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|[pic] |Economic and Social |Distr. |
| |Council |GENERAL |
| | |TRANS/WP.15/174 |
| | |17 June 2003 |
| | |ENGLISH |
| | |Original: FRENCH | ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE Working Party on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods
REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON ITS
SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION (19-23 May 2003) CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Attendance 1 3 Adoption of the agenda 2 3 Status of the European Agreement concerning the International
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and related issues 3 - 17
3 Interpretation of the European Agreement concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 18 - 26 5 Proposals for amendments to Annexes A and B of ADR 27 - 65 6 Safety in road tunnels 66 - 76 11
GE.03-22071 (E) 100703 210703 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Security in the transport of dangerous goods 77 - 81 13 Programme of work 82 - 84 14 Any other business 85 - 87 14 Adoption of the report 88 15 Annex: Texts adopted 16 Addendum 1: Draft amendments to Annexes A and B (for entry into
force on 1 January 2005) ATTENDANCE 1. The Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods held its
seventy-fourth session from 19 to 23 May 2003 with Mr. J. Franco (Portugal)
as Chairman and Mrs. A. Roumier (France) as Vice-Chairman. Representatives
of the following countries took part in its work: Austria; Belgium;
Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France;
Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Netherlands;
Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain;
Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom. The intergovernmental organization,
International Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), was
represented along with the following non-governmental organizations:
European Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (AEGPL); International
Association of the Soap, Detergent and Maintenance Products Industry
(AISE); Liaison Committee of Coachwork and Trailer Builders (CLCCR);
European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA); European Conference
of Fuel Distributors (CENCC); European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC);
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA);
International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA);
International Road Transport Union (IRU). ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Document: TRANS/WP.15/173 Informal documents: INF.1 and INF.2 2. The Working Party adopted the provisional agenda prepared by the
secretariat, as amended by informal document INF.2. CLEPA withdrew
document TRANS/WP.15/2003/13.
STATUS OF THE EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF
DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR) AND RELATED ISSUES
Status of the Agreement Informal document: INF.12 (Secretariat) 3. The Working Party noted that ADR still had 38 Contracting Parties. 4. The amendments to ADR proposed by France (depositary notification
C.N.1345.2002.TREATIES-2 of 27 December 2002) were deemed to have been
accepted and would effectively enter into force on 27 June 2003 (depositary
notification C.N.389.2003.TREATIES-1 of 15 May 2003). 5. The Working Party examined the list of competent authorities
(INF.12). 6. The secretariat said that only Austria had submitted a notification
in accordance with 1.8.4 which provided for the notification of the
addresses of all the competent authorities and bodies according to national
law for the implementation of ADR.
7. The Working Party considered that it was necessary to have a list
indicating at least the main competent authority. Delegations were invited
to provide the secretariat as far as possible with all the information
required in 1.8.4, or at least a reference to a web site where that
information was available.
Protocol of amendment of 1993 8. The Working Party deplored the fact that there were still 12
countries which had not deposited the appropriate legal instrument
(Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Greece,
Kazakhstan, Morocco, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of
Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro and Ukraine), thereby preventing the
Protocol from entering into force. 9. The representatives of Germany and Croatia said that the procedures
were in progress in their countries. 10. The Working Party reiterated its request that all Contracting Parties
should take the necessary steps for the accession of their countries. Special agreements Informal document: INF.11 (Secretariat) 11. The Working Party took note of the list of multilateral agreements
updated by the secretariat (INF.11). 12. The Working Party's attention was drawn to M100 which had been re-
established by the secretariat at the request of Germany and would remain
in force until 31 December 2004 unless revoked by the signatory States
before that date. 13. A number of delegations asked Norway to submit a new proposal to the
Joint Meeting to permit the transport of lighters under cover of the
provisions of Chapter 3.4. 14. On the subject of M129 it was noted that the agreement was no longer
required after 27 June 2003 (the date of its entry into force) and that it
could therefore lapse on that date. 15. The Working Party noted that Germany would submit a new multilateral
agreement concerning the lists of aquatic pollutants before M80 expired,
pending the entry into force of the new criteria for the classification of
these pollutants.
Notifications in accordance with Chapter 1.9 Informal document: INF.10 (Secretariat) 16. The Working Party took note of the list recapitulating the
notifications transmitted to the secretariat (INF.10), and some necessary
corrections were indicated. 17. The secretariat was invited to remind all Contracting Parties of
their notification obligations under 1.9.4.
INTERPRETATION OF THE EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL
CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR)
Transitional provisions of 1.6.5.6 concerning extinguishers Document: TRANS/WP.1/2003/3 (Switzerland) Informal document: INF.17 (Norway) 18. Although some delegations would have liked to apply the provisions of
the new text of 8.1.4 to all vehicles registered after 30 June 2003, the
Working Party confirmed by a majority vote that the wording of 1.6.5.6. was
correct and in line with the compromise solution reached by the Working
Party when the revised provisions were adopted, to the effect that the
transitional provision valid up to 31 December 2007 applied to all
vehicles, whatever their date of registration. 19. The representative of Belgium recalled that extinguishers were not
currently subject to an obligatory periodic inspection in Belgium, but that
they had a maximum useful life of five years. A five-year transitional
period would therefore be necessary to establish the new system. 20. The representative of Norway, in association with the representatives
of Germany and Sweden, expressed deep disappointment, considering that a
five-year transitional period was much too long and that improved safety
would have been possible as from the present time, at least for new
vehicles.
Interpretation of 1.1.3.6 in cases in which dangerous goods packed in
limited quantities are loaded together with other dangerous goods Informal document: INF.4 (Spain) 21. The Working Party confirmed that, in accordance with 3.4.3 and 3.4.4
of ADR, only the provisions contained in these paragraphs applied to
dangerous goods packed in limited quantities. No mention of such goods was
therefore needed in the transport document. Similarly, in accordance with
1.1.3.6.5, they should not be taken into account in the calculations for
the purpose of applying 1.1.3.6.
Interpretation of "loading and unloading sites" in 7.5.1 Informal document: INF.9 (Belgium) 22. The question raised by the representative of Belgium as to whether
7.5.1 applied to loading and unloading terminals for containers and tank-
containers gave rise to conflicting views. Some representatives considered
that 7.5.1 had been designed for tanks, others that Chapter 7.5 only
applied to vehicles and containers, and still others that neither
containers nor tank-containers were intended in 7.5.1.
23. The representative of Spain reminded the meeting that these
provisions had been introduced into ADR following a proposal from a working
group meeting in Spain in January 1993, which had essentially concerned the
regulations applicable to the loading and unloading of tank-vehicles
(TRANS/WP.15/R.215 and TRANS/WP.15/132, paras. 16-24). He suggested that
an error of transcription might have occurred during the restructuring. 24. At the request of the Chairman, a member of the secretariat said that
7.5.1 replicated the exact wording of marginal 10 400 of the 1997 ADR, as
adopted following the adoption of the proposals of the working group on
tank-vehicles. It could not be deduced from the wording of marginal 10 400
that it applied only to tank-vehicles. It might be supposed on the
contr