COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty (3),

(1) Whereas, over the years, both the national and the international transport of dangerous goods by road have significantly increased, adding to the dangers in the event of an accident;

(2) Whereas all Member States except Ireland are Contracting Parties to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the geographical scope of which extends beyond the Community and which lays down uniform rules for the safe international transport of dangerous goods by road; whereas it is consequently desirable that such rules be extended to cover national traffic in order to harmonize across the Community the conditions under which dangerous goods are transported by road;

(3) Whereas no Community legislation embraces the full range of measures required to ensure the safe transport of dangerous goods and the relevant national measures vary from one Member State to another; whereas those divergences are an obstacle to the free provision of transport services and, moreover, to the free movement of vehicles and transport equipment; whereas in order to overcome that obstacle uniform rules applicable to all intra-Community transport should be defined;

(4) Whereas an action of this nature must be carried out at Community level to ensure consistency with other Community legislation, to ensure a satisfactory degree of harmonization to facilitate the free movement of goods and services and to ensure a high level of safety for national and international transport operations;

(5) Whereas the provisions of this Directive are without prejudice to the commitment entered into by the Community and its Member States, in accordance with the goals set under Agenda 21, Chapter 19, at the Unced conference of June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, to strive for the future harmonization of systems for the classification of dangerous substances;

(6) Whereas no specific Community legislation yet governs the safety conditions under which biological agents and genetically modified micro-organisms, regulated under Council Directives 90/219/EEC (4), 90/220/EEC (5) and 90/679/EEC (6), should be transported;

(7) Whereas this Directive takes account of other Community policies in the fields of worker safety, vehicle construction and environmental protection;

(8) Whereas the Member States remain free to regulate any operation for the transport of dangerous goods carried out within their territory by a vehicle not covered by the Directive regardless of where the vehicle is registered;

(9) Whereas the Member States must be able to apply specific road-traffic regulations to the transport of dangerous goods within their territories;

(10) Whereas the Member States must be able to maintain their quality-control requirements as regards certain national transport operations until the Commission reports to the Council on these matters;

(11) Whereas the provisions of the ADR authorize the conclusion of agreements derogating therefrom, and whereas the large number of agreements concluded bilaterally between Member States impedes the free provisions of dangerous-goods transport services; whereas including the necessary provisions in the Annexes to this Directive should overcome the need for such derogations; whereas provision should be made for a transitional period during which the Member States may continue to apply existing agreements amongst themselves;

(12) Whereas it is necessary to transpose into Community law the provisions of the ADR, including the requirements concerning the construction of vehicles transporting dangerous goods; whereas, in this context, provision should be made for a transitional period so that the Member States may temporarily maintain certain specific national provisions on construction requirements for nationally registered vehicles;

(13) Whereas existing information procedures in the field of related national legislative proposals must be used in order to increase transparency for all economical operators;

(14) Whereas as regards national transport, the Member States must retain the right to apply rules complying with the United Nations multimodal Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, in so far as the ADR is not yet harmonized with those rules, the purpose of which is to facilitate the inter-modal transport of dangerous goods;

(15) Whereas the Member States must be able to regulate or prohibit the transport by road of certain dangerous goods within their territories, but only for reasons other than transport safety; whereas in this context the Member States may retain the right in the case of certain transports of very dangerous substances to impose the use of transport by rail or inland waterway or may maintain very specific packaging for certain very dangerous substances;

(16) Whereas for the purposes of this Directive the Member States must be able to apply more stringent or more lenient rules to certain transport operations performed within their territories by means of vehicles registered there;

(17) Whereas the harmonization of conditions should take account of specific national circumstances and therefore this Directive must be sufficiently flexible in providing the Member States with the possibility of granting certain derogations; whereas the application of new technological and industrial developments must not be impeded and provision must therefore be made for temporary derogations;

(18) Whereas vehicles registered in non-member countries must be allowed to perform international transport within the territories of Member States if they comply with the ADR;

(19) Whereas it must be possible to adapt this Directive rapidly to technical progress, in order to take account of new provisions incorporated in the ADR and to decide upon the application and implementation of emergency measures in the event of accidents or incidents; whereas a committee should be created for that purpose and a procedure should be established for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within that committee;

(20) Whereas the Annexes to this Directive contain provisions covering the vocational training of certain drivers of vehicles transporting dangerous goods by road; whereas, therefore, Council Directive 89/684/EEC of 21 December 1994 on vocational training for certain drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous goods by road (7) should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

CHAPTER I Scope, definitions and general provisions

Article 1

1. This Directive shall apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road within or between Member States. It shall not apply to the transport of dangerous goods by vehicles belonging to or under the responsibility of the armed forces.

2. This Directive shall not, however, affect the Member States' right, with due regard to Community law, to lay down requirements as regards:

(a) the national and international transport of dangerous goods within their territories performed by vehicles not covered by this Directive,

(b) road-traffic regulations specific to the national and international transport of dangerous goods;

(c) quality controls on undertakings, in accordance with ISO standards 9001 and 9002, where they carry out national transport operations involving:

(i) explosive substances and article in Class 1, where the quantity of explosive substance contained per transport unit exceeds:

- 1 000 kg for division 1.1, or

- 3 000 kg for division 1,2, or

- 5 000 kg for divisions 1.3 and 1.5;

(ii) the following very dangerous substances in tanks or in tank-containers of a total capacity exceeding 3 000 litres:

- substances of Class 2

- gas classified under

(at)

(bt)

(b)

(ct)

(c)

- deeply refrigerated liquified gases of 7° (b) and 8° (b),

- substances of Classes 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 8

- not listed under (b) or (c) in those classes, or

- listed therein but having a hazard code with three or more significant digits (not including any zero);

(iii) the following packages of Class 7 (radioactive materials): packages of fissile materials, packages of type B (U), packages of type B (M).

The scope of the national provisions concerning these requirements may not be extended.

The provisions in question shall cease to apply if similar measures are made obligatory under Community provisions.

Before 31 December 1998 the Commission shall submit to the Council a report assessing the safety aspects covered by this provision together with an appropriate proposal for its continuation or repeal.

Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive:

- 'ADR` shall mean the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1957, as amended,

- 'vehicle` shall mean any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, being complete or incomplete, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, and of agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery,

- 'dangerous goods` shall mean those substances and articles the transport of which by road is prohibited or authorized only in certain circumstances by Annexes A and B to this Directive,

- 'transport` shall mean any road transport operation performed by a vehicle wholly or partly on public roads within the territory of a Member State, including the activity of loading and unloading, covered by Annexes A and B, without prejudice to the arrangements laid down by the laws of the Member States concerning liability in respect of such operations.

It shall not include transport wholly performed within the perimeter of an enclosed area.

Article 3

1. Without prejudice to Article 6, dangerous goods the transport of which is prohibited by Annexes A and B to this Directive shall not be transported by road.

2. Save as otherwise provided in this Directive, the transport of other dangerous goods listed in Annex A shall be authorized subject to compliance with the conditions imposed in Annexes A and B, in particular as regards:

(a) the packaging and labelling of the goods in question; and

(b) the construction, equipment and proper operation of the vehicle carrying the goods in question.

CHAPTER II Derogations, restrictions and exemptions

Article 4

Solely for the purposes of national transport operations performed by vehicles registered within its territory each Member State may retain provisions of its national law on the transport of dangerous goods by road which are consistent with the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods until Anexes A and B to this Directive are revised to reflect those recommendations. The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission accordingly.

Article 5

1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation, in paticular that on market access, each Member State shall retain the right, strictly for reasons other than safety during transport, such as reasons of national security or environmental protection, to regulate or prohibit the transport of certain dangerous goods within its territory.

2. Any rules imposed by a Member State on vehicles performing internaitonal transport through its territory and authorized by Marginal 10 599 of Annex B shall be limited in scope locally, shall apply to both national and international transport and may not result in any discrimination.

3. (a) Each Member State may apply more stringent provisions concerning transport, with the exception of construction requirements, performed by vehicles registered or put into circulation within its territory.

(b) The Member States may, however, maintain specific national provisions on the centres of gravity of tank-vehicles registered within their territories until the amendment, if any, of Marginal 211 128 of Annex B to this Directive, but not, in any event, after 31 December 1998.

4. If a Member State considers that the safety provisions applicable have been found to be insufficient, on the occasion of an accident or an incident, to limit the hazards involved in transport and if there is an urgent need to take action, it shall notify the Commission, at the planning stage, of the measures which it proposes to take. Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, the Commission shall decide whether the implementation of those measures should be authorized and determine their duration.

5. The Member States may maintain any national provisions applicable on 31 December 1996 with regard to:

- the transport of Class 1.1 substances,

- the transport of toxic, unstable and/or flammable gases of Class 2,

- the transport of substances containing dioxins or furans,

- the transport in tanks or tank-containers of more than 3 000 litres of liquids of Classes 3, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1 or 8 which do not appear under (b) or (c) in these classes.

Such provisions may concern only:

- the prohibition of such transport operations by road where it is possible for them to be carried out by rail or by inland waterway,

- a requirement to follow certain preferred routes,

- any other provisions concerning the packaging of substances containing dioxins or furans.

These provisions may not be extended or made more stringent. The Member States shall communicate these national provisions to the Commission, which shall inform the other Member States accordingly.

Article 6

1. Each Member State may authorize the transport by road within its territory of dangerous goods classified, packaged and labelled in accordance with the international requirements for maritime or air transport whenever the transport operation involves a sea or air voyage.

2. Any provisions in Annexes A and B concerning the use of languages in relevant marking or documentation shall not apply to transport operations confined to the territory of a single Member State. Member States may authorize the use of languages other than those provided for in the Annexes for transport operations performed within their territories.

3. Within its territory each Member State may authorize the use of vehicles constructed before 1 January 1997 which do not comply with this Directive but were constructed in accordance with the national requirements in force on 31 December 1996 provided that such vehicles are maintained to the required safety levels.

