
Article 1 
The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the 55th session of the RID Expert Committee in the framework of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999, is set out in the Attachment to this Decision.
Minor changes to the documents referred to in the Attachment to this Decision may be agreed to 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, 22 May 2018.
For the Council
The President
K. VALCHEV
ATTACHMENT

Proposal Reference document Issue Comments Union position
1 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/1 Hazard identification number for UN numbers 3166 and 3171 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments
2 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/3 Carriage of dangerous goods as hand luggage or registered luggage Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendment
3 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/5 102nd session of WP.15 (Geneva, 8-12 May 2017) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
4 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/7/Rev.1 Draft list of corrections 2 to the 2017 edition of RID Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
5 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/8 Informal working group on checklists for the filling and emptying of liquefied gas tank-wagons (Florence 11-13 July 2017) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
6 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/15 Consolidated texts adopted by the Joint Meeting in 2016 and 2017 and by the RID Committee of Experts' standing working group in November 2016 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
7 Idem Amendments left for further examination by the Standing Working Group — —
8 Idem Those calling for a common view from the UNECE — OTIF Joint Meeting Efficient multimodal transport needs to be facilitated Agree with the amendment as recommended by the Joint Meeting
9 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/INF.8 Duplicated indents in 4.3.3.5. Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
10 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/INF.10 Transitional provisions Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
11 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/INF.12 Proposed amendment to 2.1.3.5.5 in document OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/15 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group
12 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017/INF.16 103rd session of WP.15 (Geneva, 6-10 November 2017) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group