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2. Description of the French standard
The inventory of technical provisions and documents used to obtain an authorization to put vehicles into commercial operation (AMEC) in France is set out in the Specification d'Admission du Matériel (SAM) X001, drafted by the EPSF (Établissement public de sécurité ferroviare), applicable since March 3, 2014. Compliance with these standards defines the technical specifications that must be taken into account in the design of new or substantially modified rail vehicles intended for use on the national rail network (RFN) and networks with operating characteristics comparable to those of the RFN, in order to presume compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.
The SAM X001 consists of :
Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) listed in article 4 of SAM X001 (SAM, TSI, EN standards, UIC leaflet, legislative text);...
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Bibliography
Websites
European register of authorized vehicle types (RETVA) https://eratv.era.europa.eu/eratv/
Einsenbahn Bundesamt (EBA) http://www.eba.bund.de
Standards and norms
Interoperability standards are available at http://www.era.europa.eu
• Locomotive and Passenger TSI from 1 er January 2015
• STI Noise November 26, 2014
• TSI Persons with reduced mobility from 1 January...
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