Based on Article 6(2)(a) of this Directive

Subject: Class 1 — Small quantities. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.1.3.6. Content of the Annex to the Directive: 1.1.3.6 limits to 20 kg the quantity of mining explosives which can be transported in an ordinary vehicle. Content of the national legislation: Operators of depots remote from supply points may be authorised to transport 25 kg of dynamite or powerful explosives and 300 detonators at the most in ordinary motor vehicles, subject to conditions to be set by the explosives service. Initial reference to the national legislation: Article 111 de l’arrêté royal 23 septembre 1958 sur les produits explosifs. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transport of uncleaned empty containers having contained products of different classes. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.4.1.1.6. Content of the national legislation: Indication on the transport document ‘uncleaned empty packages having contained products of different classes’. Initial reference to the national legislation: Dérogation 6-97. Comments: Derogation registered by the European Commission as No 21 (under Article 6(10) of Directive 94/55/EC). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Adoption of RO–a–UK–4. Initial reference to the national legislation: Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Mixed packing and mixed loading of car parts with classification 1.4G together with certain dangerous goods (n4). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 4.1.10 and 7.5.2.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Provisions on mixed packing and mixed loading. Content of the national legislation: UN 0431 and UN 0503 may be loaded together with certain dangerous goods (products related to car manufacturing) in certain amounts, listed in the exemption. The value 1000 (comparable with 1.1.3.6.4) shall not be exceeded. Initial reference to the national legislation: Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung — GGAV 2002 vom 6.11.2002 (BGBl. I S. 4350); Ausnahme 28. Comments: The exemption is needed to provide fast delivery of safety car parts depending on local demand. Due to the wide product range storage of these products using local garages is not common. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirement to carry a transport document and a shipper’s declaration for certain quantities of dangerous goods as defined in 1.1.3.6 (n1). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.4.1.1.1 and 5.4.1.1.6. Content of the Annex to the Directive: contents of the transport document. Content of the national legislation: For all classes except Class 7: no transport document is needed if the quantity of the goods transported does not exceed the quantities given in 1.1.3.6. Initial reference to the national legislation: Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung — GGAV 2002 vom 6.11.2002 (BGBl. I S. 4350); Ausnahme 18. Comments: The information provided by the marking and labelling of packages is considered sufficient for national transport, as a transport document is not always appropriate where local distribution is involved. Derogation registered by the European Commission as No 22 (under Article 6(10) of Directive 94/55/EC). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transportation of measurement standards and fuel pumps (empty, non-cleaned). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: Provisions for UN numbers 1202, 1203 and 1223. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Packaging, marking, documents, transport and handling instructions, instructions for vehicle crews. Content of the national legislation: Specification of applicable regulations and ancillary provisions for applying the derogation; up to 1000 l: comparable with empty, non-cleaned packaging; above 1000 l: Compliance with certain regulations for tanks; transportation empty and non-cleaned only. Initial reference to the national legislation: Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung — GGAV 2002 vom 6.11.2002 (BGBl. I S. 4350); Ausnahme 24. Comments: List No 7, 38, 38a. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Combined packaging authorisation. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 4.1.10.4 MP2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Prohibition of combined packaging. Content of the national legislation: Classes 1.4S, 2, 3 and 6.1; authorisation of combined packaging of objects in Class 1.4S (cartridges for small weapons), aerosols (Class 2) and cleaning and treatment materials in Classes 3 and 6.1 (UN numbers listed) as sets to be sold in combined packaging in packaging group II and in small quantities. Initial reference to the national legislation: Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung — GGAV 2002 vom 6.11.2002 (BGBl. I S. 4350); Ausnahme 21. Comments: List No 30*, 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30f, 30g. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Road transport of packaging containing waste or residues of dangerous substances collected from households and certain enterprises for the purpose of disposal. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 2, 4.1.4, 4.1.10, 5.2, 5.4 and 8.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Principles for classification. Mixed packing provisions. Marking and labelling provisions. Transport document. Content of the national legislation: Inner packaging containing waste or residues of chemicals collected from households and certain enterprises may be packed together in certain UN-approved outer packaging. The contents of each inner packaging must not exceed 5 kg or 5 litres. Derogations from the provisions concerning classification, marking and labelling, documentation and training. Initial reference to the national legislation: Bekendtgørelse nr. 729 of 15. august 2001 om vejtransport of farligt gods § 4, stk. 3. Comments: It is not possible to carry out an accurate classification and apply all ADR provisions when waste or residual amounts of chemicals are collected from households and certain enterprises for the purpose of disposal. The waste is typically contained in packaging which has been sold at retail level. