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Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

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.

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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.