{"id":10620,"date":"2025-07-08T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jklaw.pl\/smgs-a-ochrona-interesow-stron-umowy-przewozu-glos-w-debacie-o-granicach-normatywnosci-umow-miedzynarodowych\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:34:35","slug":"smgs-a-ochrona-interesow-stron-umowy-przewozu-glos-w-debacie-o-granicach-normatywnosci-umow-miedzynarodowych","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jklaw.pl\/en\/smgs-a-ochrona-interesow-stron-umowy-przewozu-glos-w-debacie-o-granicach-normatywnosci-umow-miedzynarodowych\/","title":{"rendered":"SMGS contracts and the protection of the interests of the parties to the transport contract \u2013 a voice in the debate on the limits of the normativity of international contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can an international ministerial agreement\u2014such as SMGS\u2014serve as a genuine source of rights and obligations for businesses operating in cross-border rail transport? What mechanisms for enforcing claims are available to entities that are &#8220;bypassed&#8221; by the structure of this agreement but are actually involved in the logistics process?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These and many other questions are addressed in a new publication co-authored by dr hab. Krzysztof Ko\u017ami\u0144ski, prof. UW), and Managing Partner of Jab\u0142o\u0144ski Ko\u017ami\u0144ski &amp; Partners Law Firm, along with Barbara B\u0142aszczak. The publication is titled &#8220;Agreement on International Railway Freight Communications (SMGS) and the protection of the interests of the parties to the contract of carriage \u2013 analysis of legal force and sanctions for breach.&#8221; The article, published in the June issue of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/isp-modzelewski.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Bulletin of the Modzelewski &amp; Partners Institute of Tax Studies<\/a>, is among the most comprehensive analyses of the legal nature of the SMGS agreement and its practical implications for those involved in transport contracts.<br><br>The authors explore, among other topics,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the status of SMGS in the national legal order,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legal protection instruments provided for in this agreement,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SMGS&#8217;s relations with the Vienna Convention and the COTIF system,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practical consequences of the lack of dispute procedures within the OSJD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Link to full text available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isp-modzelewski.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Umowa-o-miedzynarodowej-kolejowej-komunikacji-towarowej-SMGS-a-ochrona-interesow-stron-umowy-przewozu-%E2%80%93-analiza-mocy-prawnej-i-sankcji-za-naruszenie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can an international ministerial agreement\u2014such as SMGS\u2014serve as a genuine source of rights and obligations for businesses operating in cross-border rail transport? What mechanisms for enforcing claims are available to entities that are &#8220;bypassed&#8221; by the structure of this agreement but are actually involved in the logistics process? 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