CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 34 - Qualification of trackworks contractors

CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 34 is a Subcommittee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Qualification of trackworks contractors" and is responsible for: According to the European Directive 93/38/EU, amended with the Directive 98/4/EU, co-ordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors, a qualification system of construction and maintenance trackworks contractors, which considers the specific railway problems is required and should be object of a standard project , which should have the scope to determine: - Procedures for qualification and validity; - Requirements for qualification; a) Administrative and legal; b) Financial; c) Technical; d) Quality; - Classification by type of work; - Classification by size of contract. This committee has published 1 standards.

CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 34 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: According to the European Directive 93/38/EU, amended with the Directive 98/4/EU, co-ordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors, a qualification system of construction and maintenance trackworks contractors, which considers the specific railway problems is required and should be object of a standard project , which should have the scope to determine: - Procedures for qualification and validity; - Requirements for qualification; a) Administrative and legal; b) Financial; c) Technical; d) Quality; - Classification by type of work; - Classification by size of contract. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this subcommittee.

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