Organizational structure - Drážní úřad ČR

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Director’s Office Department

ensures the administrative operations of the Authority;
manages the Authority's financial, accounting and public procurement agenda;
deals with complaints from individuals and legal entities about steps taken by the staff of the Rail Authority and its administrative procedures;
conducts complex proceedings involving the Rail Authority;
handles matters relating to the Labour Code and to the Civil Service Act;
draws up the internal and service regulations of the Rail Authority in cooperation with specialist departments;
deals with tasks relating to health and safety at work.

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Operations Section

issues the authorisation for the placing in service of fixed installations;
decides on names of stations/stops or their changes;
maintains a register of infrastructure;
issues the annual safety report;
conducts proceedings to change the railway line category;
maintains the agenda of administrative infractions committed by individuals in respect of railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act;
decides on halts and restrictions of rail service;
exercises state supervision over railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act;
decides on removing a source of threat from the track or line;
decides on the extent and type of safety elements used at level crossings and on their change;
maintains the agenda of requests for information pursuant to the Act Regulating Free Access to Information (Act No. 106/1999 Coll.) regarding matters within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of administrative infractions regarding matters within the scope of its competence.

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Technical Section

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Rail Transport and Licenses Department

grants railway undertaking licenses, decides on their change or withdrawal;
issues official authorisations to manage railway infrastructure, takes decisions on their change or withdrawal;
verifies the financial fitness to manage national and regional railway infrastructure;
verifies the financial fitness to run trains on national or regional railways;
issues single safety certificates to railway undertakings running trains on national and regional railways;
handles the passenger rights agenda according to the applicable European legislation;
verifies the professional competence to obtain a train driver's licence;
verifies the professional competence to obtain a driver's licence to drive vehicles within a siding or on a local railway;
issues train driver's licences;
issues driver's licences to drive vehicles within a siding or on a local railway;
accredits training centres;
exercises state supervision over railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act;
maintains the agenda of requests for information pursuant to the Act Regulating Free Access to Information (Act No. 106/1999 Coll.) regarding matters within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of administrative infractions regarding matters within the scope of its competence.

Rolling Stock and ECM Department

authorises types of railway vehicles and verifies their rail worthiness, whether they are vehicles authorised for the first time or vehicles already authorised by another EU member state;
authorises vehicle types operated on tramway and special rail systems and on cableway installations;
approves alterations of railway vehicles and of vehicles operated on tramway and special rail systems and on cableway installations leading to a deviation from the authorized type;
ensures the performance of activities consisting in the recognition of certification bodies for the certification of manufacturers of railway rolling stock;
exercises state supervision over railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act;
maintains a register of vehicles;
assesses legal entities authorised by the Ministry of Transport to carry out tests of railway vehicles;
ensures the assignment of alphabetic abbreviations to railway vehicle holders;
certifies and checks the entities in charge of maintenance of railway vehicles;
approves the fitness for service of electrical equipment or, as the case may be, decides on its lack of fitness for service within the scope of its competence;
approves the fitness for service of communication and signalling equipment or, as the case may be, decides on its lack of fitness for service within the scope of its competence;
organises and conducts tests/regular examinations of inspections technicians and inspectors of specified technical installations and equipment subject to special supervision within the scope of its competence;
issues certificates of professional competence or, as the case may be, takes decisions on their withdrawal;
exercises state supervision over railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act and supervision over products pursuant to the Act Regulating Technical Requirements for Products and the General Product Safety Act within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of requests for information pursuant to the Act Regulating Free Access to Information (Act No. 106/1999 Coll.) regarding matters within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of administrative infractions within the scope of its competence.

Specified Technical Installations and Equipment Department

approves the fitness for service of transport, pressure, gas, lifting and fixed electrical installations and equipment which are subject to special supervision;
issues worthiness certificates for specified technical installations and equipment subject to special supervision or, as the case may be, takes decisions on their unworthiness;
cooperates with competent entities in the creation and revision of technical standards in the area of specified technical installations and equipment subject to special supervision;
verifies the professional competence of individuals to carry out inspections, examinations and tests of specified technical installations and equipment subject to special supervision; upon request of the Ministry of Transport, verifies the competence of legal entities to carry out technical examinations and tests of specified technical installations and equipment subject to special supervision;
verifies the professional competence of individuals to drive vehicles on cableway installations or to operate cableway systems;
issues certificates of professional competence or, as the case may be, takes decisions on their withdrawal;
issues authorisations for handling loads over railway tracks;
exercises state supervision over railways and other guided transport systems as per the Railways Act and supervision over products pursuant to the Act Regulating Technical Requirements for Products and the General Product Safety Act within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of requests for information pursuant to the Act Regulating Free Access to Information (Act No. 106/1999 Coll.) regarding matters within the scope of its competence;
maintains the agenda of administrative infractions within the scope of its competence.