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The European
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous
Goods by Road (ADR) was done at Geneva on 30 September
1957 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe, and it entered into force on
29 January 1968. The Agreement itself was amended by
the Protocol amending article 14 (3) done at New
York on 21 August 1975, which entered into force on
19 April 1985.
The Agreement itself is short and simple. The key article
is the second, which say that apart from some excessively
dangerous goods, other dangerous goods may be carried
internationally in road vehicles subject to compliance
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the conditions laid down in Annex A for the goods
in question, in particular as regards their packaging
and labelling; and |
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the conditions laid down in Annex B, in particular
as regards the construction, equipment and operation
of the vehicle carrying the goods in question. |
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Annexes A and B have
been regularly amended and updated since the entry
into force of ADR.
The last amendments entered into force on 1 January
2007, and consequently, a revised consolidated version
was published as document ECE/TRANS/185, Vol.I and
II ("ADR 2007").
The structure is consistent with
that of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport
of Dangerous
Goods, Model Regulations, the International Maritime
Dangerous Goods Code (of the International Maritime
Organization), the Technical Instructions for the Safe
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (of the International
Civil Aviation Organization) and the Regulations concerning
the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
(of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International
Carriage by Rail). The lay-out is as follows:
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Annex A: General provisions
and provisions concerning dangerous articles and
substances |
Part 1 |
General provisions |
Part 2 |
Classification |
Part 3 |
Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exemptions
related to dangerous goods packed in limited quantities |
Part 4 |
Packing and tank provisions |
Part 5 |
Consignment procedures |
Part 6 |
Requirements for the construction and testing
of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs),
large packagings and tanks |
Part 7 |
Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage,
loading, unloading and handling |
Annex B: Provisions concerning
transport equipment and transport operations |
Part 8 |
Requirements for vehicle crews, equipment, operation
and documentation |
Part 9 |
Requirements concerning the construction and approval
of vehicles |
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Applicability of
ADR 2007 and limits of validity
of previous
editions published by the United Nations |
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Notwithstanding the
transitional measures provided for in ADR 2007, which
allow compliance with
certain requirements contained in previous editions,
the editions of ADR published by the United Nations
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may be used for compliance are as follows: |
Until 30 June 2007:
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2005 edition (ECE/TRANS/175,
Vol. I and II and Corrigenda 1-3);
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2007 edition (ECE/TRANS/185, Vol. I and II). |
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