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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

6.7.2.3.2. Shells shall be designed and constructed to withstand a hydraulic test pressure not less than 1,5 times the design pressure. Specific requirements are laid down for certain substances in the applicable tank instruction indicated in Column (10) of table A of Chapter 3.2 and described in 4.2.4.2.6 or by a portable tank special provision indicated in Column (11) of table A of Chapter 3.2 and described in 4.2.4.3. Attention is drawn to the minimum shell thickness requirements for these tanks specified in 6.7.2.4.1 to 6.7.2.4.10.

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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.