4. Each Member State may maintain provisions of national legislation in force on 31 December 1996 relating to the construction, use and conditions of carriage of new receptacles within the meaning of Marginal 2 212 of Annex A and new tanks which do not comply with Annexes A and B, until references to standards for the construction and use of tanks and receptacles with the same binding force as the provisions of this Directive are added to Annexes A and B and in any event no later than 31 December 1998. Receptacles and tanks constructed before 1 January 1999 and maintained to the required safety levels may continue to be used under the original conditions.

5. Each Member State may maintain national provisions other than those set out in Annexes A and B with regard to the reference temperature for the transport within its territory of liquified gases or mixtures of liquified gases until provisions relating to appropriate reference temperatures for designated climatic areas are incorporated into European standards and references to those standards are added to Annexes A and B.

6. Each Member State may allow the use, for transport within its territory, of packagings constructed but not certified in accordance with the ADR before 1 January 1997 provided that such packaging shows the date of manufacture and is capable of passing the tests laid down in national legislation in force on 31 December 1996 and provided that all such packagings are maintained to the relevant safety levels (including testing and inspection where required), in accordance with the following scheme: intermediate metal bulk containers and metal drums exceeding 50 litres in capacity, for up to 15 years after their date of manufacture; other metal packagings and all plastics packagings, for up to five years after their date of manufacture; other metal packagings and all plastics packagings, for up to five years after their date of manufacture but not after 31 December 1998.

7. Each Member State may allow the transport within its territory of certain dangerous goods packaged before 1 January 1997 until 31 December 1998, provided that the goods are classified, packaged and labelled in accordance with the requirements of national legislation in force before 1 January 1997.

8. Each Member State may maintain provisions of national legislation in force on 31 December 1996 relating to the display of an emergency action code in place of the hazard identification number provided for in Annex B for transport operations performed within its territory by vehicles registered within that territory.

9. Each Member State may, after consulting the Commission, maintain provisions less stringent than those set out in Annexes A and B to this Directive for the transport within its territory of small quantities of certain dangerous goods, with the exception of substances having a medium or high level of radioactivity.

10. Provided that safety is not compromised, the Member States may grant temporary derogations from Annexes A and B for the purpose of carrying out within their territories the trials necessary before the amendment of those Annexes to adapt them to technological and industrial developments. The Commission shall be informed thereof and shall inform the other Member States accordingly.

A temporaty derogation agreed on between Member States' competent authorities on the basis of Marginals 2 010 and 10 602 of Annexes A and B shall take the form of a multilateral agreement proposed to all Member States' competent authorities by the authority taking the initiative in respect of the agreement. The Commission shall be informed accordingly.

Any derogation such as referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall be applied without discrimination on grounds of the nationality or the place of establishment of the consignor, haulier or consignee; they may last for up to five years and shall not be renewable.

11. Each Member State may authorize single transports of dangerous goods which are either prohibited by Annexes A and B or performed under conditions different from those laid down in Annexes A and B.

12. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, each Member State may until 31 December 1998 at the latest apply existing agreements with other Member States that comply with the ADR, without discrimination on grounds of the nationality or the place of establishment of the consignor, haulier or consignee. Any other derogation authorized by Marginals 2 010 and 10 602 of Annexes A and B shall comply with paragraph 10.

Article 7

Subject to national or Community provisions on market access, vehicles registered or put into circulation in non-member countries shall be authorized to perform the international transport of dangerous goods within the Community if the transport in question complies with the ADR.

CHAPTER III Final privisions

Article 8

The amendments necessary to adapt Annexes A and B to scientific and technical progress in the fields covered by this Directive in order to take account of amendments to the Annexes to the ADR shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9.

Article 9

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee on the transport of dangerous goods, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee`, which shall consist of representatives of the Member States and be chaired by a representative of the Commission.

2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.

3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the Committee's opinion.

(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the Committee's opinion or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.

If the Council does not act within three months of the date of referral to the Council the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures.

Article 10

1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1997. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When the Member States adopt those measures they shall include references or shall accompany them with such references on their official publication. The Member States shall lay down the manner in which such references shall be made.

2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

Article 11

1. Directive 89/684/EEC is hereby repealed as from the deadline for the transposition of this Directive into national legislation.

2. Provisional certificates issued by the Member States in accordance with Article 4 (2) of that Directive for national transport only shall remain valid until 31 December 1996. Certificates issued in accordance with Article 4 (4) of that Directive may continue to be used until the end of their period of validity, but not later than 1 July 1997 for dangerous goods transported in tanks or for explosives and not later than 1 January 2000 for other dangerous goods.

Article 12

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 November 1994.

For the Council

The President

M. WISSMANN

(1) OJ No C 17, 20. 1. 1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ No C 195, 18. 7. 1994, p. 15.

(3) European Parliament opinion of 3 May 1994 (OJ No C 205, 25. 7. 1994, p. 54), Council common position of 19 September 1994 (OJ No C 301, 27. 10. 1994, p. 25) and European Parliament decision of 17 November 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.

(6) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.

(7) OJ No L 398, 30. 12. 1989, p. 33.

ANNEX A

Provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF ANNEX A

Part I. Definitions and general provisions

Marginals Page

Definitions 2000 and 2001 4

General Provisions 2002 to 2099 6

Part II. List of substances and special provisions for the various classes

Class 1 Explosive substances and articles 2100 et seq. 15

Class 2 Gases: compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure 2200 et seq. 52

Class 3 Flammable liquids 2300 et seq. 76

Class 4.1 Flammable solids 2400 et seq. 102

Class 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion 2430 et seq. 121

Class 4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases 2470 et seq. 133

Class 5.1 Oxidizing substances 2500 et seq. 143

Class 5.2 Organic peroxides 2550 et seq. 156

Class 6.1 Toxic substances 2600 et seq. 172

Class 6.2 Infectious substances 2650 et seq. 204

Class 7 Radioactive material 2700 et seq. 212

Class 8 Corrosive substances 2800 et seq. 258

Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles 2900 et seq. 277

Part III. Appendices to annex A

Appendix A.1 A. Stability and safety conditions relating to explosive substances and articles, nitrated mixtures of nitrocellulose, self-reactive substances and organic peroxides 3100 et seq. 288

B. Glossary of names in marginal 2101 3170 et seq. 295

Appendix A.2 A. Provisions relating to the nature of aluminium-alloy receptacles for certain gases of Class 2 3200 et seq. 307

B. Requirements concerning the materials and construction of receptacles intended for the carriage of deeply-refrigerated liquefied gases of Class 2 3250 et seq. 310

C. Provisions relating to tests on aerosol dispensers and non-refillable containers for gases under pressure of Class 2, 10° and 11° 3291 et seq. 315

Appendix A.3 A. Tests relating to flammable liquids of Classes 3, 6.1 and 8 (Test for determining flash-point, test for determining peroxide content, test for determining combustibility) 3300 et seq. 315

B. Test for determining fluidity 3310 et seq. 319

C. Tests relating to flammable solids of Class 4.1 3320 et seq. 321

D. Tests relating to substances liable to spontaneous combustion of Class 4.2 3330 et seq. 324

E. Test relating to substances of Class 4.3 which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases 3340 et seq. 325

F. Test relating to solid oxidizing substances of Class 5.1 3350 et seq. 326

G. Tests for determining the ecotoxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation of substances in the aquatic environment for assignment to Class 9 3390 et seq. 327

Appendix A.4 (Reserved) 3400 et seq. 331

Appendix A.5 General packing conditions, types of packaging, requirements applicable to packagings, test requirements for packagings 3500 et seq. 331

Appendix A.6 Provisions relating to intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) 3600 et seq. 368

Appendix A.7 Provisions relating to radioactive material of Class 7 3700 et seq. 392

Appendix A.8 (Reserved) 3800 et seq. 419

Appendix A.9 Provisions relating to danger labels; explanation of symbols; danger labels 3900 et seq. 419

PART I

DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Definitions

2000 (1) For the purposes of this Annex:

- the term 'competent authority` means the authority designated as such in each country and in each specific case by the Government;

- the term 'fragile package` means a package containing a fragile receptacle, i.e. a receptacle made of glass, porcelain, stoneware or similar materials, which is not enclosed in a packaging with complete sides protecting it effectively against shock [see also marginal 2001 (7)];

- the term 'gas` means a gas or vapour;

- the term 'dangerous substances`, when used alone, means the substances and articles designated as being substances and articles of this Directive;

- the term 'carriage in bulk` means the carriage of a solid substance without packaging;

- the term 'RID` signifies Regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail, which are Annex I of COTIF - Convention concerning international carriage by rail, Appendix B - Uniform rules concerning the contract for international carriage of goods by rail (CIM).

(2) For the purposes of this Annex, tanks (see definitions in Annex B) are not placed on the same footing as receptacles, the term 'receptacle` being used in a restrictive sense. Provisions concerning receptacles are applicable to fixed tanks, batteries of receptacles, demountable tanks and tank-containers only if this is expressly stipulated.

(3) The term 'full load` means any load originating from one sender for which the use of a vehicle or of a large container is exclusively reserved and all operations for the loading and unloading of which are carried out in conformity with the instructions of the sender or of the consignee.

(4) For the purposes of this Directive, 'n.o.s. (not otherwise specified) entry` means a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if they:

a) are not mentioned by name under the items of the lists of substances, and

b) exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the class, item, letter and name of the n.o.s. entry.

(5) Wastes are substances, solutions, mixtures or articles for which no direct use is envisaged but which are transported for reprocessing, dumping, elimination by incineration or other methods of disposal.

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The decimal multiples and sub-multiples of a unit may be formed by prefixes or symbols, having the following meanings, placed before the name or symbol of the unit:

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Note: 109 = 1 billion is United Nations usage in English. By analogy, so is 10-9 = 1 billionth.

