2000 – 2029

General Assembly: the main decisions, World Post Day 2024 – a special celebration, Railway lines and maritime and inland waterway services: improved presentation, Paraguay accedes to the Luxembourg Protocol, OTIF’s new website is now online! OTIF’s new long-term strategy: An important navigation tool for the further development of OTIF, Activities of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation: 2021 – 2024, Application of the CUI UR to Service Facilities, Handbook for the implementation and application of the APTU and ATMF Uniform Rules, Transboundary movement of wastes: current legal situation and developments...

The First “Candidates’ Forum”, Memorandum of Understanding with the Universal Postal Union, High-level meeting in Ankara, Moldova: 52nd Member of OTIF since 1 September 2024, Welcome! Depositary Notifications, Modifications to COTIF 1999 adopted by the General Assembly: update on approvals, Ankara: exchange of knowledge and workshops with railway companies, Results of the 16th Committee of Technical Experts and Work Programme, 17th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group and 58th Session of the RID Committee of Experts…

Memorandum of Understanding: OTIF – UNESCAP, Entry into force of the Luxembourg Protocol, Ground-breaking, Development of the railways and cooperation in South-East Asia, Moldova: application for accession to OTIF, China: application for accession to OTIF, Results the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation, OTIF’s 16th General Assembly: 25-26 September 2024, Interchangeable vehicles, RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Transboundary movement of wastes: Current legal situation and developments (part 2)…

CIT General Assembly, Annual tripartite meeting: OTIF – DG MOVE – ERA, ITF Annual Consultation, Entry into force of the Luxembourg Protocol and inaugural session of the Supervisory Authority of the Luxembourg Protocol, 10th Annual Meeting of International Organisations (OECD): sharing experiences, When legal certainty is combined with environmentally-friendly transport, Entry into force of revised UTP GEN-E, UTP GEN-G and UTP TAF, 16th Session of the Committee of Technical Experts, 16th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group)…

Global Sustainable Transport Forum in Beijing, Summit meeting: OTIF – NRA, Visit to the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport in Berlin, Courtesy visit, Meetings at the 4th Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi, Anniversaries of the CIM and CIV Uniform Rules, Standing working group technology (WG TECH) in London, OTIF’s 16th General Assembly: 25 and 26 September 2024, Depositary Notifications, Inter-regional workshop on multimodal transport corridor management, Renovation work at OTIF’s headquarters, OTIF reflects the zeitgeist of linguistic equality, Results of the 6th Session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE)…

International Transport Forum Summit, 137th Session of the Administrative Committee, High level meeting on Euro-Asian traffic, Relocation to temporary premises, Courtesy visit, Cooperation with the Universal Postal Union, Depositary Notifications, Negotiable multimodal transport documents; UNCITRAL working group, An afternoon of dissemination, WG TECH 50, key facts and figures, Use of gender-neutral language in OTIF, Results of the 15th Committee of Technical Experts and work programme…

UIC World Congress, Welcome! Warsaw: high-level meeting, Meeting at OSJD, Declaration at the High Level Regional Conference on Accelerating Rail Digital Transformation in Asia and Pacific, Ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International, Cooperation: brief summary, Annual tripartite meeting, Official meeting, Temporary offices for the Secretariat. Attention: renovation work and a new temporary address, Depositary Notifications, 130 years! The International Dangerous Goods Days in Hamburg, 10th Technical Committee of the Transport Community in Belgrade, Background to and explanation of the recent modifications to the ATMF UR, The EU TSI Package and consequences for OTIF’s UTPs, RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting…

Participation in the UNECE Working Party on Rail Transport: unification of railway law under discussion, Statement by the Secretary General at the UNESCAP Transport Committee,  9th Annual Meeting of International Organisations (OECD): sharing experiences, The Luxembourg Rail Protocol: ratification by Spain, RID 2023: what’s new? UNCITRAL Working Group on Negotiable Multimodal Transport Documents,  Meeting with GCC and its members,  Revised UTP TAF entered in force: presentation of the changes, 15th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group, …

London: High-level visit and meeting. 3rd Session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation. New permanent representative of Belgium. EUMedRail Final Conference. Depositary Notifications. Dangerous Goods Day in Hanover. “Railway Days” in Bucharest. “Spotlight on railways in the United Kingdom”. Guidelines on cooperation with international intergovernmental organisations. 5th Session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE). The transport of dangerous goods in the context of international humanitarian law…

