Council Decision (EU) 2016/833 of 17 May 2016 establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the 54th session of the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods set up by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) as regards certain amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2016/833
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the 54th session of the RID Expert Committee in the framework of the COTIF Convention 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 upon by the representatives of the Union in the RID Expert Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

The decisions of the RID Expert Committee, once adopted, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union , indicating the date of their entry into force.

Article 3

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Proposal

Reference document

Issue

Comments

Union position

1

OTIF/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 RID

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt a text as amended

Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group

2

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/3

Amendment of special provision TU 16 in RID/ADR/ADN Chapter 4.3

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group

3

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/5

Carrier's duty to inform the train driver of the position of dangerous goods in the train

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group

4

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/6

Flexible bulk containers

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the text for flexible bulk containers in OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12

5

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/7

Definitions of ‘full load’/‘wagon load’

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments

6

OTIF/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 group

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments

7

Idem

Amendments left for further examination by the Standing Working Group

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8

Idem

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

Efficient multimodal transport needs to be facilitated

Agree with the amendments as recommended by the Joint Meeting

9

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/14

Notifications of occurrences involving dangerous goods in accordance with RID 1.8.5; Hamburg-Billwerder, 3 July 2013

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group

10

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.4

Protective distance for road vehicles

Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group

Agree with the amendments