Brussels, 13.3.2024

COM(2024) 118 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a Council Decision

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 58th 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


ANNEX

Proposal

Reference document

Issue

Comments

EU position

1.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/3

Amendment to RID Chapter 1.4.2.2.7 on the reference to UIC Leaflet 472 (obligation of the carrier to inform the driver of the position of dangerous goods in the train)

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

Agree

2.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/4

Amendment to RID Chapter 5.3.4.1 on the provisions for shunting marks

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

Agree

3.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/5

Amendment to RID to include provisions for the carriage of molten aluminium of UN number 3257 

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

Agree

4.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/7

Amendment to RID Chapter 1.11 to introduce a reference to the newest edition of UIC IRS 20201

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

Agree

5.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/8 and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/INF.10

Identification in the transport document of the wagon and, where appropriate,
of the large container, tank-container or portable tank

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

Agree

6.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/9

Amendment to RID Chapter 3.2.2 to introduce a reference to UIC IRS 20221 instead of UIC leaflet 221 

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

Agree

7.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/10

Consolidated texts adopted by the Joint Meeting in 2021 and 2022 and by the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group in November 2022

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

Agree

8.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/11

Extracts from the draft report of the 114th session of UNECE WP.15 (Geneva, 6 to 10 November 2023) (documents ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2023/R.3 and Adds as well as ECE/TRANS/WP.15/ 2023/R.4 and Adds)

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

Agree

9.

OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/INF.4

Amendment to RID to introduce a reference to the 3rd edition of UIC IRS 50592

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

Agree

10.

ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf7e

Proposal on how to modify RID CW38 in order to allow for carriage in bulk of specific categories of wastes containing asbestos (UN Nos. 2590 and 2212)

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

Agree

11.

ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf14e

Proposals on how to adjust RID Chapters 4.1 and 5.4 to allow for transport of waste in inner packagings packed together in an outer packaging

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

Agree

12.

ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf19e

Amendment to RID 1.8.3.11 (b), 2nd indent, to precise the subjects of examination for the safety advisers

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 ( http://otif.org/en/?page_id=7321 and http://otif.org/en/?page_id=7322 ) or on the UNECE website ( https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/377548 ) and shall be understood as comprising the amendments discussed in the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group of November 2023 and reflected in Annex I to document OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023-A (Final report of the 16th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group - London, 20 to 23 November 2023), also available on the OTIF’s website ( http://otif.org/en/?page_id=254 ).