Partijen en gegevens

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, the Kingdom of Denmark will not apply the following appendices of COTIF:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 7 July 2011.]

In accordance with Article 42 § 1 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as modified by the Protocol of 3 June 1999, the Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will not apply in their entirety the following of the Appendices to the Convention:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 17 December 2012.]

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, in accordance with Article 12, § 3 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), concluded at Berne on 9 May 1980, will not apply Article 12, § 1 thereof and, in accordance with Article 3, § 1 of Appendix A - CIV Uniform Rules, will not apply to passengers involved in accidents occurring in its territory the whole of the provision concerning the liability of the railway in case of death or of personal injury to passengers, when such passengers are nationals of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic or have their usual place of residence in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

The Republic of Austria reserves the right, in accordance with Article 3 § 1 of Annex A to the Convention, not to apply the provisions regarding the civil liability of railways in the case of death of or personal injury to passengers where the accident occurs in its territory and the passenger is an Austrian national or is normally resident in Austria.

In accordance with Article 2 § 1 of Appendix A of COTIF and in accordance with Article 2 §1 of Appendix E of COTIF in the version of the Annex to this Protocol, the Republic of Austria reserves the right not to apply the whole of the provisions concerning the liability of the carrier in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers when the accident has occurred on its territory and when such passengers are Austrian nationals or have their usual place of residence in Austria.

Until the date of entry into force of the accession of the European Community to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9.5.1980, as amended by the Modification Protocol of 3.6.1999, the Republic of Austria will not apply the following Appendices:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was limited to ‘the date of entry into force of the accession of the European Community to the Convention concern-ing International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9.5.1980, as amended by the Modification Protocol of 3.6.1999’, i.e. until 1.7.2011.]

In accordance with the provisions of Article 42 of COTIF, Romania will not apply the following Appendices to COTIF:

[The declaration dated 8 March 2002 concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 1 March 2013.]

In accordance with Article 3 of Appendix A to the Convention (Uniform Rules concerning the Contract for International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Rail, CIV), Finland reserves the right not to apply to passengers involved in accidents occurring in its territory the whole of the provisions concerning the liability of the railway in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers, when such passengers are Finnish nationals or have their usual place of residence in Finland.

In accordance with Article 42.1 of the COTIF Convention, any Member State may declare, at any time, that it will not apply in their entirety certain Appendices to the Convention. (…) In view of the above, and taking into account Article 3.2 of the COTIF Convention, the Government of Finland declares that the Republic of Finland will not apply the following appendices of the COTIF Convention:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 1 July 2011.]

The People's Socialist Republic of Albania declares that, when submitting a dispute to arbitration, it is necessary to have the agreement of all parties to the dispute for each individual case.

From 2 September 2005, Albania has also made the international carriage of passengers subject to the COTIF regime.

The People's Republic of Poland declares, pursuant to Article 3 § 1 of the CIV Uniform Rules, that it will not apply the whole of the provisions concerning the civil liability of the railway in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers when the accident occurs in the territory of the People's Republic of Poland and the passenger is a Polish national or has his usual place of residence in Poland.

In accordance with Article 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 as amended by the Protocol of Vilnius (the Modification Protocol) of 3 June 1999, I hereby declare on behalf of the Republic of Poland that:

The Federal Republic of Germany herewith submits the following declaration in accordance with Article 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 as amended by the Modification Protocol of 3 June 1999:

The Federal Republic of Germany will not apply the whole of the following Appendices to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 as amended by the Modification Protocol of 3 June 1999:

[The declaration relating to CUI was withdrawn with effect from 31 December 2011.]

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 1 January 2013.]

Sweden declares, pursuant to Article 3 § 1 of the CIV Uniform Rules, that it will not apply the whole of the provisions concerning the liability of the railway in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers where the accident occurs in its territory and the passengers are Swedish nationals or have their usual place of residence in Sweden.

The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right, in accordance with Article 3 § 1 of Annex A to the Convention, not to apply the provisions on civil liability of railways in the case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers, when the accident occurs in its territory and the passenger is an Iranian national or is habitually resident in Iran.

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, the Republic of Portugal has decided to enter reservations according to article 42 of COTIF 1999 (Protocol of Vilnius) which entered into force on the 1st of July 2006 with regard to the following Appendices:

Therefore the Republic of Portugal will provisionally not apply the Appendices mentioned above.

[The declaration dated 7 April 2005 concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 13 May 2013.]

The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, successor states of Czechoslovakia, maintained the reservations expressed by Czechoslovakia, however provided that the reservation in accordance with Article 3, § 1 of Appendix A concerns respectively Czech or Slovak nationals and people with their usual place of residence in the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic.

