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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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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.General provisions

  5. Article 4.Third countries

  6. Article 5.Restrictions on grounds of transport safety

  7. Article 6.Derogations

  8. Article 7.Transitional provisions

  9. Article 8.Adaptations

  10. Article 8a. Exercise of the delegation

  11. Article 9.Committee procedure

  12. Article 10.Transposition

  13. Article 11.Amendment

  14. Article 12.Repeals

  15. Article 13.Entry into force

  16. Article 14.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      TRANSPORT BY ROAD

      1. I.1. ADR

      2. I.2. Additional transitional provisions

        1. 1. Member States may maintain derogations adopted on the basis of...

        2. 2. Within its territory each Member State may authorise the use...

        3. 3. Within its territory each Member State in which the ambient...

        4. 4. Within its territory each Member State may maintain national provisions...

        5. 5. Each Member State may, for transport operations performed by vehicles...

        6. 6. Member States may maintain national restrictions on the transport of...

      3. I.3. National derogations

        1. Based on Article 6(2)(a) of Directive 2008/68/EC

          1. BE Belgium

            1. RO–a–BE–2

            2. RO–a–BE–3

            3. RO–a–BE–4

          2. DK Denmark

            1. RO–a–DK–2

            2. RO–a–DK–3

          3. DE Germany

            1. RO–a–DE–1

            2. RO–a–DE–2

            3. RO–a–DE–3

            4. RO–a–DE–5

          4. IE Ireland

            1. RO–a–IE–1

            2. RO–a–IE–4

            3. RO–a–IE–5

            4. RO–a–IE–6

            5. RO–a–IE–7

          5. ES Spain

            1. RO – a – ES – 1

          6. FR France

            1. RO–a–FR–2

            2. RO–a–FR–5

            3. RO–a–FR–6

            4. RO–a–FR–7

          7. HU Hungary

            1. RO – a – HU – 1

            2. RO – a – HU – 2

          8. AT Austria

            1. RO – a – AT – 1

          9. PT Portugal

            1. RO – a – PT – 3

          10. FI Finland

            1. RO–a–FI–1

            2. RO–a–FI–2

            3. RO – a – FI – 3

          11. SE Sweden

            1. RO – a – SE – 1

          12. BE Belgium

            1. RO–bi–BE–5

            2. RO–bi–BE–6

            3. RO–bi–BE–7

            4. RO–bi–BE–8

            5. RO–bi–BE–10

            6. RO–bi–BE–11

            7. RO–bi–BE–12

            8. RO–bi–BE–13

          13. DK Denmark

            1. RO–bi–DK–1

            2. RO–bi–DK–2

            3. RO–bi–DK–3

            4. RO–bi–DK–4

            5. RO–bi–DK–5

          14. DE Germany

            1. RO–bi–DE–1

            2. RO–bi–DE–3

            3. RO–bi–DE–5

              1. 1. Requirements for the tank-containers

                1. 1.1. Only tank-containers specifically authorised for this purpose may be used,...

                2. 1.2. The tank-container’s closing mechanism must have a pressure-release system which...

              2. 2. Labelling

              3. 3. Operating provisions

                1. 3.1. It must be ensured that during transport the nitroglycerine is...

                2. 3.2. During loading and unloading it is not permitted to remain...

                3. 3.3. At the place of unloading, the tank-containers are to be...

            4. RO–bi–DE–6

            5. RO–bi–DE–7

          15. IE Ireland

            1. RO–bi–IE–3

            2. RO–bi–IE–6

            3. RO–bi–IE–7

            4. RO–bi–IE–8

          16. EL Greece

            1. RO–bi–EL–1

          17. ES Spain

            1. RO–bi–ES–2

          18. FR France

            1. RO–bi–FR–1

            2. RO–bi–FR–3

            3. RO–bi–FR–4

            4. RO–bi–FR–5

            5. RO–bi–FR–6

          19. HU Hungary

            1. RO–bi–HU–1

          20. NL The Netherlands

            1. RO–bi–NL–13

          21. PT Portugal

            1. RO–bi–PT–1

            2. RO–bi–PT–2

          22. FI Finland

            1. RO–bi–FI–1

            2. RO–bi–FI–3

            3. RO–bi–FI–4

          23. SE Sweden

            1. RO–bi–SE–1

            2. RO–bi–SE–2

            3. RO–bi–SE–3

            4. RO–bi–SE–4

            5. RO–bi–SE–5

            6. RO–bi–SE–6

            7. RO–bi–SE–7

            8. RO–bi–SE–9

            9. RO–bi–SE–10

            10. RO–bi–SE–11

            11. RO–bi–SE–12

            12. RO–bi–SE–13

    2. ANNEX II

      TRANSPORT BY RAIL

      1. II.1. RID

      2. II.2. Additional transitional provisions

        1. 1. Member States may maintain derogations adopted on the basis of...

        2. 2. Within its territory each Member State may authorise the use...

        3. 3. Within its territory each Member State may authorise the use...

        4. 4. Within its territory each Member State in which the ambient...

        5. 5. Within its territory each Member State may maintain national provisions...

        6. 6. Each Member State may, for transport operations performed by wagons...

        7. 7. For transport via the Channel Tunnel, France and the United...

        8. 8. A Member State may maintain and adopt provisions for its...

        9. 9. Member States may maintain national restrictions on the transport of...

      3. II.3. National derogations

        1. Based on Article 6(2)(a) of Directive 2008/68/EC

          1. DE Germany

            1. RA–a–DE–2

          2. FR France

            1. RA–a–FR–3

            2. RA–a–FR–4

          3. SE Sweden

            1. RA–a–SE–1

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

          1. DK Denmark

            1. RA–bi–DK–1

            2. RA–bi–DK–2

          2. DE Germany

            1. RA–bi–DE–2

            2. RA–bi–DE–3

          3. SE Sweden

            1. RA–bi–SE–1

        3. Based on Article 6(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2008/68/EC

          1. DE Germany

            1. RA–bii–DE–1

            2. RA–bii–DE–2

    3. ANNEX III

      TRANSPORT BY INLAND WATERWAY

      1. III.1. ADN

      2. III.2. Additional transitional provisions

        1. 1. Member States may maintain restrictions on the transport of substances...

        2. 2. Certificates, in accordance with Annex III, Section III.1 (8.1), issued...

      3. III.3. National derogations

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