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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

6.8.3.2.9. Tanks intended for the carriage of compressed or liquefied gases or gases dissolved under pressure, may be fitted with not more than two safety valves whose aggregate clear crosssectional area of passage at the seating or seatings shall be not less than 20 cm2 per 30 m3 or part thereof of the shell's capacity. These valves shall be capable of opening automatically under a pressure between 0,9 and 1,0 times the test pressure of the tank to which they are fitted. They shall be of such a type as to resist dynamic stresses, including liquid surge. The use of dead weight or counter weight valves is prohibited.

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