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The Secretary General, François Davenne. Bern, 29/08/2013. Intermodality development : OTIF‘s added value. The Organisation. The Convention on international carriage by rail offers all interested nations and regional organisations for economic integration a “neutral” legal framework.
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The Secretary General, François Davenne Bern, 29/08/2013 Intermodalitydevelopment : OTIF‘saddedvalue
The Organisation The Convention on international carriage by rail offers all interested nations and regional organisations for economic integration a “neutral” legal framework. Intermodal features within CIM/CIV/RID Common approaches ease co-operation and facilitate operations The development of a “law interface” A framework that offers legal and geographical flexibility
The Organisation – The Tasks - CIM/CIV/CUV/CUI : Developing private law that helps to define liability regimes and contracts with CIT, UIP, UIC,OSJD and UNECE - ATMF/PTU :Ensuring technical compatibility for rolling stock with CER, EU, ERA and UIC - RID department: coordinating regulations on the international carriage of dangerous goods EU, OSJD and ADR/ADN. => a coordination and interfacing role
OTIF in international law • OTIF: Regulations on international rail transport • Technical rules for interoperability/dangerous goods • Regulation of transport contracts • No prerequisite for regulating the rail market. • European Union: • Technical rules for interoperability and safety • Internal regulation of transport contracts • Implementation of liberal regulations for the rail market. • OSJD: • Technical rules for interoperability and safety • Internal regulation of conditions of transport • Administrative regulation of the rail market.
Intermodality as within OTIF : CIM lines in Baltic sea
Intermodality within OTIF : CIM lines in Mediterranean sea
Intermodality within OTIF : CIV lines in Baltic sea
Intermodality within OTIF : CIV lines in Mediterranean sea
The EU’s accession to COTIF • The EU’s accession to COTIF in July 2011 is an opportunity to develop uniform railway law • EU and OTIF have a complementary approach • COTIF CIM and CIV are based on a contractual philosophy • EU law is by nature public law • With regard to technical regulation, OTIF has a bridging role, in order to ensure interoperability on the largest possible scale • => Development of OTIF relies on a consensus based approach
Foster industry developpement • Developing application of CIM and compatibility with OSJD rules will contribute to developing freight traffic, in particular by incorporating part of 1520 technical regulations • Secure railway investment by giving technical regulations a wider scope • Uniform maintenance and approval procedures will facilitate the development of industry • Help the development of IT standards • => Obtain input from our contracting states to improve regulations and develop technical standards
Rail facilitation : An intermodal corridor approach • Involvement of OTIF in the UNECE process for unified railway law: • There is a need for general transport contracts (GTC) • Interoperability issues must be addressed. • A business oriented strategy involving our member states in partnership with EU, CIT and UIC: • Identify tests on freight corridors: Asia/Middle East/Euro-Mediterranean area • Review deficiencies and opportunity for development. • => The rail facilitation process could foster the development of intermodal corridors with legal and technical coordination
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