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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods

Joint Meeting of Experts on the Regulations annexed to the
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage
of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)


REPORT OF THE JOINT MEETING OF EXPERTS ON ITS TENTH SESSION*
(23-25 January 2006)

Consolidated text of the amendments to the 2005 version of the Regulations
annexed to ADN adopted by the Joint Meeting of Experts


The secretariat reproduces below the consolidated text of the amendments to the 2005 version of
the Regulations annexed to ADN adopted by the Joint Meeting of Experts at its ninth and tenth sessions.
(see TRANS/WP.15AC.2/19, TRANS/WP.15AC.2/19/Add.1 and TRANS/WP.15AC.2/21).












* This meeting is organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Europe and the Central
Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine.
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PART 1

Chapter 1.1

1.1.3.1 (d)
Amend as follows:

"(d) the carriage undertaken by or under the supervision of the emergency services,
insofar as such carriage is necessary in relation to the emergency response, in
particular carriage undertaken to contain and recover the dangerous goods
involved in an incident or accident and move them to a safe place;"

1.1.3.1 (e)
Replace at the end . with ;.

1.1.3.1
Add a new sub paragraph (f) to read:

"(f) the carriage of uncleaned empty static or storage vessels and tanks which have
contained gases of Class 2, groups A, O or F, substances of Class 3 or Class 9
belonging to packing group II or III or pesticides of Class 6.1 belonging to packing
group II or III, subject to the following conditions:

-
All openings with the exception of pressure relief devices (when fitted) are
hermetically closed;

-
Measures have been taken to prevent any leakage of contents in normal
conditions of carriage; and

-
The load is fixed in cradles or crates or other handling devices or to the
vehicle, container or vessel in such a way that they will not become loose or
shift during normal conditions of carriage.

This exemption does not apply to static or storage vessels and tanks which have
contained desensitized explosives or substances the carriage of which is prohibited
by ADN.".

1.1.3.2 (d)
Amend as follows:

"(d) gases contained in the equipment used for the operation of the vessel;"

1.1.3.2 (f)
Delete. Current (g) becomes (f).

1.1.3.6
Amend to read:

1.1.3.6
Exemptions related to quantities carried on board vessels.

1.1.3.6.1
(a)
In the event of the carriage of dangerous goods in packages, the provisions of
ADN other than those of 1.1.3.6.2 are not applicable when the gross mass of all
the dangerous goods carried does not exceed 3,000 kg.


This provision does not apply to the carriage of:


(i) to (vii) (unchanged)
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(b)
In the event of the carriage of dangerous goods in packages other than tanks (tank-
containers, tank vehicles, etc.), the provisions of ADN other than those of 1.1.3.6.2
are not applicable to the carriage of:
- substances of Class 2 of group F in accordance with 2.2.2.1.3 or aerosols of
group F according to 2.2.2.1.6; or

- substances assigned to Packing Group I, except substances of Class 6.1
when the gross mass of these goods does not exceed 300 kg.

1.1.3.6.2
The carriage of exempted quantities according to 1.1.3.6.1 is, however, subject to the
following conditions:

(a)
The obligation to report in accordance with 1.8.5 remains applicable;

(b) Packages, except vehicles and containers (including swap bodies), shall comply
with the requirements for packagings referred to in Parts 4 and 6 of ADR or RID;
the provisions of 5.2 concerning marking and labelling are applicable;

(c)
The following documents shall be on board:
- the transport documents (see 5.4.1.1);

- the transport documents shall concern all the dangerous goods carried on board;



- the stowage plan (see 7.1.4.11.1);


(d)
The goods shall be stowed in the holds.



This provision does not apply to goods loaded in:
- containers with complete spray-proof walls;
- vehicles with complete spray-proof walls;



(e) Goods of different class shall be separated by a minimum horizontal distance of
3 m. They shall not be stowed on top of each other.



