Single European Railway Area

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. For the purpose of a tram-train vehicle type authorisation and/or a tram-train vehicle authorisation for placing on the market intended to be operated in the Union rail system, without prejudice to Article 1 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, and when no technical specification for interoperability (‘TSI’) applies to the concerned tram-train vehicle or tram-train vehicle type as described by the Article 1(5)(b) of Directive (EU) 2016/797, Member States may use a procedure provided for in its national legal framework regarding the tram-train vehicle type authorisation and/or tram-train vehicle authorisation for placing on the market. In such a case, the applicant shall refer to the national framework of the Member State concerned regarding the procedure to follow for the tram-train vehicle type authorisation and/or tram-train vehicle authorisation for placing on the market.
2. In case of a tram-train vehicle type authorisation and/or a tram-train vehicle authorisation for placing on the market intended to be operated in the Union rail system for cross-border operation, and when no TSI applies to the concerned tram-train vehicle type, the applicant shall apply to the authorising entities designated by the Member States involved, which shall cooperate with a view to issuing a tram-train vehicle type authorisation and/or a tram-train vehicle authorisation for placing on the market.
3. In other cases, a tram-train vehicle and tram-train vehicle type in the scope of Directive (EU) 2016/797 shall be authorised according to the procedure set out in this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/545/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-545/article-11
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