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Road transport of packaging containing explosive substances and packaging containing detonators on the same vehicle. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 7.5.2.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Mixed packing provisions. Content of the national legislation: The rules in the ADR must be observed when transporting dangerous goods by road. Initial reference to the national legislation: Bekendtgørelse nr. 729 of 15. august 2001 om vejtransport of farligt gods § 4, stk. l. Comments: There is a practical need for being able to pack explosive substances together with detonators on the same vehicle when transporting such goods from where they are stored to the workplace and back again. When the Danish legislation concerning the transport of dangerous goods is amended, the Danish authorities will allow such transport under the following conditions: Not more than 25 kg explosive substances under group D are being transported. Not more than 200 pieces of detonators under group B are being transported. Detonators and explosive substances must be packed separately in UN-certified packaging in accordance with the rules set out in Directive 2000/61/EC amending Directive 94/55/EC. The distance between packaging that contains detonators and packaging that contains explosive substances must be at least 1 metre. This distance has to be observed even after a sudden application of the brakes. Packaging containing explosive substances and packaging containing detonators must be placed in a way that makes it possible quickly to remove them from the vehicle. All other rules concerning the transport of dangerous goods by road must be observed. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transport of dangerous goods in certain amounts in buses and low active radioactive materials in small quantities for the purposes of health care and research. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 4.1, 5.4. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Packaging provisions, documentation. Content of the national legislation: Transport of dangerous goods in certain amounts under the limit of 1.1.3.6 with a maximum net mass of not more than 200 kg in buses is allowed without using the transport document and without fulfilling all the packaging requirements. When transporting the low active radioactive materials with a weight of maximum 50 kg for the purposes of health care and research, the vehicle need not be marked and equipped according to the ADR. Initial reference to the national legislation: Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön asetus vaarallisten aineiden kuljetuksesta tiellä (277/2002; 313/2003; 312/2005). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Description of empty tanks in the transport document. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.4.1.1.6. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Special provisions for empty uncleaned packagings, vehicles, containers, tanks, battery-vehicles and multiple element gas containers (MEGCs). Content of the national legislation: In the case of empty, uncleaned tank vehicles in which two or more substances with UN numbers 1202, 1203 and 1223 have been carried, the description in the transport documents may be completed by the words ‘Last load’ together with the name of the product having the lowest flashpoint; ‘Empty tank vehicle, 3, last load: UN 1203 Motor spirit, II’. Initial reference to the national legislation: Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön asetus vaarallisten aineiden kuljetuksesta tiellä (277/2002; 313/2003). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Labelling and marking of the transport unit for explosives. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.3.2.1.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: General orange-coloured plate marking provisions. Content of the national legislation: Transport units transporting (normally in vans) small amounts of explosives (maximum 1000 kg (net)) to quarries and working sites may be labelled at the front and at the rear, using the placard in model No 1. Initial reference to the national legislation: Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön asetus vaarallisten aineiden kuljetuksesta tiellä (277/2002; 313/2003). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transport of portable and mobile gamma radiography equipment (18). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: Annexes A and B. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Content of the national legislation: The transport of gamma radiography equipment by users in special vehicles is exempted but subject to specific rules. Initial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté du 1^(er) juin 2001 relatif au transport des marchandises dangereuses par route — Article 28. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transport of waste arising from care activities involving a risk of infection and treated as anatomical parts covered by UN 3291 with a mass less than or equal to 15 kg. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: Annexes A and B. Content of the national legislation: Exemption from the requirements of the ADR for the transport of waste arising from care activities presenting a risk of infection and treated as anatomical parts covered by UN 3291 with a mass less than or equal to 15 kg. Initial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté du 1^(er) juin 2001 relatif au transport des marchandises dangereuses par route — Article 12. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Transport of hazardous substances in public passenger transport vehicles (18). