ILU-CODE REGISTER Official Register of Protected ILU-Code Owner-Keys
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ILU-Code identification of Intermodal Loading Units in Europe ILU-CODE REGISTER Official Register of Protected ILU-Code Owner-Keys www.ilu-code.eu ROPE EU N I S IT N U NG I OAD L L ERMODA T N I ON FOR TI A IC F TI DEN I E U Q I N U 2 : A : intermodal loadingunitsinEurope The ILU-Code Copyright ©UIRR isdoneonlineatwww.ilu-code.eu. Theapplicationfor anILU-CodeOwner-key for combinedtransportonrail. onlyloadingunits fittedwithanILU-CodeorBIC-Codeareaccepted FromJuly2014, when themarkingislargelyapplied. rationalization effects forallactorsofthetransportchainwillonlybeachieved oftheILU-Code including The advantages ILU-Code mandatory THE ILU-CODE › the ILU-andBIC-Code. applied fromnowon of owneridentificationis Only oneuniformsystem : auniqueidentificationfor : from 1July2014 › through thecheckdigit. reduce datainputerrors processing)-adapted codes the EDP(electronicdata Saving worktime : : R STE I ILU-CODE REG ROPE EU N I S IT N U NG I OAD L L ERMODA T N I ON FOR TI A IC F TI DEN I E U Q I N U ILU-Code: threeelements : A : Registered byUIRR › ABCA Owner-key Owner-key organization costs. reduced softwareand means simplification,i.e. Standardization THE ILU-CODE › criteria. of vehiclesaccordingtoown position tonumbertheirfleet Logistics companiesareina Free allocation byownerFree Registration number 001234 Given calculation procedure Check digit › 2 a loadingunit. chain cantracetheownerof All playersofthetransport R STE I ILU-CODE REG 3 Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE 1. About ILU-Codes . 5 2. UIRR, Administrator of the ILU-Code . 5 3. General Terms and Conditions for the Registration of the ILU-Code Owner-keys . 6 3.1. Definitions and field of application . 6 3.2. Registration procedure and consequences . 6 3.3. Transfer, renewal and cancellation of a Code . 7 3.4. Administration and publication . 8 3.5. Schedule of charges . 9 4. Practical information . 9 4.1. How to calculate the check digit? . 9 4.2. How to choose the registration number? . 9 4.3. How to mark the loading units with the ILU-Code? . 10 4.4. How to manage and renew your Code? . 10 5. The official Register of ILU-Codes . 11 R STE I ILU-CODE REG 4 ODE C - ILU TOR OF THE TOR OF A The ILU-Code is a unique code used to identify the owner of intermodal loading units (ILUs) DMINISTR operating within the European region. It is defined in the European standard EN13044-1 that A UIRR, UIRR, was approved in October 2010 by CEN (European Committee for Standardization). UIRR was | appointed administrator of the code and began to issue ILU-Code Owner-keys from 1 July 2011. ABOUT ILU-CODES 1. About ILU-Codes 2. UIRR, Administrator The revision of the European standard EN13044 is a step of the ILU-Code forward to harmonise the identification of European loading units with the identification of maritime containers and brings UIRR – International Union for Road-Rail Combined a significant modernization of the codification for rail-road Transport – was named administrator of the ILU-Code. Combined Transport. Created in 1970, initially in the form of a de facto associa- tion, UIRR took on the form of a cooperative limited company The owners of loading units only have to – as it is the case (s.c.r.l.) under Belgian law in 1991. UIRR represents com- for containers – mark their loading units with an Owner-key bined transport (CT) operators and terminal managers who consisting of four letters followed by six digits, with which organise more than half of the total volume of European they can codify their ILUs according to own criteria, followed Combined Transport. Over a thousand road carriers and for- by a check digit. warding agents as well as many railway undertakings hold shares of UIRR member companies. About 8,000 CT cus- The ILU-Code is compatible with the worldwide BIC-Code tomers have already been registered in the European cus- used for containers according to ISO 6346. tomer code database which is managed by UIRR on behalf of its member companies. UIRR is based in Brussels and This creates several advantages for all actors in intermodal recognised by the European Commission as an important transport : stakeholder association. › Only one uniform system of owner identification is applied from now on : the ILU- and BIC-Code. › Standardization means simplification, i.e. reduced soft- ware and organization costs. › Saving work time is even more important : the EDP (electronic data processing)-adapted codes reduce data input errors as 95% of possible typing errors will be identified immediately through the check digit. › Logistics companies are in a position to number their fleet of vehicles according to own criteria : 6 digits of the BIC- or ILU-Codes are available for this purpose. › All players of the transport chain as well as third par- R ties, such as customs authorities, emergency services, STE etc. are at any time in a position to trace the owner of I a loading unit, as the owner code is published (on the websites of the BIC- and ILU-Codes). ILU-CODE REG 5 ODE C U- IL 3. General Terms and 3.1.3. The Territory Pursuant to the European Standard EN 13044-1, the usage GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF Conditions for the of the ILU-Code is limited to the ILUs that are circulating Registration of the in the European region only, whereby must be understood under “European region” European countries and close ILU-Code Owner-keys neighbouring countries which may be reached by road, rail, inland waterways or short sea shipping. 