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ANNEX IIU.K.TRANSPORT BY RAIL

[F1II.3. National derogations U.K.

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

DE Germany U.K.
RA–bi–DE–2 U.K.

Subject: Transportation of packaged hazardous waste.

Reference to Annex II, Section II.1, to Directive 2008/68/EC: 1 to 5.

Content of the Annex to the Directive: Classification, packaging and marking.

Content of the national legislation: Classes 2 to 6.1, 8 and 9: Combined packaging and transportation of hazardous waste in packs and IBCs; waste must be packaged in internal packagings (as collected) and categorised in specific waste groups (avoidance of dangerous reactions within a waste group); use of special written instructions relating to the waste groups and as a waybill; collection of domestic and laboratory waste, etc.

Initial reference to the national legislation: Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung – GGAV 2002 vom 6.11.2002 (BGBl. I S. 4350); Ausnahme 20.

Comments: List No 6*.

Expiry date: 30 June 2021

RA–bi–DE–3 U.K.

Subject: Local transport of UN 1381 (phosphorus, yellow, under water), Class 4.2, packaging group I, in railway tank wagons.

Reference to Annex II, section II.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC: 6.8, 6.8.2.3.

Content of the Annex to the Directive: Provisions for the construction of tanks and tank wagons. Chapter 6.8, subsection 6.8.2.3, requires type approval for tanks carrying UN 1381 (phosphorus, yellow, under water).

Content of the national legislation: Local transport of UN 1381 (phosphorus, yellow, under water), Class 4.2, packaging group I, over short distances (from Sassnitz-Mukran to Lutherstadt Wittenberg-Piesteritz and Bitterfeld) in railway tank wagons built according to Russian standards. The transport of the goods is subject to additional operational provisions laid down by the competent safety authorities.

Initial reference to the national legislation: Ausnahme Eisenbahn-Bundesamt Nr. E 1/92.

Expiry date: 30 January 2025 .]