Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted by the Union with regard to the amendments to the Annexes of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and to the Annexed Regulations to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)

The proposed Council Decision has the objective to establish the position of the European Union with regard to the amendments to the Annexes of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and to the Annexed Regulations to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), as applicable from 1 January 2017.

The above mentioned Annexes and Regulations, commonly known as the Annexes to ADR and the Annexed Regulations to ADN, regulate the international transport of dangerous goods by road and by inland waterways between members of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) which are also contracting parties to ADR and ADN.

The development of transport of dangerous goods by road and inland waterways, both within the Union and between the Union and neighbouring countries, is a key component of the European common transport policy and ensures the proper functioning of all industrial branches producing or making use of the goods classified as dangerous under ADR and ADN. Adaptation to technical and scientific progress of these agreements is therefore essential to allow for development of transport and associated industrial branches within the economic chain. The amendments aim to align ADR and ADN with the UN Model Regulations, including new definitions, classification criteria and UN numbers, packaging / labelling requirements, update of applicable standards and technical provisions, as well as editorial corrections.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2016)508: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2016:508:FIN

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