• In the case of litigations related to a safety certification, vehicle authorisation or ERTMS trackside approval, the applicant shall refer its case to a so-called ‘Board of Appeal’ of the ERA;
  • This body will be composed of experts which are appointed by the Management Board of the ERA (Member States/NSAs, EC, ERA);
  • In the case of diverging views between the ERA, the NSAs and / or the applicant, the Board of Appeal shall provide an opinion;
  • The ERA will charge fees & charges for the opinion of the Board of Appeal to the plaintiff.

⇒ The ERA Board of Appeal can overrule the opinion of a NSA and thus overrule national interests.