Commission Directive 2004/110/EC of 9 December 2004 adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by railText with EEA relevance

10.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/24
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/110/EC
of 9 December 2004
adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Directive 96/49/EC refers to the Regulation concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail (RID), as applicable from 1 July 2003.
(2) The RID is updated every two years. Consequently, the next amended version shall be applicable as from 1 January 2005, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2005.
(3) It is therefore necessary to amend the Annex to Directive 96/49/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 96/49/EC,