3.1. Definitions and field of application 3.2. Registration procedure and 3.1.1. The ILU-Code Owner-Keys consequences The International Union for Road-Rail combined transport scrl (hereafter: UIRR), established in Brussels, Belgium, rue 3.2.1. Pre-registration of Applicant Montoyer 31/11, allocates ILU-Code owner-keys for the Before an Applicant can apply for an ILU-Code owner-key, marking of intermodal loading units (ILU) used in Europe a request must be sent to UIRR by filling out a registra- (for example: swap bodies, non-ISO containers and semi- tion form, in principle through the Internet (www.ilu-code. trailers). eu). UIRR will verify the legal existence of the Applicant and verify if all conditions of application for an ILU-Code owner- The owner-keys will at all times remain UIRR’s property as key are satisfied. Administrator of the ILU-Code according to the European standard EN 13044-1. The Holder of one or several owner- If the Applicant does not meet the conditions, UIRR will keys will have the sole right of use of this(these) key(s), reject the registration. pursuant to the following conditions and any condition that UIRR would add to the present contract. 3.2.2. Application and choice of an owner-key If the Applicant meets the conditions, UIRR will send a 3.1.2. The Applicants confirmation of the pre-registration allowing the Appli- Only Owners of intermodal loading units to be marked are cant to apply directly for an owner-key of his choice. allowed to apply for an ILU-Code Owner-key. When acknowledging receipt of the application, UIRR will state if the owner-key chosen is available. If not, the The term “Owner” includes a lessee or operator of inter- applicant will be invited to submit a new proposal. modal loading units, provided such lessee or operator exer- cises full and exclusive control over intermodal loading units 3.2.3. Payment of the registration fee as though he was the actual Owner. The Applicant shall pay the registration fee only by bank The same Applicant may obtain several owner-keys if UIRR transfer. considers the reasons submitted in writing to be satisfactory. The registration fee has to be paid without delay: the reser- An owner-key may be registered by an Applicant who does vation period, granted to allow the operations of payment, is not, at the moment of the registration, own intermodal load- limited to 15 days. If payment is not received within this period, ing units or does not yet mark his intermodal loading units the exclusive reservation of the owner-key is cancelled. R with the owner-key applied for, provided the application is STE I made with the bona fide intention of using the Code applied for within a reasonable time limit. ILU-CODE REG 6 ODE C U- IL 3.2.4. Allocation of an owner-key 3.3. Transfer, renewal and cancellation After payment of the registration fee has been received, UIRR of a Code shall issue a registration certificate by email or, in case that the THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF 3.3.1. Transfer Applicant has chosen this option, by letter within 15 working days. With this act the Applicant becomes an owner-key Holder. It may occur that the totality of a fleet of intermodal loading units is transferred from a previous owner A to a new owner B. This The registration certificate is not a certificate of ownership may be the case, for example, with a specific purchase of such of an ILU-Code, but acknowledges that the four-letter ILU- fleet, or through a global transfer of the assets of the company Code Owner-key has been allocated to the owner-key Holder A (e.g.: merger, purchase of the company, etc.). To display the according to the standard EN 13044-1. As a consequence: change of ownership of the fleet of intermodal loading units, › the owner-key Holder may mark all his intermodal the new owner B may then wish to register a new owner-key loading units for use in Europe with the correspond- (or possibly use an owner-key it already owns); but in such a ing ILU-Codes as from the date of receipt of the ILU- case it would have to re-mark all the intermodal loading units: Code owner-key certificate; this would be a long and costly process.