Commission Directive (EU) 2016/2309
of 16 December 2016
adapting for the fourth time the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to scientific and technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods1, and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Article 2 of that Directive.
The provisions of these international agreements are updated every two years. Consequently, the last amended versions of these agreements shall apply as from 1 January 2017, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2017.
Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: