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

Position of the European Union

Article 1

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 .

Entry into force

Article 3

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

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

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