14/03/2024

Ground-breaking

On Thursday, 14 March 2024, a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony attended by around twenty guests was held to mark the start of the renovation work on the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) in Berne. The Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang Küpper, welcomed those invited. […]
28/02/2024

Entry into force of the Luxembourg Protocol and inaugural session of the Supervisory Authority of the Luxembourg Protocol

On 8 March 2024, the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), as the Secretariat of the Supervisory Authority, will deposit with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), depositary of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol, the certificate confirming that the International Registry of railway rolling stock […]
30/01/2024

RID 2023 also available in Russian

The 2023 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is now available on OTIF’s website in Russian. RID was already published in the Organisation’s three working languages (German, English and French) before. It contains more than 1000 pages of provisions that apply to […]
20/10/2016

International cooperation: UNECE and OTIF

On Thursday, 25 January, Mr Wolfgang Küpper, the Secretary General of OTIF, welcomed Mr Yuwei Li to the Organisation’s temporary premises in Berne. Mr Yuwei Li is the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Sustainable Transport Division. Mr Francesco Dionori, Chief of Transport Networks and Logistics […]