GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents Activities of the GCU Bureau Report of the GCU Trustee to the BEWAG GAM 24 January 2011 Namur

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents 3 2 GCU Bureau Organisation GCU Bureau Signatories Management Contract Management GCU Projects 1 1 “Trustee”

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU – Some data Status in January signatories (still without exclusion !!) = 390 K RUK RU registered wagons in the data base ( to compare to +/ initially declared) Still 170 K missing ( = +/ wagons) Still 55 RUK missing ( = +/ wagons) +/- 55 new entrants / year Still 95 signatories not having paid their 2009 contribution Still 140 signatories not having paid their 2010 contribution Annual contribution = fixed term (114€) + variable term (0,102€/w)

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Signatories management OPTING IN SESSIONS October 1st & January 1 st  OCTOBER 1st  RU – DE – TRIANGULA Logistik GmbH / DE – Stauden-Verkehrs GmbH / DE – ELBA Logistik GmbH / DK – CFL Cargo Denmark ApS / FR – On Site Rail France SARL / NL – Rurtalbahn Benelux BV  RUK – DE – DB Fehrndienste – 2w  RUK – DE – ODIN Logistics AG – 35 w  RUK – DE – Bocholter Eisenbahn GmbH  K – DE – Hartung Bau – 15 w  K – CH – railCare – 58 w  K – AT – PROPANGAS AG – 60 w  JANUARY 1 st  RU – DE – IGB / NL- CRS / NL – HSL Logistik BV / TX Logistik AG filiale Italia  RUK – SE – Rail Care Täg – 83w  RUK – DE – Schwerbau – 27 w  RUK – DE – Integro  RUK – TR – Transtur  K – DE – B&V Leipzig – 254 w  K – DE – Dillinger Hütte – 12 w  K – DE – Rogesa – 26 w  K – DE – Thyssen Krupp – 24 w  K – DE – ZAS – 70 w  K – SE – Profit Exim (Express Slovakia) – 178 w

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Signatories management PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT WITH THE SIGNATORIES  Continuous company data modifications (economic situation ??)  Many changes of administrative data in relation with the 2010 call of contribution (lack of discipline to inform GCU Bureau)  Permanent but variable loss of contact with +/- 40 signatories  Active follow-up of un-payment 2009 and 2010 (see further)  Low and stable level of signatories questions of interpretation  Exclusion Problematic  F(2009 contribution un-payment)  F(2010 contribution un-payment)  F(wagon data base obligation and interest)

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Signatories management MAIN ACTIONS SINCE MID 2010  June 30 – Notification (mail + Web site) app. 8 (wagon db) amendment adoption  July – With IT provider,wagon db test phase (see further)  July – Active follow up of 2009 and 2010 payments  July 20 – Follow up applications migration > Belgacom new Net Center  July 29 – Amend. proposal (mail + Web site) app.10 (new annex 3 + …)EVIC  August 5 – mail introducing the wagon db and test phase (see further)  August 18 – Web site information on the ECM recommendation guide  August – Active follow up of wagon db test phase and 2010 payments  September – Active follow up 2009 and 2010 payments  September 24 – 2 nd mailing announcing the wagon db “official” uploading phase  October 1 – Mandatory date limit for the wagon db uploading – check up  October – Fine and tight follow up of every signatory with their wagon fleet uploading (weekly report)  November 1 > EVIC amendment adoption without unanimity  Use of GCU for the structured information exchange (K, ECM, VKM, ….)

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Signatories management SUMMARISED DATA IN 2010  01/ 01 – 630 signatories – wagons (declared)  01/ 04 – 643 signatories – wagons (declared)  24/ 06 – 618 signatories – wagons (declared) – Joint Committee  05/ 08 – 624 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – Start test period  24/ 09 – 634 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – End of test period  27/ 09 – 634 signatories – wagons (real time counting) – Start uploading  01/ 10 – 634 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – Mandatory date  01/ 11 – 646 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – One month later  09/ 11 – 646 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – Joint Committee  01/ 12 – 646 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – Two months later  01/ 01 – 660 signatories – wagons (uploaded) – Three months later  01/ 23 – 660 signatories

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Signatories management DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SIGNATORIES  IT tool for their detailed administrative data self-updating  Invitation December 1 to fill the Web sheet in their CRM company screen  The Web sheet has exactly the same content as the company downloadable pdf in the Web site list of signatories  The pdf will be replaced by a HTML sheet as from February 1 Careful, the signatory has to fill his Web sheet !!  Each data change by a signatory in his Web tag sheet will be automatically reflected in the new HTML sheet (replacing the static pdf) on the Web site list of signatories  GCU Bureau and its IT provider will stay in support (helpdesk)  Updating and improvement of the Web site  Contract, home page updating  List of signatories  Exchange platform project  To investigate and develop

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents GCU Contract management  Appendix 8 amendment (wagon data base) June 30 – notification (mail + Web site) of appendix 8 amendment adoption October 1 – Entry into force of the wagon database  Appendix 10 amendment (EVIC) July 29 – Amendment proposal (mail + Web site) of appendix 10 (new annex 3 + complement in part A corrective maintenance Remarks and comments from Slovak signatories November 1 non unanimous adoption > Entry into force on May 1

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents Projects of the GCU Bureau New Website CRM tool GCU Bureau Wagon database running Starting “Trustee” All 3 IT applications are designed in an ‘open source’ environment and linked via their hosting on a single ‘GCU server’ Our 4 applications (the 3 + the mail server) are since July 20 hosted in a BELGACOM (national IT provider) Net centre with improved and high level security standards

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents Wagon data base status  Planning  August, September – Test period  September 27 – Starting uploading phase  October 1 – Starting « official » use  Test period  Only 70 keepers (on 510!) imported wagons  Uploading period (from September 27 to 30)  Start operation (mandatory date October 1)  With wagons from 115 keepers  Continuous uploading  4 weeks later (October 29), wagons registered from 175 keepers  Today, wagons from 305 keepers  See joint notes (summary, user’s notes, lists & tables)

GCU Bureau Ir Pierre TONON Av Louise 500, B-1050 Brussels T.: F.: M: E.: W.: ENFRDE Contents Presentation of the GCU Bureau Any questions, comments ? Any questions, comments ? Q ?