For the first time in OTIF’s history, an extraordinary General Assembly will be convened this year, brought about by the European Union as a result of its voting majority in the Administrative Committee at the end of November 2010 in Berne. This action is due to the European Union’s refusal to agree to the outcome of the negotiations reached between the European Commission and OTIF on the European Union’s accession to COTIF and its refusal subsequently to renegotiate some specific points. In particular, the EU’s request only to apply the Convention in future if there is no new EU legislation, which is very questionable in terms of international law, has blocked the accession process.