COTIF in the framework of ESCAP F. Davenne Bangkok September 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COTIF in the framework of ESCAP

• F. Davenne

Bangkok – September 2017

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➢ 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

COTIF – uniform railway law to connect Europe, Asia and Africa

Freight / Passenger Contracts Legal interoperability Dangerous Goods Regulation Exchange of dangerous goods wagons Technical Regulation Safe exchange of vehicles Technical interoperability

Added value and legal scope

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

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Appendix А

CIV

Uniform Rules concerning the Contract

• f

International Carriage

• f

Passengers by Rail Appendix B

CIM

Uniform Rules concerning the Contract

• f International

Carriage

• f Goods

by Rail Appendix C

RID

Regulation concerning the International Carriage

• f Dangerous

Goods by Rail Appendix D

CUV

Uniform Rules concerning Contracts of Use

• f Vehicles

in International Rail Traffic Appendix E

CUI

Uniform Rules concerning the Contract

• f Use of

Infrastructure in International Rail Traffic Appendix F

APTU

Uniform Rules concerning the Validation

• f Technical

Standards and Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions applicable to Railway Material Appendix G

ATMF

Uniform Rules concerning the Technical Admission of Railway Material used in International Traffic

COTIF base convention and Appendices - relation to EU and UN rules COTIF : Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail

LEGAL INTEROPERABILITY TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY

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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

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Application of CIM/CIV Uniform Rules

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Technical implementation of international rail services

UTPs TSIs

(common) procurement specifications

System Specific standards

APTU ATMF

Detailed engineering

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Exchange of vehicles

The traditional model for international rail transport

Border crossing station

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

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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

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Telematics Application for freight : transposition into COTIF

Planning of the transposition:

In 2015, the OTIF Secretariat issued a study concerning the possible transposition

• f TAF into COTIF.

The study addressed the question of whether TAF should be transposed and if so, how. The report and the transposition question were then discussed in the CTE and WG

• TECH. In general,

there was support for transposition. It was suggested that the Secretariat

• rganise a TAF

workshop aimed at non-EU MSs. This workshop has been co-organised with ERA. As a next step, the CTE should mandate the start of the transposition work The transposition could be prepared in 2016/17 to be voted

• n at the CTE in June

2017 at the earliest.

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Organisation intergouvernementale pour les transports internationaux ferroviaires Zwischenstaatliche Organisation für den internationalen Eisenbahnverkehr Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail

Gryphenhübeliweg 30 CH - 3006 Berne + 41 (0)31 359 10 10 media@otif.org www.otif.org