ITF 2022 Summit: “Transport for inclusive societies”. 150 years of coordination and planning Berne Days. (Berner Tage) 2022. Happy birthday to UIC. Courtesy visit. Official visit to Azerbaijan. 175^th anniversary of Swiss railways. Depositary Notifications. Seminar at the European Training Centre for Railways. 2022: the 130^th year of publication of the Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail. The new Uniform Technical Prescriptions concerning infrastructure have entered into force. 14^th Committee…

OTIF and OSJD: progress towards strong cooperation. 135th Session of the Administrative Committee. The 2022-2023 Work Programme: focus on cross-cutting issues. Spain and South Africa sign the Luxembourg Rail Protocol. OTIF and the Union for the Mediterranean. 2nd Session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation. Modifications to COTIF 1999 adopted by the General Assembly: update on approvals. Depositary Notifications. The Universal Postal Union and OTIF: a high-level meeting. New Workshops for the Gulf Cooperation Council….

Hop on board a special train – the Connecting Europe Express! OTIFs 15th General Assembly. The aims of OTIF’s Secretary General for the period of office from 2022 to 2024. Depositary Notifications. UNIDROIT and OTIF for the Luxembourg Protocol. 12th Transport and Communications Forum in Istanbul. Joint Coordinating Group of Experts and the coordination of dangerous goods and general railway law. Regulation on the election and conditions of service of the Secretary General. Decision on the monitoring and assessment of legal instruments. Addenda 1 to 3 to the ‘Guidelines on treaty acts under COTIF’.

In support of harmonising rail transport law. Courtesy meeting. Tripartite working meeting. Welcome to the Secretariat! Reminder. Depositary Notifications. OTIF, the ETCR Seminar and the College of Europe. Rail: the sustainable mode of transport? An inventory of strengths and challenges. Committee of Technical Experts’ results and work programme. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. Farewell to mercury – Possible contribution of experts on the transport of dangerous goods to implementation of the objectives of the Minamata Convention. “Facilitate private investment in rail transport!” The Luxembourg Protocol …

Welcome! Rail Preparatory Commission. The 4th sessions of the Working Group of Legal Experts and the ad hoc Committee on Cooperation. Thank you! Workshops for the Gulf Cooperation Council. Results of the ad hoc Committee on Cooperation and the Working Group of Legal Experts: 2019 – 2021. Contributions from representatives of the Member States. Digitalised exchange of information in international rail transport: existing provisions under COTIF. 57th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods…

New permanent representative of Spain. OTIF and UIC, the right tempo. International Transport Forum Annual Consultation. Renovation on the horizon. OTIF’s 15th General Assembly: 28 and 29 September 2021. Amendments to COTIF: update on approvals. Depositary Notifications. Participation in the Steering Committee for the EUMedRail project. Entry into force on 1 April 2021 of new COTIF provisions under the ATMF UR and APTU UR. 13th Session of the Committee of Technical Experts. RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group…

OTIF-DG MOVE-ERA: Signing of the second Administrative Arrangement. Congratulations to the new Chairman of the OSJD Committee. Survey on OTIF’s Bulletin. Appendix C: a new edition of RID 2021. Depositary Notifications. A high-level partnership for international regulations. Workshops for the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. EU Member States’ platform for international passenger transport. New edition of “Trade and Transport”. The registration process for ECM certification bodies and ECM certificates. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting…

Status of the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999: full information online. Amendment of RID. Video-conference of OTIF’s Administrative Committee and decision using the written procedure. International Railway Summit – Webinar Rail. Involvement of the OTIF Secretariat in the EUMedRail project. The functioning of OTIF’s organs in exceptional circumstances. New provisions based on the ATMF UR and APTU UR to be adopted in a vote using the written procedure . Draft new UTP concerning train composition and route compatibility checks…

Visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia, ERA and OTIF, a common objective, Managing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, What is COVID for you? The carriage of dangerous goods and the current pandemic, Congratulations, Depository notifications, OTIF at the “Berne Days”, Special Vilnius Bulletin, Making multimodal transport subject to COTIF railway law, Vehicle Admission, 56^th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Expe…

The mail by rail project presented in Xiamen. OTIF takes part in discussions on the Trans-Asian Railway Network. International Transport Forum Consultation Day OTIF photos on line. Diplomatic Conference on the MAC Protocol, the Luxembourg Protocol and OTIF. 7^th International Symposium in Doboj. Presentation on RID in Beijing. Delegation from Denmark visits OTIF’s headquarters. Monitoring and assessment of legal instruments. From Xi’an to Hamburg via Baltijsk and Sassnitz/Mukran. Vehicle registers. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting.

