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IA Study Concerning the Revision of the Cableways Directive
Table 4.7: Are there benefits from introducing a specific conformity assessment module for
subsystems?
National Authorities
Notified Bodies
No. of Responses % of Responses No. of Responses % of Responses
Yes 11 55% 3 60%
No 9 45% 2 40%
TOTAL 20 100% 5 100%
In this regard, it is of interest that the ‘Agreed Recommendations for Use’ (RfUs) 18
(that have recently been adopted by the Cableways Sectoral Group of Notified
Bodies) suggest that
“in order to carry out the conformity assessment of the subsystems the NBs could
refer to Module H (or Modules B+D) procedure, provided that they take into
consideration the characteristics of the interfaces within the subsystem considered
and define requirements towards other subsystems as well as the infrastructure”.
4.1.3 Aim of the Intervention
Overall, there is a need to address all of the above aspects in the impact assessment to
be carried out in Sections 5 and 6 of this report. Thus, the aim of any intervention
would be to:
1. update or clarify the scope of the Directive to account for market changes and
to ensure that there are no grey areas as regards whether a cableway is covered by
the Directive or not;
2. avoid potential confusion with regard to inclined lifts and small funiculars;
3. clarify the difference(s) between safety components, subsystems and
infrastructure in order to enable optimal compliance with the Directive by
industry stakeholders and enhance enforcement by authorities; and
4. address differences in conformity assessment of subsystems.
Overall, the intervention is aimed at ensuring the optimal functioning of the internal
market and that all consumers can be effectively protected from risks arising from
cableways.
4.1.4 Defining the Policy Options
Three policy options have been put forward:
Option 1 (Baseline): Do nothing;
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