Kutse

WITH THE KIND SUPPORT OF THE EMBASSY OF LUXEMBOURG IN ROME

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LUXEMBOURG

RAIL PROTOCOL 9 APRIL 2024 4PM UNIDROIT - VILLA

ALDOBRANDINI VIA PANISPERNA 28, ROME

4 .00

Arr i va l /Seat ing

4 . 15

Opening speeches o f UNIDROIT Secretary -Genera l Ignac io

T i rado and OTIF Secretary Genera l Wol fgang Küpper

4 .45

Int roductory Statement de l i vered by H .E . Nos ipho Nausca-

Jean Jez i le (Ambassador o f South Af r ica to I ta ly )

5 .00

Soc ia l and Economic Benef i t s o f the Luxembourg Ra i l

Protoco l – V ideo Presentat ion int roduced by Mr Howard

Rosen CBE Chai rman o f Ra i l Work ing Group

5 .30

The Regis t ry : key advantages fo r the Ra i l indust ry – Kathy

Hi l lman-Wei r , K .C . Execut ive V ice-Pres ident , Ch ie f

Corporate Of f icer and Genera l Counse l o f In format ion

Serv ices Corporat ion ( ISC)

5 .45

Statements and Q&A

6 .00

Cockta i l recept ion

Regis t rat ion and in format ion at : in fo@unidro i t .o rg

PROGRAMME

The Luxembourg Ra i l P rotoco l to the Cape Town

Convent ion on Internat iona l Interests in Mobi le Equipment

i s a new g lobal t reaty under the ausp ices o f UNIDROIT and

OTIF , The Protoco l wi l l make i t much eas ie r and cheaper

for the pr i vate sector to f inance a l l t ypes o f ra i lway ro l l ing

stock . I t sets up a new sys tem for recogni t ion , pr io r i t ies

and enforcement o f c red i tor and lessor r ights , which wi l l

be reg is tered in an internat iona l reg i s t ry based in

Luxembourg , access ib le to everyone over the internet 24 /7

and int roduces , fo r the f i r s t t ime a new g lobal un ique

permanent ident i f icat ion sys tem for ro l l ing s tock . The

Protoco l entered into fo rce in contract ing s tates on 8th

March 2024 .

The ent ry into fo rce o f the Protoco l sees yet another

important corners tone o f the Cape Town Convent ion

system f ina l l y ab le to a id access to c red i t in another

s t rateg ic indust ry : Ra i l T ransport . In these t imes where an

increas ing number o f States seek to implement human and

cargo t ransport po l ic ies that e f fect i ve ly contr ibute towards

the Susta inable Deve lopment Goals , the Ra i l P rotoco l has

a l ready rece ived ample recogni t ion as a key ins t rument fo r

susta inable deve lopment by reg iona l bodies such as

UNECA, the Af r ican Union , UNECE and the EU . Based on

the success fu l s tat i s t ics o f the reg is t ry ga ined by i t s s i s te r

Protoco l in the A i rc ra f t Sector , i t i s be l ieved that the Ra i l

Protoco l , as i t s ra t i f i cat ion expands wor ldwide , ho lds every

promise to unlock the same potent ia l .

LUXEMBOURG RAIL PROTOCOL

WITH THE KIND SUPPORT OF THE EMBASSY OF LUXEMBOURG IN ROME

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LUXEMBOURG

RAIL PROTOCOL 9 APRIL 2024 4PM UNIDROIT - VILLA

ALDOBRANDINI VIA PANISPERNA 28, ROME

4 .00

Arr i va l /Seat ing

4 . 15

Opening speeches o f UNIDROIT Secretary -Genera l Ignac io

T i rado and OTIF Secretary Genera l Wol fgang Küpper

4 .45

Int roductory Statement de l i vered by H .E . Nos ipho Nausca-

Jean Jez i le (Ambassador o f South Af r ica to I ta ly )

5 .00

Soc ia l and Economic Benef i t s o f the Luxembourg Ra i l

Protoco l – V ideo Presentat ion int roduced by Mr Howard

Rosen CBE Chai rman o f Ra i l Work ing Group

5 .30

The Regis t ry : key advantages fo r the Ra i l indust ry – Kathy

Hi l lman-Wei r , K .C . Execut ive V ice-Pres ident , Ch ie f

Corporate Of f icer and Genera l Counse l o f In format ion

Serv ices Corporat ion ( ISC)

5 .45

Statements and Q&A

6 .00

Cockta i l recept ion

Regis t rat ion and in format ion at : in fo@unidro i t .o rg

PROGRAMME

The Luxembourg Ra i l P rotoco l to the Cape Town

Convent ion on Internat iona l Interests in Mobi le Equipment

i s a new g lobal t reaty under the ausp ices o f UNIDROIT and

OTIF , The Protoco l wi l l make i t much eas ie r and cheaper

for the pr i vate sector to f inance a l l t ypes o f ra i lway ro l l ing

stock . I t sets up a new sys tem for recogni t ion , pr io r i t ies

and enforcement o f c red i tor and lessor r ights , which wi l l

be reg is tered in an internat iona l reg i s t ry based in

Luxembourg , access ib le to everyone over the internet 24 /7

and int roduces , fo r the f i r s t t ime a new g lobal un ique

permanent ident i f icat ion sys tem for ro l l ing s tock . The

Protoco l entered into fo rce in contract ing s tates on 8th

March 2024 .

The ent ry into fo rce o f the Protoco l sees yet another

important corners tone o f the Cape Town Convent ion

system f ina l l y ab le to a id access to c red i t in another

s t rateg ic indust ry : Ra i l T ransport . In these t imes where an

increas ing number o f States seek to implement human and

cargo t ransport po l ic ies that e f fect i ve ly contr ibute towards

the Susta inable Deve lopment Goals , the Ra i l P rotoco l has

a l ready rece ived ample recogni t ion as a key ins t rument fo r

susta inable deve lopment by reg iona l bodies such as

UNECA, the Af r ican Union , UNECE and the EU . Based on

the success fu l s tat i s t ics o f the reg is t ry ga ined by i t s s i s te r

Protoco l in the A i rc ra f t Sector , i t i s be l ieved that the Ra i l

Protoco l , as i t s ra t i f i cat ion expands wor ldwide , ho lds every

promise to unlock the same potent ia l .

LUXEMBOURG RAIL PROTOCOL