Seminars / Workshops / Symposium
Anniversary event- 7.11.2023 – Berne, Switzerland
The first International Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM) was adopted on 14 October 1890 and entered into force on 1 January 1893. The first International Convention concerning the Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Rail (CIV) was adopted on 23 October 1924 and entered into force on 1 October 1928.
In 2023, the CIM Uniform Rules have been in force for 130 years and the CIV Uniform Rules for 95 years.
OTIF celebrated these anniversaries.
An anniversary day was organised, a day of round tables in which the discussions focused on the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail and the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail. Do the current versions of these Uniform Rules still correspond to today’s reality and requirements?
The CIM UR and CIV UR: feedback and prospects
Users of CIV and CIM had the opportunity to share their experiences and requirements directly with OTIF, without intermediaries.
Railway undertakings and associations were invited to share experiences and discuss different aspects of the contract of carriage, such as digitalisation, multimodal carriage, contract performance, liability and dispute resolution mechanisms.
This event was open to Member States, international organisations and registered stakeholders, railway undertakings, logistics companies, legal practitioners and other parties interested in international rail transport law.
The event was held in French, German and English.
When and where?
In the margins of the 5th session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation
on Tuesday, 7 November 2023 in Berne.
Universal Postal Union
Weltposstrasse 4
3015 Berne
Symposium – 28-29.10.2019 – Vilnius, Lithuania
In 1999, OTIF’s 5th General Assembly in Vilnius adopted the Vilnius Protocol. This Protocol was a major milestone for OTIF and in the development of international railway law.
20 years after the adoption of the Vilnius Protocol, OTIF, in conjunction with the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and with Lithuanian Railways, proposed to commemorate this anniversary and to think about new challenges.
Ministerial delegations and representatives of partner organisations were invited to speak and share their views on OTIF’s achievements and prospects in terms of promoting, improving and facilitating international traffic by rail.
Presentations:
Workshop – 3-4.05.2016 – Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) are pleased to invite you to the Baku Workshop on “Passengers, goods and dangerous goods: the ways of applying and implementing COTIF and its Appendices”.
The Presentations
1-TCDD_BTK_Nevin_Kaygisiz
3-OTIF_SG_Technical_and_legal_interoperability
4 -Luxembourg_Rail_Protocol_Howard_Rosen
5-COTIF_Appendices_issues_for_a_new_member_Eva_Hammerschmiedova
6-Меркулов_ОПЫТ_ЦИМ
7-OTIF_SG_CIM_Rules for international carriage of goods
8-CIT_Freight Traffic_Erik_Evtimov
10-CIV_Rules for international carriage of passengers_Eva_Hammerschmiedova
11-CIT_Passenger_Traffic_Erik_Evtimov
12-Rail carriage of dangerous goods_Jochen_Conrad
13-TCDD_Application_CIM-CIV_Nevin_Kaygisiz
14-COTIF_Technical_Appendices_Bas_Leermakers
Workshop – 27.04.2016 – Vienna, Austria
The OTIF Secretariat and ERA are pleased to invite you to the regional workshop on the introduction of the general framework of “Telematics applications for freight (TAF)”
