{"id":7315,"date":"2023-01-11T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otif.org\/en\/?page_id=7315"},"modified":"2024-11-21T09:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:09:45","slug":"2023-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otif.org\/test\/en\/?page_id=7315","title":{"rendered":"2020 – 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2020 – 2029
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8.11.2024<\/p>\n

The 18th session of the RID Committee of Experts\u2019 standing working group will be held in Madrid on 20 and 21 November 2024. The task of the standing working group is to prepare all the decisions which…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]54th Session of WG Tech in Belgrade<\/a><\/p>\n

5.11.2024<\/p>\n

With the support of the management of Serbian Railways, the standing working group technology (WG Tech) will meet in Belgrade on 19 November 2024 for its 54th session. This will be a hybrid session …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Publication of RID 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

1.11.2024<\/p>\n

The 2025 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is online on the website of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Publication of the \u2018Handbook on the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

24.10.2024<\/p>\n

On Thursday 24 October 2024, the Handbook on the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID \u2013 Appendix C to COTIF) was published on the website of the Intergovernmental …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Consultation: What changes, if any, should be made to COTIF and railway contract law?<\/a><\/p>\n

18.10.2024<\/p>\n

The OTIF Secretariat is launching a consultation on the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) itself and on the Uniform Rules governing international railway contract law in order to …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Publication of the \u2018Handbook on COTIF and its implementation and application by international associations\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

15.10.2024<\/p>\n

On Tuesday 15 October 2024, the \u2018Handbook on COTIF and its implementation and application by international associations\u2019 was published on the website of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]OTIF General Assembly: the main decisions<\/a><\/p>\n

3.10.2024<\/p>\n

The 16th General Assembly of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail was held on 25 and 26 September 2024 in Berne. 45 Member States took part in this 16th session, including …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko elected Secretary General of OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

25.9.2024<\/p>\n

The General Assembly of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) has elected Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko (Lithuania) as Secretary General of the Organisation …<\/p>\n

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16.9.2024<\/p>\n

The application of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV Uniform Rules) and the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail …<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Moldova: 52nd Member of OTIF since 1 September 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

2.9.2024<\/p>\n

On 1 September 2024, Moldova became the 52nd Member of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF).
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]List of maritime and inland waterway services: an improved structure<\/a><\/p>\n

30.8.2024<\/p>\n

OTIF\u2019s Member States may extend application of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV Uniform Rules) and the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International…<\/p>\n

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27.8.2024<\/p>\n

From 10 to 13 September 2024, the Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be held in Geneva, Switzerland…<\/p>\n

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23.7.2024<\/p>\n

Today, 23 July 2024 in Ankara, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, had a meeting with the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye, H.E. Mr Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu…<\/p>\n

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26.6.2024<\/p>\n

On Wednesday 26 June 2024, the Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Mr Masahiko Metoki, and the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, signed a new Memorandum …<\/p>\n

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13.6.2024<\/p>\n

The first \u201cCandidates\u2019 Forum\u201d will be held on Thursday, 20 June 2024. The Candidates\u2019 Forum is a meeting at which candidates for the post of Secretary General of OTIF introduce themselves…<\/p>\n

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12.6.2024<\/p>\n

OTIF\u2019s Administrative Committee will hold its 139th session in Berne on 18 and 19 June 2024. This will be the last session of the 2021-2024 cycle for the members of the Committee…<\/p>\n

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7.6.2024<\/p>\n

On 6 and 7 June 2024, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, spoke at the 2024 Berne Days organised by the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) in Berne…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Dangerous goods: final decisions for RID 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

17.5.2024<\/p>\n

The Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (RID Committee of Experts) will hold its 58th session on 23 May 2024.
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]China: Application for accession to OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

26.4.2024<\/p>\n

On 26 April 2024, the People\u2019s Republic of China deposited an application to accede to the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail as an Associate Member, in accordance with Article 39\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Moldova: application for accession to OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

26.3.2024<\/p>\n

In accordance with Article 37 of COTIF, the Republic of Moldova has deposited an application for accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 …<\/p>\n

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14.3.2024<\/p>\n

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…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The Luxembourg Rail Protocol enters into force<\/a><\/p>\n

