... the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, from a place at which the goods are taken in charge situated in one country to a place designated for delivery situated in a different country
During the transitional period referred to in Article 3, the following shall not be subject to such systems of chartering by rotation: ...
(b) loads which cannot be effectively dealt with by such systems, in particular: ...
- combined transport, namely intermodal transport where the routes are principally by inland waterway and the initial and/or terminal legs (as short as possible) are by road or rail.