This provision does not apply to:
- containers with complete metal walls;
- vehicles with complete metal walls;

(f)
For seagoing and inland navigation vessels, where the latter carry only containers,
the above requirements under (d) and (e) shall be considered to have been met if
the provisions of the IMDG Code regarding stowage and separation are met and if
this particular is recorded in the transport document.

1.1.4.2.1
In the last sentence replace "classes 1 to 8" with "classes 1 to 9".

Chapter 1.2

1.2.1
Add the following definitions in alphabetical order:
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"ASTM means the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International, 100
Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959, United States
of America);"

Consequential amendment:
In Chapter 3.3, SP 649, delete the address in footnote (2).

"Capacity of shell or shell compartment, for tanks, means the total inner volume of the
shell or shell compartment expressed in litres or cubic metres. When it is impossible to
completely fill the shell or the shell compartment because of its shape or construction,
this reduced capacity shall be used for the determination of the degree of filling and for
the marking of the tank."

"CGA means the Compressed Gas Association (CGA, 4221 Walney Road, 5th Floor,
Chantilly VA 20151-2923, United States of America);"

"Closed-type sampling device means a device penetrating through the boundary of the
cargo tank but constituting a part of a closed system designed so that during sampling no
gas or liquid may escape from the cargo tank. The device shall be of a type approved by
the competent authority for this purpose."




Construction pressure: delete the second sentence. Replace Construction pressure
with Design pressure.



C<i>onsequential amendment:
"9.3.3.23.2
Replace construction pressure with design pressure".



Filling ratio (cargo tank), read as follows:
Where a filling ratio is given for a cargo tank, it refers to the percentage of the volume
of the cargo tank which may be filled with liquid during loading;



"ICAO means the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, 999 University
Street, Montreal, Quebec H3C 5H7, Canada);"

"IMO means the International Maritime Organization (IMO, 4 Albert Embankment,
London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom);"

"Partly closed sampling device means a device penetrating through the boundary of the
cargo tank such that during sampling only a small quantity of gaseous or liquid cargo can
escape into the open air. As long as the device is not used it shall be closed completely.
The device shall be of a type approved by the competent authority for this purpose."

"Sampling openings means opining with a diameter of not more than 0.30 m fitted with a
flame arrester plate stack, capable of withstanding steady burning and so designed that
the opening period will be as short as possible and that the flame arrester plate stack
cannot remain open without external intervention. The flame arrester plate stack shall be
of a type approved by the competent authority for this purpose."

"Tank record means a file containing all the important technical information
concerning a tank, a battery-vehicle or a MEGC, such as certificates referred to in
6.8.2.3, 6.8.2.4 and 6.8.3.4 of ADR. "
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"UIC means the International Union of Railways (UIC, 16 rue Jean Rey, F-75015 Paris,
France);"

"UNECE means the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE, Palais
des Nations, 8-14 avenue de la Paix, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland);"

Consequential amendment:
Wherever they appear in ADN replace the words "UN/ECE" and "UN-ECE" with
"UNECE". (Apply to 5.4.1.4.2 footnote 2) and to section 5.4.2 footnote 3)).

Vacuum design pressure means the vacuum pressure on the basis of which the cargo
tank or the residual cargo tank has been designed and built;

In the definition of "UN Model Regulations", replace "thirteenth" with "fourteenth" and
"(ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.13)" with "(ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.14)".

In the definition of "Manual of Tests and Criteria", replace "(ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4)"
with "(ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4 as amended by document
ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4/Amend.1)".


In the definition of "Aerosol or aerosol dispenser", insert "under pressure" after
"liquefied or dissolved".


In the definition of "Hermetically closed tank", the second and fourth indents, replace "as
allowed by special provision TE15 of 6.8.4 of ADR" with "in accordance with the
requirements of 6.8.2.2.3 of ADR" at the end.

In the definition of "Overpack", replace "by a single consignor" with "(by a single
consignor in the case of Class 7 )".
In sub-paragraph (a), replace "plastic" with "plastics".

Chapter 1.3

1.3.2.4