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European Railway AgencyGuide for the application of the CSM Regulation [G 5] The CSM does not require that the assessment body checks the evaluation of thesignificance of the change: refer also to points [G 1] and [G 2] in section 1.1.7. Nevertheless,the CSM requests to document the decisions on the significance of all changes in order toenable the NSA to fulfil their responsibility to monitor the application of the CSM Regulation:see Article 8 (2).Article 5. Risk management processArticle 5 (1)The risk management process described in the Annex I shall apply:(a) for a significant change as specified in Article 4, including the placing in service of structuralsub-systems as referred to in Article 2(2)(b);(b) where a TSI as referred to in Article 2 (2)(a) refers to this Regulation in order to prescribe therisk management process described in Annex I.[G 1] This paragraph summarises the different cases where the CSM process shall be applied.The articles referred to in Article 5 (1) request the proposer to apply the CSM process tosignificant changes and to keep adequate documentation to justify his decision: see also theexplanations of Article 4 (2) above.Article 5 (2)The risk management process described in Annex I shall be applied by the proposer.[G 1] Additional explanation is not judged necessary. Definition (11) of the proposer in Article 3explains who can be the proposer.Article 5 (3)The proposer shall ensure that risks introduced by suppliers and service providers, includingtheir subcontractors, are managed. To this end, the proposer may request that suppliers andservice providers, including their subcontractors, participate in the risk management processdescribed in Annex I.[G 1] Additional explanation is not judged necessary.Article 6. Independent assessmentArticle 6 (1)An independent assessment of the correct application of the risk management process describedin Annex I and of the results of this application shall be carried out by a body which shall meetthe criteria listed in Annex II. Where the assessment body is not already identified by Communityor national legislation, the proposer shall appoint its own assessment body which may beanother organisation or an internal department. Reference: ERA/GUI/01-2008/SAF Version: 1.1 Page 18 of 54File Name: Guide_for_Application_of_CSM_V1.1.docEuropean Railway Agency ● Boulevard Harpignies, 160 ● BP 20392 ● F-59307 Valenciennes Cedex ● France ● Tel. +33 (0)3 27 09 65 00 ● Fax +33 (0)3 27 33 40 65 ● http://www.era.europa.eu