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CIT Info 2/2021

CIT Info 2/2021

  • Revision of the EU Regulation on rail passengers’ rights and obligations concludes
  • PRR recast core to discussions at the last CIV WG
  • Latest information from the “Legal interoperability between CIM/SMPS” CITproject
  • Passenger Claims Conference on 22 September 2021
  • Latest news from the CIT/OSJD project on “CIM/SMGS legal interoperability”
  • TAF Company Code in CIM/SMGS traffic
  • Harmonising contracts for the use of infrastructure: RNE and CIT jointly publish the “E-SCU-I”
  • Law and practice
  • CIT ITSELF
  • Calendar

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CIT Info1/2021

CIT Info1/2021

  • DB Netz AG’s obligation to pay compensation for delays
  • NIS 2 Directive
  • 51st meeting of the CIV WG 
  • Data protection: as crucial a topic as ever
  • Data protection conference
  • Ticketing: Old ticket layouts being phased out
  • News from the meeting of the CIM Committee
  • New look and feel of supplements to CIT products
  • TAF revision is now reality
  • CUI Committee 
  • Law and practice
  • Calendar 

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CIT Info 4/2020

CIT Info 4/2020

  • Rail transport law and liberalisation
  • The CIV Working Group celebrates its 50th meeting
  • Cooperation between TBNE and CIT
  • News from the 19th meeting of the CIV/ SMPS Working Group
  • The CIM Working Group: still working hard, even during the pandemic
  • 6th meeting of the Multimodality Committee
  • Reorganisation of the CIT’s “Seals” Group of Experts
  • CUI Committee
  • Case Law
  • CIT ITSELF
  • CIT Calendar

CIT Info 4/2020 [PDF]

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CIT Info 3/2020
June 1, 2020

COVID-19 is dictating the work being done by the CIT

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  • CIV Committee
  • CIT/UIC Passenger Claims Department’s Conference
  • CIM/SMGS Meetings
  • Legal dispute about framework agreements concluded between RUs and IMs
  • Law and practice :Legal consequences in case of circumstances preventing delivery?
  • CIT ITSELF
  • CIT Calendar
CIT Info 2/2020
March 1, 2020

the CIT has a new, more customer-friendly website

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  • Conference of Passenger Claims Departments
  • The 49th CIV WG goes digital
  • Meeting of the Group of Data Protection Experts
  • Virtual meeting of the CIV/SMPS WG
  • News from the meeting of the CIM Committee
  • Mail by Rail: the story should go on
  • The CUI Committee meets online
  • Law and practice
  • CIT ITSELF
  • Calendar CIT
CIT Info 1/2020
Jan. 1, 2020

The 20's will be the new era of digitalisation

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  • «Berner Tage» conference on international transport law
  • Revision: priority for the work of the CIV Working Group in 2020
  • Digital versions and forthcoming amendments to freight documentation
  • Standardising contracts of use of infrastructure
  • What is the limitation of liability for the loss of a wagon in accordance with the GCU ?
  • CIT ITSELF
  • Calendar CIT
CIT Info 4/2019
Sept. 1, 2019

Announcement of the strategic direction of the CIT until 2025

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  • CCTT comes to Bern
  • New manual on data protection published by the CIT
  • Launch of TSGA regulatory services
  • CIV Working Group setting the route for the work in 2020
  • News about the work of the CIV/SMPS working group
  • CIT’s CIM Working Group looks forward to an exciting 2020
  • Looking at «multimodality» in Venice
  • CIM/SMGS common consignment note used for the first time for multimodal transports from China to Europe
  • The 28th CUI Committee continues to work on harmonised contractual arrangements for infrastructure use
  • Law and Practice
  •  CIT ITSELF
CIT Info 3/2019
June 1, 2019

Congratulations to the COTIF on its 20th birthday!

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  • News from the CIT Workshop in Klaipeda with LG
  • 20 years of COTIF. Quo vadis?
  • Changes ahead for the CIV Committee
  • CIT/UIC Conference of Passenger Claims Departments
  • The CIT’s CIM working group bids farewell to Peter Schuld on his retirement
  • Latest news from the CIT/OSShD project «Legal Interoperability CIM/SMGS»
  • Court decision on infrastructure use
  • Freight consignments without transport documents?
  • CIT ITSELF
CIT Info 2/2019
March 1, 2019

Why is the CIT concerned with multimodality?

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  • RailFreight Summit 2019
  • Digitalisation of transort documents in rail-Achievements and Challenges
  • News from the CIV/SMPS Working Group
  • The CIV Working Group visits Slovakia
  • CIT conference on digital processing of aftersales issues: “Rethinking the world”?
  • The 27th CUI Committee confirms that Adriaan Hagdorn will be its chairman for another term of office
  • Can a contract of use of vehicles be concluded free of charge?
  • CIT Itself
CIT Info 1/2019
Jan. 1, 2020

Is state regulation really always necessary?