(2) Whenever the word 'weight` is used in this Annex and in Annex B, it means 'mass`.

(3) Whenever the weight of a package is mentioned in this Annex and in Annex B, the gross mass is meant unless otherwise stated. The mass of containers or tanks used for the carriage of goods is not included in the gross mass.

(4) Unless expressly stated otherwise, the sign ' %` in this Annex and in Annex B represents:

a) in the case of mixtures of solids or of liquids, and also in the case of solutions and of solids wetted by a liquid: a percentage mass based on the total mass of the mixture, the solution or the wetted solid;

b) in the case of mixtures of compressed gases: the proportion of the volume indicated as a percentage of the total volume of the gaseous mixture; in the case of mixtures of liquefied gases and gases dissolved under pressure: the proportion of the mass indicated as a percentage of the total mass of the mixture.

(5) Pressures of all kinds relating to receptacles (such as test pressure, internal pressure, safety-valve opening pressure) are always indicated in gauge pressure (pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure); however, the vapour pressure of substances is always expressed in absolute pressure.

(6) Where this Annex or Annex B specifies a degree of filling for receptacles or tanks, that degree of filling is always referred to a temperature of the substances of 15 °C unless some other temperature is indicated.

(7) Fragile receptacles secured, either singly or in groups, by cushioning materials in a strong receptacle are not regarded as fragile receptacles if the strong receptacle is leakproof and so designed that in the event of breakage or leakage of the fragile receptacles their contents cannot escape from the strong receptacle and the mechanical strength of the latter is not impaired by corrosion during carriage.

(8) The following approximate conversion formula is authorized until SI units have been incorporated throughout the texts of this Annex and Annex B.

1 kg/mm2 = 10 N/mm2,

1 kg/cm2 = 1 bar.

General provisions

2002 (1) This Annex specifies the dangerous goods to be excluded from international carriage by road and the dangerous goods to be accepted for such carriage under certain conditions. It groups the dangerous goods in restrictive and non-restrictive classes.

Of the dangerous goods covered by the headings of the restrictive classes (Classes 1, 2 and 7), those which are listed in the clauses concerning these classes (marginals 2101, 2201 and 2701) are to be accepted for carriage only under the conditions specified in these clauses, and others are to be excluded from carriage. Some of the dangerous goods covered by the headings of the non-restrictive classes (Classes 3, 4.1, 4.2,4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 8 and 9) are, by notes inserted in the clauses concerning the various Classes, excluded from carriage; of the other goods covered by the headings of the non-restrictive classes, those which are mentioned in the clauses concerning these classes (marginals 2301, 2401, 2431, 2471, 2501, 2551, 2601, 2651, 2801 and 2901) are to be accepted for carriage only under the conditions specified in these clauses; those which are not mentioned or covered by one of the collective headings are not deemed to be dangerous goods for the purposes of this Agreement and are to be accepted for carriage without any special conditions.

(2) The classes of this Annex are as follows:

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(3) Any carriage of goods governed by this Annex shall be accompanied by both the following documents:

a) a transport document containing at least the following information (for Class 7, see also marginal 2709):

- a description of the goods including the substance identification number (where available) ();

- the class ();

- the item number together with any letter ();

- the initials ADR or RID ();

- the number and a description of the packages or IBCs;

- the total quantity of dangerous goods (as a volume or as a gross mass or as a net mass and, in addition, in the case of explosive substances and articles of Class 1, as a total net mass of explosive contents).

Note: 1. This information is not required in the case of uncleaned empty packagings, containers or tanks.

2. In the case of the application of marginal 10 011, the quantities of dangerous goods carried per transport unit shall be expressed as a gross mass.

- the name and address of the consignor;

- the name and address of the consignee(s);

- a declaration as required by the terms of any special agreement.

The document containing this information may be that already required by other regulations in force for carriage by another mode of transport. The consignor shall communicate this information to the carrier in writing.

The particulars to be entered in the document shall be drafted in an official language of the forwarding country, and also, if that language is not English, French or German, in English, French or German, unless international road transport tariffs, if any, or agreements concluded between the countries concerned in the transport operation, provide otherwise.

b) instructions to be implemented in the event of an accident (see Annex B, marginal 10 385), (unless exempted under marginal 10 011).

(4) If by reason of the size of the load a consignment cannot be loaded in its entirety on a single transport unit, at least as many separate documents, or copies of the single document, shall be made out as transport units loaded. Furthermore, in all cases separate transport documents shall be made out for consignments or parts of consignments which may not be loaded together on the same vehicle by reason of the prohibitions set forth in Annex B.

(5) Outer packagings additional to those specified in this Annex may be used providing that they do not contravene the spirit of the provisions of this Annex relating to outer packagings. If such additional packagings are used, the prescribed marking and labels shall be applied to them.

(6) If the mixed packing of several dangerous substances with one another or with other goods is allowed by the provisions of section A.3 of the provisions applicable to the various classes, the inner packagings containing different dangerous substances shall be carefully and effectively separated from one another in the collective packagings if dangerous reactions, such as the production of dangerous heat, combustion, the formation of mixtures sensitive to friction or shock, and the release of flammable or toxic gases, are liable to occur as a result of damage to or destruction of the inner packagings. In particular, if fragile receptacles are used, and especially if the said receptacles contain liquids, the danger of the formation of dangerous mixtures shall be avoided and to this end all appropriate measures shall be taken, such as the use of suitable cushioning materials in sufficient quantity, securing of the receptacles in a second, strong packaging, and subdivision of the collective packaging into several compartments. For mixed packing of material of Class 7, see marginal 3711 of Appendix A.7.

(7) If mixed packing is used, the provisions of this Annex concerning the particulars in the transport document shall apply in respect of each of the different kinds of dangerous substance contained in the collective package, and the collective package shall bear all the inscriptions and all the danger labels prescribed in this Annex for the dangerous substances the collective package contains.

(8) The following provisions shall apply to substances, solutions and mixtures [such as preparations and wastes ()] not mentioned by name in the lists of substances of the various classes:

Note: 1. Solutions and mixtures comprise two or more components. These components may be either substances of this Directive or substances which are not subject to the provisions of this Directive.

2. Solutions and mixtures containing one or more components of a restrictive Class are not to be accepted for carriage unless those components are listed by name in the list of substances of the restrictive class.

3. Solutions and mixtures having a specific activity exceeding 70 kBq/kg (2nCi/g) are substances of Class 7 [see marginal 2700 (1)].

a) A solution or mixture containing a dangerous substance listed by name in this Directive together with one or more non-dangerous substances, shall be regarded as the dangerous substance listed by name, unless:

1. The solution or mixture is specifically listed by name elsewhere in this Directive; or

2. It is quite clear from the item for the dangerous substance that it is applicable only to the pure or technically pure substance; or

3. The class, physical state or packing group (letter), of the solution or mixture is different from that of the dangerous substance.

For such solutions and mixtures, the word 'solution` or 'mixture` shall then be added as part of the name in the transport document for the purposes of clarity in the description, for example, 'acetone solution`.

If the class, physical state or packing group are different from that of the pure substance, the solution or mixture shall be assigned to an appropriate n.o.s. entry, depending on the degree of danger.

b) Substances having more than one danger characteristic and solutions and mixtures containing two or more components subject to this Directive shall be placed under an item and letter of the appropriate Class in accordance with their danger characteristics. Such classification according to the danger characteristics shall be carried out as follows:

1.1 The physical and chemical characteristics and physiological properties shall be determined by measurement or calculation and be classified according to the criteria of the various classes.

1.2 If this determination is not possible without disproportionate cost or effort (as for some kinds of wastes), the solutions or mixtures shall be placed in the class of the component presenting the predominant danger.

2. If a substance presents more than one danger characteristic or if a mixture or solution contains more than one component of the classes or groups of substances listed below, it shall be classified in the class or the group of substances presenting the predominant danger.

2.1 If there is no predominant danger, classification shall be based on the following order of precedence:

- substances and articles of Class 1

- substances and articles of Class 2

- self-reactive and related substances and explosive substances in non-explosive state (wetted or phlegmatized explosive substances) of Class 4.1

- pyrophoric substances of Class 4.2

- substances of Class 5.2

- substances of Class 6.1 or Class 3 which, on the basis of their inhalation toxicity, are to be classified under letter (a) of the various items (excluding substances, solutions and mixtures (such as preparations and wastes) meeting the classification criteria of Class 8 and having an inhalation toxicity of dust and mists (LC50) in the range of group (a) and toxicity through oral ingestion or dermal contact only in the range of group (c) or less; such substances, solutions and mixtures (such as preparations and wastes) shall be assigned to Class 8)

- infectious substances of Class 6.2.

2.2 If the danger characteristics fall within more than one class or group of substances not listed in 2.1, the substances, mixtures or solutions shall be classified in the class or group of substances presenting the predominant danger.

2.3 If there is no predominant danger, the substance, solution or mixture shall be classified as follows:

2.3.1 Assignment to a class shall be on the basis of the various danger characteristics or components in accordance with the table below. For Classes 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and 9, account shall be taken of the degree of danger indicated by letters (a), (b) or (c) of the various items [see marginals 2300 (3), 2400 (3), 2430 (3), 2470 (3), 2500 (3), 2600 (1), 2800 (1) and 2900].

Note: Example to explain the use of the table ():

Description of the Mixture:

Mixture consisting of a flammable liquid classified under Class 3, letter (c), a toxic substance classified under Class 6.1, letter (b), and a corrosive substance classified under Class 8, letter (a).

Procedure:

The intersection of line 3(c) with column 6.1(b) gives 6.1(b). The intersection of line 6.1(b) with column 8(a) gives 8(a). This mixture is therefore to be classified under Class 8, letter (a).