20 years later, on 29 October 2019, OTIF, together with the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Lithuanian Railways, jointly organised a symposium in Vilnius on the “20th Anniversary of the Vilnius Protocol: OTIF’s achievements and prospects”. With this special edition of the Bulletin, the Secretariat’s aim is to preserve a written record of the speeches in addition to the videos. Thanks to the contributions from most of the speakers, this special edition provides a record of the discussions on 29 October 2019…

High-level meeting at the “Tbilisi Silk Road Forum”. A happy anniversary for the Vilnius Protocol. A new 2020-2021 work programme for OTIF. Global cooperation with the Universal Postal Union. Why COTIF? OTIF and the Digital Transport & Logistics Forum. OTIF and EUMedRail: a vibrant synergy. Responsibilities for vehicle maintenance – the Entity in Charge of Maintenance. 55^th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

A new manager in the OTIF Secretariat. OTIF at the “RU Dialogue”. More cooperation to harmonise railway law. Ratification and entry into force of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol: update. Amendments to COTIF: update on approvals. Depository notifications from 1 January 2019. ECO Meeting in Dushanbe. The Vilnius Protocol: 20 years! Committee of Technical Experts: results and work programme. Harmonisation of RID and Annex 2 to SMGS. Luxembourg Protocol – OTIF’s role and tasks. Diary of events.

A new Secretary General for OTIF . Ad hoc Committee on Cooperation . 1999-2019: 20^th anniversary of the Vilnius Protocol: reflect, speak and share. CIM consignment note, UTP TAF and electronic business standards. Students at the OTIF Secretariat. Working group of legal experts. Joint Coordinating Group of Experts is launched. National technical requirements for vehicles in international traffic. 54^th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting.

OTIF participation in a joint EU – GCC seminar in Muscat. Accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to COTIF. In Memoriam Dr Kurt Spera. 20^th Anniversary of the Vilnius Protocol. Monitoring and assessment of the implementation and application of OTIF’s legal system. Coordination and collaboration: The key to promoting international traffic by rail. 125 years of dangerous goods provisions for railways.

Bilateral OTIF-ONCF meeting. OTIF’s 13^th General Assembly: Highlights. Modification of COTIF: Status of approvals. Entry into force of modifications to APTU and ATMF. Speech at the African Union in Addis-Ababa on the “mail by rail” project. OTIF at Innotrans. Revised procedure for amending the appendices to COTIF. Building infrastructure provisions within COTIF. RID/ADR/ADN Joint meeting.

OTIF’s General Assembly: the main items on the agenda. OTIF: a concept of legislative harmonisation based on partnership. 125 years! ITF Summit 2018 on Transport Safety and Security. OTIF – A Partner in UIC’s Global Rail Freight Conference (GRFC) 2018. Results of the 11^th session of the Committee of Technical Experts. The history and development of APTU and ATMF. RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group, 9^th Session, Berne, 28 and 29 May 2018.

ITF Conference on Global Transport Security and Safety. 26^th session of the Revision Committee: decisions. Uniform Rules concerning the Safe Operation of Trains in International Traffic. 15^th Session of Experts’ working group on tank and vehicle technology.The Luxembourg Rail Protocol. An essential element of international transport by rail.

Memorandum of Understanding between OTIF and UIC. Jean-Daniel Dénervaud. EUMedRail/OTIF: a promising synergy. Appendix G to COTIF (ATMF) and its Institutional implementation. COTIF´s Uniform Technical Prescriptions (UTPs). 8^th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group (Utrecht, 20 to 24 November 2017). Working group of legal experts.