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 8.3.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Transport of passengers and hazardous substances. Content of the national legislation: Transport of hazardous substances authorised in public transport vehicles as hand luggage: only the provisions relating to the packaging, marking and labelling of parcels set out in 4.1, 5.2 and 3.4 apply. Initial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté du 1^(er) juin 2001 relatif au transport des marchandises dangereuses par route — Article 21. Comments: Only dangerous goods for personal or own professional use are permitted to be carried in hand luggage. Portable gas receptacles are allowed for patients with respiratory problems in the necessary amount for one journey. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Own-account transport of small quantities of hazardous materials (18). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.4.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Obligation to have a transport document. Content of the national legislation: Own-account transport of small quantities of hazardous materials not exceeding the limits set in 1.1.3.6 is not subject to the obligation to have a transport document provided for in 5.4.1. Initial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté du 1^(er) juin 2001 relatif au transport des marchandises dangereuses par route — Article 23-2. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirement of 5.4.0 of the ADR for a transport document for the carriage of pesticides of ADR Class 3, listed under 2.2.3.3 as FT2 pesticides (f.p. < 23 °C) and ADR Class 6.1, listed under 2.2.61.3 as T6 pesticides, liquid (flash point not less than 23 °C), where the quantities of dangerous goods being carried do not exceed the quantities set out in 1.1.3.6 of the ADR. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.4. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirement for transport document. Content of the national legislation: A transport document is not required for the carriage of pesticides of ADR Classes 3 and 6.1, where the quantity of dangerous goods being carried does not exceed the quantities set out in 1.1.3.6 of the ADR. Initial reference to the national legislation: Regulation 82(9) of the ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2004’. Comments: Unnecessary, onerous requirement for local transport and delivery of such pesticides. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from some of the provisions of the ADR on the packaging, marking and labelling of the carriage of small quantities (below the limits in 1.1.3.6) of time expired pyrotechnic articles of classification codes 1.3G, 1.4G and 1.4S of Class 1 of the ADR, bearing the respective substance identification numbers UN 0092, UN 0093, UN 0403 or UN 0404, to the nearest military barracks for disposal. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.1.3.6, 4.1, 5.2 and 6.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Disposal of out of date pyrotechnics. Content of the national legislation: The provisions of the ADR on the packaging, marking and labelling of the carriage of expired pyrotechnic articles bearing the respective UN numbers UN 0092, UN 0093, UN 0403, UN 0404 to the nearest military barracks do not apply provided the general packaging provisions of the ADR are complied with and additional information is included in the transport document. It applies only to the local transport, to the nearest military barracks, of small quantities of these time expired pyrotechnics for safe disposal. Initial reference to the national legislation: Regulation 82(10) of the ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2004’. Comments: The carriage of small quantities of ‘time expired’ marine emergency flares, especially from pleasure boat owners and ship chandlers, to military barracks for their safe disposal has created difficulties, particularly in relation to packaging requirements. The derogation is for small quantities (below those specified in 1.1.3.6) on local transport. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirements of 6.7 and 6.8, in relation to the transport by road of nominally empty uncleaned storage tanks (for storage at fixed locations) for the purpose of cleaning, repair, testing or scrapping. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 6.7 and 6.8. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of tanks. Content of the national legislation: Exemption from the requirements of 6.7 and 6.8 of the ADR for the carriage by road of nominally empty uncleaned storage tanks (for storage at fixed premises) for the purpose of cleaning, repair, testing or scrapping, provided that (a) as much of the pipework which was connected to the tank as was reasonably practicable to remove from it has been removed; (b) a suitable pressure relief valve, which shall remain operational during the carriage, is fitted to the tank; and (c) subject to (b) above all openings in the tank and in any pipework attached thereto have been sealed to prevent the escape of any dangerous goods, insofar as it is reasonably practicable to do so. Initial reference to the national legislation: Proposed amendment to ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations, 2004’. Comments: These tanks are used for the storage of substances at fixed premises and not for the transport of goods. They would contain very small quantities of dangerous goods while they (the tanks) were being transported to different premises for cleaning, repair etc. Previously under Article 6(10) of Directive 94/55/EC. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirements of 5.3, 5.4, 7 and Annex B of the ADR, in relation to the carriage of gas cylinders of dispensing agents (for beverages) where they are carried on the same vehicle as the beverages (for which they are to be used). