Safeguarding the Area of Use of RIV Wagons and RIC Coaches

The Representative Bodies CER, UIP, ALLRAIL and ERFA, support the preservation of the area of use historically granted to vehicles authorised under the RIV and RIC arrangements.

In the European Rail Sector Associations view, the authorisation of such vehicles should not be restricted solely because a vehicle is modified and consequently requires a new authorisation after a change.

The Associations therefore seek a common approach with the European Union Agency for Railways on the treatment of RIV wagons and RIC coaches when a new authorisation is required following a change under Article 14(1)(d) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545.

Read below the Joint Memorandum.