Commission Directive 2003/29/EC of 7 April 2003 adapting for the fourth 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)

Commission Directive 2003/29/EC
of 7 April 2003
adapting for the fourth 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), as last amended by Directive 2001/6/EC(2), 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, generally known as the RID, as applicable with effect from 1 July 2001.
(2) The RID is updated every two years. Consequently, the amended version will be in force with effect from 1 January 2003, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2003.
(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,