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.3, 5.4, 7 and Annex B. Content of the Annex to the Directive: The marking of the vehicles, the documentation to be carried and the provisions concerning transport equipment and transport operations. Content of the national legislation: Exemption from the requirements of 5.3, 5.4, 7 and Annex B of the ADR for cylinders of gases, used as dispensing agents for beverages, where these cylinders of gases are carried on the same vehicle as the beverages (for which they are to be used). Initial reference to the national legislation: Proposed amendment to ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations, 2004’. Comments: The main activity consists of the distribution of packages of beverages, which are not substances according to the ADR, together with small quantities of small cylinders of associated dispensing gases. Previously under Article 6(10) of Directive 94/55/EC. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption, for national transport within Ireland, from the construction and testing requirements for receptacles, and their provisions on use, contained in 6.2 and 4.1 of the ADR, for cylinders and pressure drums of gases of Class 2 that have undergone a multimodal transport journey, including maritime carriage, where (i) these cylinders and pressure drums are constructed, tested and used in accordance with the IMDG Code; (ii) these cylinders and pressure drums are not refilled in Ireland but returned nominally empty to the country of origin of the multimodal transport journey; and (iii) these cylinders and pressure drums are distributed locally in small quantities. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.1.4.2, 4.1 and 6.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Provisions relating to multimodal transport journeys, including maritime carriage, use of cylinders and pressure drums for gases of ADR Class 2, and construction and testing of these cylinders and pressure drums for gases of ADR Class 2. Content of the national legislation: The provisions of 4.1 and 6.2 do not apply to cylinders and pressure drums of gases of Class 2, provided (i) these cylinders and pressure drums are constructed and tested in accordance with the IMDG Code; (ii) these cylinders and pressure drums are used in accordance with the IMDG Code; (iii) these cylinders and pressure drums were transported to the consignor by means of multimodal transport, including maritime carriage; (iv) the transport of these cylinders and pressure drums to the final user consists only of a single transport journey, completed within the same day, from the consignee of the multimodal transport operation (referred to in (iii)); (v) these cylinders and pressure drums are not refilled within the State and are returned nominally empty to the country of origin of the multimodal transport operation (referred to in (iii)); and (vi) these cylinders and pressure drums are distributed locally within the State in small quantities. Initial reference to the national legislation: Proposed amendment to ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations, 2004’. Comments: The gases contained in these cylinders and pressure drums are of a specification, required by the final user, which results in the need to import them from outside the ADR area. Following use, these nominally empty cylinders and pressure drums are required to be returned to the country of origin, for refilling with the specially specified gases – they are not to be refilled within Ireland or indeed within any part of the ADR area. Though not in compliance with the ADR, they are in compliance with and accepted for the purposes of the IMDG Code. The multimodal transport, beginning from outside the ADR area, is intended to finish at the importer’s premises, from where it is intended that these cylinders and pressure drums be distributed to the final user locally within Ireland in small quantities. This carriage, within Ireland, would fall within the amended Article 6(9) of Directive 94/55/EC. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Adoption of RO–a–UK–6. Initial reference to the national legislation: Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2000 m. kovo 23 d. nutarimas Nr. 337 ‘Dėl pavojingų krovinių vežimo kelių transportu Lietuvos Respublikoje’ (Government resolution No 337 on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road in the Republic of Lithuania, adopted on 23 March 2000). Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Carriage of certain items containing low-hazard radioactive material, such as clocks, watches, smoke detectors, compass dials (E1). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: Most requirements of the ADR. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirements concerning the carriage of Class 7 material. Content of the national legislation: Total exemption from the provisions of the national regulations for certain commercial products containing limited quantities of radioactive material. (A luminous device intended to be worn by a person; in any one vehicle or railway vehicle no more than 500 smoke detectors for domestic use with an individual activity not exceeding 40 kBq; or in any one vehicle or railway vehicle no more than five gaseous tritium light devices with an individual activity not exceeding 10 GBq.) Initial reference to the national legislation: The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002: Regulation 5(4)(d). The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004: Regulation 3(10). Comments: This derogation is a short-term measure, which will no longer be required when similar amendments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations have been incorporated into the ADR. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirement to carry a transport document for certain quantities of dangerous goods (other than Class 7) as defined in 1.1.3.6 (E2). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.1.3.6.2 and 1.1.3.6.3. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Exemptions from certain requirements for certain quantities per transport unit. Content of the national legislation: Transport document is not required for limited quantities, except where these form part of a larger load. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004: Regulation 3(7)(a). Comments: This exemption is suited to national transport, where a transport document is not always appropriate in cases where local distribution is involved. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from the requirement for vehicles carrying low-level radioactive material to carry firefighting equipment (E4). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 8.1.4. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirement for vehicles to carry firefighting appliances. Content of the national legislation: Removes requirement to carry fire extinguishers when carrying only excepted packages (UN 2908, 2909, 2910 and 2911). Restricts the requirement where only a small number of packages are carried. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002: Regulation 5(4)(d). Comments: Carriage of firefighting equipment is in practice irrelevant to the transport of UN 2908, 2909, 2910, UN 2911, which may often be carried in small vehicles. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Distribution of goods in inner packagings to retailers or users (excluding those of classes 1, 4.2, 6.2 and 7) from local distribution depots to retailers or users and from retailers to end users (N1). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 6.1. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirements for the construction and testing of packaging. Content of national legislation: Packaging is not required to have been allocated an RID/ADR or UN mark or to be otherwise marked if it contains goods as set out in Schedule 3. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004: Regulation 7(4) and Regulation 36 Authorisation Number 13. Comments: The requirements of the ADR are inappropriate for the final stages of carriage from a distribution depot to a retailer or user or from a retailer to an end user. The purpose of this derogation is to allow the inner receptacles of goods for retail distribution to be carried on the final leg of a local distribution journey without an outer packaging. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: To allow different ‘maximum total quantity per transport unit’ for Class 1 goods in categories 1 and 2 of table in 1.1.3.6.3 (N10). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.1.3.6.3 and 1.1.3.6.4. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Exemptions related to quantities carried per transport unit. Content of the national legislation: Lays down rules regarding exemptions for limited quantities and mixed loading of explosives. Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 13 and Schedule 5; reg. 14 and Schedule 4. Comments: To allow different quantity limits for Class 1 goods, namely ‘50’ for Category 1 and ‘500’ for category 2. For the purpose of calculating mixed loads, the multiplication factors to read ‘20’ for Transport Category 1 and ‘2’ for Transport Category 2. Previously a derogation under Article 6(10) of Directive 94/55/EC. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Increase of maximum net mass of explosive articles permissible in EX/II vehicles (N13). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 7.5.5.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Limitations on quantities carried for explosive substances and articles. Content of the national legislation: Limitations on quantities carried for explosive substances and articles. Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 13, Schedule 3. Comments: UK Regulations allow a maximum net mass of 5000 kg in Type II vehicles for Compatibility Groups 1.1C, 1.1D, 1.1E and 1.1J. Many articles of Class 1.1C, 1.1D, 1.1E and 1.1J being moved in Europe are large or bulky and exceed about 2,5 m in length. They are primarily explosive articles for military use. The limitations on the construction for EX/III vehicles (which are required to be closed vehicles) make it very difficult to load and unload such articles. Some articles would require specialist loading and unloading equipment at both ends of the journey. In practice, this equipment rarely exists. There are few EX/III vehicles in use in the UK and it would be extremely onerous on industry to require further specialist EX/III vehicles to be constructed to carry this type of explosive. In the UK military explosives are mostly carried by commercial carriers and are thus unable to take advantage of the exemption for military vehicles in the Framework Directive. To overcome this problem, the UK has always permitted the carriage of up to 5000 kg of such articles on EX/II vehicles. The present limit is not always sufficient because an article may contain more than 1000 kg of explosive. Since 1950 there have been only two incidents (both in the 1950s) involving blasting explosives with a weight above 5000 kg. The incidents were caused by a tyre fire and a hot exhaust system setting fire to the sheeting. The fires could have occurred with a smaller load. There were no fatalities or injuries. There is empirical evidence to suggest that correctly packaged explosive articles would be unlikely to ignite due to impact, e.g. from vehicle collisions. Evidence from military reports and from trials data on missile impact tests shows that it needs an impact velocity in excess of that created by the 12 metre drop test to bring about the ignition of cartridges. Present safety standards would not be affected. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from supervision requirements for small quantities of certain Class 1 goods (N12). