Annexes to COM(2016)89 - EU position on amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) as applicable from 1 January 2017

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dossier COM(2016)89 - EU position on amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) as applicable ...
document COM(2016)89 EN
date May 17, 2016
Agreement between the European Union and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail on 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 (OJ L 51, 23.2.2013, p. 1).

(2) Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13).


ANNEX

ProposalReference documentIssueCommentsUnion position
1OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/2

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.14

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.15
Inclusion of obligations for Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) in RIDTechnical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt a text as amendedAgree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
2OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/3Amendment of special provision TU 16 in RID/ADR/ADN Chapter 4.3Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
3OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/5Carrier's duty to inform the train driver of the position of dangerous goods in the trainTechnical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
4OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/6Flexible bulk containersTechnical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the text for flexible bulk containers in OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12
5OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/7Definitions of ‘full load’/‘wagon load’Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments
6OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.2

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.3
Various consolidated amendments agreed by the standing working groupTechnical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments
7IdemAmendments left for further examination by the Standing Working Group——
8IdemThose calling for a common view from the UN-ECE — OTIF Joint MeetingEfficient multimodal transport needs to be facilitatedAgree with the amendments as recommended by the Joint Meeting
9OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/14Notifications of occurrences involving dangerous goods in accordance with RID 1.8.5; Hamburg-Billwerder, 3 July 2013Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
10OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.4Protective distance for road vehiclesTechnical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working GroupAgree with the amendments