Improving rail transport competitiveness in the Eurasian region Attila Kiss Executive Secretary Organization for Co-operation of Railways (OSJD)

Fields of activities of OSJD development and improvement of international railway transport between Europe and Asia development and improvement of international railway transport between Europe and Asia development of consentaneous transport policy in the field of international railway traffic development of consentaneous transport policy in the field of international railway traffic improvement of international transport law improvement of international transport law development of measures aimed at the increase of railway transport competitiveness in comparison with other modes of transportation development of measures aimed at the increase of railway transport competitiveness in comparison with other modes of transportation co-operation in the field of railway operation and technical matters co-operation in the field of railway operation and technical matters collaboration with other international organizations collaboration with other international organizations 2

Members, observers and affiliated enterprises of OSJD 28 OSJD member countries 7 Observers 41 Affiliated enterprises 3

Member Countries of OSJD Total area -37 million square km Population-2 billion people Total length of railway lines km Total number of rail personnel-4,4 million Freight traffic by rail a year-6,2 billion ton Passenger traffic by rail a year-4 billion people 4

Governing Bodies of OSJD Governing Bodies of OSJD Ministerial Conference: highest governing body of OSJD at intergovernmental level Ministerial Conference: highest governing body of OSJD at intergovernmental level Conference of Director Generals: highest steering body of OSJD at the level of railway companies Conference of Director Generals: highest steering body of OSJD at the level of railway companies Executive body: OSJD Commitее Executive body: OSJD Commitее - exercises control over OSJD activities in the period between the sessions of the Ministers Conference and General Directors Conference meetings - functions as a depository for the agreements and contracts concluded within the OSJD framework 5

Working bodies of OSJD Working bodies of OSJD Commissions: I. Commission on Transport Policy and Development Strategy I. Commission on Transport Policy and Development Strategy II. Commission on Transport Law II. Commission on Transport Law III. Commission on Freight Traffic III. Commission on Freight Traffic IV. Commission on Passenger Traffic IV. Commission on Passenger Traffic V. Commission on Infrastructure and Rolling Stock V. Commission on Infrastructure and Rolling Stock Permanent Working Groups: Permanent Working Group on Coding and IT Permanent Working Group on Coding and IT Permanent Working Group on Finance and Accounting Permanent Working Group on Finance and Accounting 6

Map of OSJD Railway Transport Corridors 7

OSJD Corridor No.1 Passes through 11 countries (Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Mongolia and DPRK.) Overall length with branches: km 8

Agreements of OSJD Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS) Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS) Agreement on International Passenger Transport by Rail (SMPS) Agreement on International Passenger Transport by Rail (SMPS) Agreement on Organisational and Operational Aspects of Combined Transport between Europe and Asia Agreement on Organisational and Operational Aspects of Combined Transport between Europe and Asia Agreement on Rules for the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGV) Agreement on Rules for the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGV) Agreement on Uniform Transit Tariff (ЕТТ) Agreement on Uniform Transit Tariff (ЕТТ) Agreement on International Railway Transit Tariff (МТТ) Agreement on International Railway Transit Tariff (МТТ) Agreement on Rules for the Use of Passenger Wagons in International Traffic (PPV) Agreement on Rules for the Use of Passenger Wagons in International Traffic (PPV) Agreement on International Passenger Tariff (MPT) Agreement on International Passenger Tariff (MPT) Agreement on Rules for Clearing in International Passenger and Freight Traffic Agreement on Rules for Clearing in International Passenger and Freight Traffic 9

1010 Improvement of legal framework, towards unified railway transport law Further development of international transport corridors Alignment of rail transport competitiveness in relation to other modes of transport Further development of container and combined traffic Ways to improve rail transport competitiveness

1 - Revision of the existing agreements to bring these agreements in line with today’s realities, taking into account market relations - Development of Convention on direct international rail traffic - Expanding the use of common CIM/SMGS consignment note - Harmonization of transport law in OSJD member countries and COTIF - Towards unified railway transport law Work on improvement of transport law

Harmonization of the two legal systems – COTIF and SMGS, for example the widest use of the unified CIM/SMGS consignement note and extend the field of use in the direction of China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Common CIM/SMGS consignement note

Chóngqìng - Duisburg within 16 days under CIM/SMGS consignment note 13

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