Article 2, Point (e) · Decision (EU) 2024/867

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(e)The independence and the respective powers granted by Union law to the European Union Agency for Railways and the EPSF, as national safety authority within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/798, shall be ensured, and in particular:

—acts of the ORR shall only be recognised for the purposes of the agreement in matters where an earlier agreement has been concluded under Article 14(5) of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council^note,

—equivalence of the acts of the ORR shall only be recognised where this is provided for by the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), and

—in respect of the matters falling within the scope of the agreement, the tasks and powers of the Intergovernmental Commission and the Safety Authority established by the Treaty of Canterbury shall not affect the decision-making autonomy of the EPSF, in conformity with Union law.