Activities
OTIF develops uniform legal regimes for international rail transport in three major areas of activity: technical interoperability and safety, dangerous goods and railway contract law.
The OTIF Secretariat organises meetings at which legal texts are proposed, discussed and adopted. The Member States meet in working groups, committees, the Administrative Committee and the General Assembly.
The legal framework enacted by OTIF is developed continually in order to meet the requirements of the various actors in international rail traffic. The Appendices to COTIF and the associated annexes and provisions are amended and adapted in line with economic, scientific, technical and social developments.
RISC
Details: Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee (RISC) Partner: European Commission Location: Brussels – Belgium
Ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation
Details: 7th session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation Location: Berne – Switzerland
Ad hoc Working Group on the Harmonization
Details: Ad hoc Working Group on the Harmonization of RID/ADR/ADN with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Partner: UNECE Location: Geneva – Switzerland
Supervisory Authority – Luxembourg protocol
Details: 2nd session of the Supervisory Authority Partner: UNIDROIT Location: Berne – Switzerland
Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, WP.15
Details: Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, WP.15 (117th session) Partner: UNECE Location: Geneva – Switzerland
CIV Working Group
CIV Working Group Partner: CIT Location: Berne – Switzerland
International Transport Forum – Summit 2025
Details: International Transport Forum – Summit 2025 Partner: ITF - OECD Location: Leipzig - Germany
Administrative Committee
Details: 140th session of the Administrative Committee Partner: Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (AU) Location: Vienna – Austria
Committee of Technical Experts
Details: 17th session of the Committee of Technical Experts Location: Berne – Switzerland – hybrid meeting
Working Group WG TECH.
Details: Working Group WG TECH. 55th Session Location: Berne – Switzerland – hybrid meeting
RISC
Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee (RISC) Partner: European Commission Location: Brussels – Belgium
UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Details: 66th session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Partner: UNECE Location: Geneva – Switzerland