8.3.2024<\/p>\n

At a ceremony today, 8 March 2024, the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment formally entered into force….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Entry into force of the Luxembourg Protocol and inaugural session of the Supervisory Authority of the Luxembourg Protocol<\/a><\/p>\n

28.2.2024<\/p>\n

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),…<\/p>\n

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22.2.2024<\/p>\n

The 2023 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is now available on OTIF\u2019s website in Russian….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]International cooperation: UNECE and OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

25.1.2024<\/p>\n

On Thursday, 25 January, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, the Secretary General of OTIF, welcomed Mr Yuwei Li to the Organisation\u2019s temporary premises in Berne. Mr Yuwei Li is the Director of the United…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Promoting international cooperation: broadening the category of \u201cexperts\u201d among the stakeholders in the work of OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

7.12.2023<\/p>\n

On 5 April 2022, the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation adopted the Recommendation on involving stakeholders in OTIF\u2019s work….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]RID Committee of Experts\u2019 Standing Working Group in London<\/a><\/p>\n

20.11.2023<\/p>\n

The 16th session of the RID Committee of Experts\u2019 standing working group, which also marks the 130th anniversary of the Dangerous Goods Regulations for rail transport…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation and the anniversary of the CIM and CIV Uniform Rules<\/a><\/p>\n

25.10.2023<\/p>\n

The ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation will hold its 5th session from 7 to 9 November 2023 in Berne. This will be a meeting without remote participation….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

7.9.2023<\/p>\n

From 19 to 24 September 2023, the Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be held in Geneva, Switzerland…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]50th Session of Working Group TECH<\/a><\/p>\n

24.8.2023<\/p>\n

The 50th session of the standing working group technology (WG TECH) will be held at OTIF\u2019s temporary premises in G\u00fcmligen on 7 and 8 September 2023. Remote participation will also be possible…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]6th Session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts<\/a><\/p>\n

21.8.2023<\/p>\n

The 6th session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts will be held in Berne on 6 September 2023. Remote participation will also be possible. The aim of the JCGE is to ensure that the legislation…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]High level meeting on Euro-Asian traffic<\/a><\/p>\n

20.6.2023<\/p>\n

On Monday 19 June 2023, a delegation from China\u2019s National Rail Administration (NRA) visited the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) in Berne…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Application of RID 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

15.6.2023<\/p>\n

The 2023 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) entered into force on 1 January 2023. As with each publication of a new edition of RID…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Are you a lawyer? Then join OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

9.6.2023<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) is recruiting a lawyer to join the Legal Department. This is a full time post. The contract will be for three years and is renewable…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]15th Session of the Committee of Technical Experts<\/a><\/p>\n

30.5.2023<\/p>\n

The Committee of Technical Experts (CTE) will hold its 15th session in Berne on 13 and 14 June 2023. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format. According to the provisional agenda, the Committee will deal with a proposal for …<\/p>\n

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19.4.2023<\/p>\n

On 19 April 2023 in Berne, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, met the Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) of Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation: 4th Session in Berne<\/a><\/p>\n

30.3.2023<\/p>\n

The ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation will hold its 4th session from 18 to 20 April 2023 in Berne. Observers (international organisations and registered stakeholders) are invited to participate on 19 April 2023…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Warsaw: high-level meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

21.3.2023<\/p>\n

On 21 March 2023 in Warsaw, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, met the Secretary of State at Poland\u2019s Ministry of Infrastructure, Mr Andrzej Bittel. Among other things, they discussed the latest developments…<\/p>\n

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14.3.2023<\/p>\n

On 13 March 2023 in Rabat, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General Wolfgang K\u00fcpper had a meeting with the Minister of Transport and Logistics of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr Mohamed Abdeljalil. They discussed the railways and Morocco\u2019s transport priorities.<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.2023<\/p>\n

From 20 to 24 March 2023, the Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be held in Berne, Switzerland. As OTIF has agreed to maintain the…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]New ownership of Registrar designate for the Luxembourg Rail Protocol<\/a><\/p>\n

18.1.2023<\/p>\n

The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) are pleased to announce the Canadian listed company, Information Services….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Luxembourg Rail Protocol: Preparatory Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

1.12.2022<\/p>\n

On 29 and 30 November 2022 at the headquarters of UNIDROIT in Rome, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, attended the 11th session of the Preparatory Commission for the establishment of the International…<\/p>\n

