Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)

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international treaty multilateral convention

The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) is an international treaty that harmonizes and regulates the legal framework for cross-border rail transport of goods among its member states.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail	1
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) canonical	1
Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4695035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
Context triple: [Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, relatedInstrument, Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)]

A. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
B. European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC)
The European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) is a United Nations treaty that defines and coordinates a pan-European network of priority rail and intermodal freight routes and terminals to facilitate efficient international combined transport.
C. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
D. AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines
The AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines is a United Nations treaty that coordinates and standardizes the planning and development of an integrated network of major international railway routes across Europe.
E. UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
Target entity description: The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) is an international treaty that harmonizes and regulates the legal framework for cross-border rail transport of goods among its member states.

A. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
B. European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC)
The European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) is a United Nations treaty that defines and coordinates a pan-European network of priority rail and intermodal freight routes and terminals to facilitate efficient international combined transport.
C. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
D. AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines
The AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines is a United Nations treaty that coordinates and standardizes the planning and development of an integrated network of major international railway routes across Europe.
E. UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ multilateral convention ⓘ
abbreviationOfAdministeringBody	OTIF ⓘ
abbreviationOfPart	CIM Uniform Rules ⓘ
administeredBy	Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail ⓘ
aimsTo	facilitate international rail transport of goods ⓘ harmonize legal rules for international rail freight ⓘ
appliesTo	international rail transport of goods between member states ⓘ
basisFor	standard terms in international rail waybills ⓘ
bindingOn	contracting states of OTIF ⓘ
covers	carrier liability for damage to goods ⓘ carrier liability for delay in delivery ⓘ carrier liability for loss of goods ⓘ claims and actions arising from rail carriage contracts ⓘ transport documents for rail freight ⓘ
depositary	Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail ⓘ
entryIntoForceCondition	ratification by a specified number of states ⓘ
geographicalScope	Europe ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ parts of North Africa ⓘ
governs	rights and obligations of consignees ⓘ rights and obligations of consignors ⓘ rights and obligations of rail carriers ⓘ
harmonizes	national laws on international rail freight contracts ⓘ
hasPart	Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
legalFrameworkFor	contracts of carriage of goods by rail ⓘ
legalNature	public international law instrument ⓘ
providesFor	jurisdiction rules for disputes ⓘ standardized liability regime for rail carriers ⓘ uniform rules for rail freight contracts ⓘ
regulates	cross‑border rail freight transport ⓘ international carriage of goods by rail ⓘ
relatedTo	CIV Uniform Rules ⓘ Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
sector	international trade ⓘ rail transport ⓘ
shortName	CIM ⓘ COTIF ⓘ
subjectMatter	carriage of goods ⓘ international transport law ⓘ railway law ⓘ
usedBy	freight forwarders ⓘ railway undertakings engaged in international freight ⓘ shippers involved in cross‑border rail transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road → relatedInstrument → Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) ⓘ

subject linked to: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail → hasPart → Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail ⓘ

subject linked to: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)

linked to: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)

Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail → relatedTo → Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail ⓘ