More extensive training programme in the Secretariat planned for 2018. Meetings in China. Mrs Hammerschmiedová retires. New publication: “Guidelines on treaty acts under COTIF”. Integrating regional entities into COTIF. Interoperability: new Appendix H. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting (Geneva, 19 – 29 September 2017).

Memorandum of Understanding with the World Customs Organization. Amendments to COTIF, status of Member State approvals. Application of RID 2017. OTIF’s participation in the GCC’s group of technical experts in Abu Dhabi. CTE 10 – Summary of main conclusions. Using interchangeable passenger coaches in international transport. Review of the COTIF amendment procedure: assessment of the public international law dimension.

Amendment of the procedure for revising COTIF. The Economic Cooperation Organization in Baku. Results of the RID-ATMF working group. The national vehicle register (NVR) – one of the prerequisites for international traffic: the NVR today and tomorrow. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. A model for the creation of new rail services. Ruling of 27 February 2014 by the Brandenburg Oberlandesgericht.

ITF consultation day. Developing relations with UNESCAP. Principles for the notification and publication of UTPs. Reducing the pass-by noise of existing freight wagons. 7^th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. Towards a uniform contract for international train paths. Ruling of the Cour de Cassation of 29 November 2016…

Participation in the first platform of railway agencies. OSJD-OTIF: the annual meeting. Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): interpretation of Appendix A to COTIF. The OTIF-COTIF workshops south of the Mediterranean. Monitoring system for the conformity assessment bodies. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting.Presumption of loss or damage in case of reconsignment.

China and OTIF sign a preliminary agreement. Withdrawal of the Czech Republic’s reservations. UIC-GRFC. “Interoperability beyond the EU”. ETCR seminar. 9th Session of the Committee of Technical Experts. The fourth railway package. 6^th Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. CUI UR Working Group: Preparation of the Revision Committee…

Accession of Ireland to COTIF 1999. Amendment to Article 6 § 7, CIM UR, entry into force. RID published in Russian, in Farsi, the Railways of Iran. TAF Workshop. “COTIF” workshop in Baku. The procedure for revising COTIF. How to make interoperability between OTIF’s Member States a reality. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. Consultation, DG MOVE, regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007, PRR…

Rail safety. The Principality of Monaco and Appendix G. CIT, OTIF and the Euromed programme. International rail freight networks. Creation of a joint OTIF-ERA Register. RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. Transport of goods by rail between Europe and Asia. CUI UR : “international train paths” and “international trafic” – Münster Higher Administrative Court…

OTIF’s General Assembly. OSJD/OTIF: active and productive cooperation. Withdrawal of reservations, United Kingdom, Slovakia. On the Silk Road. Cooperation between OTIF/EU. Procedures for assessing, structural subsystems, interoperability constituents. UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. RU CUI : problem of the scope of application…

The Republic of Azerbaijan, 50^th Member State of OTIF. The uniform law of COTIF reaches Sweden. France: entry into force of ATMF. 30 Years of OTIF. UIC Training Course on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Discussion and decisions adopted by CTE 8. Vehicle marking legal (mandatory) requirements. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting…

Italy’s ratification. Rail facilitation: OTIF’s presentation, UNECE Inland Transport Committee. Set of new and revised UTPs. TAF-TSI: to be transposed into OTIF law or not? Carriage of dangerous goods: news from the 4^th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. Ruling of the Paris Court of Appeal, 6 March 2014, subject to final appeal…

Tehran, “the application of COTIF” UIC, OTIF, ECO and RAI. East – West Passenger Trains – Which law is applicable? The Luxembourg Rail Protocol, How it will transform the rail sector? Exchangeable passenger coaches. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. Multimodal rail-sea transport. Difference between loss and damage to goods in the CIM UR…

Meeting of the UIC Global Team of Experts. OTIF at the UIC’s 4^th Global Rail Freight Conference.The 7^th Committee of Technical Experts. The OSI model – A useful concept in the railway sector? RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. 25^th Revision Committee…

OTIF participation as an observer in a meeting of the OSJD. Joint OTIF/ERA Workshop. OTIF’s attendance at the meetings of the ECO, Tehran. Principles of TAF TSI. 2^nd Session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group. 25^th Revision Committee. Updates to the lists of lines…

