2014/327/EU: Council Decision of 6 May 2014 establishing the position to be adopted by the Union at the 53rd session of the OTIF Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods as regards certain amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) applicable from 1 January 2015

• Articles: 4

Article 1 Position of the European Union

1.   The position to be taken by the European Union at the 53rd session of the Committee of experts on the transport of dangerous goods in the framework of the Convention concerning international carriage by rail shall be in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

2.   Minor changes to the documents mentioned in the Annex to this Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the above-mentioned body without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

After its adoption the Decision of the abovementioned body shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 3 Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Proposal

Reference document

Issue

Comments

EU position

1

Annex I to OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2012-A

Amendments agreed by the standing working group

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendments

2

Annex I to OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2012-A

Amendments left for further examination by the standing working group

These provisions are enclosed in square brackets in the reference document

Agree with the amendments

3

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/1

Transitional provision for certain placards

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendment

4

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/2

Application of special provision TE 25

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendment

5

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/5

Inspection of certain markings

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendment

6

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/6

Information to be provided to the infrastructure manager

The standing working group opted for the second option presented in the reference document.

Agree with the amendment

7

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/11

Use of technical vocabulary

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendment

8

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/12

Consequences of the deletion of UIC leaflet 573

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendments

9

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/13 and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/15

Application of special provision TE 22

The proposal is not mature enough for decision

Postpone the decision

10

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/14 and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/INF.14

Editorial revision of reference to EU railway provisions

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendments

11

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/16

Transport of dangerous goods on passenger trains

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendment as revised in the standing working group

12

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/17

Various consolidated amendments agreed by the standing working group

Technical consensus at the OTIF standing working group

Agree with the amendments

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/17

Amendments left for further examination by the standing working group:

—

—

13

Idem

Those calling for a common view from the UN-ECE — OTIF Joint Meeting

Efficient intermodal transport needs to be facilitated

Agree with the amendments as recommended by the Joint Meeting

14

idem and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/INF.3

Provisions relating to compulsory application of derailment detectors in certain wagons

The EU will reconsider its position before the next revision of the rules.

Postpone the decision

15

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/3 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/9 and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/18

Harmonisation of rules with those of Annex 2 to SGMS of OSJD

Efficient transport of dangerous goods between EU and non-EU OSJD countries should be facilitated

Agree with the amendments

16

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/INF.4

Transport of coal

No consensus was found on technical details in the standing working group

Establish the EU position on the spot

17

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/INF.8

Revision of Chapter 7.7 of RID

The proposal of this reference document will be discussed in a more general discussion on the revision of Chapter 7.7

Establish the EU position on the spot

18

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/INF.12

Alignment with rules applicable in road transport

These proposals amend those in reference document OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2013/17

Agree with the amendments