Press Release: Council agrees its position on the European Railway Agency

On 14 March 2014, the Council agreed a general approach regarding a proposal aimed at defining new tasks of the European Railway Agency (ERA) to reflect its future stronger role in safety certification and vehicle authorisation.

The completion of the package's technical pillar is expected to increase economies of scale for railway undertakings across the EU, reduce administrative costs and speed up procedures. It should also help to avoid any disguised discrimination in the issuing of safety certificates and vehicle authorisations.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Website: European Railway Agency (ERA) http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-union-agency-for-railways/

ESO: Background information: Transport: European Parliament adopts equivocal first reading position on fourth railway package http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-transport-european-parliament-adopts-equivocal-first-reading-position-on-fourth-railway-package/

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