Considerations on COM(2018)684 - EU position in Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) on adopting modifications to the Uniform Technical Prescriptions UTP GEN-B and UTP TAF - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2018)684 - EU position in Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) on adopting modifications to the ... |
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| document | COM(2018)684  |
| date | November 26, 2018 |
| (2) | All Member States, with the exception of Cyprus and Malta, are contracting parties to and apply the COTIF Convention. |
| (3) | Pursuant to Article 8 of the COTIF Convention, the Committee of Technical Experts (‘CTE’) of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail was set up. In accordance with point (b) of Article 20(1) of the COTIF Convention and Articles 6 and 8a of Appendix F (APTU) thereof, the CTE is competent to take decisions on the adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions (‘UTPs’) or of a provision amending a UTP based on Appendix F (APTU) and Appendix G (ATMF) to the COTIF Convention. |
| (4) | Following its 11th session that took place on 12 and 13 June 2018, the CTE decided to adopt, through written procedure, amendments to points 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of UTP GEN-B to include level crossings and other engineering structures such as bridges as part of the infrastructure subsystems definition, as set out in the attachment to this Decision. |
| (5) | The objective of those amendments is to align the definition of subsystems in UTP GEN-B to the Union's definition of subsystems set out in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) by introducing level crossings and other engineering structures such as bridges as part of the infrastructure subsystems definition. |
| (6) | The proposed amendments are in line with the law and the strategic objectives of the Union as they contribute to the alignment of OTIF legislation with the relevant Union law, and should therefore be supported by the Union. |
| (7) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf in the CTE as the amendments to points 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of UTP GEN-B based on Appendix F (APTU) of the COTIF Convention will be binding on the Union. Furthermore, it is appropriate to support all alignment of UTP TAF with the technical specifications for interoperability in the Union (TAF TSI), |