Pending the outcome of negotiations concerning Community accession to COTIF, Belgium will not apply the following Appendices of COTIF:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 8 February 2012.]

Pursuant to Article 24 of the Convention and paragraph 6 of Article 1 of Appendix A ‘Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail’ (CIV) to the Convention, the Republic of Estonia will apply Appendix A to the Convention to the international carriage of passengers by rail performed only on the railway line Tallin-Tapa-Valga in both directions.

Pursuant to Articles 3 and 24 of the Convention and paragraph 6 of Article 1 of Appendix B ‘Uniform Rules concerning the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Rail’ (CIM) to the Convention, the Republic of Estonia will apply Appendix B to the Convention to the international carriage of goods by rail performed only on the railway line Tallin-Tapa-Valga in both directions and the point of departure or the point of destination of which is situated on the territory of a state, with whom it has not been agreed otherwise regarding such carriage.

Under paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Appendix A ‘Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail’ (CIV) to the Convention, the Republic Estonia will exercise the right not to apply Article 30 of Appendix A concerning the liability of a railway undertaking in case of death of, or personal injury, to a passenger involved in an accident occurring on the territory of Estonia, when the passenger is a national of the Republic of Estonia or has his usual place of residence in the Republic of Estonia.

The Republic of Estonia will not apply Appendices E, F and G to the Convention.

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 9 August 2013.]

[The declaration made under paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Appendix A was withdrawn with effect from 15 September 2013.]

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, France will not apply the following appendices of COTIF during a transitional period:

In accordance with Article 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as modified by the Protocol of 3 June 1999, the Hellenic Republic declares that it will not apply the following COTIF Appendices:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 13 Septem-ber 2011.]

Whereas in accordance with Article 42.1 of the COTIF Convention, any Member State may declare, at any time, that it will not apply in their entirety certain Appendices to the Convention;

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Whereas in view of the above, and taking into account Article 3.2 of the COTIF Convention, the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary has given the authorization in Act LXXVII of 2006 on the promulgation of the Protocol of Vilnius, adopted on the 9th October 2006, to make a declaration to the COTIF Convention to the above effect;

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 16 February 2012.]

In accordance with Article 3 of Appendix A to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 1980, the Republic of Latvia reserves the right not to apply to passengers involved in accidents occurring in the territory of the Republic of Latvia the provisions concerning the liability of the railway in case of death of or personal injury to passengers, when such passengers are nationals of or have their usual place of residence in the Republic of Latvia.

In accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Uniform Rules of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV Appendix A to the Convention concerning International Carriage revised by Protocol of 3 June 1999) the Republic of Latvia declares that it will not apply to passengers involved in accidents occurring on its territory the whole of the provisions concerning the liability of the carrier in case of death of, or personal injury to, passengers, when such passengers are nationals of, or have their usual place of residence in, that State.

In accordance with Paragraph 1 of 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 as revised by Protocol of 3 June 1999 the Republic of Latvia declares that it will not apply the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of Use of Infrastructure in International Rail Traffic (CUI - Appendix E to the Convention), the Uniform Rules concerning the Validation of Technical Standards and the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions applicable to Railway Material intended to be used in International Traffic (APTU - Appendix F to the Convention) and the Uniform Rules concerning the Technical Admission of Railway Material used in International Traffic (ATMF - Appendix G to the Convention).

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 26 April 2013.]

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, invoking paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as modified by the Protocol of 3 June 1999, declares that the Republic of Lithuania will not apply ‘CUI’ - Appendix E to the Convention, ‘APTU’ - Appendix F to the Convention, and ‘ATMF’ - Appendix G to the Convention until these Appendices are aligned with the legal acts of the European Community.

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 10 November 2011.]

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will not apply the following appendices of COTIF during a transitional period:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 12 January 2012.]

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will not apply the following appendices of COTIF:

The Netherlands assume that the negotiations on the EU's accession to OTIF can be concluded rapidly and with agreement on outstanding subjects that could represent a contradiction between EU legislation and COTIF. The Netherlands therefore consider the non-application of the sections referred to as temporary, until 1 January 2008 at the latest.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 juni 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

will not apply the appendices CUI, APTU and ATMF until 1 January 2009.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 June 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

will not apply the appendices CUI, APTU and ATMF until 1 January 2010.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 June 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

will not apply the appendices CUI, APTU and ATMF until 1 January 2011.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 June 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

will not apply the appendices CUI, APTU and ATMF until 1 January 2012.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 June 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

will not apply the appendices CUI, APTU and ATMF until 1 January 2013.

