
Article 1 

1. The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the 54th session of the RID Expert Committee in the framework of the COTIF Convention shall be in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
2. Minor changes to the documents mentioned in the Annex to this Decision may be agreed upon by the representatives of the Union in the RID Expert Committee without further decision of the Council.
Article 2 
The decisions of the RID Expert Committee, once adopted, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, indicating the date of their entry into force.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2016.
For the Council
The President
M.H.P. VAN DAM
ANNEX

Proposal Reference document Issue Comments Union position
1 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/2OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.14OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.15 Inclusion of obligations for Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) in RID Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt a text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
2 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/3 Amendment of special provision TU 16 in RID/ADR/ADN Chapter 4.3 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
3 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/5 Carrier's duty to inform the train driver of the position of dangerous goods in the train Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
4 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/6 Flexible bulk containers Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the text for flexible bulk containers in OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12
5 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/7 Definitions of ‘full load’/‘wagon load’ Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments
6 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.2OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.3 Various consolidated amendments agreed by the standing working group Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments
7 Idem Amendments left for further examination by the Standing Working Group — —
8 Idem Those calling for a common view from the UN-ECE — OTIF Joint Meeting Efficient multimodal transport needs to be facilitated Agree with the amendments as recommended by the Joint Meeting
9 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/14 Notifications of occurrences involving dangerous goods in accordance with RID 1.8.5; Hamburg-Billwerder, 3 July 2013 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
10 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.4 Protective distance for road vehicles Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group Agree with the amendments