Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down the fees and charges payable to the European Union Agency for Railways (‘the Agency’) for the processing of applications pursuant to Articles 14, 20, 21 and 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 as well as for the provision of other services in accordance with the objectives for which the Agency has been established. It also specifies the method to be used for calculating those fees and charges and conditions for payment. 2. This Regulation also establishes procedures to ensure transparency, non-discrimination and other basic principles of European law in relation to the costs of the national safety authorities (‘NSAs’) for processing the national part of the applications for which the Agency is responsible pursuant to Articles 14, 20, and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796. 3. This Regulation shall not apply to the fees and charges levied in relation to the following activities of the NSAs: (a) processing of applications for single safety certificates pursuant to Article 10(8) of Directive (EU) 2016/798 ( 2 ) and the related pre-engagement process provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/763 ( 3 ) , (b) processing of applications for vehicle authorisations for placing on the market or type authorisations of vehicles pursuant to Articles 21(8) and 24(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 ( 4 ) and the related pre-engagement process provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 ( 5 ) ; (c) issuing an opinion on the request for ERTMS track-side equipment approval in accordance with the last sub paragraph of Article 19(3) of Directive (EU) 2016/797; (d) delivering temporary authorisations for on-site tests pursuant to Article 21(3) and (5) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.