{"id":238,"date":"2016-07-11T14:58:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otif.ch\/en\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T09:56:54","slug":"2014-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otif.org\/test\/en\/?page_id=238","title":{"rendered":"Accession of regional economic integration organisations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Accession of regional economic integration organisations<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/fileadmin\/images\/icons\/line.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"1\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>In accordance with Article 38 of COTIF 1999, accession to the Convention is open to regional economic integration organisations that become members of OTIF.<\/p>\n<p>COTIF Article 38 stipulates two main conditions for accession:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>such an organisation shall have competence to adopt its own legislation binding on its Member States, in respect of the matters covered by COTIF;<\/li>\n<li>one or more Member States of such organisation must be members of OTIF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The detailed conditions of accession for regional economic integration organisations must be defined in an agreement concluded between OTIF and the regional organisation. The conditions of accession for a regional economic integration organisation have to be approved by the General Assembly. The accession of regional economic integration organisations takes legal effect in accordance with the agreement concluded with OTIF.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; active_section=&#8221;100&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Accession of the European Union to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1720609959933-a1e76eb6-3346&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"145\">OTIF\/EU Agreement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"502\"><a href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/02_COTIF\/AG_10-5_ad1_e.pdf\">Agreement between the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail and the European Union concerning the accession of the European Union to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"145\">Declarations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"502\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/02_COTIF\/Declarations_UE_e.pdf\">Declaration by the European Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/02_COTIF\/Declaration_suisse__finale__23_06_2011_def.pdf\">Declaration by the Swiss Confederation concerning the accession of the European Union to COTIF in accordance with Article 11 of the Accession Agreemen<\/a>t<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/02_COTIF\/A_56-01_21-2014_Norway_Withrawal_of_reservations_Art42_COTIF.pdf\">Declaration by Norway in accordance with Article 11 of the Accession Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Accession of regional economic integration organisations In accordance with Article 38 of COTIF 1999, accession to the Convention is open to regional economic integration organisations that become members of OTIF. 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