Technical requirements for products, equipment and technologies

Products and services for railway infrastructure

Do you wish to become a supplier of products, materials or equipment for the railway managed by Správa železnic, státní organizace?

If so, below is the essential information on the procedure to follow:

1. Selected products, materials or equipment (Products or Services) that have an impact on the safety of railway operation must be assessed and approved prior to their use (see the provisions of Section 22(2)(d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) of Act No. 266/1994 Coll., on Rail Systems, as amended, and on the basis of the railway operator's safety management system). The process for assessing the impact of Products and Services for railway infrastructure on the safety of railway operation is governed by Directive SŽ SM008.
    

Note (April) 2026: The Directive SŽ SM008 is currently being updated with the aim of simplifying its processes. The updated version is expected to be issued in June to July 2026.
 

• SM008 is available in Czech here.
• Part One of Directive SŽ SM008 is available in English translation here.
• The diagram of processes defined by SM008 in Czech is available here.

2. Správa železnic, státní organizace, and the Supplier (of the Product or Service) shall enter into a Cooperation Agreement under which the contracting parties undertake to provide each other with mutual cooperation for the purpose of fulfilling the procedures set out in Directive SŽ SM008, in particular with the aim of approving the acceptability of use of the Supplier's Products or Services and of complying with further conditions following such approval.

• The mandatory Cooperation Agreement template is available in Czech here.
• The mandatory Cooperation Agreement template is available in English here.

3. The outcome of the process for assessing the impact of Products and Services for railway infrastructure (RI) on the safety of railway operation is, where the assessment is positive, the issuance and publication of a Certificate confirming the acceptability of use of the Product for RI or Service for RI on railways operated by Správa železnic.

• The usual Certificate template in Czech is available for inspection here.

4. Legal entities and individuals interested in supplying Products for RI or providing Services for RI may apply for a Certificate, preferably by submitting the necessary documents via the online supplier questionnaire (IDD). Applications may also be submitted via data box (data box identifier uccchjm) or to the e-mail address epodatelna@spravazeleznic.cz.

• The online supplier questionnaire is available here.

5. As part of the assessment, and based on the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 402/2013, an evaluation is carried out to determine whether the offered Product for RI, Service for RI, or any modification thereof constitutes a significant change in terms of railway system safety. This assessment of the significance of the change is usually carried out by the Supplier, who documents the assessment by completing this form (available in English here). The completed and signed form is part of the documentation that the Supplier submits to Správa železnic.

6. Správa železnic, státní organizace, verifies the Supplier's compliance with the conditions set out in the Certificate as necessary, using the method specified in the Certificate and on the basis of the Cooperation Agreement. The Certificate also includes a list of documents proving the quality of the delivery or the service provided, which are necessary for proper acceptance.

• The price list for verification services is available here.

7. Lists of Products for RI and Services for RI whose acceptability of use has been approved in accordance with Directive SŽ SM008 are set out (by individual sectors or areas) under the links below (Electrical Engineering / Railway Bridges and Tunnels / Substructure /…).

• An overview of the groups of approved Products and Services for use by Správa železnic, together with the number of already approved or currently verified suppliers, is available in Czech here and in English here.

• It is also possible to use the newly launched OVYS system (currently in pilot operation). OVYS – certification of products and services is available here.