Commission Decision of 13 October 2005 amending Decision 2005/180/EC on authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Council Directive 96/49/EC with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (notified under document number C(2005) 3555) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/777/EC)

RA-SQ 15.4 (amended) U.K.

Subject

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To allow different ‘maximum total quantity per transport unit’ for Class 1 goods in Categories 1 and 2 of table in 1.1.3.1.

Reference to the Annex to the Directive

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1.1.3.1.

Content of the Annex to the Directive

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Exemptions related to the nature of the transport operation.

Reference to the national legislation

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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004: Regulation 3(7)(b).

Content of the national legislation

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To lay down rules regarding exemptions for limited quantities and mixed loading of explosives.

Comments

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To allow different limited quantity limits and mixed loading multiplication factors for Class 1 goods, namely ‘50’ for Category 1 and ‘500’ for Category 2. For the purpose of calculating mixed loads, the multiplication factors are to read ‘20’ for Transport Category 1 and ‘2’ for Transport Category 2.