Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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)

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Subject: Transport documentation for UN 1965

Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to Directive 2008/68/EC: 5.4.1.

Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirements for transport documentation.

Content of the national legislation: The proper shipping name to be indicated in the transport document, as provided for in Section 5.4.1 of the RPE ( Regulamento Nacional de Transporte de Mercadorias Perigosas por Estrada ), for commercial butane and propane gases covered by the collective heading UN No 1965 hydrocarbon gas mixture, liquefied, n.o.s., transported in cylinders, may be replaced by other trade names as follows:

UN 1965 Butane in the case of mixtures A, A01, A02 and A0, as described in subsection 2.2.2.3 of the RPE, transported in cylinders;

UN 1965 Propane in the case of mixture C, as described in subsection 2.2.2.3 of the RPE, transported in cylinders.

Initial reference to the national legislation: Despacho DGTT 7560/2004, 16 April 2004 , under Article 5, No 1, of Decreto-Lei No 267-A/2003 of 27 October .

Comments: The importance of making it easier for economic operators to fill in transport documents for dangerous goods is recognised, provided that the safety of these operations is not affected.

Expiry date: 30 June 2021]