preamble_4667

Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail · European Union

6.5.1.1.1. The requirements of this Chapter apply to intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) the use of which is expressly authorized for the carriage of certain dangerous goods according to the packing methods indicated in column 8 of Table A in Chapter 3.2. Portable tanks or tankcontainers which meet the requirements of Chapter 6.7 or 6.8 are not considered to be IBCs. IBCs which meet the requirements of this Chapter are not considered to be containers for the purposes of this Directive. The letters IBC only will be used in the rest of the text to refer to intermediate bulk containers.

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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.