News The Marmaray project: a dream come true. Withdrawal of declarations to article 42 § 1 of COTIF. ECM for wagons. 43rd Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Uniform law for the carriage of goods by rail in Eurasia. OTIF – OSJD Common Position. The CIM/CIV/CUV Uniform Rules. Jurisprudence: Ruling of 9 October 2013…

Pakistan : 49^th Member State. Withdrawal of Declaration : Estonia. Short History of Technical Harmonisation of Railways. List of railway lines and inland waterways services. United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. 3^rd Regional Conference : Batumi. 85^th birthday of Mr Kurt Spera…

“Young experts” programme. Secretary General’s visit to Turkey. Withdrawal of declaration: Latvia, Romania and Portugal. Switzerland and the CFF/SBB/FFS. A brief history of the technical harmonisation of the railways . Towards unified railway law between Europe and Asia. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. OTIF’s new tasks in accordance with the Luxembourg Protocol…

CIM list of railway lines, chapter: “Ukraine”. Case law, Supreme court (A): Ruling of 30.05.2012: Scope of CMR. References: Kunz, Wolfgang “Railway law”…

General Assembly elects Secretary General, Mr.Davenne, for the term 2013 – 2015. Accession of Pakistan. Will non OSJD-member states in future also be able to apply COTIF legal regime to selective corridors? Case Law, Naumburg Court of Appeal (D), Ruling of 09.06.2011, passenger falls over in the train. In memoriam, Gregor Oberreuter…

Accession to COTIF: Georgia. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. 9^th Meeting of the Financial and Technical Committee Abu Dhabi. Case Law : Court of Cassation of Belgium Ruling of 27.05.2011 5, value of lost goods. Andresen/Valder “The Law on Forwarding, Freight and Storage”. In memoriam, Monique Gaillard…

CIM List of railway lines : chapter: Ukraine. Panel of Arbitrators. Pakistan – on the cusp of OTIF membership. Case Law : Appeal Court Paris Ruling of 14.12.2011 : period of limitation if claims are not dismissed. Kunz, Wolfgang: “Railway Law”. Review by R. Freise, Reuschle, Fabian “Montreal Convention”…

Accession to COTIF: Georgia. The Gulf Cooperation Council : Conference on Transport & Rail in October in Doha. Regional Appeal Court Düsseldorf (D) – ruling of 20.04.2011 – Injury on platform. References: Spera, Kurt: “Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail SMGS”. In memoriam: Wieger Johannes Visser…

Lists of lines 1999: maritime or inland waterway services CIM: Russia, Germany. Court of Cassation in Belgium – ruling of 10.06.2010- Claim without an estimated amount of the damage. Commercial Court of Créteil – ruling of 21.09.2010- “Forum shopping”. References: Kunz, Wolfgang: Railway Law; Catharin/Gürtlich: Railways Act…

Maritime or inland waterway services CIV: Morocco. Ratification of the 1990/1999 Protocol: Morocco. Accession to COTIF: Armenia. Accession of the European Union to COTIF. E-CMR in force since June 2011. Supreme Court Karlsruhe, 30.09.2010, liability of carrier for wilful misconduct. Review by R. Freise: Dr. Thume/de la Motte/Ehlers: Transport Insurance Law …

Lists of lines 1999, maritime or inland waterway services CIV: Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Consolidated new version of the Convention. Case Law: Court of Appeal Versailles of 10.06.2010, carrier obligations. References: Spera, Kurt: A Life in Two Centuries…

2010 Accession to COTIF: Armenia. CIM: list of railway lines, Ukraine, list of maritime and inland waterway services: Russia, Germany. COTIF, CIT/OSJD project to make CIM/SMGS law interoperable. WP.15 UNECE 89^th Session. Inaugural meeting of the Rail Facilitation Committee. Case Law Cour de Cassation (France), 16.11.2010, damage to cars loaded on wagons caused by a hailstorm …

ATMF UR . UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 37^th Session. “Working together” to help the railways? Experience of working together with the European Railway Agency. Right of the consignee to bring an action, comments on the interpretation of Articles 43 § 4 and 44 § 6 of CIM. Kammergericht Berlin, 9.4.2009, Use of the railway infrastructure …

Accession to COTIF : Montenegro. CIT/OSJD “CIM and SMGS legally interoperable”. Revision of APTU UR. RID Committee of Experts, 48^th Session. OTIF Workshop: UTP Freight Wagon, UTP Noise. OSJD, Conference of Ministers – XXXVIIIth Meeting. Bundesgerichtshof , 26.3.2009, Carrier’s freedom of contract and inapplicability of limits of liability …

