Celebrating 70 Years of CMR:
Challenges and Innovations
7/10 October 2026 – University of Bucharest
> list of speakers and chairs
ACADEMY PROGRAMME (click here)
> power point presentations:
- CMR and domestic law (Andreea-Teodora Stănescu and Șerban-Alexandru Stănescu)
- Application of the CMR (Daniel Dąbrowski)
- Key roles, Obligations and Actions (Otmar J. Tuma)
- Transport documents (Tobias Eckardt)
- Carrier’s liability (Cecile Legros)
- Compensation of loss or damage and limits (Marta Kolacz)
- Breaking the limits of liability (Federico Francina)
- What to do in case of a disruption of the transport? (Frank Smeele)
- What to do in case of cargo loss, damage or delay? (Johan Schelin)
- Which types of agreements are not prohibited by Art. 41 CMR? (Tobias Eckardt)
- Jurisdiction, arbitration and enforcement of judgments (Achim Puetz)
COLLOQUIUM PROGRAMME (click here)
> power point presentations:
- Dr. Olaf Hartenstein, The relation between CMR and the Brussels Ibis Regulation
- Prof. Dr. Beate Czerwenka, The NCD Convention and the CMR
- Mrs. Lene Ishoej, Liability of the CMR-carrier for loss/damage outside CMR’s scope of application
- Prof. Daniel Dąbrowski, Are excise duties recoverable under Article 23 (4) CMR?
- Otmar J. Tuma, Fake carriers, part I
- Dr. Papis Seck, Fake carriers, part II
- Dr. Alice Kubová Bártková, Review of recent CMR-related case law in the Czech Republic
- Dr. Diana Marinova, Liability for non-performance under the CMR. Problems and challenges to application of the Convention in the Republic of Bulgaria
- Dr. Andreea-Teodora Stănescu, Overview of CMR-related case law in Romania, Part I & Dr. Șerban–Alexandru Stănescu, Overview of CMR-related case law in Romania, Part II
- Prof. Nikoleta Radionov Karlović, Overview of the CMR-related case law in Montenegro
- Ms. Elena Bajurea-Ostrofeț, Overview of CMR-related case law in the Republic of Moldova
- Prof. Frank Smeele, Introducing the CMR AC’s Opinion 1 on art. 2.1 CMR
- Prof. Federico Franchina, Trends in breaking the CMR limits in CMR Contracting states
- Prof. Achim Puetz, Forum Shopping under the CMR
- Prof. Johan Schelin, Time bar issues under the CMR
- Prof. Gheorghe Piperea, EU regulations in the area of road transport
- Dr. Guido Belger, The eCMR and related aspects
- Dr. David Saive, The eFTI and related aspects
- Dr. Iolande Viricel, Automated Road Freight Transport and the CMR Convention: Cross-Border Circulation and the Reconfiguration of Liability
- Dr. Marta Kolacz, The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in CMR adjudication