Responsibilities of the authorising entity
Article 4
1. The authorising entity shall issue vehicle type authorisations and/or vehicle authorisations for placing on the market (‘the authorisations’) in accordance with Articles 21, 24 and 25 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and with the provisions of this Regulation. 2. For the purposes of issuing or refusing an authorisation, the authorising entity shall: (a) Coordinate the assignment of the tasks to the relevant parties and the setting up of coordination arrangements between them; (b) Undertake an assessment of the application file to reach the reasonable assurance that the vehicle type and/or vehicle conforms to the applicable laws; (c) Compile any supporting documentation, the results of all relevant assessments and the documented reasons for its decision to issue or refuse the authorisation, in accordance with this Regulation. 3. In case the Agency is the authorising entity, it shall coordinate the activities of the NSAs for the area of use related to vehicle type authorisation and/or vehicle authorisation for placing on the market. 4. The authorising entity shall provide pre-engagement at the request of the applicant. 5. The authorising entity shall carry out its tasks in an open, non-discriminatory, transparent way and shall exercise professional judgment, be impartial and proportionate, and provide documented reasons for any decision. 6. The authorising entity shall establish internal arrangements or procedures for managing the issuing of a vehicle type authorisation and/or a vehicle authorisation for placing on the market. Those arrangements or procedures shall take into account the agreements referred to in Article 21(14) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 and where relevant, multilateral agreements as referred to in Article 21(15) of Directive (EU) 2016/797. 7. Where the applicant indicates under Article 5(2) that the validity of the type authorisation has been affected the authorising entity shall update the ERATV accordingly. 8. Where the applicant indicates in its application that the intended area of use of the vehicle(s) or the vehicle type includes stations in neighbouring Member States with similar network characteristics, when those stations are close to the border, the authorising entity shall: (a) receive confirmation from the NSAs of the neighbouring Member States that the relevant notified national rules and the obligations pertaining to the relevant cross-border agreements are met, before issuing the vehicle type authorisation and/or vehicle authorisation; and (b) specify in the issued authorisation that the vehicle type authorisation and/or vehicle authorisation is also valid to such stations without an extension of the area of use.