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At present, for instance, in Central Asia two legal systems define rules for international railway and multimodal transport, including consignment notes and other documentation.

which consist mainly of new or revised provisions that concern the security of transport of high consequence radioactive material; listing and classification of dangerous goods and related packing and test methods; transport of dangerous goods packed in limited and excepted quantities; transport in packages and cargo transport units containing substances presenting a risk of asphyxiation when used for cooling or conditioning purposes; the use of salvage pressure receptacles and the use, design, construction, inspection, testing and handling of flexible bulk containers; and the use of electronic data interchange for documentation purposes.

The interoperability of national rail transport laws is difficult to achieve, but the recent development of a joint consignment note of the Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (Appendix B to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)/Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail demonstrates that non-physical obstacles can be overcome through negotiations.

The Committee noted with concern that accidents of asphyxiation, intoxication or death of transport workers are still reported in port areas and inland container depots when such workers open or unload freight containers or other transport cargo units which have been fumigated prior to shipment for phytosanitary purposes but have not been properly ventilated before unloading.

[...] [...] to the customer, distance, delivering quantity, service mode and thus on. provides income/cost share-out figure and traffic route function on a basis of GIS, supports vehicles that have GPS equipment, track the actual delivering route and time, automatically warning when an unususal occasion occurs, [...] [...]

1. Subject to articles 60 and 61, paragraph 1, the carrier’s liability for breaches of its obligations under this Convention is limited to 875 units of account per package or other shipping unit, or 3 units of account per kilogram of the gross weight of the goods that are the subject of the claim or dispute, whichever amount is the higher, except when the value of the goods has been declared by the shipper and included in the contract particulars, or when a higher amount than the amount of limitation of liability set out in this article has been agreed upon between the carrier and the shipper.

[...] to eliminate simple operating faults [...]

[...] [...] of a national campaign to promote multiculturalism and respect for the dignity of the Afro-Ecuadorian people; the adoption of measures to reduce the educational gap that exists between Afro-Ecuadorians and the wider population; the introduction of ethno-education for people of African descent; the strengthening of Afro-Ecuadorian civil society; measures to eliminate racism and discrimination in the media; further efforts to encourage participation of persons of African descent in public administration; the establishment of a centre for Afro-Ecuadorian studies; the further development of free legal aid services; the creation within the office of the Ombudsman of a sub-unit dedicated to [...] [...]