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2.3.2 Classification under an n.o.s. entry of an item of a class determined in accordance with 2.3.1 on the basis of the danger characteristics of the various components of the solution or mixture. Classification under a general n.o.s. entry is permitted only when classification under a specific n.o.s. entry is not possible.

Note: Examples for the classification of mixtures and solutions under classes and items:

A phenol solution of Class 6.1, 14°(b), in benzene of Class 3, 3°(b) is to be classified in Class 3, 3°(b); this solution is to be classified under the entry 1992 flammable liquid, toxic, n.o.s., Class 3, 19°(b), by virtue of the toxicity of the phenol.

A solid mixture of sodium arsenate of Class 6.1, 51°(b) and sodium hydroxide of Class 8, 41°(b) is to be classified under the entry 1557 arsenic compound, solid, n.o.s. in Class 6, 51°(b).

A solution of crude or refined naphthalene of Class 4.1, 6° (c) in petrol of Class 3, 3°(b), is to be classified under the entry 3295 hydrocarbons, liquid, n.o.s. in Class 3, 3°(b).

A mixture of hydrocarbons of Class 3, 31°(c), and of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) of Class 9, 2°(b), is to be classified under the entry 2315 polychlorinated biphenyls in Class 9, 2°(b).

A mixture of propyleneimine of Class 3, 12°, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) of Class 9, 2°(b), is to be classified under the entry 1921 propyleneimine, inhibited in Class 3, 12°.

(9) The consignor, either in the transport document or in a separate declaration incorporated into or combined with it, shall certify that the substance presented may be carried by road in conformity with the provisions of this Directive and that its condition, treatment and, as appropriate its packaging, the intermediate bulk container or tank container and the labelling conform to the provisions of this Directive. Furthermore, if several dangerous goods are packed together in a collective package or in a single container, the consignor is required to declare that this mixed packing is not prohibited.

(10) A non-radioactive substance [see the definition of radioactive material in marginal 2700 (1)] which is covered by a collective heading of any class shall be excluded from carriage if, in addition, it is covered by the heading of a restrictive class in which it is not listed.

(11) A non-radioactive substance [see the definition of radioactive material in marginal 2700 (1)] which is not listed by name in a class, but is covered by two or more collective headings of different classes, shall be subject to the conditions of carriage laid down:

a) in the restrictive class, if one of the classes concerned is a restrictive class;

b) in the class corresponding to the predominant danger exhibited by the substance during carriage, if none of the classes concerned is a restrictive class.

(12) Radioactive material whose specific activity exceeds 70 kBq/kg (2 nCi/g) and which

a) meets the criteria for carriage under Schedule 1 of Class 7; and

b) has hazardous properties covered by the title of any other class or classes,

shall be excluded from carriage if it is covered by the title of a restrictive class in which it is not listed.

(13) Radioactive material whose specific activity exceeds 70 kBq/kg (2 nCi/g) and which

a) meets the criteria for carriage under Schedule 1 of Class 7; and

b) has hazardous properties covered by the title of any other class or classes

shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of Schedule 1 of Class 7, be subject to the conditions of carriage laid down:

- in the restrictive class, if one of the classes concerned is a restrictive class, and the substance is listed in it; or

- in the class corresponding to the predominant danger exhibited by the substance during carriage, if none of the classes concerned is a restrictive class.

(14) For the purposes of this Directive, substances, solutions and mixtures (such as preparations and wastes) which cannot be assigned to Classes 1 to 8 or 9, 1° to 8°, 13° and 14°, but which may be assigned to Class 9, 11° or 12°, on the basis of the test methods and criteria according to Appendix A.3, section G, marginals 3390 to 3396, shall be considered to be pollutant to the aquatic environment.

Solutions and mixtures (such as preparations and wastes) for which classification values conforming to the classification criteria are not available shall be considered to be pollutant to the aquatic environment if the LC50 () evaluated according to the following formula:

LC50 = >NUM>LC50 of the pollutant x 100

>DEN>percentage of the pollutant (by mass)

is equal to or lower than:

a) 1 mg/l,

b) 10 mg/l if the pollutant is not readily degradable or, being degradable, has a log Pow ≥ 3,0.

Note: For substances of Classes 1 to 8 and Class 9, 1° to 8°, 13° and 14°, which are pollutant to the aquatic environment according to the criteria of Appendix A.3, section G, marginals 3390 to 3396, no additional condition of carriage is applicable.

2003 (1) This Annex contains for each class other than Class 7:

a) a list of the dangerous substances constituting the class and, where applicable, under a marginal ending with the letter 'a`, the exemptions allowed from the provisions of this Directive for some of these substances if they comply with certain conditions;

b) provisions sub-divided as follows:

A. Packages:

1. General conditions of packing;

2. Special conditions of packing;

3. Mixed packing;

4. Marking and danger labels on packages.

B. Particulars in the transport document.

C. Empty packagings.

D. (where appropriate) Other provisions.

(2) Provisions concerning:

- consignment in bulk, in containers and in tanks,

- method of despatch and restrictions on forwarding,

- prohibitions on mixed loading, and

- transport equipment,

are to be found in Annex B and its appendices, which also contain all other pertinent provisions applying specifically to carriage by road.

(3) For Class 7 the provisions are summarized in the form of schedules containing the following headings:

1. Materials.

2. Packaging Package.

3. Package maximum radiation level.

4. Contamination on packages, vehicles, containers, tanks and overpacks.

5. Decontamination and use of vehicles, equipment or parts thereof.

6. Mixed packing.

7. Mixed loading.

8. Marking and danger labels on packages, containers, tanks and overpacks.

9. Marking and danger labels on vehicles other than tank-vehicles.

10. Transport documents.

11. Storage and despatch.

12. Carriage of packages, containers, tanks and overpacks.

13. Other provisions.

(4) The appendices to this Annex contain:

Appendix A.1: Stability and safety conditions relating to explosive substances and articles, nitrated mixtures of nitrocellulose, self-reactive substances and organic peroxides, together with glossary of names in marginal 2101;

Appendix A.2: Provisions relating to the nature of aluminium-alloy receptacles for certain gases of Class 2; provisions relating to the materials and construction of receptacles, intended for the carriage of deeply-refrigerated liquefied gases of Class 2; and provisions relating to tests on aerosol dispensers and non-refillable containers for gases under pressure of Class 2, 10° and 11°;

Appendix A.3: Tests relating to flammable liquids of Classes 3, 6.1 and 8; test for determining fluidity; tests relating to flammable solids of Class 4.1; tests relating to substances liable to spontaneous combustion of Class 4.2; test relating to substances of Class 4.3 which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases; test relating to oxidizing solids of Class 5.1; tests for determining the ecotoxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation of substances in the aquatic environment for assignment to Class 9;

Appendix A.5: General packing conditions, types of packaging, requirements applicable to packagings, test requirements for packagings;

Appendix A.6: General conditions for the use of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), types of IBCs, requirements relating to the construction of IBCs and test specifications for IBCs;

Appendix A.7: Provisions relating to radioactive material of Class 7;

Appendix A.9: Provisions relating to danger labels, and explanation of the symbols.

A.4 and A.8 are reserved.

2004

2005 Where the provisions relating to carriage as a 'full load` are applied, the competent authorities may require the vehicle or large container used for the transport operation concerned to be loaded at only one point and unloaded at only one point.

2006 (1) If the vehicle carrying out a transport operation subject to the provisions of this Directive is conveyed over a section of the journey otherwise than by road haulage, then any national or international regulations which, on the said section, govern the carriage of dangerous goods by the mode of transport used for conveying the road vehicle shall alone be applicable to the said section of the journey.

(2) In cases where a transport operation subject to the provisions of this Directive is likewise subject over the whole or a part of its road journey to the provisions of an international convention which regulates the carriage of dangerous goods by a mode of transport other than road carriage by virtue of clauses extending the applicability of the said convention to certain motor-vehicle services, then the provisions of that international convention shall apply, over the journey in question, concurrently with those of this Directive which are not incompatible therewith; the other clauses of this Directive shall not apply over the journey in question.

2007 Packages, including intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which do not entirely meet the packing, mixed packing and labelling requirements of this Directive but are in conformity with the requirements for maritime or air transport of dangerous goods (), shall be accepted for carriage prior to or following maritime or air carriage subject to the following conditions:

a) If the packages are not labelled in accordance with this Directive, they shall be labelled in accordance with the provisions for maritime or air transport ();

b) The provisions for maritime or air transport () shall be applicable to mixed packing within a package;

c) In addition to the particulars prescribed for ADR, the words 'Carriage under marginal 2007 of ADR` shall be entered in the transport document.

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2009

2010 For the purpose of carrying out the trials necessary with a view to amending the provisions of this Annex in order to adapt them to technological and industrial developments, the competent authorities of the Member States may agree directly among themselves to authorize certain transport operations in their territories by temporary derogation from the provisions of this Annex. The period of validity of the temporary derogation shall be not more than five years from the date of its entry into force. The temporary derogation shall automatically come to an end from the date of the entry into force of a corresponding amendment to this annex. The authority which has taken the initiative with respect to the temporary derogation so granted shall notify the competent service of the European Commission of the derogation, which service shall bring it to the attention of the Member States.

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2099

PART II

LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE VARIOUS CLASSES

CLASS 1 EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES

1. List of substances and articles

2100 (1) Among the substances and articles covered by the title of Class 1, only those listed in marginal 2101 or assigned to an n.o.s. entry in marginal 2101 are to be accepted for carriage. These substances and articles are only to be accepted for carriage subject to conditions set out in marginals 2100 (2) to 2116, Appendix A.1 and Annex B. They are then considered as substances and articles of this Directive.

(2) Class 1 comprises:

(a) - Explosive substances: solid or liquid substances (or mixtures of substances) capable by chemical reaction of producing gases at such a temperature and pressure and at such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings.

- Pyrotechnic substances: substances or mixtures of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of these as the result of non-detonating self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions.

