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) (c. 68)

ANNEX II U.K. TRANSPORT BY RAIL

[F1 II.3. National derogations U.K.

Based on Article 6(2)(b)(i) of Directive 2008/68/EC U.K.

DK Denmark U.K.

RA–bi–DK–1 U.K.

Subject: Carriage of dangerous goods in tunnels

Reference to Annex II, Section II.1, to Directive 2008/68/EC: 7.5

Content of the Annex to the Directive: Loading, unloading and protective distances

Content of the national legislation: The legislation provides for alternative provisions than provided for in Annex II, Section II.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC regarding carriage through the rail tunnel of the fixed link across the Great Belt and Øresund. These alternative provisions relate only to load volume and the distance between dangerous goods loads.

Initial reference to the national legislation: Bestemmelser om transport af Eksplosiver i jernbanetunnellerne på Storebælt og Øresund, 11. maj 2017.

Comments:

Expiry date: 30 June 2022]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1241 of 28 August 2020 authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (notified under document C(2020) 5797) (Text with EEA relevance).