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The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), based in the French city of Valenciennes, is responsible for unifying European rail transport and improving rail safety. It ensures that the different technical standards are unified and that regional safety regulations are replaced by a set of harmonised rules. As part of its implementation of the technical pillar of the EU's Fourth Railway Package, Switzerland is adopting the ERA's procedures and authorisation processes in a series of stages.
