Calendar of regulatory meetings

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY AGENCY MEETINGS, 2021

MEETING AGENCY VENUE DATE

Editorial & Technical Group (IMSBC Code) IMO remote January 18-22 33rd meeting

Joint meeting of Experts on the Regulations ECE Geneva Jan 25-29 annexed to ADN (WP15/AC2), 37th session

Administrative Committee of ADN, 25th ECE Geneva January 29 session

Working Group on Annex 2 to SMGS OSJD Warsaw February 9-12

Editorial & Technical Group (IMDG Code) IMO remote March 15-19 34th meeting

Joint meeting of the RID Committee of ECE/OCTI Bern March 15-19 Experts and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP15)

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and IMO remote March 22-26 Response (PPR), 8th session

Dangerous Goods Board, 118th meeting IATA remote April 12-15

Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP), WG/21 ICAO Montreal* May 3-7

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 103rd session IMO remote May 5-14

Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous ECE Geneva* May* Goods (WP15), 109th session

RID Committee of Experts’ standing working OCTI Bern* May* group (13th session)

RID Committee of Experts, 56th session OCTI Bern* May*

Marine Environment Protection Committee IMO remote June 10-17 (MEPC), 76th session

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva June 28Transport of Dangerous Goods (58th session) July 2

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva July 5-7 Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (40th session)

Joint meeting of Experts on the Regulations ECE Geneva* August* annexed to ADN (WP15/AC2), 38th session

Administrative Committee of ADN, 26th ECE Geneva* August* session MEETING AGENCY VENUE DATE

Dangerous Goods Board, 119th meeting IATA Geneva* August 30Sept 2*

Sub-committee on Carriage of Cargoes and IMO * Sept 6-10 Containers (CCC), 7th session

Editorial & Technical Group (IMDG and IMO * Sept 13-17 IMSBC Codes), 35th meeting

Joint meeting of the RID Committee of ECE/OCTI Geneva September* Experts and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP15)

Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP), 28th session ICAO Montreal* September 20October 1

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 104th session IMO tbc October 4-8

Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety IMO tbc October 11-15 and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals (ESPH), 27th session

Marine Environment Protection Committee IMO tbc Nov 8-12 (MEPC), 77th session

Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous ECE Geneva November* Goods (WP15), 110th session

RID Committee of Experts’ standing working OCTI * November* group (12th session)

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva December* Transport of Dangerous Goods (59th session)

ECOSOC Sub-committee of Experts on the ECE Geneva December* Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (41st session)

GENERAL NOTE: Due to restrictions on travel and meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic, the calendar of meetings is less certain than usual, with many sessions awaiting confirmation. HCB will endeavour to keep readers informed of further relevant meetings as and when they are called.

ECE – UN European Commission for Europe; IATA – International Air Transport Association; ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organisation; IMO – International Maritime Organisation; OCTI – Central Office for International Rail Transport; OSJD – Organisation for Cooperation of Railways

* Details to be confirmed