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This activity covers contracts for<\/p><p>the carriage of passengers (CIV Uniform Rules) and goods (CIM Uniform Rules), as well as contracts for the use of vehicles (CUV Uniform Rules) and infrastructure (CUI Uniform Rules).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9c03f elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9c03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0In order to ensure the management and operation of the institutional system set up by COTIF, to ensure the development of uniform railway law and to maintain OTIF\u2019s effective cooperation with actors in the sector, the General Assembly decided to set up an\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=7297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation<\/a>\u00a0for a period of three years (Sept. 2021 \u2013 Sept. 2024).<\/p><p>At its 16th session in September 2024, the General Assembly decided to renew the ad hoc Committee\u2019s mandate for a period of six years up to 1 October 2030.<\/p><p>The ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation plays a key role in:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730c1d2 elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"730c1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"20\" 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