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 of consentaneous transport policy in the field of international railway traffic

improvement of international transport law 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

collaboration with other international organizations2

Members, observers and affiliated enterprises of OSJD

28 OSJD member countries

7 Observers

41 Affiliated enterprises

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Member Countries of OSJD Total area - 37 million square km Population - 2 billion people Total length of railway lines - 281000 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

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Governing Bodies of OSJD

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

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

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Working bodies of OSJD Commissions:

I. Commission on Transport Policy and Development Strategy

II. Commission on Transport Law

III. Commission on Freight Traffic

IV. Commission on Passenger Traffic

V. Commission on Infrastructure and Rolling Stock

Permanent Working Groups:

Permanent Working Group on Coding and IT 

Permanent Working Group on Finance and Accounting   

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Map of OSJD Railway Transport Corridors

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OSJD Corridor No.1Passes through 11 countries (Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Russia,

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Mongolia and DPRK.)

Overall length with branches: 24.790 km

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Agreements of OSJD

• Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS)

• Agreement on International Passenger Transport by Rail (SMPS)• 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 Uniform Transit Tariff (ЕТТ)• Agreement on International Railway Transit Tariff (МТТ)

• Agreement on Rules for the Use of Passenger Wagons in International Traffic (PPV)

• Agreement on International Passenger Tariff (MPT) • Agreement on Rules for Clearing in International Passenger and

Freight Traffic

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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

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- 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

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Thank you for your attention!

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