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  • New OTIF Secretary-General elected
  • Afghanistan accedes to COTIF
  •  New projects in abundance for the CIV Working Group
  • CIT / IRU “Rail-Road” workshop
  •  News from the meeting of the CIM Committee
  • IM liability in the event of delay
  •  Re-railing of derailed trains
  • Sub-contracted carriage of empty vehicles in international railway law?
  • CIT Itself
  • CIT Calender
CIT Info 4/2018
Dec. 7, 2018

Digitalisation: a core focus for CIT

 

Digitalisation: a core focus for CIT

  • Digitalisation: a core focus for CIT
  • Digitalisation and multimodality in passenger traffic
  • Work progresses on the “Legal interoperability between CIV/SMPS” project
  • Revision PRM
  • Revision PRR
  • CIM Working group
  • 5th Multimodality Committee
  • 26th CUI Committee
  • Law and practice
  • CIT Itself
  • CIT Chairman’s speech
  • CIT Calender
CIT Info 3/2018
Dec. 7, 2018

Speeding up CIM/SMGS Eurasian freight shipments

Speeding up CIM/SMGS Eurasian freight shipments

  • Speeding up CIM/SMGS Eurasian freight shipments
  • Decisions of the OTIF General Assembly 2018
  • CIT/UIC Conference of Passenger Claims Departments
  • The CIM Working Group of the CIT met for the first time with its new Chair
  • Multimodality at the core of the CIT’s work
  • Revision of the CUI Uniform Rules
  • The E-GTC-I
  • Law and practice
  • CIT Itself
  • Calendar CIT
CIT Info 2/2018
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT Info 2/2018

CIT Info 2/2018

  • CCTT Business Forum
  • CIV/SMPS Working Group
  • CIV Committee
  • GDPR
  • Freight Conference
  • CIM/SMGS Working Group
  • CUI Committee
  • Law and practice
  • CIT Itself
  • Calendar CIT
CIT Info 1/2018
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT Info 1/2018

CIT Info 1/2018

  • OTIF Revision Committee
  • “Berner Tage 2018” - joint session
  • The rights of persons with a disability or reduced mobility
  •  “Berner Tage 2018” - CIV
  • CIV Working group
  • “Berner Tage 2018” - CIM
  • CIM Committee
  • Multimodality Working group
  • CUI Uniform Rules Scope of application
  • Revision of the CUI UR
  • “Berner Tage 2018” - CUI
  • CIT Itself
  • Calendar CIT
CIT-Info 4/2017
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT-Info 4/2017

 

CIT-Info 4/2017

  • UNESCAP work on intermodal traffic in North-East and Central Asia
  • New Baku-Tbilissi-Kars (BTK) railway corridor enters service
  • VIC Working Group
  • Progress in the PRR revision procedure
  • CIM Working Group
  • 4th meeting of the Multomodality Committee
  • Law in practice
  • Droit et pratique
  • CIT Itself
  • CIT Calender
CIT-Info 3/2017
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT-Info 3/2017

CIT-Info 3/2017

  • Revision projet PRR
  • Digitalisation in rail passenger traffic
  • CIT/UIC Conference of passenger claims department
  • CIM/SMGS Group of Experts' report
  • CUI Committee
  • CIT Itself
  • CIT Calender
CIT-Info 2/2017
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT-Info 2/2017

 

 

CIT-Info 2/2017

  • La poste sur le rail entre la Chine et l’Europe de l’Ouest
  • Procédure de révision de la COTIF
  • Protection des données
  • Décisions de la 19e Commission CIV
  • Nouvelles du groupe de travail CIM
  • Conférence des services des réclamations marchandises 2017
  • Révision des Règles uniformes CUI
  • Inscription d’informations au moyen de codes sur la lettre de voiture CIM
  • Pro Domo
  • Calendrier CIT
CIT Info 1/2017
Dec. 7, 2018

CIT Info 1/2017

CIT Info 1/2017

  • Does the rail sector need ”coopetition”?
  • The European Commission inquires about Passenger Rights in Multimodal Transport
  • Rail way to uniform law
  • New support tools for CIT members
  • Revision of TAP TSI in 2019
  • European Commission organised a meeting with the NEBs on passenger rights
  • 20th meeting of the CIT’s CIM Committee focused on digitization of freight documents
  • Report on the meeting of the Multimodality Working Group
  • Summary of selected court cases relating to the use of infrastructure
  • Law and practice
  • CIT itself