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Guide for the application of the Art 14 (a) of the Safety Directive and Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011
on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance for freight wagons – VERSION 1.0
ECM is not bounded to freight wagons but to all vehicles registered in the NVR, in accordance with
the ECM Regulation, the scope of this document is limited to freight wagons. It does not mean
however that the guidance may not also apply to other vehicles. Nevertheless, there is no
assurance that the information provided is complete or fully applicable as such.
1.2 Principle for this guide
Although the guide may appear to be a stand-alone document for reading purposes, it is not a
substitute for the ECM Regulation. For ease of reference, when relevant, the related article of the
ECM Regulation or the safety directive is copied or referred to in the guide. Guidance is then
provided in the following paragraphs to help provide understanding where this is considered
necessary.
A first main structure of the present guide was proposed, discussed and approved during the “Task
Force on the ECM Guidelines”. Because we received a lot of questions during the dissemination
workshops, ERA has decided to change the structure and has suggested to present the guide like
a structured list of questions/answers. All the parts of the previous version have been integrated in
the new version. ERA thinks that the new structure is more didactic, friendly and more useful for all
the stakeholders.
The content of this guide is complemented by other existing application guides and explanatory
document as follows:
ECM Guidelines
(i.e. the present
document)
ECM Regulation [1]
ECM
Accreditation
Scheme [18]
Application
Guide text
in blue
[18]
ECM
Certification
Scheme[17]
Application
Guide text
in blue
[17]
Maintenance Workshop
Certification
Scheme[19]
Application
Guide text in
blue
[19]
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