Cableways Impact Assessment Study - Final Report - saferail.nl

IA Study Concerning the Revision of the Cableways Directive
Public Authorities
As for Problem Area F, national authorities in Liechtenstein and Denmark noted that
alignment with the NLF would have the advantage of aligning the requirements
applicable in the cableways sector with those in other sectors thus reducing the
administrative burden on public authorities in countries with a small cableways sector.
Additional costs would, however, be incurred by national authorities in the process of
implementing the relevant provisions, such as reviewing documents related to new
bodies notified by other Member States or by the European Commission in relation to
the roles accorded to them by the NLF.
Innovation and Research
No impacts on research and innovation are expected.
Consumers and Households
No impacts on prices paid by cableways users are anticipated.
Specific Regions and Sectors
Impacts are likely to differ between Member States however all are likely to incur
costs of enacting change/transposing change to the Directive. These Member States
without notified bodies may also benefit from having some leverage over notified
bodies not located in their Member State as they are reliant on the quality of work of
notified bodies based outside their country.
Public Health and Safety
As a general point, two stakeholders suggested that the proposed options could have a
positive impact on passenger safety but no specific information has been provided on
current deficiencies in the work of the notified bodies that could be avoided by the
proposed options. Germany expects Option F3 to be highly effective with regard to
passenger safety (Option F2 is seen as ineffective).
Conclusion
Options F2 and F3 may contribute to ensuring that notified bodies have the necessary
expertise and experience to carry out high quality assessments of the conformity of
cableways products. In this regard, it is of note that some stakeholders believe that
there are differences between the notified bodies with regard to the level of expertise
on cableways products as some notified bodies are rarely involved in assessing
cableway subsystems or safety components.
Option F3 is seen as preferable to Option F2 as under this option participation in the
relevant activities would not be enforceable and would depend on the goodwill of
national authorities and notified bodies.
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