Article 1

1. This Directive shall apply to the transport of dangerous goods by rail within Member States or between Member States. Member States may, however, exempt from the scope of this Directive the transport of dangerous goods conducted by means of transport equipment belonging to or under the responsibility of the armed forces. 2. This Directive shall not, however, affect the Member State's right, having due regard to Community law, to lay down specific safety requirements for the national or international transport of dangerous goods by rail, in so far as the Annex thereto does not cover that area, in particular as regards, inter alia: the running of trains; the marshalling of freight wagons in trains in national traffic; operating rules for operations ancillary to transport such as marshalling and stabling; the training of staff and the management of information concerning the dangerous goods transported; special rules for the transport of dangerous goods in passenger trains.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.