The Working Party regretted the decision of ISO TC 104 and reiterated that the proposed ISO 45 ' container did not contribute to intermodal transportation and to global standardization and responded only to certain port-to-port maritime and regional interests . For transport in most of the 55 countries of the UNECE region , the newly proposed container is inappropriate for the transport of ( ISO ) palletized cargo , can not be shipped efficiently by rail and inland waterways and , as of 1 January 2007 , will be banned from road transport in the 25 countries of the European Union - in line with EU Council Directive 96/53 .