Commission Directive 2001/6/EC of 29 January 2001 adapting for the third 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 2001/6/EC
of 29 January 2001
adapting for the third 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 European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/62/EC(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Directive 96/49/EC contains the Regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail, usually known as "the RID", as applicable from 1 July 1999.
(2) The RID is updated every two years and therefore an amended version will be in force as from 1 July 2001 with a transitory period until 31 December 2002, except of dangerous goods of class 7 (radioactive material), for which the transitory period will end on 31 December 2001.
(3) It is therefore necessary to amend the Annex to Directive 96/49/EC.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods provided by Article 9 of Directive 96/49/EC,