The International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) is an association of about 216 railway undertakings and shipping companies which provide international passenger and/or freight transport services. About 136 organisations are members in their own right; about 80 organisations are linked indirectly by being members of the CIT associate members. The CIT is an association under Swiss law and is based in Bern.
The CIT works closely with the OSJD on joint projects to make transport law regimes for traffic between Europe and Asia interoperable. More information on the groups working on these projects is available by clicking:
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Organisation
The Executive Committee is responsible for operational and administrative management of the CIT. It has the following tasks:
- making the arrangements for meetings of the General Assembly;
- preparing the Annual Accounts and the Budget;
- approving the Annual Report;
- expressing views on drafts of international rail transport law;
- fixing the conditions of service of the staff and laying down the financial regulations;
- supervising the management of the Secretary General.
The Executive Committee comprises nine members at most and is composed in a representative way. The CIT Chairman is a member as of right. The Executive Committee meets twice a year as a rule (in April and in September).
Maria Sack
Chairman
Deutsche Bahn AG
Rechtsanwältin
Leiterin Team Internationale Verbände Verkehrspolitik Europa (GWE)
Maria Urbańska
Deputises for the Chairman
PKP CARGO S.A.
Head of Department, Office for Development, Investor Relations and Marketing
Alberto Gallo
TRENITALIA S.p.A.
Direzione Affari Legali e Societari
Nevin Kaygisiz
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari (TCDD)
Chef adjointe de section tarifs et accords internationaux
Platon Guryanov
RZD - Russian Railways
Leiter Rechtsdienst internationale Beziehungen
Gerald Wieser
Rail Cargo Austria AG
Abteilungsleiter Schadens- und Versicherungsmanagement
Aikaterini Vitou
TRAINOSE
Head of International Cooperation
Gilles Mugnier
SNCF
Directeur Juridique adjoint
Marie Wirtgen
SNCB
General Counsel Legal Affairs
The General Secretariat manages the CIT. It is composed of eleven staff members and has the following tasks:
- implementing the decisions of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee;
- making the arrangements for the meetings of the Executive Committee;
- preparing the Annual Report, the Annual Accounts and Budget for presentation to the Executive Committee;
- convening and taking part in meetings of committees and working groups.
Cesare Brand
Secretary General
Telephone: +41 (0)31 350 01 93
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Erik Evtimov, Dr. iur.
Deputy Secretary General
Telephone: +41 (0)31 350 01 97
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Isabelle Oberson, lic. iur.
Senior Legal Adviser
Passenger traffic
Telefon: +41 (0)31 350 01 98
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Sandra Dobler
Legal Adviser
Passenger traffic
Telefon: +41 (0)31 350 04 80
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Jan Svensson
Specialist
Passenger traffic
Téléphone : +41 (0)31 350 01 91
Fax : +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Nina Scherf
Senior Legal Adviser
Freight traffic, Use of infrastructure
Telephone : +41 31 350 01 94
Mobile : +41 79 954 44 74
Dariia Scarlino
Expert
Freight traffic, RID, CIM/SMGS
Telefon : +41 (0)31 350 01 96
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Chantal Schweizer
Administrative Assistant
Accounting - Personal managment - Membership managment - Freight
Phone: +41 (0)31 350 01 92
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
Laurence Nicolet
Administrative Assistant
Communication - CIT-Info - Website - CIV
Phone: +41 (0)31 350 01 90
Fax: +41 (0)31 350 01 99
The committees are competent to adopt provisions on the implementation and application of international rail transport law in a standardised and practical way (in order to produce CIT documentation). To do that, the General Assembly delegates powers to them. The committees are composed in a representative way.
CIV Committee (passenger traffic)
Enrico Trapazzo
Chair
FS - TRENITALIA S.p.A. - Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
DCGPE – Legal and Corporate Affairs Business Partner
Isabelle Saintilan
Deputises for the Chair
SNCF Voyages
Juriste
CIM Committee (freight traffic)
Jean-Luc Dufournaud
Chairman
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Directeur de l’Ethique et de la Déontologie
CUI Committee (use of infrastructure)
Adriaan Hagdorn
Chair
NS
Legal Counsel
Alberto Gallo
Deputises for the Chair
TRENITALIA S.p.A.
Direzione Affari Legali e Societari
Multimodality Committee
Maria Kalimeri
Chair
ATTICA GROUP (Blue Star Ferries & Superfast Ferries)
Railway Key Account Manager
Working groups are responsible for preparing recommendations for decisions by the committees.
Their members are chosen for their skills in the area in question.
CIV Working Group (passenger traffic)
Oliver Hirschfeld
Chair
Deutsche Bahn AG
Leiter Team int. Eisenbahnrecht / Rechtsabteilung Personenverkehr (CRP)
CIM Working Group (freight traffic)
Cristian Cuenca
Chair
Deutsche Bahn AG
Legal Advisor
"Multimodality" Working group
Erik Evtimov
Chair
Deputy Secretary General to the CIT
Groups of experts are constituted to examine specific issues. Their members are specialists in the topic in question.
Group of PRR Experts
Isabelle Oberson
Chair
General Secretariat CIT
Senior Legal Adviser
"Seals" Group of Experts
Fabienne Vaisson
Chair
SNCF LOGISTICS - DIRECTION FINANCIERE & JURIDIQUE DU POLE TFM
Responsable Affaires douanières
"CIM/SMGS" Legal group / group of Experts
Erik Evtimov
Chair
Deputy Secretary General to the CIT
"CIV/SMPS" Working Group
Erik Evtimov
Chair
Deputy Secretary General to the CIT