Declares, in conformity with the provisions of Article 42 of the Convention on International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), done on 9 May 1980 and revised by the Protocol of Vilnius, done on 3 June 1999, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

The Government of Norway hereby makes the following declaration to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 in the version of the Protocol of Modification of 3 June 1999:

In accordance with Article 42 of the Convention, Norway will not apply Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU), G (ATMF) of the Convention.

[The declaration made with respect to Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU), and G (ATMF) of the Convention was withdrawn with effect from 18 June 2014.]

Reservation in accordance with Article 28 § 3.

According to Article 1 § 6 of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV - Appendix A to the Convention) and according to Article 1 § 6 of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM - Appendix B to the Convention), the Ukraine will apply these Uniform Rules to the following parts of the railway infrastructure in the Ukraine:

Additional notification in accordance with Article 24 § 3 of COTIF [Takes effect on 1 January 2011]

In accordance with Article 1 § 6 of CIM, the Ukraine will also apply the CIM Uniform Rules on the line (7 km) from the Illichivsk ferry terminal to Illichivsk portside station (Illichivsk–Paromna).

Additional notification in accordance with Article 24 § 3 of COTIF. [Takes effect on 16 January 2012]

In accordance with Article 1 § 6 of CIM, the Ukraine will also apply the CIM Uniform Rules on the line Uzhgorod-Chop (22 km).

Additional notification in accordance with Article 24 § 3 of COTIF [Takes effect on 3 december 2014]

In accordance with Article 1 § 6 of CIM, the Ukraine will also apply the CIM Uniform Rules on the lines Halmeu / Dyakovo (1520 mm, 3,6 km) and Dorneşti / Vadul – Siret (1520 mm, 18,8 km).

In accordance with Article 28 § 3 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply § 1 and § 2 of Article 28 of COTIF.

In accordance with Article 1 § 6 of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM) (Appendix B to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)), the Russian Federation will apply Appendix B to the carriage performed on the parts of the railway infrastructure from the landing stage of the ferry terminal Baltiysk to the near-port railway station Baltiysk (2.84 km) and from the landing stage of the ferry terminal Ust-Luga to the near-port railway station Luzhskaya (1.745 km).

In accordance with Article 42 § 1 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply the Appendices A, C, D, E, F, G to COTIF.

Pursuant to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), the Republic of Slovenia hereby declares that, pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, it will not apply the following appendices of COTIF:

[The declaration concerning the non-application of Appendices E (CUI), F (APTU) and G (ATMF) was withdrawn with effect from 19 October 2012.]

In accordance with Article 42 of COTIF, Spain declares that it will not apply the following Appendices:

[The declaration made in accordance with Article 42 of COTIF was withdrawn with effect from 16 April 2014.]

The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, successor states of Czechoslovakia, maintained the reservations expressed by Czechoslovakia, however provided that the reservation in accordance with Article 3, §1 of Appendix A concerns respectively Czech or Slovak nationals and people with their usual place of residence in the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic.

Pending the outcome of discussions concerning Community accession to COTIF, the Slovak Republic will not apply the following appendices of COTIF:

The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, successor states of Czechoslovakia, maintained the reservations expressed by Czechoslovakia, however provided that the reservation in accordance with Article 3, §1 of Appendix A concerns respectively Czech or Slovak nationals and people with their usual place of residence in the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic.

In accordance with Article 42 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 in the version of the Protocol of Modification of 3 June 1999, the Czech Republic makes the reservation that it will not apply the following Appendices to the Convention:

In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 28 of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (hereafter referred to as ’Convention’), Georgia retains the right not to apply in whole § 1 and § 2 of Article 28.

In accordance with Article 24 of the Convention and with § 6 of Article 1 of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV) Appendix ‘A’ to the Convention, Georgia retains the right to apply these uniform rules to the international carriage of passengers only on the section from the station Gardabani to the station Kartsakhi, to the state border (244 km), after this line is put into operation.

In accordance with Article 24 of the Convention and with § 6 of Article 1 of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM), Appendix ‘B’ to the Convention, Georgia retains the right to apply these uniform rules to the international carriage of goods on the following sections of the railway infrastructure of Georgia:

In accordance with § 1 of Article 42 of this Convention, Georgia shall not apply in whole the following Appendices:

In accordance with Article 28 § 3, Pakistan will not apply all of the provisions of §§ 1 and 2.

In accordance with Article 42 § 1 of COTIF, the Government of Pakistan declares that Pakistan will for the time being not apply the following Appendices to the Convention: