Subject matter
Article 1
1. This Regulation establishes a revised common safety method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment as referred to in Article 6(3)(a) of Directive 2004/49/EC. 2. This Regulation shall facilitate the access to the market for rail transport services through harmonisation of: (a) the risk management processes used to assess the impact of changes on safety levels and compliance with safety requirements; (b) the exchange of safety-relevant information between different actors within the rail sector in order to manage safety across the different interfaces which may exist within this sector; (c) the evidence resulting from the application of a risk management process.