Note: 1. Explosive substances which are unduly sensitive or are liable to spontaneous reaction are not to be accepted for carriage.

2. Substances which are not themselves explosive but which may form an explosive mixture of gas, vapour or dust are not substances of Class 1.

3. Also excluded from Class 1 are: water- or alcohol-wetted explosives of which the water or alcohol content exceeds the limits indicated in marginal 2101 and those containing plasticizers - these explosives are assigned to Class 4.1 (marginal 2401, 21°, 22° and 24°) - and those explosives which, on the basis of their predominant hazard, are assigned to Class 5.2.

(b) Explosive articles: articles containing one or more explosive substances and or pyrotechnic substances.

Note: Devices containing explosive and or pyrotechnic substances in such small quantity or of such a character that their inadvertent or accidental ignition or initiation during carriage would not cause any manifestation external to the device by projection, fire, smoke, heat or loud noise are not subject to the requirements of Class 1.

(c) Substances and articles not mentioned under (a) or (b) above which are manufactured with a view to producing a practical effect by explosion or a pyrotechnic effect.

(3) Explosive substances and articles shall have been assigned to a name in marginal 2101 in accordance with the test methods for the determination of explosive properties and the classification procedures set out in Appendix A.1 and they shall meet the conditions appropriate to that name or shall be assigned to an n.o.s. entry in marginal 2101 in accordance with these test methods and classification procedures.

Assignment of substances and articles not mentioned by name to an n.o.s. entry shall be made by the competent authority of the country of origin.

Substances and articles which are assigned to an n.o.s. entry shall be carried only with the approval of the competent authority of the country of origin and under the conditions laid down by that authority.

The approval shall be issued in writing.

(4) Substances and articles of Class 1, other than empty packagings, uncleaned, of 51°, shall have been assigned to a division in accordance with paragraph (6) and to a compatibility group in accordance with paragraph (7). The division shall be based on the results of the tests described in Appendix A.1 applying the definitions in paragraph (6). The compatibility group shall be determined in accordance with the definitions in paragraph (7). The classification code shall consist of the division number and the compatibility group letter.

(5) Substances and articles of Class 1 are assigned to packing group II (see Appendix A.5).

(6) Definition of divisions

1.1. Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard. (A mass explosion is an explosion which affects almost the entire load virtually instantaneously).

1.2. Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.

1.3. Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard,

(a) combustion of which gives rise to considerable radiant heat; or

(b) which burn one after another, producing minor blast or projection effects or both.

1.4. Substances and articles which present only a slight risk of explosion in the event of ignition or initiation during carriage. The effects are largely confined to the package and no projection of fragments of appreciable size or range is to be expected. An external fire shall not cause virtually instantaneous explosion of almost the entire contents of the package.

1.5. Very insensitive substances having a mass explosion hazard which are so insensitive that there is very little probability of initiation or of transition from burning to detonation under normal conditions of carriage. As a minimum requirement they must not explode in the external fire test.

1.6. Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard. The articles contain only extremely insensitive detonating substances and demonstrate a negligible probability of accidental initiation or propagation.

Note: The risk from articles of Division 1.6 is limited to the explosion of a single article.

(7) Definition of compatibility groups of substances and articles:

A Primary explosive substance

B Article containing a primary explosive substance and not having two or more effective protective features. Some articles, such as detonators for blasting, detonator assemblies for blasting and primers, cap-type, are included, even though they do not contain primary explosives.

C Propellant explosive substance or other deflagrating explosive substance or article containing such explosive substance

D Secondary detonating explosive substance or black powder or article containing a secondary detonating explosive substance, in each case without means of initiation and without a propelling charge, or article containing a primary explosive substance and having two or more effective protective features

E Article containing a secondary detonating explosive substance, without means of initiation, with a propelling charge (other than one containing an inflammable liquid or gel or hypergolic liquids)

F Article containing a secondary detonating explosive substance with its own means of initiation, with a propelling charge (other than one containing an inflammable liquid or gel or hypergolic liquids) or without a propelling charge

G Pyrotechnic substance, or article containing a pyrotechnic substance, or article containing both an explosive substance and an illuminating, incendiary, tearor smoke-producing substance (other than a water-activated article or one which contains white phosphorus, phosphides, a pyrophoric substance, a flammable liquid or gel or hypergolic liquids)

H Article containing both an explosive substance and white phosphorus

J Article containing both an explosive substance and an inflammable liquid or gel

K Article containing both an explosive substance and a toxic chemical agent

L Explosive substance or article containing an explosive substance and presenting a special risk (e.g. due to water activation or the presence of hypergolic liquids, phosphides or a pyrophoric substance) necessitating isolation of each type

N Articles containing only extremely insensitive detonating substances

S Substance or article so packed or designed that any hazardous effects arising from accidental functioning are confined within the package unless the package has been degraded by fire, in which case all blast or projection effects are limited to the extent that they do not significantly hinder or prevent fire-fighting or other emergency response efforts in the immediate vicinity of the package.

Note: 1. Each substance or article, packed in a specified packaging, may be assigned to one compatibility group only. Since the criterion of compatibility group S is empirical, assignment to this group is necessarily linked to the tests for assignment of a classification code.

2. Articles of compatibility groups D or E may be fitted or packed together with their own means of initiation provided that such means have at least two effective protective features designed to prevent an explosion in the event of accidental functioning of the means of initiation. Such packages shall be assigned to compatibility groups D or E.

3. Articles of compatibility groups D or E may be packed together with their own means of initiation, which do not have two effective protective features (i.e. means of initiation assigned to compatibility group B), provided that they comply with the requirements of marginal 2104 (6). Such packages shall be assigned to compatibility groups D or E.

4. Articles may be fitted or packed together with their own means of ignition provided that the means of ignition cannot function during normal conditions of carriage.

5. Articles of compatibility groups C, D and E may be packed together. Such packages shall be assigned to compatibility group E.

(8) Substances of compatibility group A and articles of compatibility group K, in accordance with paragraph (7), shall not be accepted for carriage.

(9) For the purposes of the requirements of this Class and by derogation from marginal 3510 (3), the term 'package` shall also include an unpackaged article in so far as that article is accepted for carriage unpackaged.

2101 The substances and articles of Class 1 to be accepted for carriage are listed in Table 1 below. Explosive substances and articles listed in marginal 3170 can be assigned to the various names in marginal 2101 only if their properties, composition, construction and anticipated use correspond to one of the descriptions contained in Appendix A.1.

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2. Conditions of carriage

A. Packages

1. General conditions of packing

2102 (1) Outer packagings shall conform to the requirements of Appendix A.5.

(2) In accordance with the provisions of marginals 2100 (5) and 3511, packagings of packing group II or I, marked with the letter 'Y` or 'X` shall be used for substances and articles of Class 1.

(3) The requirements of marginal 3500 (2), shall apply to the parts of packagings which are in direct contact with the contents.

(4) Nails, staples and other closure devices made of metal having no protective coating shall not penetrate to the inside of the outer packaging unless the inner packaging adequately protects the explosive substances and articles against contact with the metal.

(5) The closure device of receptacles containing liquid explosives shall ensure a double protection against leakage.

(6) Inner packagings, fittings and cushioning materials and the positioning of explosive substances or articles in packages shall be such that no dangerous movement may occur within packages during carriage.

(7) Where significant internal pressure is likely to develop in receptacles, such receptacles shall be so constructed that detonation is not possible by reason of increase in internal pressure from internal or external causes.

(8) Cushioning materials shall be suited to the nature of the contents; in particular, they must be absorbent if the contents are liquid or might exude liquid.

2. Special conditions of packing

2103 (1) Substances and articles shall be packed as indicated in marginal 2101, Table 1, columns 4 and 5, and as set out in detail in paragraphs (5), Table 2 and (6), Table 3.

(2) If the body of steel drums is double-seamed, steps shall be taken to prevent the ingress of explosive substances into the recesses of the seams. The closure device of steel or aluminium drums shall include a suitable gasket. If the closure device includes a screw thread, the ingress of explosive substances into the screw thread shall not be possible.

(3) If metal-lined boxes are used for packing explosive substances, these boxes shall be made in such a way that the explosive substance carried cannot get between the liner and the sides or bottom of the box.

(4) Only hoops in hardwood shall be authorized for wooden barrels intended for the carriage of explosive substances.

(5) Plastics packagings shall not be liable to generate or accumulate sufficient static electricity that a discharge could cause the packaged explosive to ignite or the packaged article to function.

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(7) TABLE 3

Special packing requirements

Note: For the special packing requirements applicable to the various substances and articles, see marginal 2101, Table 1, column 5.

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3. Mixed packing

2104 (1) Substances and articles covered by the same identification number (), with the exception of substances and articles of Compatibility Group L and substances and articles assigned to an n.o.s. entry, may be packed together.

(2) Except where otherwise specially provided below, substances and articles having different identification numbers may not be packed together.

(3) Substances and articles of Class 1 may not be packed together with substances of other Classes or with goods which are not subject to the provisions of this Directive.

(4) Articles of compatibility groups C, D and E may be packed together.

(5) Articles of compatibility groups D or E may be packed together with their own means of initiation provided that such means have at least two effective protective features which prevent explosion of an article in the event of accidental functioning of the means of initiation.

(6) Articles of compatibility groups D or E may be packed together with their own means of initiation which do not have two effective protective features (i.e. means of initiation assigned to compatibility group B), provided that, in the opinion of the competent authority of the country of origin, the accidental functioning of the means of initiation does not cause the explosion of an article under normal conditions of carriage.

(7) Substances and articles of compatibility group L may not be packed together with a different type of substance or article of that compatibility group.

(8) Articles may be packed together with their own means of ignition provided that the means of ignition will not function under normal conditions of carriage.

(9) Goods with the identification numbers shown in table 4 may be included in the same package under the conditions indicated.