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24.11.2022<\/p>\n

From 23 to 25 November 2022, the seventh session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Committee on Transport is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, in a hybrid…<\/p>\n

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18.11.2022<\/p>\n

The Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, congratulates the new Secretary General of the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT), Mr Gilles Mugnier. Mr Gilles Mugnier was elected yesterday by the General Assembly…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]EUMedRail Final Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

15.11.2022<\/p>\n

Today, 15 November, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, took part in the EUMedRail Final Conference organised by the European Union Agency for Railways. The main objective of this final conference was…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Publication of RID 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

9.11.2022<\/p>\n

The 2023 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is now available on the website of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]New Permanent Representative of Belgium<\/a><\/p>\n

18.10.2022<\/p>\n

Today, Tuesday 18 October, His Excellency Mr Pascal Heyman, Belgian Ambassador to Switzerland, visited the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) in Berne. He presented…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation: 3rd session in London<\/a><\/p>\n

21.09.2022<\/p>\n

With the support of the Department for Transport of the United Kingdom, the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation will hold its third session in London from 4 to 6 October 2022.<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Joint Coordinating Group of Experts: fifth session<\/a><\/p>\n

29.08.2022<\/p>\n

The Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE) will meet on 6 September 2022. This fifth session will be in a hybrid format, taking place in Berne and online.<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]136th<\/sup> Session of OTIF\u2019s Administrative Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

22.08.2022<\/p>\n

OTIF\u2019s Administrative Committee will hold its 136th<\/sup> session (hybrid) on 31 August and 1 September 2022. Belgium, in the shape of Ms Clio Li\u00e9geois, will chair the Committee.<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Become a \u201cregistered stakeholder\u201d in the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n

25.07.2022<\/p>\n

At its 2nd session on 5 April 2022, the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation adopted a \u201cRecommendation on involving stakeholders in OTIF\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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21.07.2022<\/p>\n

At the invitation of the Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Rashad Nabiyev, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr. Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, travelled to Baku for an official 4-day visit…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Amendment of RID<\/a><\/p>\n

30.06.2022<\/p>\n

On 24 May 2022, the 57th session of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (RID Committee of Experts) was held in Berne (hybrid meeting)….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Withdrawal of Estonia\u2019s reservations<\/a><\/p>\n

20.06.2022<\/p>\n

On 29 April 2022, Estonia deposited with the Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) its instrument of withdrawal of reservations concerning application of the…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Berne Days (Berner Tage) 2022\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

9.06.2022<\/p>\n

On 9 June 2022, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, spoke at the 2022 Berne Days organised by the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) in Berne. This year, CIT is celebrating its 120th<\/sup> year….<\/p>\n

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7.06.2022<\/p>\n

The Committee of Technical Experts (CTE) will hold its 14th<\/sup> session in Berne on 14 and 15 June 2022. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format. According to the provisional agenda,…<\/p>\n

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19.05.2022<\/p>\n

OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Mr K\u00fcpper, was invited as a speaker at the major \u201cMiddle East Rail 2022\u201d event in Abu Dhabi, hosted by Etihad Rail…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Electronic rail transport documents and negotiable rail transport documents: the CIM Uniform Rules in question<\/a><\/p>\n

17.05.2022<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is launching two consultations: one on the rules concerning electronic rail transport documents and the other on the rules concerning negotiable transport documents in rail transport…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Dangerous goods: last lap towards RID 2023 <\/a><\/p>\n

12.05.2022<\/p>\n

The Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (RID Committee of Experts) will hold its 57th<\/sup> session on 24 May 2022.The RID Committee of Experts\u2019 task will be to give final approval to…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]On the occasion of the Rail Working Group\u2019s Annual Assembly<\/a><\/p>\n

3.05.2022<\/p>\n

On Tuesday 3 May 2022, the Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, was invited to present OTIF to participants at the Rail Working Group\u2019s 14th<\/sup> Annual Assemblys…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Technical interoperability, a goal shared with the EU \u2013 the ERTMS 2022 Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

28.04.2022<\/p>\n

Yesterday, 27 April 2022, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Mr K\u00fcpper, took part in the round table discussion on the second day of the ERTMS 2022 Conference organised by the European Union Agency for Railways…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Joint Statement by the Secretary General of OTIF and the Chairman of the OSJD Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

