MENA Rail & Metro Summit Cross-Border Passenger and Freight Traffic Legal Interoperability

1. MENA Rail & Metro Summit
Cross-Border Passenger and
Freight Traffic
Legal Interoperability
Dubai
05-07 October 2015
Cesare Brand, CIT
Secretary General

2. International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
www.cit-rail.org
 200 railway undertakings and
shipping companies
 Association under Swiss law,
located in Bern
 Tasks:
1. Implementation of COTIF
and EU law for practical use
2. Standardisation of
contractual relationships
3. Representation of the
interests of members
towards authorities and
other associations

3. Legal interoperability: a challenge for railways
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SMGS / SMPS
EU law
COTIF
Corridor
law
Nat.
law
Legal interoperability!

4. Why is legal interoperability important for business
and competitiveness?
Country A
 Transport contract
 Liability
 Transport documents /
consignment note
 Tickets
 Claims
Country B
 Transport contract
 Liability
 Transport documents /
consignment note
 Tickets
 Claims
A One legal regime B
- 10% administrative costs
Legal certainty, less legal costs
Optimisation of business operation
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5. Legal interoperability: a chance for the Arabian
Peninsula
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One legal
regime for international
rail traffic

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COTIF 1999 – an existing tool for legal interoperability
Vilnius Protocol 1999
COTIF
Appendix
A
UR
CIV
Appendix
B
UR
CIM
Appendix
C
RID
Appendix
D
UR
CUV
Appendix
E
UR
CUI
Appendix
F
UR
APTU
Appendix
G
UR
ATMF
Uniform Rules
concerning the
Contract
for International
Carriage of
Passengers by
Rail
Uniform
Rules
concerning
the
Contract for
International
Carriage of
Freight by
Rail
Regulations
concerning the
International
Carriage of
Dangerous
Goods by Rail
Uniform Rules
concerning the
Contracts of
Use of Vehicles
in
International
Rail
Traffic
Uniform Rules
concerning the
Contract of Use
Of Infrastructure
In International
Rail Traffic
Uniform Rules
concerning the
Validation of
Technical Standards
and the Adoption of
Uniform Technical
Prescriptions
applicable to
Railway Material
intended to be used
in International
Traffic
Uniform Rules
concerning the
Technical Admission
of Railway Material
used in International
Traffic
Convention concerning
International Carriage by Rail
Protocol on the Privileges and
Immunities of OTIF

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Tous les appendices de la COTIF (39)
Alle Anhänge des COTIF (39)
All COTIF appendices (39)
Sans CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
Ohne CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
Without CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
COTIF 1999 pas encore ratifiée (1)
COTIF 1999 noch nicht ratifiziert (1)
COTIF 1999 not yet ratified (1)
Membres associés (1)
Assoziierte Mitglieder (1)
Associate Members (1)
Sans CIV/RID/CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (2)
Ohne CIV/RID/CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (2)
Without CIV/RID/CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (2)
Suspension de la qualité de membre (2)
Ruhen der Mitgliedschaft (2)
Membership suspended (2)
Sans ATMF (1)
Ohne ATMF (1)
Without ATMF (1)
Champ d’application géographique de la COTIF et ses appendices
Geografischer Anwendungsbereich des COTIF und dessen Anhänge
Geographical scope of COTIF and its appendices
Sans CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
Ohne CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
Without CUV/CUI/APTU/ATMF (1)
Etat au 28 août 2015
Stand 28. August 2015
Situation on 28 August 2015
Sans CUI (1)
Ohne CUI (1)
Without CUI (1)

8. Relationships governed by international law
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Customer
Carrier Carrier
Infrastructure manager
(incl. partly service facilities)
Auxiliary
(incl. operators of
service facilities Wagon
keeper
Substitute
Carrier
CIM / CIV
(partially PRR) CUV
CUI
(also 34/2012/EU)
CUI
(also 34/2012/EU)
Infrastructure manager
(incl. partly service facilities)

9. CIT products / www.cit-rail.org
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Legal relationship Railway – Customer
 General Terms and Conditions
 Customer Agreement Checklist
 Claims Handling
 Consignment Note Manual
Legal relationship Railway – Railway
 General Terms and Conditions for Cooperation
 Boilerplate Contracts, Sub-contracts, GTC hire
etc.
 CIT Freight and Wagon Manual
 Ticketing Manual
 Agreements concerning Handling of Claims

10. CIT products as international standard
Legal rules
• COTIF / CIV or CIM
• national law
Contractual rules
• GCC-CIV/PRR or GTC-
CIM
• SCC: special conditions of
carriage (per carrier, train
offer etc.)
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11. Legal issues in international rail passenger traffic as
example
• Contract of International Carriage of Passengers
by Rail and General Terms and Conditions
• Tickets for cross-border traffic, luggage,
dangerous goods, animals, PRM …
• Collaboration of the railway companies in case
of delays and procedures for claims handling
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12. www.cit-rail.org
The CIT Documentation in electronic and paper format
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Cesare Brand
General Secretary
Tel: +41 31 350 01 93
E-mail : cesare.brand@cit-rail.org
www.cit-rail.org