(10) For mixed packing, account must be taken of a possible amendment of the classification of packages in accordance with marginal 2100.

(11) For the description of goods in the transport document in the case of the mixed packing of substances and articles of Class 1, see marginal 2110 (4).

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4. Marking and danger labels on packages (see Appendix A.9)

Marking

2105 (1) Packages shall carry the identification number and one of the names of the substance or article printed in italics, in marginal 2101, Table 1, column 2. For substances and articles assigned to an n.o.s. entry, as well as for other articles of 25° and 34°, the technical name of the goods shall be given in addition to the name of the n.o.s. entry. For substances of 4°, Nos. 0081, 0082, 0083, 0084 and 0241, and substances of 48°, Nos. 0331 and 0332, the commercial name of the particular explosive shall be specified in addition to the type. For other substances and articles, the commercial or technical name may be added. The marking, which shall be clearly legible and indelible, shall be in an official language of the country of origin and also, if that language is not English, French or German, in English, French or German, unless any agreements concluded between the countries concerned in the transport operation provide otherwise.

Danger labels

(2) Packages containing substances or articles of 1° to 34° shall bear a label conforming to model No 1. The classification code according to marginal 2101, Table 1, column 3, shall be shown on the lower part of the label. Packages containing substances or articles of 35° to 47° shall bear a label conforming to model No 1.4 and packages containing substances of 48° and articles of 49° shall bear a label conforming to model No 1.5 and those containing articles of item 50° shall bear a label conforming to model No 1.6. The compatibility group according to marginal 2101, Table 1, column 3, shall be shown on the lower part of the label.

(3) Packages containing substances and articles of

4°, Nos. 0076 and 0143,

21°, No. 0018,

26°, No. 0077,

30°, No. 0019 and

43°, No. 0301

shall in addition bear a label conforming to model No 6.1.

Packages containing articles of

21°, Nos. 0015 and 0018,

30°, Nos. 0016 and 0019 and

43°, No. 0301 and 0303

shall in addition bear a label conforming to model No 8.

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B. Particulars in the transport document

2110 (1) The description of the goods in the transport document shall conform to one of the identification numbers and one of the names printed in italics in marginal 2101, Table 1, column 2. For substances and articles assigned to an n.o.s. entry, as well as for other articles of 25° and 34°, the technical name of the goods shall be given in addition to the name of the n.o.s. entry. The description of the goods shall be followed by the classification code and Item No. (marginal 2101, Table 1, columns 3 and 1) and completed by the net mass in kg of the explosive substance and the initials 'ADR` (or 'RID`) (e.g.: 0160 Powder, smokeless, 1.1 C, 2°, 4,600 kg, ADR).

(2) For substances of 4°, Nos. 0081, 0082, 0083, 0084 and 0241 and for substances of 48°, Nos. 0331 and 0332, the commercial name of the explosive shall be specified as well as the type of explosive. For other substances and articles, the commercial name or technical name may be added.

(3) For full loads, the transport document shall indicate the number of packages, the mass of each package in kg and the total net mass in kg of explosive substance.

(4) For mixed packing of two different goods, the description of the goods in the transport document shall include the identification numbers and names printed in italics in marginal 2101, Table 1, column 2 of both substances or articles. If more than two different goods are contained in the same package in conformity with marginal 2104, the transport document shall indicate under the description of the goods the identification numbers of all the substances and articles contained in the package, in the form, 'Goods of Nos `.

(5) For the carriage of substances and articles assigned to an n.o.s. entry, a copy of the competent authority approval with the conditions of carriage shall be attached to the transport document. It shall be in an official language of the forwarding country and also, if that language is not English, French or German, in English, French or German unless agreements, if any, concluded between the countries concerned in the transport operation provide otherwise.

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C. Empty packagings

2115 (1) Empty packagings, uncleaned, of 51° shall be securely closed and be leakproof to the same degree as if they were full.

(2) Empty packagings, uncleaned, of 51° shall bear the same danger labels as if they were full.

(3) The entry in the transport document shall be: 'Empty packagings, 1, 51° ADR`.

D. Special provisions

2116 Substances and articles of Class 1, belonging to the armed forces of a Member State, that were packaged prior to 1 January 1990 in accordance with the provisions of ADR in effect at that time may be carried after 1 January 1990 provided the packagings maintain their integrity and are declared in the transport document as military goods packaged prior to 1 January 1990. The other provisions applicable as from 1 January 1990 for this Class shall be complied with.

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CLASS 2 GASES: COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE

1. List of substances

2200 (1) Among the substances and articles covered by the title of Class 2, only those listed in marginal 2201 are to be accepted for carriage, and then only subject to the requirements of this Annex and to the provisions of Annex B. These substances and articles to be accepted for carriage under certain conditions are to be considered as substances and articles of this Directive.

(2) Substances having a critical temperature lower than 50 °C or, at 50 °C, a vapour pressure greater than 300 kPa (3 bar) are deemed to be substances of Class 2.

Note: For the classification of solutions and mixtures (such as preparations and wastes) containing one or more components listed in marginal 2201, see also marginal 2002 (8).

(3) The substances and articles of Class 2 are classified as follows:

A. Compressed gases having a critical temperature below P10 °C;

B. Liquefied gases having a critical temperature of P10 °C or above:

a. Liquefied gases having a critical temperature of 70 °C or above;

b. Liquefied gases having a critical temperature of P10 °C or above, but below 70 °C;

C. Deeply-refrigerated liquefied gases;

D. Gases dissolved under pressure;

E. Aerosol dispensers and non-refillable containers of gas under pressure;

F. Gases subject to special requirements; and

G. Empty receptacles and empty tanks.

The substances and articles of Class 2 are subdivided according to their chemical properties, as follows:

(a)

non-flammable;

(at)

non-flammable, toxic;

(b)

flammable;

(bt)

flammable, toxic;

(c)

chemically unstable;

(ct)

chemically unstable, toxic.

Unless otherwise specified, chemically unstable substances shall be considered to be flammable.

The names of corrosive and oxidizing gases and of articles containing such gases shall be followed respectively by the words 'corrosive` or 'oxidizing` in brackets.

(4) Substances of Class 2 which are listed among the chemically unstable gases are to be accepted for carriage only if the necessary steps have been taken to prevent their dangerous decomposition, dismutation or polymerization during carriage. To this end, care should in particular be taken to ensure that receptacles and tanks do not contain any substances liable to promote these reactions.

A. Compressed gases

[see also marginal 2201a under (a). For gases of 1° (a) and (b) and 2° (a) in aerosol dispensers or in non-refillable containers for gases under pressure, see under 10° and 11°]

2201 Gases having a critical temperature below P10 °C are considered to be compressed gases for the purposes of this Directive.

1°

Pure gases and technically-pure gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Argon; helium; krypton; neon; nitrogen; oxygen (oxidizing); tetrafluoromethane (R 14).

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

Boron trifluoride; fluorine (oxidizing); nitrogen trifluoride; silicon tetrafluoride (corrosive).

(b)

Flammable

Deuterium; hydrogen; methane.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

Carbon monoxide.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Nitric oxide (nitrogen monoxide) NO (non-flammable).

2°

Mixtures of gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Mixtures of two or more of the following gases: rare gases (containing not more than 10 % xenon by volume), nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide (not more than 30 % by volume); non-flammable mixtures of two or more of the following gases: hydrogen, methane, nitrogen, rare gases (containing not more than 10 % xenon by volume), not more than 30 % carbon dioxide by volume; nitrogen containing not more than 6 % ethylene by volume; air.

Note: Mixtures containing more than 25 % (volume) oxygen are regarded as oxidizing.

(b)

Flammable

Mixtures of not less than 90 % methane by volume with hydrocarbons of 3° (b) and 5° (b); flammable mixtures of two or more of the following gases: hydrogen, methane, nitrogen, rare gases (containing not more than 10 % xenon by volume), not more than 30 % carbon dioxide by volume; natural gas mixtures containing not more than 10 % silane by volume with one or more of the following gases: hydrogen, nitrogen, argon, helium, krypton, neon, denterium and methane.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

Town gas; mixtures of hydrogen with not more than 10 % hydrogen selenide or phosphine or germane by volume or with not more than 15 % arsine by volume; mixtures of nitrogen or rare gases (containing not more than 10 % xenon by volume) with not more than 10 % hydrogen selenide or phosphine or germane by volume or with not more than 15 % arsine by volume; water gas; synthesis gas (e.g. from the Fischer-Tropsch process); mixtures of carbon monoxide with hydrogen or with methane.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Mixtures of hydrogen with not more than 10 % diborane by volume; mixtures of nitrogen or rare gases (containing not more than 10 % xenon by volume) with not more than 10 % diborane by volume.

B. Liquefied gases

[see also marginal 2201a under (b) and (e). For gases of 3° to 6° in aerosol dispensers or in non-refillable containers of gases under pressure, see under 10° and 11°]

Gases having a critical temperature of P10 °C or above are considered to be liquefied gases for the purposes of this Directive

a. Liquefied gases having a critical temperature of 70 °C or above:

3°

Pure gases and technically-pure gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Bromochlorodifluoromethane (R 12 B 1); chlorodifluoromethane (R 22); chloro-pentafluoroethane (R 115); 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (R 124); 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (R 133a); dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12); dichlorofluoromethane (R 21); 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2,-tetrafluoroethane (R 114); octafluorobut-2-ene (R 1318); octafluorocyclobutane (RC 318); octafluoropropane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R 134a).

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

Ammonia; boron trichloride (corrosive); chlorine (corrosive); chlorine tri-fluoride (corrosive); hexafluoroacetone; hexafluoropropylene (R 1216); hydrogen bromide (corrosive); methyl bromide; nitrosyl chloride (corrosive); nitrogen dioxide NO2 (nitrogen peroxide, nitrogen tetroxide N2O4) (oxidizing); phosgene (corrosive); sulphur dioxide; sulphuryl fluoride; tungsten hexafluoride.