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 8.4 and 8.5 S1(6). Content of the Annex to the Directive: Supervision requirements for vehicles carrying certain quantities of dangerous goods. Content of the national legislation: Provides for safe parking and supervision facilities but does not require that certain Class 1 loads be supervised at all times as required in the ADR 8.5 S1(6). Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 24. Comments: The supervision requirements of the ADR are not always feasible in a national context. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Easing of restrictions on transporting mixed loads of explosives, and explosives with other dangerous goods, in wagons, vehicles and containers (N4/5/6). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 7.5.2.1 and 7.5.2.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Restrictions on certain types of mixed loading. Content of the national legislation: National legislation is less restrictive regarding mixed loading of explosives, providing such carriage can be accomplished without risk. Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 18. Comments: The UK wishes to permit some variations on the rules for mixing explosives with other explosives and for explosives with other dangerous goods. Any variation will have a quantity limitation on one or more constituent parts of the load and would only be permitted provided that ‘all reasonably practicable measures have been taken to prevent the explosives being brought into contact with, or otherwise endangering or being endangered by, any such goods’. Examples of variations the UK may want to permit are: Explosives allocated on classification to UN Numbers 0029, 0030, 0042, 0065, 0081, 0082, 0104, 0241, 0255, 0267, 0283, 0289, 0290, 0331, 0332, 0360 or 0361 may be carried in the same vehicle with dangerous goods allocated on classification the UN Number 1942. The quantity of UN 1942 permitted to be carried shall be limited by deeming it to be an explosive of 1.1D. Explosives allocated on classification to UN Numbers 0191, 0197, 0312, 0336, 0403, 0431 or 0453 may be carried in the same vehicle with dangerous goods (except flammable gases, infectious substances and toxic substances) in transport category 2 or dangerous goods in transport category 3, or any combination of them, provided the total mass or volume of dangerous goods in transport category 2 does not exceed 500 kg or litres and the total net mass of such explosives does not exceed 500 kg. Explosives of 1.4G may be carried with flammable liquids and flammable gases in transport category 2 or non-flammable, non-toxic gases in transport category 3, or in any combination of them in the same vehicle, provided the total mass or volume of dangerous goods when added together does not exceed 200 kg or litres and the total net mass of explosives does not exceed 20 kg. Explosive articles allocated on classification to UN Numbers 0106, 0107 or 0257 may be carried with explosive articles in Compatibility Group D, E or F for which they are components. The total quantity of explosives of UN Numbers 0106, 0107 or 0257 shall not exceed 20 kg. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Alternative to display of orange plates for small consignments of radioactive material in small vehicles. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.3.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirement for orange plates to be displayed on small vehicles carrying radioactive material. Content of the national legislation: Permits any derogation approved under this process. The derogation requested is: Vehicles must either: be placarded according to the applicable provisions of 5.3.2 of the ADR; or in the case of vehicles of less than 3500 kg weight, carrying fewer than 10 packages containing non-fissile or fissile excepted radioactive material and where the sum of the transport indexes of these packages does not exceed 3, they may alternatively carry a notice conforming to the requirements of paragraph 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the notice to be displayed in a vehicle while it is carrying radioactive material shall conform to the following: it shall be not less than 12 cm square. All lettering on the notice shall be black, bold and legible. All lettering shall also be embossed or stamped. The capital letters in the word ‘RADIOACTIVE’ shall be not less than 12 mm high and all other capital letters shall be not less than 5 mm high; it shall be fireproof to the extent that the words on the notice shall remain legible after exposure to a fire involving the vehicle; it shall be securely posted in the vehicle in a position where it is plainly visible to the driver but does not obstruct his view of the road, and shall be exhibited only when the vehicle is carrying radioactive material; it shall be in an agreed form and shall state the name, address and telephone number for use in emergencies. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002: Regulation 5(4)(d). Comments: The derogation is required for limited movements of small quantities of radioactive material, primarily single patient doses of radioactive materials between local hospital facilities, where small vehicles are used and the ability to affix even small orange placards is limited. Experience has shown that for these vehicles the fixing of orange placards is problematic and they are difficult to retain under normal conditions of transport. The vehicles will be marked with placards identifying the contents in accordance with 5.3.1.5.2 of the ADR (and normally 5.3.1.7.4) clearly identifying the hazard. In addition, a fireproof notice carrying relevant emergency information will be attached in a clearly visible location. In practice, more safety information will be available than under the requirements of 5.3.2 of the ADR. Expiry date: 30 June 2015.

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