On this page, the statutory texts applicable to the contract of use of vehicles in international rail traffic may be found together with the documentation drawn up by the CIT to help undertakings to implement the statutes.
On this page, the statutory texts applicable to the contract of use of vehicles in international rail traffic may be found together with the documentation drawn up by the CIT to help undertakings to implement the statutes.
The CUV Uniform Rules apply when a railway undertaking uses vehicles which do not belong to it and it concludes a contract of use with the keeper of those vehicles. The CUV Uniform Rules are limited to just defining the essential points of the contract and leave a lot to contractual freedom.
The General Contract of Use for wagons (GCU) is a multilateral contract. It defines the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract (wagon keepers and user railway undertakings) in respect of the use of the wagons as means of transport.
GCU Bureau
The GCU Bureau has the task of managing the General Contract of Use for wagons (GCU). The GCU Bureau is in Brussels.
The CUV Wagon Note Manual published by the CIT applies to the movement of empty wagons covered by a wagon note (in accordance with Article 14 GCU). It contains all the detail on the way the wagon note is used.
Uniform Rules concerning Contracts of Use of Vehicles in International Rail Traffic (CUV) - Appendix D to COTIF
Three language text of the CUV Uniform Rules.
Appblicable with effect from 1 July 2006
8 pages
Uniform Rules concerning Contracts of Use of Vehicles in International Rail Traffic (CUV) - Appendix D to COTIF
Three language text of the CUV Uniform Rules.
Appblicable with effect from 1 July 2006
8 pages
CUV Wagon Note Manual (GLW-CUV)
Instructions for the use of the CUV wagon note and other documents in connection with the movement of empty wagons as means of transport.
Consignments subject to a GCU contract between the keeper and a user railway undertaking.
Applicable with effect from 1 July 2006/Edition 1 July 2011
83 pages
Appendix 1: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon note
Appendix 2: List of charges
Appendix 3a: CUV wagon note - Form a
Appendix 3b: CUV wagon note for combined transport (specimen)
Appendix 4: Charges note - Form b
Appendix 5a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of wagon note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appendix 5b: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic wagon note
CUV Wagon Note Manual (GLW-CUV)
Instructions for the use of the CUV wagon note and other documents in connection with the movement of empty wagons as means of transport.
Consignments subject to a GCU contract between the keeper and a user railway undertaking.
Applicable with effect from 1 July 2006/Edition 1 July 2011
83 pages
Appendix 1: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon note
Appendix 2: List of charges
Appendix 3a: CUV wagon note - Form a
Appendix 3b: CUV wagon note for combined transport (specimen)
Appendix 4: Charges note - Form b
Appendix 5a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of wagon note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appendix 5b: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic wagon note
