Calendar of meetings

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY AGENCY MEETINGS, 2019

MEETING AGENCY VENUE DATE

Joint meeting of Experts on the Regulations ECE Geneva Jan 21-25 annexed to ADN (WP15/AC2), 34th session

Administrative Committee of ADN, 22nd session ECE Geneva January 25

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention IMO LondonFebruary 18-22 and Response (PPR), 6th session

Dangerous Goods Board, 114th meeting IATA Singapore March 5-8

Joint meeting of the RID Committee of ECE/OCTI Bern March 18-22 Experts and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP15)

Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP), WG/19 ICAO Montreal April 1-5

Editorial & Technical Group (IMDG Code), IMO London April 1-5 31st meeting

Ad hoc Working Group on the Harmonisation of RID/ADR/ADN with the UN Model Regulations ECE/OCTI Geneva April 24-26

Marine Environment Protection Committee IMO London May 13-17 (MEPC), 74th session

Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous ECE Geneva May 13-17 Goods (WP15), 106th session

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101st session IMO London June 5-14

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva July 1-5 Transport of Dangerous Goods (55th session)

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva July 8-10 Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (37th session)

Dangerous Goods Board, 115th meeting IATA Montreal August 19-22*

Joint meeting of Experts on the Regulations ECE Geneva August 26-30 annexed to ADN (WP15/AC2), 35th session MEETING AGENCY VENUE DATE

Administrative Committee of ADN, 23rd session ECE Geneva August 30

Sub-committee on Carriage of Cargoes IMO London Sept 9-13 and Containers (CCC), 6th session

Editorial & Technical Group (IMDG Code), IMO London Sept 16-20 32nd meeting

Joint meeting of the RID Committee of ECE/OCTI Geneva Sept 17-27 Experts and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP15)

Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP), 27th session ICAO Montreal Sept 19-20*

Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous ECE Geneva Nov 11-15 Goods (WP15), 107th session

RID Committee of Experts’ standing working OCTI group (11th session) * Nov 25-29

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE GenevaDecember 2-11 Transport of Dangerous Goods (56th session)

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva Dec 11-13 Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (38th session)

ECE – UN European Commission for Europe; IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency; IATA – International Air Transport Association; ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organisation; IMO – International Maritime Organisation; OCTI – Central Office for International Rail Transport

* Details to be confirmed

GENERAL NOTE: These regulatory authorities are the international organisations responsible for the provisions governing the carriage of dangerous goods by various modes of transport. The list contains the major sessional meetings, together with certain scheduled working group and ad hoc group meetings. HCB will keep readers informed of further relevant meetings as and when they are called.