Council Decision (EU) 2026/1071 of 5 May 2026 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 59th session of the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail as regards certain amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2026/1071
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 59th session of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (the ‘RID Expert Committee’) in the framework of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999, shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

2.   Minor changes to the documents referred to in the Annex to this Decision may be agreed upon by the representatives of the Union within the RID Expert Committee without a further decision of the Council.

Article 2

The decisions of the RID Expert Committee 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

EU position

1.

RID-25014-CE-SWG19

Extra-large tank-containers – load assumptions according to RID 6.8.2.1.2

The document proposes insertion of an additional Note to 6.8.2.1.2, explaining that the load assumptions in rail transport relate to transport operations with shunting restrictions that are defined for carrying wagons of class F2 in standard EN 12663.

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

Agree

2.

RID-25015-CE-SWG19

WE mark

The proposal introduces a requirement for the waggons’ marking, namely the alphanumeric code of the waggon equipment to be marked on both sides of the wagon.

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

Agree

3.

RID-25018-CE-SWG19

Necessary adaptation of the amendments adopted at the 16th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group (London, 20 - 23 November 2023) in connection with the transfer of technical wagon provisions from RID to the Uniform Technical Prescriptions (UTPs)/ Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs)

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

Agree

4.

RID-25021-CE-SWG19

Use of the term ‘vehicle’ in RID

The document proposes the replacement of the word ‘vehicle’ in RID, with ‘road vehicle’ or ‘rail vehicle’, as appropriate.

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

Agree

5.

RID-25027-CE-SWG19

Spark arresters

The aim of this proposal is to ensure that the safety provisions of RID concerning the use of spark arresters are consistent with the Technical Specifications for interoperability - TSI Wagon.

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

Agree

6.

RID-25039-CE-SWG19

Consolidated texts adopted by the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting in 2024 and 2025 and by the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group in 2023 and 2024

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

Agree

7.

RID-25041-CE-SWG19

Amendments to the Harmonised Goods Nomenclature - NHM Codes in RID 3.2.2

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

Agree

8.

RID-25046-CE-SWG19

Alternative Proposal to RID-25018-CE-SWG19

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

Agree

All the documents above are available on the OTIF’s website ( https://otif.org/en/?page_id=264 and https://otif.org/en/?page_id=274 ) and shall be understood as comprising the amendments discussed in the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group of November 2025 and reflected in Annex I to document RID-26004-CE-SWG19 (Final report of the 19th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group - Luxembourg, 18 to 21 November 2025), also available on the OTIF’s website ( https://otif.org/en/?page_id=17770 )