This leaflet
- defines the concept: exceptional consignment;
- regulates the agreement and authorisation procedure for international transport;
- lists the contacts of the individual groups for exceptional consignments and national registration offices.
The following basic documents apply to the carriage of exceptional loads in international traffic:
- Agreement for the reciprocal use of freight wagons in international traffic (RIV);
- Agreement for the reciprocal use of passenger coaches in international traffic (RIC);
- Agreement for International Railway Freight Traffic SMGS);
Particular bilateral transit regulations;
- Additional standardised legal regulations for the contract for the international transport of goods by rail (CIM).
The preparation and carrying out of the forwarding require a coordinated approach between the participants involved in freight traffic (customer, railway undertaking, infrastructure manager, technical wagon services, traction, operating and commercial departments).
The carriage of exceptional consignments in accordance with the coded outline procedure is laid down in UIC Leaflet 502-2 (until the publication of this Leaflet, Appendix F of the present Leaflet and the previous RIV, Appendix II, Volume 4 will remain valid).
Carriage of exceptional consignments o railways with a gauge of 1 520 mm is regulated by UIC Leaflet 502-3.
At the time when this leaftet was published the "Railway reform" has not yet been introduced by all railways and so the job of organJsing exceptional consignments lies either with the "Railway/IMIRU",
"Railway/IM" or "Railway/RU".
UIC O 502-1-2007 history
2009UIC O 502-1-2009 Exceptional consignments - Regulations concerning the preparation and management of exceptional consignments
2007UIC O 502-1-2007 Exceptional consignments - Regulations concerning the preparation and management of exceptional consignments