Cableways Impact Assessment Study - Final Report - saferail.nl

IA Study Concerning the Revision of the Cableways Directive
may reduce costs for public authorities in countries that do not have manufacturers of
cableways, subsystems and safety components nor a large demand for cableway
installations.
Public Health and Safety
The Belgian national authority pointed to potential benefits from Option E3 as this is
said to lead to an improved understanding of the law; this, however, appears to be a
rather general point that is not linked to any specific problems. A rope manufacturer
stated that even where non-compliant ropes are present on the market; these do not
pose a danger to passenger safety but rather affect the product’s longevity. Germany
expects Option E3 to be highly effective with regard to passenger safety (Option E2 is
seen as ineffective).
Options E2 and E3 may not deliver significant immediate benefits with regard to
passenger safety (for the simple reason that no specific problems have been identified)
but it is possible that they may prevent problems in the future should the cableway
market become more international and should non-European companies start
supplying cableways into the EU.
Conclusions
The cableways sector is said to be transparent with no evidence of attempts to place
non-compliant products on the market and no or limited imports, perhaps with the
exception of cableway ropes where one stakeholder alleged the possibility that noncompliant
products are imported from outside of the EU. Options E2 and E3 might
contribute to reducing or preventing sales of non-compliant products and provide
administrative savings for Member States where the approach to cableways could be
harmonised with approaches to other sectors. There is no specific evidence of
impacts on passenger safety.
Based on stakeholder preferences expressed during the second round of consultation
and the fact that Option E2 is not legally binding and may not be as effective in
dealing with non-compliant products as Option E3, Option E3 appears to be
preferable to Option E2.
5.3.6 Problem Area F: Alignment with the NLF: Criteria for Notified Bodies
Summary of the Aims of Intervention and of the Relevant Policy Options
The Cableways Directive is to be aligned with provisions on notified bodies given in
the NLF. To this end, the following policy options are considered:
Option F2: Including a description of requirements on notified bodies, as given in
the NLF Decision, into the Application Guide, e.g. reinforcing information and
other obligations on notified bodies and the procedure for their notification
(Articles R23, R26 and R28 in the NLF Decision); and
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