Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 18th session of the Committee of Technical Experts (the ‘CTE’) of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail on the revision of its Rules of Procedure and of the Uniform Technical Prescriptions applicable to the subsystem ‘Rolling stock – freight wagons’ (UTP WAG) and to the subsystem ‘Rolling stock – locomotives and passenger rolling stock’ (UTP LOC&PAS), on the adoption of an Annex C to the Uniform Rules concerning the Technical Admission of Railway Material used in International Traffic (ATMF UR) on a Uniform format of certificates and on the amendment of Appendix I to the Uniform Technical Prescriptions applicable to the subsystem Telematics applications for freight services (UTP TAF) shall be the following: (1) to vote in favour of the proposed revision to the Rules of Procedure of CTE, as set out in document TECH-26018-CTE18-4, and, without prejudice to this position, to propose to replace ‘8 weeks’ by ‘12 weeks’ in Article 9(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the CTE; (2) to vote in favour of the proposed revision of the UTP WAG, as set out in Annex 2 to document TECH-26003-CTE18-5.1, subject to the following amendments: (a) in point 4.2.6.1.2.1 of the UTP WAG, delete the two introductory paragraphs; (b) in point 5.3.6 of the UTP WAG, replace the first paragraph by: ‘Devices to secure semi-trailers shall be designed and assessed for each of the following conditions of use: — compatible semi-trailers for which the device is intended; — compatible unit interface on which the device can be safely mounted.’ ; (3) to vote in favour of the proposed revision of the UTP LOC&PAS, as set out in Annex 2 to document TECH-26004-CTE18-5.2, subject to the following amendment in point 7.1.1.6.1: replace point (12) by ‘The unit shall be equipped with self-rescue devices for all persons on board, satisfying the specifications of EN 13794:2002 and either EN 402:2003 or EN 403:2004.’; (4) to vote against the proposed adoption of an Annex C to the ATMF UR on a Uniform format of certificates, as set out in document TECH-26005-CTE18-5.3, and to request further work of the Standing Working Group of the CTE (WG TECH) on that matter, so as to ensure alignment with relevant Union law; (5) to vote in favour of the proposed amendment of Appendix I to the UTP TAF, as set out in document TECH-26006-CTE18-5.4. Minor changes to the position set out in the first paragraph may be agreed by the representatives of the Union at the 18th session of the CTE without a further decision of the Council.