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THE UN ECONOMIC Commission for Europe’s (UN ECE) Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP15) held its 106th session in Geneva this past 13 to 17 May. The main aim of the meeting was to review the decisions made by the earlier Joint Meeting of Experts on RID/ADR/ADN and to approve them for inclusion in the
by road throughout Europe and, increasingly, elsewhere in the world. There were also some road-specific proposals to be dealt with. The meeting was chaired by Ariane Roumier (France), with Alfonso Simoni (Italy) sitting as vice-chair. It was attended by representatives from 25 voting nations and,
The meeting was preceded by a short Conference of the Contracting Parties to ADR, which adopted by consensus a proposal from Portugal to delete the word ‘European’ from the title of the ADR Agreement. This change has been in the offing for some years and the gradual expansion of the usage of ADR as a model for the regulations for the transport of dangerous goods has meant the change is long overdue. A protocol of amendment was to be transmitted to all contracting parties and, if no objection is raised within six months, the amendment will be accepted and enter into force on 1 January 2021. There had been no new contracting parties since the previous session, although the Working Party welcomed the accession of Tunisia to the protocol amending articles
next, 2021 edition of ADR, the regulations governing the transport of dangerous goods
as provided for by the terms of reference, representatives from Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia, acting as full members. Also in attendance were representatives from the EU, the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) and three non-governmental organisations.
1 (a), 14 (1) and 14 (3) (b) of ADR and encouraged the 14 countries that had not yet deposited the required legal instruments for the Protocol to enter into force to take the necessary steps to do so. The representative of Nigeria reported that, since the country’s accession to ADR and five
ROAD • WP15’S MAY SESSION CONFIRMED THE DECISIONS MADE BY THE JOINT MEETING BUT HAD A WHOLE LOT MORE ON ITS PLATE, WITH A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
WP15 HAS A STRICT FOCUS ON THE TRANSPORT OF ALL SORTS OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD
HCB MONTHLY | NOVEMBER 2019
