the proposed amendment of the enforcement decree of the railway safety act 51 pages in korean the proposed amendment of the enforcement rule of the railway safety act 187 pages in korean enforcement decree amendment the type approval of railway vehicles constituents will be conditionally exempted when the vehicles or the constituents are not used for railway operation in korea but for tests research development and export purposes. in addition approval of a manufacturer will be exempted for specific railway vehicles used for maintenance restoration of accidents and breakdowns and when international treaties or agreements have been signed. an independent railway safety certification center tasked with specialized functions in such areas as follows will be established and operated approval of types and manufacturers of railway vehicles and constituents product verification of railway vehicles approval of a safety management system including railway operators specialized tests and inspection including comprehensive pilot operations and revision of technical regulations and government notices guidelines the functions assigned to the railway safety certification center will be entrusted to the korea transportation safety authority approval examination on safety management systems review of results of the comprehensive pilot operations and korea railroad research institute approval of types and manufacturers of railway vehicles and constituents product verification of railway vehicles . enforcement rule amendment definitions have been set out on such matters as follows which are conducted to verify the safety of railway vehicles and constituents objects procedures methods of the type approval issue of certificates of type approval objects procedures methods of approval for type modifications applicable objects that are required to notify for type modifications scope of examination exemption and order on approval for type modifications - examination for the type approval consist of design inspections conformity inspections and type tests of railway vehicles and constituents definitions have been set out on such matters as follows which are conducted to ensure the quality management system of railway vehicles and constituents applicable objects procedures methods of a manufacturer approval objects procedures methods of product verification of railway vehicles issue of certificates of manufacturer approval including constituent manufacturers and of product verification of railway vehicles objects procedures methods of approval for manufacture modification objects procedures of notification for manufacture modification scope of examination exemption procedures for succession of the approved qualification and withdrawal of approval - a manufacturer approval consists of a conformity inspection for quality management system and a site inspection definitions have been set out on the following matters which have been introduced to enhance safety management on the maintenance of railway facilities and railway operation procedures and methods of approval for a safety management system inspection methods on whether a safety management system is being always activated well and regulations for withdrawing approvals or restriction suspension of railway operation fairness has been secured by adding other criteria such as the estabishment and amendment of technical regulations and selection of constituents for type approval in addition to the establishment and amendment of the existing railway standards listed as review targets of the korea railway technology committee. applicable facilities that are required to meet technical regulations for maintenance and management have been defined as follows railway tracks electric power supply signaling and commands system information and communications systems station facilities and crossings