Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)
Treaty data
Treaty number
000642
Date of conclusion
09-05-1980
Place of conclusion
Bern
Provisional application
Entry into force
01-05-1985
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1980, 160 (external link)
1981, 211 (external link)
1985, 12 (external link)
1986, 66 (external link)
1987, 192 (external link)
1989, 176 (external link)
1991, 6 (external link)
1993, 15 (external link)
1994, 160 (external link)
1995, 240 (external link)
1997, 18 (external link)
2011, 15 (external link)
2011, 277 (external link)
2012, 89 (external link)
2013, 240 (external link)
2014, 196 (external link)
2015, 139 (external link)
2015, 77 (external link)
2016, 37 (external link)
2020, 94 (external link)
2023, 124 (external link)
2024, 86 (external link)
Parliamentary paper
0000153862 (external link)
Consolidated text
0004155
Comment
Jordan is Associate Member of the Organization. An Associate Member is not a contracting
party to COTIF.,The membership of Lebanon and Iraq was suspended by decision of the
General Assembly at its 4th session, Athens, 8 - 11 September 1997. The decision took
effect at the time the Final Document of the General Assembly was adopted, i.e. 11
September 1997. At the request of Syria, its membership was suspended by the Administrative
Committee at its 125th session, Berne, 29 – 30 June 2016. The suspension of Syria’s
membership took effect on 1 August 2016.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
01-05-1985
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
07-11-2018 (A)
01-05-2019
Albania
01-06-1984 (A)
01-05-1985
Algeria
23-12-1980
28-11-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
Armenia
30-12-2010 (A)
01-07-2011
Austria
09-05-1980
08-03-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Azerbaijan
12-05-2015 (A)
01-11-2015
Belgium
12-06-1980
02-06-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Bosnia and Herzegovina
05-08-1996 (A)
01-10-1996
Bulgaria
09-05-1980
15-07-1982 (R)
01-05-1985
Croatia
30-09-1992 (A)
01-12-1992
Czech Republic
13-12-1993 (A)
01-02-1994
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
28-01-1983 (A)
01-05-1985
Denmark
09-05-1980
18-06-1981 (R)
01-05-1985
Estonia
20-08-2008 (A)
01-01-2009
EU (European Union)
23-06-2011 (A)
01-07-2011
Finland
09-05-1980
15-08-1984 (R)
01-05-1985
France
09-05-1980
03-09-1982 (R)
01-05-1985
Georgia
24-10-2011 (A)
01-05-2012
Germany
09-05-1980
27-02-1985 (R)
01-05-1985
Greece
13-05-1980
23-09-1986 (R)
01-11-1986
Hungary
09-05-1980
14-01-1982 (R)
01-05-1985
Iran
09-05-1980
12-04-1985 (R)
01-10-1985
Iraq
22-09-1980
08-11-1984 (R)
01-05-1985
Ireland
23-12-1980
09-09-1986 (R)
01-11-1986
Italy
09-05-1980
01-03-1985 (R)
01-05-1985
Latvia
23-02-2000 (A)
01-09-2000
Lebanon
09-05-1980
01-12-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Liechtenstein
22-05-1980
30-01-1985 (R)
01-05-1985
Lithuania
21-09-1995 (A)
01-11-1995
Luxembourg
09-05-1980
27-07-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Monaco
06-12-1989 (A)
01-02-1990
Montenegro
21-12-2009 (A)
01-07-2010
Morocco
09-05-1980
02-06-1987 (R)
01-08-1987
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
09-05-1980
15-01-1982 (R)
01-05-1985
North Macedonia
27-02-1996 (A)
01-06-1996
Norway
09-05-1980
12-09-1984 (R)
01-05-1985
Pakistan
21-02-2013 (A)
01-09-2013
Poland
09-05-1980
07-01-1985 (R)
01-05-1985
Portugal
11-12-1980
07-07-1986 (R)
01-11-1986
Romania
09-05-1980
14-06-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Russian Federation
21-08-2009 (A)
01-02-2010
Serbia
24-01-2001 (A)
01-08-2001
Slovakia
24-03-1994 (A)
01-06-1994
Slovenia
15-12-1992 (A)
01-02-1993
Spain
27-11-1980
15-01-1982 (R)
01-05-1985
Sweden
09-05-1980
25-03-1985 (R)
01-05-1985
Switzerland
09-05-1980
08-11-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Syria
09-05-1980
11-10-1985 (R)
01-12-1985
Tunisia
09-05-1980
02-07-1984 (R)
01-05-1985
Türkiye
29-12-1980
20-06-1985 (R)
01-10-1985
Ukraine
11-09-2003 (A)
01-01-2004
United Kingdom
09-05-1980
10-05-1983 (R)
01-05-1985
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
02-08-1982 (A)
01-05-1985