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Subject: Crossing of public roads by vehicles carrying dangerous goods (N8). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: Annexes A and B. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirements for the carriage of dangerous goods on public roads. Content of the national legislation: Disapplication of the dangerous goods regulations to carriage within private premises separated by a road. For Class 7 this derogation does not apply to any provisions of the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002. Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 3 Schedule 2(3)(b); Carriage of Explosives by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 3(3)(b). Comments: A situation can easily occur where goods are transferred between private premises situated on both sides of a road. This does not constitute carriage of dangerous goods on a public road in the normal sense of the term, and none of the provisions of the dangerous goods regulations should apply in such a case. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Exemption from prohibition on driver or driver’s assistant opening packages of dangerous goods in a local distribution chain from a local distribution depot to a retailer or end user and from the retailer to the end user (except for Class 7) (N11). Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 8.3.3. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Prohibition on driver or driver’s assistant opening packages of dangerous goods. Content of the national legislation: Prohibition of opening packages is qualified by the proviso ‘Unless authorised to do so by the operator of the vehicle’. Initial reference to the national legislation: Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996, reg. 12(3). Comments: If taken literally, the prohibition in the Annex as worded can create serious problems for retail distribution. Expiry date: 30 June 2015. Subject: Alternative carriage provisions for wooden casks containing UN 3065 of Packing Group III. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 1.4, 4.1, 5.2 and 5.3. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Packaging and labelling requirements. Content of the national legislation: Permits the carriage of alcoholic beverages of more than 24 %, but not more than 70 % alcohol by volume (Packing Group III) in non-UN approved wooden casks without danger labels, subject to more stringent loading and vehicle requirements. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004: Regulation 7(13) and (14). Comments: This is a high-value product subject to government excise duty which must be moved between the distillery and bonded warehouses in secure sealed vehicles bearing government duty seals. The relaxation on packaging and labelling is taken into account in the additional requirements to ensure safety. Expiry date: 30 June 2015.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.