Guidance on the Convention on International Carriage by Rail Regulations 2005
Table of contents
- 1. Introduction
- Who is affected by the Regulations?
- When will the Regulations come into force?
- 2. Background on cotif
- What is COTIF?
- 3. The relationship between cotif 1999 and ec rail legislation
- 4. Commentary on cotif 1999
- Transitional provisions
- The Convention
- Appendix A - Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV)
- Appendix B - Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM)
- Appendix C - Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
- Appendix D - Uniform Rules concerning Contracts of Use of Vehicles in International Rail Traffic (CUV)
- 5. Commentary on the regulations
- Regulation 1: Citation and commencement
- Regulation 2: Interpretation
- Regulation 3: Convention to have the force of law
- Regulation 4: Publication of information concerning the Convention
- Regulation 5 and Schedule 1: Fatal accidents
- Regulation 6: Power of court to take account of other proceedings
- Regulation 7: Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling
- Regulation 8: Enforcement of judgments
- Regulation 9: Repeals and revocations and consequential amendments
- Schedule 2: Repeals and revocations
- Schedule 3: Consequential amendments
- 6. Publication of information concerning cotif
- Annex A: references
- Annex B: useful contacts
