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COTIF in the framework of ESCAP F. Davenne Bangkok – September 2017

COTIF – uniform railway law to connect Europe, Asia and Africa 2 ➢ 1893 - first international Convention regarding international freight traffic by rail ➢ Currently - base Convention with seven Appendices covering various aspects of international traffic by rail ➢ Is international law ➢ Member States can make declarations not to apply selected parts of COTIF Freight / Passenger Dangerous Goods Technical Regulation Contracts Regulation Exchange of dangerous Safe exchange of goods wagons vehicles Technical interoperability Legal interoperability

Added value and legal scope

5 Added value of uniform railway law to connect Europe, Asia and Africa

COTIF base convention and Appendices - r elation to EU and UN rules 6 COTIF : Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail LEGAL INTEROPERABILITY TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY Appendix А Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G CIV CIM RID CUV CUI APTU ATMF Uniform Rules Uniform Rules Regulation Uniform Rules Uniform Rules Uniform Rules Uniform Rules concerning concerning concerning concerning concerning concerning concerning the Validation the Contract the Contract the Contracts of the Contract the Technical of Technical of of International International Use of Use of Admission of Standards and International Carriage Carriage of Vehicles Infrastructure Railway Adoption of Carriage of Goods of Dangerous in International in International Material Uniform of by Rail Goods Rail Traffic Rail Traffic used Technical Passengers by Rail in International Prescriptions by Rail Traffic applicable to Railway Material

7 COTIF: neutral regulations The legal regime can be applied irrespective of the national political, legal or economic system. In particular: • railway undertakings may be private or State-owned; • the railway market may be fully or partly liberalised or non-liberalised; • the railway market structure may be vertically integrated (railway undertaking and infrastructure manager form a single entity) or separated (railway undertaking and infrastructure manager are separate and independent entities); • railway undertakings may cooperate or compete. = > COTIF’s broad geographical scope demonstrates that it works, irrespective of the political, legal or economic system that exists in States that have acceded to the COTIF uniform legal system.

Implementation of COTIF regulations: A matter of partnership

9 Application of CIM/CIV Uniform Rules

10 Technical implementation of international rail services APTU ATMF Detailed engineering UTPs TSIs System Specific standards (common) procurement specifications

11 Exchange of vehicles The traditional model for international rail transport Requires, e.g.: • Wagons and passenger coaches approved for international operation • Harmonised vehicle interfaces • Clear responsibilities concerning vehicle maintenance • Multiple railway undertakings to bring vehicle to its destination Border crossing station

12 Technical interoperability: future Appendix H Running complete trains safely across borders from departure to destination Requires, e.g.: • Rolling stock approved for international operation • Railway undertakings certified to operate in multiple States • Infrastructure managers capable of working with different RUs • Clearly defined responsibilities at interfaces between RUs and IM • Separation between State Authorities and national railway operator

13 Telematics Application for freight : transposition into COTIF Planning of the transposition: In 2015, the OTIF Secretariat issued a study concerning the It was suggested that possible transposition the Secretariat of TAF into COTIF. organise a TAF The study addressed workshop aimed at The transposition the question of non-EU MSs. This could be prepared in whether TAF should workshop has been 2016/17 to be voted be transposed and if co-organised with on at the CTE in June so, how. ERA. 2017 at the earliest. The report and the As a next step, the transposition question CTE should mandate were then discussed the start of the in the CTE and WG transposition work TECH. In general, there was support for transposition.

14 Organisation intergouvernementale pour les transports internationaux ferroviaires Zwischenstaatliche Organisation für den internationalen Eisenbahnverkehr Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail Gryphenhübeliweg 30 + 41 (0)31 359 10 10 CH - 3006 Berne media@otif.org www.otif.or g