Commission Directive 2006/89/EC of 3 November 2006 adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ADR agreement, approximation of laws, intra-EU transport, road transport, transport of dangerous goods, transport safety

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Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/89/EC

of 3 November 2006

adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to 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 (1), and
in particular Article 8 thereof,

(2)

(3)

(4)

The ADR is updated every two years. Consequently, an
amended version shall apply as from 1 January 2007,
with a transitional period up to 30 June 2007.

It is therefore necessary to amend Annexes A and B to
Directive 94/55/EC.

The measures provided for
in this Directive are in
conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the
transport of dangerous goods set up in Article 9 of
Directive 94/55/EC,

Whereas:

(1)

Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC refer to Annexes
A and B to the European Agreement concerning the
international carriage of dangerous goods by road,
(ADR), as applicable from 1 January 2005.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC are amended as
follows:

1. Annex A is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX A

Provisions of Annex A to the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR),
as applicable with effect from 1 January 2007, it being understood that “contracting party” is replaced by “Member
State”.

The text of the amendments of the 2007 version of Annex A to the ADR will be published as soon as it is available in
all official languages of the Community.’

2. Annex B is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX B

Provisions of Annex B to the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR), as
applicable with effect from 1 January 2007, it being understood that “contracting party” is replaced by “Member State”.

The text of the amendments of the 2007 version of Annex B to the ADR will be published as soon as it is available in
all official languages of the Community.’

(1) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Directive 2004/111/EC (OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 25).

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Article 2

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 1 July 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions
and a correlation table between those provisions and this
Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

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

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President