Under Article XXXIV(1) of the Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Railway Rolling Stock UNIDROIT is designated as Depositary of the Protocol. The functions of the Depository are set out in the Rail Luxembourg Protocol (Art. XXXIV(2)).
Declarations arranged by Article deposited under the Luxembourg Protocol
The following information is provided for the assistance of States that contemplate becoming Contracting States to the Convention and to the Luxembourg Protocol:
Advantages to become a Party to the Rail Protocol
Model Instruments of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval, Accession
Declarations Memorandum Pdf Word
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Depositary reports
As Depositary, UNIDROIT will publish Depositary reports pursuant to Article 61(1) of the Convention and Article XXXIII(1) of the Luxembourg Protocol.
rofessor Ignacio Tirado was appointed Secretary-General by the Governing Council at its 97th session, and officially took office on 27 August 2018. A national of Spain, Professor Tirado (Commercial, Corporate and Insolvency Law, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, Spain) holds a PhD from the Universities of Bologna and Autónoma de Madrid and an LLM from the University of London. Professor Tirado has been a Senior Legal Consultant at the World Bank’s Legal Vice-Presidency and Financial Sector Practice for more than nine years, having also consulted for the IMF on insolvency related matters as well as for the Asian Development Bank on commercial legal reform.