21.03.2022<\/p>\n

Today, 21 March 2022, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, and the Chairman of OSJD Committee, Mr Miros\u0142aw Antonowicz, made a joint statement on the state of war between OTIF and OSJD Member States.<\/p>\n

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28.10.2021<\/p>\n

The 2021 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is now available on OTIF\u2019s website in Russian…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Election of the Secretary General of OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

28.9.2021<\/p>\n

On Tuesday 28 September 2021, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper was re-elected for a three-year term of office as head of the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Hop On! On board a special train<\/a><\/p>\n

27.9.2021<\/p>\n

Today, 27 September 2021, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Wolfgang K\u00fcpper is on board the \u201cConnecting Europe Express\u201d train, which arrives in Bern, the capital of Switzerland at 5.50 p.m. Bern was a pioneer city…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Joint Coordinating Group of Experts: fourth meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

24.8.2021<\/p>\n

The Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE) will meet on 7 and 8 September 2021 for the fourth time. The meeting will be held remotely by video-conference. Since it was set up, this ad hoc working group has…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Consultation: Interfaces between customs and transport regulations<\/a><\/p>\n

16.8.2021<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is launching a consultation with all OTIF members and interested parties from the rail, transport and customs sectors. The aim of the consultation is to gather information and opinions…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Courtesy meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

1.7.2021<\/p>\n

On Wednesday 30 June, OTIF\u2019s Secretary General, Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, met the new Director for Land Transport of the European Commission\u2019s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport, Kristian Schmidt….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Application of the RID 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

22.6.2021<\/p>\n

The 2021 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) entered into force on 1 January 2021.The transitional period ends on 30 June 2021…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]For the harmonisation of rail transport law<\/a><\/p>\n

17.6.2021<\/p>\n

On 17 June 2021, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr K\u00fcpper, will participate as a guest in the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]13th<\/sup> Session of the Committee of Technical Experts (CTE)<\/a><\/p>\n

8.6.2021<\/p>\n

The Committee of Technical Experts (CTE) will hold its 13th session in Berne on 22 and 23 June 2021. In view of the uncertain situation with regard to the pandemic, the meeting will be held remotely. In line with the provisional agenda, the Committee will give its opinion on the adoption…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]9th<\/sup> Session of the Preparatory Commission for the establishment of an International Registry under the Luxembourg Protocol<\/a><\/p>\n

6.5.2021<\/p>\n

The 9th<\/sup> session of the Preparatory Commission for the Establishment of the International Registry for Railway Rolling Stock pursuant to the Luxembourg…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]134th<\/sup> Session of OTIF\u2019s Administrative Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

3.5.2021<\/p>\n

OTIF\u2019s Administrative Committee will hold its 134th<\/sup> session on 19 and 20 May 2021 as a remote meeting. This will be the last session in the 2018-2021 term of office for members of the Committee…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Extension of the RID multilateral special agreements necessitated by the coronavirus crisis<\/a><\/p>\n

27.4.2021<\/p>\n

The Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) allows RID Contracting States to authorise certain transport operations on their territories under temporary derogations…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3.2021<\/p>\n

The second session of the RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting in the 2020\/2021 biennium will be held from 15 to 19 March 2021. As many of the States parties still have travel restrictions in place, the secretariats of the UNECE and OTIF jointly decided to organise….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]OTIF\u2019s 15th<\/sup> General Assembly: 28-29 September 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

03.12.2020<\/p>\n

OTIF will hold its 15th<\/sup> General Assembly on 28 and 29 September 2021 in Berne, Switzerland. The General Assembly will be held in the presence of participants, unless the health situation makes this impossible….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]12th<\/sup> Session of the standing working group: remote meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

17.11.2020<\/p>\n

The 12th<\/sup> session of the standing working group will now be held from 24 to 26 November 2020. There will be interpretation in OTIF\u2019s three working languages and in Russian in order to aid the harmonisation of RID and SMGS Annex 2. According to the provisional agenda…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]New UTP and draft modifications: agenda of WG TECH 42<\/a><\/p>\n

9.11.2020<\/p>\n

The standing working group technology, WG TECH, will hold its 42nd<\/sup> session as a video-conference on 17 and 18 November 2020.<\/p>\n