(b)

Flammable

Butane; 1-butylene (1-butene); 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (R 142b); cis-2-butylene (cis-2-butene); cyclopropane; 1,1-difluoroethane (R 152a); dimethyl ether; 2,2-dimethylpropane; isobutane; isobutylene (isobutene); methylsilane; propane; propylene; trans-2-butylene (trans-2-butene); 1,1,1-trifluoroethane.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

Arsine; carbonyl sulphide (corrosive); dichlorosilane; dimethylamine; dimethylsilane; ethylamine; ethyl chloride; hydrogen selenide; hydrogen sulphide; methylamine; methyl chloride; methyl mercaptan; trimethylamine; trimethylsilane.

(c)

Chemically unstable

1,2-butadiene; 1,3-butadiene; propadiene, inhibited; vinyl chloride.

Note: In receptacles containing 1,2-butadiene, the oxygen concentration in the gaseous phase shall not exceed 50 ml/m3.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Cyanogen; cyanogen chloride (non-flammable) (corrosive); ethylene oxide; hydrogen iodide, anhydrous (non-flammable) (corrosive); methyl vinyl ether; trifluorochloroethylene (R 1113); vinyl bromide.

Note: In the case of halogenated hydrocarbons, the use of names customary in the trade, such as the following, is also permitted: Algofrene, Arcton, Edifren, Flugene, Forane, Freon, Fresane, Frigen, Isceon, Kaltron, followed by the substance identification number without the letter R.

4°

Mixtures of gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Mixtures of substances listed under 3° (a) with or without hexafluoropropylene of 3° (at), which as:

mixture F 1, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 1,3 MPa (13 bar) and a density at 50 °C not lower than that of dichlorofluoromethane (1,30);

mixture F 2, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 1,9 MPa (19 bar) and a density at 50 °C not lower than that of dichlorodifluoromethane (1,21);

mixture F 3, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 3 MPa (30 bar) and a density at 50 °C not lower than that of chlorodifluoromethane (1,09);

Notes: 1. Trichlorofluoromethane (R 11), trichlorotrifluoroethane (R 113) and chlorotrifluoroethane (R 133) are not liquefied gases within the meaning of ADR and thus are not subject to the provisions of ADR. They may, however, enter into the composition of mixtures F 1 to F 3.

2. See Note under 3°.

The azeotropic mixture of dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12) and 1,1-difluoro-ethane (R 152a), known as R 500;

the azeotropic mixture of chloropentafluoroethane (R 115) and chlorodifluoromethane (R 22), known as R 502;

the mixture of 19 to 21 % by mass dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12) and 79 to 8l % by mass bromochlorodifluoromethane (R 12 B1).

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

Mixtures of methyl bromide and chloropicrin having a vapour pressure above 300 kPa (3 bar) at 50 °C. Mixtures of dichlorodifluoromethane and ethylene oxide containing not more than 12 % (mass) ethylene oxide.

(b)

Flammable

Mixtures of hydrocarbons listed under 3° (b) and of ethane and ethylene of 5° (b), which as:

mixture A, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 1,1 MPa (11 bar) and a relative density at 50 °C not lower than 0,525;

mixture A O, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 1,6 MPa (16 bar) and a relative density at 50 °C not lower than 0,495;

mixture A 1, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 2,1 MPa (21 bar) and a relative density at 50 °C not lower than 0,485;

mixture B, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 2,6 MPa (26 bar) and a relative density at 50 °C not lower than 0,450;

mixture C, have a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 3,1 MPa (31 bar) and a relative density at 50 °C not lower than 0,440.

Note: In the case of the foregoing mixtures, the use of the following names customary in the trade is permitted for describing these substances:

Name given under 4° (b) Name customary in the trade

Mixture A, mixture A O butane

Mixture C propane

Mixtures of hydrocarbons of 3° (b) and 5° (b) containing methane.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

Mixtures of two or more of the following gases: methylsilane, dimethylsilane, trimethylsilane; methyl chloride and methylene chloride in mixtures having a vapour pressure above 300 kPa (3 bar) at 50 °C; mixtures of methyl chloride and chloropicrin and mixtures of methyl bromide and ethylene bromide having in either case a vapour pressure above 300 kPa (3 bar) at 50 °C.

(c)

Chemically unstable

Mixtures of 1,3-butadiene and hydrocarbons of 3° (b) having a vapour pressure at 70 °C not exceeding 1,1 MPa (11 bar) and a density at 50 °C not lower than 0,525; propadiene with 1 % to 4 % methylacetylene, stabilized;

mixtures of methylacetylene and propadiene with the hydrocarbons of 3° (b), which as:

mixture P 1, contain not more than 63 % methylacetylene and propadiene by volume and not more than 24 % propane and propylene by volume, the percentage of C4-saturated hydrocarbons being not less than 14 % by volume; and as

mixture P 2, contain not more than 48 % methylacetylene and propadiene by volume and not more than 50 % propane and propylene by volume, the percentage of C4-saturated hydrocarbons being not less than 5 % by volume.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Ethylene oxide containing not more than 10 % carbon dioxide by mass; ethylene oxide containing not more than 50 % methyl formate by mass, with nitrogen up to a total pressure not exceeding 1 MPa(10 bar) at 50 °C; ethylene oxide with nitrogen up to a total pressure of 1 MPa(10 bar) at 50 °C.

b. Liquefied gases having a critical temperature of P10 °C or above, but below 70 °C:

5°

Pure gases and technically-pure gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Bromotrifluoromethane (R 13 B 1); carbon dioxide; chlorotrifluoromethane (R 13); hexafluoroethane (R 116); nitrous oxide N2O (oxidizing); pentafluoroethane (R 125); sulphur hexafluoride; trifluoromethane (R 23); xenon.

With regard to carbon dioxide, see also marginal 2201a under (c).

Notes: 1. Nitrous oxide is to be accepted for carriage only if it is not less than 99 % pure.

2. See Note under 3°.

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

Hydrogen chloride (corrosive).

(b)

Flammable

Ethane; ethylene; silane.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

Germane; phosphine.

(c)

Chemically unstable

1,1-difluoroethylene; vinyl fluoride.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Diborane.

6°

Mixtures of gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Carbon dioxide containing not less than 1 % and not more than 10 % nitrogen, oxygen, air or rare gases by mass;

the azeotropic mixture of chlorotrifluoromethane (R 13) and trifluoromethane (R 23) known as R 503.

Note: Carbon dioxide containing less than 1 % nitrogen, oxygen, air or rare gases by mass is a substance of 5° (a).

(c)

Chemically unstable

Carbon dioxide containing not more than 35 % ethylene oxide by mass.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

Ethylene oxide containing more than 10 % but not more than 50 % carbon dioxide by mass.

C. Deeply-refrigerated liquefied gases

7°

Pure gases and technically-pure gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Argon; carbon dioxide; helium; krypton; neon; nitrogen; nitrous oxide N2O (oxidizing); oxygen (oxidizing); xenon.

(b)

Flammable

Ethane; ethylene; hydrogen; methane.

8°

Mixtures of gases

(a)

Non-flammable

Air; mixtures of substances of 7° (a).

Note: Mixtures of 8° (a) containing more than 32 % (mass) nitrous oxide, air and mixtures containing more than 20 % (mass) oxygen are regarded as oxidizing.

(b)

Flammable

Mixtures of substances of 7° (b); natural gas, mixture of at least 71,5 % ethylene (volume) with not more than 22,5 % acetylene (volume) and not more than 6 % propylene (volume).

D. Gases dissolved under pressure

9°

Pure gases and technically-pure gases

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

Ammonia dissolved in water with more than 35 % but not more than 40 % ammonia by mass; ammonia dissolved in water with more than 40 % but not more than 50 % ammonia by mass.

Note: 2672 Ammonia solution, relative density between 0,880 and 0,957 at 15 °C in water, with more than 10 % but not more than 35 % ammonia, is a substance of Class 8 [see marginal 2801, 43° (c)].

(c)

Chemically unstable

Acetylene dissolved in a solvent (e.g. acetone) absorbed by porous substances.

E. Aerosol dispensers and non-refillable containers of gas under pressure

[see also marginal 2201a under (d)]

Notes: 1. Aerosol dispensers are receptacles which can be used only once, are equipped with a release valve or dispersal device, and contain, under pressure, a gas or mixture of gases listed in marginal 2208 (2) or contain an active substance (insecticide, cosmetic, etc.) together with such a gas or mixture of gases as a propellent.

2. Non-refillable containers of gas under pressure are receptacles which can be used only once and contain a gas or a mixture of gases listed in marginal 2208 (2) and (3) (e.g. butane for camp-cookers, refrigerant gases, etc.), but are not equipped with a release valve.

3. The term 'flammable substances` means:

(i) gases (propellent in aerosol dispensers; contents of non-refillable containers of gas under pressure) whose mixtures with air can be ignited and have a lower and an upper flammability limit;

(ii) liquids (active substances in aerosol dispensers) of Class 3.

4. The term 'chemically unstable` is applied to contents which in the absence of special precautions undergo dangerous decomposition or self- polymerization at a temperature of not more than 70 °C.

10°

Aerosol dispensers

(a)

Non-flammable

With non-flammable contents.

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

With non-flammable toxic contents.

(b)

Flammable

1. With not more than 45 % of flammable contents by mass.

2. With more than 45 % of flammable contents by mass.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

1. With toxic contents and not more than 45 % of flammable contents by mass.

2. With toxic contents and more than 45 % of flammable contents by mass.

(c)

Chemically unstable

With chemically-unstable contents.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

With chemically-unstable toxic contents.

11°

Non-refillable containers of gas under pressure

(a)

Non-flammable

With non-flammable contents.

(at)

Non-flammable, toxic

With non-flammable toxic contents.

(b)

Flammable

With flammable contents.

