CIT GTC Eur Asia Point 3 of the

CIT GTC Eur. Asia: Point 3 of the UNECE Ministerial Declaration SC. 2 Meeting, 23 November 2015, Geneva Dr Erik Evtimov Deputy Secretary General CIT

Opportunities & challenges for railway companies today: Eurasian Freight Corridors - An existing market with potential Freight traffic China-Europe ~ 90% Sea/40 days < 10% Air/1 day ~ 1% Railway/ ~15 days ~ 30 freight trains per week 2

Potential for parcels transportation between China and Europe by rail 3

Scope of application of CIM and SMGS Etat au 1 er novembre 2015 Stand 1. November 2015 Situation on 1 November 2015 SMGS CIM + SMGS Membership suspended Associate Member 4

Solutions to increase railway competitiveness: UNECE Joint Declaration Ø Joint Declaration on the promotion of Euro-Asian Rail Transport and activities towards Unified Railway Law (26 February 2013, Geneva): Important step towards a solution to unify different legal regimes Ø State of play: Draft of relevant legal provisions is being discussed within the UNECE Groups of Experts towards Unified Railway Law (last meeting took place on 14– 16 October 2015). COTIF/CIM SMGS Unified Rail Transport Law Ø CIT supports efforts at the governmental level and encourages legislation that is suitable from the viewpoint of the carriers to promote competitiveness of the Eurasian railway transportation. 5

Solutions to increase railway competitiveness: GTC Eurasia as instrument on contractual level General Terms and Conditions for Eur. Asia Rail Transport Contracts of the CIT (GTC Eur. Asia) Ø Point 3 - of the UNECE Political Declaration Ø Framework contract - for participating railways (on different corridors) Ø Applicable law - mandatory provisions of the national law shall apply Ø Precondition – opting-in through the participating railways (for example DB, PKP Cargo, BC, RZD and CCTT or GETO) Ø Legal basis - international private law (IPR) 6

Electronic CIM/SMGS Consignment Note Functional specifications: updated based on the revision of SMGS (1 January 2016) Legal specifications: to be analyzed an updated in 2016 Current work: Ad hoc technical WG on e-consignment note CIM/SMGS (CIT, OSJD, RAILDATA and experts from CIM & SMGS RUs) Tasks: - revision of the technical specifications; - work towards development of the XML/EDIFACT converter; - the role of electronic signature in SMGS area. 7

Practical use of the CIM/SMGS Consignment note: Actions Ø Inclusion of the three re-consignment points from China into GLV-CIM/SMGS: Alshankou – Dostyk (China and Kazakhstan); Erljan – Zaminuud (China and Mongolia); Manzuli – Zabaikalsk (China and Russia); Ø Pilot project with UPU on transport of postal parcels by rail: • Use of CIT uniform consignment note CIM/SMGS; • Utilization of the GTC Eur. Asia; • Framing the boilerplate contract or a checklist for transport of postal items by rail in CIM/SMGS traffic; Ø CIT Workshop on Postal Consignments by Rail, 17 March 2016 Ø Practical implementation of the GTC Eur. Asia in collaboration with the CCTT Ø Coordinated revision of the specimen of the CIM/SMGS, CIM and SMGS consignment notes in 2017 -2018 Ø CIT’s engagement in the work of the UNECE Group of Experts towards Unified Railway Law 8

Success story for the railways à Good Quality of infrastructure à Technical interoperability (vehicle authorisation and safety certification) à Level playing field with other transport modes à Competitive and transparent charges for use of infrastructure à Less administrative burdens: New regulatory requirements when customers benefit à Stable and fair legal framework 9

Conclusions Ø Ø Electronic CIM/SMGS consignment note General Terms and Conditions Eur. Asia Best case: transportation of postal items by rail Unified Rail Transport Law Savings in time and costs Simplification of customs formalities Greater legal certainty Larger share of the market 10

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