(10)In order to better monitor and improve the application of COTIF, the General Assembly is expected to adopt an internal decision on the monitoring and assessment of COTIF’s legal framework. The proposed decision operationalises the task of OTIF set out in Article 2 § 1, letter e) of COTIF to keep a watch on the application of all the rules and recommendations (legal instruments) established within the organisation. To that end, the draft decision establishes specific requirements for the Secretary-General of OTIF and for the OTIF members, in particular: the Secretary-General will systematically perform monitoring and assessment of the implementation of COTIF; the OTIF organs will be entitled to initiate monitoring and assessment of the application of a particular legal instrument within the sphere of their competence or the specific provisions thereof; the Secretary-General will be able to initiate monitoring and assessment of any legal instrument; OTIF members will cooperate with the Secretary-General and provide all relevant information for the purpose of monitoring and assessing legal instruments.
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