Based on APTU UR:

Based on ATMF UR

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Competent authority and assessing entity:
  – Railway Regulatory Board http://www.rozbih.org
• Montenegro
  Competent authority:
  – Railway Directorate http://www.uzz.gov.me

• North Macedonia
  Competent authority:
  – Directorate for safety of the Railway System http://www.mtc.gov.mk

• Norway
  Information on competent authorities and assessing entities in Norway is available from the same sources as provided for the European Union and its Member States.
• Serbia
  Competent authority:
  – Directorate for Railways http://www.raildir.gov.rs
  Assessing entity acording to UTP GEN-G:
  -TOK-KONTROL https://tok-kontrol.rs/en
• Switzerland
  Competent authority
  – Federal Office of Transport (FOT) https://www.bav.admin.ch
  Accreditation Body according to UTP GEN-G:
  – Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) https://www.sas.admin.ch
• Türkiye
  Competent authority and assessing entity:
  – Directorate General for Regulation of Transport Services https://uhdgm.uab.gov.tr/
  Recognition Body according to UTP GEN-G:
  – Directorate General for Regulation of Transport Services https://uhdgm.uab.gov.tr/
  Accreditation Body according to UTP GEN-G:
  – Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) https://www.turkak.org.tr/en/
  Assessing entities according to ATMF:
  – Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) https://en.tse.org.tr/
  – Certifer Türkiye https://www.certifer.fr
  – Türk Loydu Conformity Assessment Services Corporation https://www.turkloydu.org
  – DeTIM (UTP WAG, UTP NOISE, UTP LOC&PAS, EN 15746, EN 14033) https://detim.com.tr/
• United Kingdom
  Competent authorities:
  – For Great Britain: Office for Rail and Road https://www.orr.gov.uk/
  – For Northern Ireland: Department for Infrastructure https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
  Accreditation body:
  – United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) https://www.ukas.com/
  Assessing entities according to ATMF:
  – Capgemini Certifications UK Ltd https://www.capgemini.com/
  – SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Verification Ltd https://www.snclavalin.com/en
  – TUV Rheinland UK Ltd https://www.tuv.com/united-kingdom/en/
  – Ricardo Certification https://ricardo.com/
  – SGS United Kingdom Ltd https://www.sgs.com/
  – MMRA Ltd https://www.mottmac.com/
  – AEGIS Certification Services Ltd https://aegisengineering.co.uk/
  – Network Certification Body Ltd https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
  – SCONRAIL AG https://www.sconrail.ch/home/
  – Railway Approvals Ltd https://www.railwayapprovals.com/rag#
• European Union
  Competent authorities in the European Union:
  – The European Union Agency for Railways is the competent authority for the Contracting States which are also Member States of the European Union https://www.era.europa.eu/
  – The responsibility for designating notifying authorities and accrediting or recognising Notified Bodies, Entities in Charge of Maintenance or Assessment Bodies is in the competence of each Contracting State which are also Member States of the European Union. These authorities are listed in the European Railway Agency Database of Interoperability and Safety on  https://eradis.era.europa.eu/public/organisations.aspx.
  Assessing entities according to ATMF:
  – The Notified Bodies in the European Union are listed in the Nando Information System on  https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/.

The table below provides links to the National Technical Requirements (NTR) which have been notified to the Secretary General with reference to Article 12 APTU. The Secretariat has not analysed the NTR in terms of their validity in the scope of COTIF, as this is the responsibility of the Member State that applies them. The NTR are only available in the language(s) published by the respective State or Organisation.

Explanatory document (TECH-18023)

Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM) Register

The joint OTIF/ERA register of unique vehicle keeper marking codes is hosted on the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) website. Since January 2010, updates have been made on the first Wednesday of every month. The joint OTIF/ERA VKM register is published in four languages (English, French, German, Russian). Futher details are set out in the application guide.

• Link to Register: VKM Register on the ERA Website
• Link to the Application guide for Vehicle Keeper Marking Code (VKM) register
• Link to the list of competent national authorities
• Link to the Application Form doc / xls

Certification of Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM)

ECM certificates and ECM certification bodies are registered in the joint OTIF/ European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) register hosted on the ERA website. The ECM registers contains all entries from EU Member States and from non-EU OTIF Member States.

• Link to register: ECM Register
• Link to Annex A ATMF (ECM Regulations 2021)
  
• Link to the letter sent to non-EU ECM certification bodies

Specifications for vehicle registers 

• Link to the OTIF Specifications for vehicle registers of 01.04.2021
• Link to the list of Registration Entities

The link to the Virtual Vehicle Register (VVR) login web page is available on the ERA website: http://www.era.europa.eu/Core-Activities/Interoperability/Pages/ECVVR.aspx

Register of Assessing Entities for the Common Safety Method (CSM)

In order to apply the UTP GEN-G, CSM Assessing Entities recognised and accredited on the basis of harmonised criteria are required.

Recognised and accredited CSM Assessing Entities are registered in the joint register administered by OTIF and the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) on ERA’s website.

Having a single, joint CSM register makes it easier to access information.

• Link to the register: ERADIS-Register
• Link to the risk assessment requirements according to the UTP GEN-G, the explanatory document and ERA’s guidance (English only).
• Link to the circular to the Contracting States of OTIF which are not a member of the European Union on establishing a joint OTIF/ERA register on CSM Assessment Bodies
• Link to the Notification template