Commission Directive 2004/111/EC of 9 December 2004 adapting for the fifth 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 roadText with EEA relevance

10.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/25
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/111/EC
of 9 December 2004
adapting for the fifth 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 establishing the European Community,
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,
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 July 2003.
(2) The ADR is updated every two years. Consequently, an amended version shall apply as from 1 January 2005, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2005.
(3) It is therefore necessary to amend Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods referred to in Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC,