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.
Group of Experts on Annex 2 to SMGS
Details: Group of Experts on Annex 2 to SMGS “Provisions for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods” Organiser: OSJD Location: Warsaw – Poland
CIT Freight Claims Conference
Details: RID/ADR Editorial and Translation Conference Organiser: CIT Location: Berne – Switzerland
OSJD Commission for Transport Law
Details: OSJD Commission for Transport Law in the field of provisions for the carriage of dangerous goods Partner: OSJD Location: Warsaw – Poland
Saudi International Rail 2025
Details: Saudi International Rail 2025 Organiser: Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services Location: Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
Tbilissi Silk Road Forum
Details: 5th Tbilisi Silk Road Forum. Invest on connectivity – Grow in stability Organiser: Government of Georgia Location: Tbilisi – Georgia
Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, WP.15
Details: Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, WP.15 (118th session) Partner: UNECE Location: Geneva – Switzerland
Administrative Committee
Details: 141st session of the Administrative Committee Location: Berne – Switzerland
RISC
Details: Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee (RISC) Partner: European Commission Location: Brussels – Belgium - hybrid meeting
Working Party on Rail Transport, SC.2
Details: UNECE ITC Working Party on Rail Transport, SC.2 (79th session) Partner: UNECE Location: Geneva – Switzerland
UIC Group of Experts on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Details: UIC Group of Experts on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Partner: UIC Location: Duisburg - Germany
RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group
Details: 19th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group Location: Luxembourg – Luxembourg
Working Group WG TECH
Details: Working Group WG TECH. 57th Session Location: Brussels – Belgium – hybrid meeting