Accession to OTIF: Jordan. Revision: COTIF, CIM UR, CUI UR. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Second Preparatory Conference for the 18^th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. “EurasiaRail 2010”. Book Reviews Allégret Marc, Taïana Philippe, Transport ferroviaire interne (Inland Rail Transport), LexisNexis JurisClasseur Transport, volume 636…

Accession to COTIF: Russian Federation, Montenegro. Administrative Committee 112^th Session. RID Committee of Experts 47^th Session. Rail Protocol, Preparatory Commission 3^rd Session. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Transit Transport Coordination Council. Cour d’Appel de Rouen – Ruling of 17.6.2008 – Liability in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers – fault of the passenger (national law), .…

9^th General Assembly.
RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting.
Hon. Prof. Dr. Kurt Spera, Comments on Article 36 of CIM.
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) – Ruling of 20.6.2006 – Contaminated goods wagon – loading onto a contaminated wagon– contributory negligence        (national law)….

Revision Committee 24^th Session. RID Committee of Experts Working Group on Tank and Vehicle Technology.
Consultation of the non-EC OTIF Member States concerning draft TSIs. International Transport Forum 2009 Leipzig, 26-29.5.2009. Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD), Conference of Ministers – XXXVII^th Meeting…

Committee of Technical Experts 3^rd session.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Inland Transport Committee (ITC) – Geneva, 24-26.2.2009, Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics – Geneva, 19-20.3.2009.
JERID, International Rail Freight Conference on Transport between Asia and Europe – Prague, 4-5.3.2009 –

CIM and CIV list of railway lines. CIT/OSJD project to make CIM and SMGS legally Interoperable. Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 46^th Session. 5^th European and Asian Rail Summit (EARS), Berlin.
Accession of the Russian Federation to OTIF. Preparation of the accession of Azerbaijan and Georgia to COTIF.

Accession to COTIF: Estonia. Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNECE). Further useful information on the “Luxembourg Protocol”. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), 41^st Session – New York.
Rechtbank van Koophandel te Antwerpen – Ruling of 15.3.2002 – Liability for defective loading (CMR)…

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. Publications and interesting links. Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15, UN/ECE). Rail Protocol Preparatory Commission. International Transport Forum. Rail gauges. Cour de Cassation (France). Humour, irony and the bizarre in international meetings on the transport of dangerous goods…

Lists of lines 1999 CIV list of maritime and inland waterway services. Presumption of loss or damage
in case of reconsignment. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Hof van Cassatie van België. The magic of technical literature.

Accession to the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. CIT/OSJD Project on “Interoperability of CIM/SMGS Transport Law”. RID Committee of Experts’ Working Group on Tank and Vehicle Technology. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Coordinating Council on Transsiberian Transportation (CCTT). “50 Years of ADR”. Bundesgerichtshof (Germany). A marriage of convenience.

Accession to the 1999 Protocol. CIT/OSJD Project on “Interoperability of CIM/SMGS Transport Law”. RID Committee of Experts’ Working Group on Standardized Risk Analysis. Activities of the OTIF Working Group “WG TECH”. Rail Protocol. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Cour d’Appel de Paris. A breath of fresh air?

Lists of lines 1999. Administrative Committee. Publications and interesting links. Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15, UN/ECE). Rail Protocol. Organization for Railways Cooperation (OSJD). Cour d’Appel de Douai Ruling of 16 March 2006.

Lists of lines 1999. Russia’s possible accession to COTIF with only part of the railway infrastructure (Article 1 § 6 of CIM). RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. International Conference on the Facilitation of Border Crossing in Rail Transport. Rail Protocol. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Cour d’Appel de Versailles. Flying the flag!

Lists of lines 1999. Administrative Committee. Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Rail Protocol.United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Cour d’Appel de Paris Ruling of 22 February 2006. International Conference on financing means of transport and transport infrastructure.

Application de facto. 8th General Assembly. Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15, UNECE). National Vehicle Registers (NVR) and Registers of Rolling Stock (RRS). Cour d’Appel d’Aix-en Provence Ruling of 19 October 2005.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. Organization for Railways Cooperation (OSJD). Aréopage (Court of Appeal, Greece). Meeting of the Academy of the German Association of Transport Undertakings (VDV Academy).

RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. Four new CEN “standards” (CWAs) in the rail sector have been adopted. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) Ruling of 3 February 2005. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

List of CIV lines. 7th General Assembly. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. European Communities (EC) European Commission Workshop on Wagon Law and Wagon Use Issues. Wagon law: the “contract of registration” is replaced by the “contract of use”. Østre Landsret Dombog (Denmark) Ruling of 24 August 2004.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNECE). Three drafts for new CEN “standards” (CWAs) in the rail sector: consultation. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Joint ECMT/UNECE Working Group on Intermodal Transport and Logistics. Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) Ruling of 26 August 2004.

Approval of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. Cour d’Appel de Paris Ruling of 2 October 2003. Association of German Transport Undertakings Academy.

Accession to COTIF. Central Office. Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN/ECE). OTIF – UNIDROIT. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Liberalised rail transport in the competitive market. Landgericht Frankfurt am Main Ruling of 15 October 2003. Transport & Logistics Forum 2005.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. UIC “Carriage of Dangerous Goods” Group of Experts. The OTIF Member States have decided to revise the concept of the COTIF 1999 Technical Approval System. Training Course. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Working Party on Rail Transport. Reform the reform of rail transport law in Europe?*. Slovakian Railways, Annual Conference for Major Customers.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. OTIF – UNIDROIT. Arab Union of Railways (UACF). Contractual basis for the use of infrastructure. Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) Ruling of 17 February 2004.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. RID Committee of Experts Working Group on standardized risk analysis. OTIF – UNIDROIT. United Nations Committee for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Cour d’Appel de Paris Ruling of 3 July 2002. “Visit to the Balkans”.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. “Corridor I+” Project. Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN/ECE). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC). MAPS Seminar 2004.

Accession to COTIF. Administrative Committee. RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Working Party on Rail Transport. Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg Ruling of 16 May 2002. Conference on International Rail Transport Law.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. RID Committee of Experts working group on chapter 1.9 “Transport Restrictions by the competent Authorities”. RID/ADR Working Group on transport documentation. Oberster Gerichtshof Österreichs Ruling of 21 December 2000. Dr. Kurt Spera – 75 years old.

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. Accession of the European Community to COTIF. Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15, UN/ECE). Information seminar on the COTIF 1999 Rules for Approval. OTIF-UNIDROIT. European Communities (EC) Study on compensation schemes in rail transport. Subject: Safety. Landgericht Hildesheim Ruling of 13 February 2003. EurailFreight.

Accession to the 1990 Protocol. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Deregulation and legal security. Oberster Gerichtshof Österreichs Ruling of 28 February 2001. International Liaison Group of Government Railway Inspectors (ILGGRI).

Dutch version of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. UIC “Carriage of Dangerous Goods” Group of Experts. Training course. European Communities (EC) Second Annual European Conference on Energy and Transport. Cour d’Appel de Versailles Ruling of 14 May 2002. International Liaison Group of Government Railway Inspectors (ILGGRI) Joint RID Committee of Experts – ILGGRI seminar.

Acceptance of the 1999 Protocol. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN/ECE). The subject of safety from the COTIF perspective. Cour d’Appel de Paris Ruling of 7 February 2001. International Liaison Group of Government Railway Inspectors (ILGGRI).

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. RID Committee of Experts working group on tank and vehicle technology. Advertisement for a technology/approval specialist in the OTIF Secretariat. Meeting on the Strategic Orientation of OTIF. European Communities (EC) EU Study on railway vehicle identification and registration. Cour d’Appel de Lyon Ruling of 15 September 2000 Obvious misconduct on the part of the railway. International Liaison Group of Government Railway Inspectors (ILGGRI).

Ratification of the 1999 Protocol. Administrative Committee. UIC “Carriage of Dangerous Goods” Group of Experts. Meeting on the Strategic Orientation of OTIF. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC). Cour d’Appel de Paris Ruling of 28 April 2000. Private Goods Wagon Forum.

List of CIV lines.

Accession to COTIF. RID/ADR Joint Meeting Working Group. European Communities (EC)
European Commission.

List of lines CIV

Accession to COTIF