(bt)

Flammable, toxic

With flammable toxic contents.

(c)

Chemically unstable

With chemically-unstable contents.

(ct)

Chemically unstable, toxic

With chemically-unstable toxic contents.

F. Gases subject to special requirements

12°

Various mixtures of gases

Mixtures containing gases listed under other item numbers of this Class, and mixtures of one or more gases listed under other item numbers of this Class with one or more vapours of substances not excluded from carriage under this Directive, on condition that during carriage:

1. the mixture remains entirely gaseous; and

2. all possibility of a dangerous reaction is excluded.

13°

Test gases

Gases and mixtures of gases not listed under other item numbers of this Class and used only in laboratory tests, on condition that during carriage:

1. the gas or mixture of gases remains entirely gaseous; and

2. all possibility of a dangerous reaction is excluded.

G. Empty receptacles and empty tanks

14°

Empty receptacles, empty tank-vehicles or empty tank-containers uncleaned, which have contained substances of Class 2.

Note: Receptacles and tanks which after being emptied of substances of Class 2 still contain small residual amounts are regarded as empty receptacles or empty tanks, uncleaned.

2201a Gases and articles handed over for carriage in conformity with the following provisions are not subject to the requirements or provisions relating to this Class set out elsewhere in this Annex or in Annex B:

(a) compressed gases which are neither flammable nor toxic nor corrosive and whose pressure in the receptacle, referred to a temperature of 15 °C, does not exceed 200 kPa (2 bar); the same rule applies to mixtures of gases containing not more than 2 % flammable components;

(b) liquefied gases contained, in quantities not exceeding 60 l, or in quantities of less than 5 l with not more than 25 g hydrogen, in freezing appliances (refrigerators, ice machines, etc.) and necessary for their operation. These freezing appliances shall be protected and loaded in such a way as to prevent any change to their freezing circuit;

(c) carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide (N2O) of 5° (a) in metal capsules (sodors, sparklets, cream capsules), if the carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in the gaseous state do not contain more than 0.5 % air and the capsules contain not more than 25 g carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide per cm3 of capacity;

(d) articles of 10° and 11° of a capacity not exceeding 50 cm3. A package of such articles shall not weigh more than 10 kg;

(e) liquefied petroleum gases contained in motor-vehicle tanks firmly secured to the vehicles; the fuel cock between tank and engine must be closed and the electrical contact open.

2. Provisions

A. Packages

1. General conditions of packing

2202 (1) The materials of which the receptacles and their closures are made must not be liable to attack by the contents or form harmful or dangerous compounds therewith.

Note: Care must be taken not to allow any moisture to enter receptacles when they are being filled, and to dry receptacles completely after hydraulic pressure tests (see marginal 2216) carried out with water or with aqueous solutions.

(2) Packagings, including their closures, shall be sufficiently rigid and strong in all their parts to prevent any loosening during carriage and to meet the normal requirements of carriage. When outer packagings are prescribed, the receptacles shall be firmly secured therein. Unless otherwise specified in the section entitled 'Packing of a single substance or of articles of the same kind`, inner packagings may be enclosed in outer packagings either singly or in groups.

(3) Metal receptacles intended for the carriage of gases of 1° to 6° and 9° shall contain only the gas for which they have been tested and whose name is inscribed on the receptacle [see marginal 2218 (1) (a)].

Derogations are allowed:

1. for metal receptacles tested for one of the substances of 3° (a) or 4° (a) or for bromotrifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane or trifluoromethane of 5° (a). These receptacles may also be filled with some other substance of the aforesaid items on condition that the minimum test pressure prescribed for that substance does not exceed the test pressure of the receptacle and that the name of the substance and its permissible maximum filling mass are inscribed on the receptacle;

2. for metal receptacles tested for hydrocarbons of 3° (b) or 4° (b). These receptacles may also be filled with some other hydrocarbon on condition that the minimum test pressure prescribed for that substance does not exceed the test pressure of the receptacle and that the name of the substance and its permissible maximum filling mass are inscribed on the receptacle.

For 1. and 2., see also marginals 2215, 2218 (1) (a) and 2220, (1) to (3).

(4) A change in the use to which a receptacle is assigned is allowed in principle if it does not conflict with national regulations; it requires, however, the approval of the competent authority and replacement of the former markings by markings relating to the new use.

2. Packing of a single substance or of articles of the same kind

Note: or carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide of 7° (a), mixtures containing carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide of 8° (a) and the gases of 7° (b) and 8° (b), see Annex B, marginal 21 105.

a. Nature of receptacles

2203 (1) Receptacles intended for the carriage of gases of 1° to 6°, 9°, 12° and 13° shall be so closed and leak proof as to prevent any escape of the gases.

(2) These receptacles shall be made of carbon steel or of alloy steel (special steels).

The following may, however, be used:

(a) copper receptacles for:

1. compressed gases of 1°, (a), (b) and (bt), and 2°, (a) and (b), whose filling pressure referred to a temperature of 15 °C does not exceed 2 MPa (20 bar); and

2. liquefied gases of 3° (a); sulphur dioxide of 3° (at); dimethyl ether of 3° (b); ethyl chloride and methyl chloride of 3° (bt); vinyl chloride of 3° (c); vinyl bromide of 3° (ct); mixtures F 1, F 2 and F 3 of 4° (a); and ethylene oxide containing not more than 10 % carbon dioxide by mass of 4° (ct);

(b) aluminium-alloy receptacles (see Appendix A.2) for:

1. compressed gases of 1°, (a), (b) and (bt); nitric oxide (nitrogen monoxide) NO of 1° (ct); and compressed gases of 2°, (a), (b) and (bt);

2. liquefied gases of 3° (a); sulphur dioxide of 3° (at); liquefied gases of 3° (b) other than methylsilane; hydrogen selenide, and methyl mercaptan of 3° (bt); ethylene oxide of 3° (ct); liquefied gases of 4°, (a) and (b); ethylene oxide containing not more than 10 % carbon dioxide by mass, of 4° (ct); and liquefied gases of 5°, (a) and (b), and 6°, (a) and (c). Sulphur dioxide of 3° (at) and substances of 3° (a) and 4° (a) shall be dry; and

3. dissolved acetylene of 9° (c).

All gases which are to be carried in aluminium-alloy receptacles shall be free from alkaline impurities.

2204 (1) Receptacles for dissolved acetylene of 9° (c) shall be entirely filled with a porous material, uniformly distributed, of a type approved by the competent authority and which:

(a) does not attack the receptacles or form harmful or dangerous compounds either with acetylene or with the solvent;

(b) does not shake down, even after prolonged use or through jolting, at temperatures up to 60 °C;

(c) is capable of preventing the spread of decomposition of the acetylene in the mass.

(2) The solvent must not attack the receptacles.

2205 (1) The following liquefied gases may, in addition, be carried in thick-walled glass tubes on condition that the quantity of substance in each tube and the degree of filling of the tubes do not exceed the figures indicated below:

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(2) The glass tubes shall be flame-sealed and secured separately by infusorial-earth cushioning in closed sheet-metal capsules which shall be placed in a wooden case or in some other outer packaging of sufficient strength (see also marginal 2222).

(3) For sulphur dioxide of 3° (at) stout glass siphons containing not more than 1,5 kg of substance and filled to not more than 88 % of their capacity are also allowed. The siphons shall be secured by infusorial earth, sawdust or powdered carbonate of lime, or by a mixture of the two latter, in strong wooden cases or in some other outer packaging of sufficient strength. A package shall not weigh more than 100 kg. If it weighs more than 30 kg, it shall be fitted with means of handling.

2206 (1) Gases of 3° (a); 3° (b) other than methylsilane; 3° (bt) other than arsine, dichlorosilane, dimethylsilane, hydrogen selenide and trimethylsilane; 3° (c); 3° (ct) other than cyanogen chloride; and mixtures of 4° (a) and 4° (b), may also, on condition that the mass of liquid per litre of capacity does not exceed either the maximum mass of contents indicated in marginal 2220 or 150 g per tube, be contained in thick-walled glass tubes, or in thick-walled metal tubes made of a metal allowed by marginal 2203 (2). The tubes shall be free from faults liable to impair their strength; in particular, internal stresses in glass tubes shall have been suitably relieved and the thickness of the tube walls shall not be less than 2 mm. The leakproofness of the closure system shall be ensured by an additional device (cap, crown, seal, binding, etc.) capable of preventing any loosening of the closure system during carriage. The tubes shall be secured by cushioning material in small boxes made of wood or fibreboard, the number of tubes per box being such that the mass of the liquid contained in a box does not exceed 600 g. These small boxes shall be placed in wooden cases or in some other outer packaging of sufficient strength; if the liquid contents of a case weigh more than 5 kg, the case shall be lined with soft-soldered sheet-metal.

(2) A package shall not weigh more than 75 kg.

2207 (1) Gases of 7° and 8° shall be enclosed in metal receptacles which are so insulated that they cannot become coated with dew or hoar-frost. The receptacles shall be fitted with safety valves.

(2) Gases of 7° (a) other than carbon dioxide and 8° (a) other than mixtures containing carbon dioxide may also be enclosed in receptacles which are not hermetically closed and which are:

(a) double-walled vacuum-jacketed glass receptacles surrounded by an absorbent insulating material; these receptacles shall be protected by iron-wire baskets and placed in metal cases; or

(b) metal receptacles protected against heat transmission in such a way that they cannot become coated with dew or hoar-frost; the capacity of these receptacles shall not exceed 100 litres.

(3) The metal cases referred to in subparagraph (2) (a) and the receptacles referred to in subparagraph (2) (b) above shall be fitted with means of handling. The openings of the receptacles referred to in subparagraphs (2) (a) and (b) shall be fitted with devices allowing gases to escape, preventing any splashing out of the liquid, and so fixed that they cannot fall out. In the case of oxygen of 7°