The use of the common template for the licence document

1. Licences issued in accordance with Chapter III of Directive 2012/34/EU shall use the standard format set out in Annex I and II of this Regulation.

In the case where a new licence is issued, the licensing authority shall attribute the EC licence notification number in accordance with the harmonised numbering system called European Identification Number (EIN), as laid down in the Appendix 2 of the Commission Decision 2007/756/EC ( 5 ) .

Each time a licence is granted, amended in way relevant to the licence document, suspended, revoked or replaced by a temporary licence, the licensing authority shall establish a licence document based on this format

2. Licensing authorities shall inform the European Railway Agency in accordance with Article 24(8) of Directive 2012/34/EU providing a copy of the licence document as stipulated in the communication protocol agreed between them.

3. The information concerning the financial cover for civil liability referred to in Article 22 of Directive 2012/34/EU shall be stated in the annex to the licence document, using the standard format laid down in Annex II to this Regulation. The authority issuing the licence shall attach an annex to the licence document. This annex shall be given the number one (1).

4. Through the information provided in the liability annexes, as set out in Annex II of this Regulation, the licensing authority in a particular Member State or an infrastructure manager may check whether the cover of civil liability taken by the railway undertaking and approved by other licensing authorities is sufficient in this particular Member State. If the licensing authority determines that the level of cover is insufficient it may request the railway undertaking to take out additional cover. The railway undertaking shall provide the licensing authority with the requested information about its cover.

5. Once the licensing authority is satisfied with the cover, it shall inform the European Railway Agency, updating an existing annex communicated by a licensing authority of the same Member State or adding a further annex to the licence, using the standard format of this Annex II and assign the next number (2, 3, 4, etc.) to this annex.

6. Each liability annex shall mention the amount, the scope, such as geographical scope or types of services, and the commencement date and, if applicable, of expiration of the cover. The licence notification number shall be mentioned in each annex to establish a clear link with the licensed railway undertaking. The licensing authority shall establish an updated annex when it is informed about a change in the cover for civil liability and communicate the annex to the European Railway Agency.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/171 of 4 February 2015 on certain aspects of the procedure of licensing railway undertakings ANNEX I ANNEX II