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4.11.2020<\/p>\n

The 2021 edition of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) is now available on the website of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) in the Organisation\u2019s three working languages (French, German, English).<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]OTIF-DG MOVE-ERA : Signing of the second Administrative Arrangement<\/a>
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30.09.2020<\/p>\n

On 29 September 2020, OTIF signed a tripartite administrative arrangement with the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]A high-level partnership for international rulemaking<\/a><\/p>\n

04.09.2020<\/p>\n

On 3 September 2020, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, took part in the 7th Annual Meeting for International Organisations organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meeting was held remotely as a video-conference….<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

26.08.2020<\/p>\n

The RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting will hold its first session of the 2020\/2021 biennium on 10 and 11 and from 14 to 18 September 2020. As the Joint Meeting in March 2020 had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the usual meeting…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]3rd<\/sup> Session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE)<\/a><\/p>\n

21.08.2020<\/p>\n

The 3rd<\/sup> session of the Joint Coordinating Group of Experts (JCGE) will be held on 8 and 9 September 2020 by video-conference. The aim of the JCGE is to ensure that the legislation of the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (RID…<\/p>\n

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20.08.2020<\/p>\n

The 41st<\/sup> session of Working Group TECH will be held remotely by video-conference on 9 and 10 September 2020. The main focus at this 41st session will be on preparing the documents and discussions of the next Committee of Technical Experts. It is important that the Member States…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Consequences of COVID-19 developments for the work of OTIF<\/a><\/p>\n

04.06.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is monitoring the situation closely and is doing everything possible to ensure that future international organisations can take place under conditions in which there are no health risks for the participants. In the event that the current health crisis continues, it is also looking…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Cancellation of the session of the Administrative Committee scheduled for 25 and 26 June 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

28.05.2020<\/p>\n

Since February 2020 and the spread of COVID-19, several Member States of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) have put in place restrictive border-crossing measures…<\/p>\n

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26.05.2020<\/p>\n

Owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), many of OTIF\u2019s Member States are facing an exceptional situation. The Secretariat of OTIF is closely following developments concerning the pandemic…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Joint Statement on global supply chain continuity during COVI-19 pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n

15.05.2020<\/p>\n

The World Customs Organization (WCO), the lntergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) and the Organisation for Co-operation between Railways (OSJD) would like to emphasize that coordination…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]3 May 2020 \u2013 Staff will return to work at the OTIF Secretariat\u2019s premises<\/a><\/p>\n

21.04.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is paying close attention to developments concerning the coronavirus disease pandemic(COVID-19) and is complying with the recommendations and measures of the World Health Organization (WHO)…<\/p>\n

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15.04.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat also supports the measures to protect public health that have been implemented by the Member States. Consequently, following consultation with the chair and vice-chair of the RID Committee of Experts…<\/p>\n

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02.04.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF, particularly the dangerous goods department, must make its contribution during the corona crisis in order to resolve problems arising from the crisis….<\/p>\n

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30.03.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is closely following developments concerning the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is complying with the recommendations…<\/p>\n

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18.03.2020<\/p>\n

In respect and support of the measures taken by OTIF Member States to protect public health, the meetings of the Working Group of Legal Experts…<\/p>\n

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17.03.2020<\/p>\n

The Secretariat of OTIF is closely following developments concerning the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is complying with the recommendations and measures,…<\/p>\n

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12.03.2020<\/p>\n

Developments in recent days in the UNECE and OTIF Member States regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, which we have been following very closely, have compelled us,…<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The last RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting for the 2021 edition<\/a><\/p>\n

2.03.2020<\/p>\n

The RID\/ADR\/ADN Joint Meeting will be held from 16 to 20 March 2020 in Berne, Switzerland…<\/p>\n

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17.02.2020<\/p>\n

On 13 February 2020, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper, spoke at the 2020 Berne Days organised by the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)….<\/p>\n

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29.01.2020<\/p>\n

On 28 January 2020, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr K\u00fcpper, took part in the Consultation Day organised by OECD\u2019s International Transport Forum (ITF). As always, the Secretary General was pleased to accept the ITF\u2019s invitation…<\/p>\n

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21.01.2020<\/p>\n

At the invitation of the Swiss Confederation\u2019s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, 21 January 2020, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Wolfgang K\u00fcpper participated in the \u201cGeneva Day\u201d …<\/p>\n

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