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The national safety authority shall be entrusted with at least the following tasks: authorising the placing in service of the trackside control-command and signalling, energy and infrastructure subsystems constituting the Union rail system in accordance with Article 18(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; issuing, renewing, amending and revoking vehicle authorisations for placing on the market in accordance with Article 21(8) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; supporting the Agency in the issuing, renewal, amendment and revocation of vehicle authorisations for placing on the market in accordance with Article 21(5) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and type authorisations of vehicle in accordance with Article 24 of Directive (EU) 2016/797; supervising, in its territory, that interoperability constituents are in compliance with the essential requirements as required by Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2016/797; ensuring that a vehicle number has been assigned in accordance with Article 46 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, without prejudice to Article 47(4) of that Directive; supporting the Agency in the issuing, renewal, amendment and revocation of single safety certificates granted in accordance with Article 10(5); issuing, renewing, amending and revoking single safety certificates granted in accordance with Article 10(8); issuing, renewing, amending and revoking safety authorisations granted in accordance with Article 12; monitoring, promoting, and, where appropriate, enforcing and updating the safety regulatory framework including the system of national rules; supervising railway undertakings and infrastructure managers in accordance with Article 17; where relevant, and in accordance with national law, issuing, renewing, amending and revoking train driving licences in accordance with Directive 2007/59/EC; where relevant, and in accordance with national law, issuing, renewing, amending and revoking certificates granted to entities in charge of maintenance.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.