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Multilateral agreements

ADN
 
Multilateral agreements
 
 According to article 7, paragraph (1) of ADN, the Contracting Parties shall retain the right to arrange, for a limited period established in the annexed Regulations, by special bilateral or multilateral agreements, and provided safety is not impaired:
(a)  that the dangerous goods which under this Agreement are barred from international carriage may, subject to certain conditions, be accepted for international carriage on their inland waterways; or
(b)   that dangerous goods which under this Agreement are accepted for international carriage only on specified conditions may alternatively be accepted for international carriage on their inland waterways under conditions different from those laid down in the annexed Regulations.
 
Procedures to be followed for the communication of multilateral agreements concluded in accordance with Section 1.5.1 of ADN
   
1) The initiating country contacts the secretariat and informs it of its intention to initiate a multilateral agreement, the draft of which it transmits by fax and by e-mail.
2) The secretariat registers the title of the draft agreement and assigns it a serial number which it communicates immediately to the initiating country.
3) The initiating country includes the serial number in the heading of the draft agreement (e.g. "Multilateral agreement M007") and then proposes it to the other Contracting Parties to ADN.
4) As soon as the initiating country has reached agreement with the parties concerned on the final version of the clauses of the multilateral agreement, it transmits its signed copy to the secretariat in hard copy and electronically and transmits unsigned copies to the other Contracting Parties to ADN.
5) Each signatory country returns its signed copy to the initiating country and transmits a signed copy to the secretariat.
6) As soon as the secretariat receives the copy signed by a second signatory, the agreement is entered in a database which may be consulted on e-mail/Internet.
7) Each Contracting Party which revokes an agreement shall immediately so inform the secretariat.
8) The final clause of a multilateral agreement should be worded as follows:
"This agreement shall be valid until (...)a for the carriage on the territories of those ADN Contracting Parties signatory to this agreement. If it is revoked before then by one of the signatories, it shall remain valid until the above mentioned date only for carriage on the territories of those ADN Contracting Parties signatory to this agreement which have not revoked it. (date ...)b The competent authority for ADN of ... ... (Signature)".
9) Where a signatory country signs a multilateral agreement with reservations regarding its application, these reservations shall be expressly mentioned in the copy which it transmits to the secretariat.
   
Notes  
a) Date of expiry of the multilateral agreement which must be indicated by the initiating country in the final version it transmits to the secretariat and to the other Contracting Parties in accordance with paragraph (4) above. This date of expiry must correspond to a maximum period of validity of five years as from the date of signature by the initiating country.
b) Date of signature for each country concerned.



LIST OF MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH LIST OF COUNTRIES AND DATES

M001 Derogation on the language in which transport documents shall be drafted and in which the documents to be carried on board shall be drawn up. Expired 1 January 2012

M002 Derogation on the carriage of fuel oil, heavy, and fuel oil, residual, in tank vessels. Expired 1 January 2013

M003 Derogation on the language in which transport documents shall be drafted and in which the documents to be carried on board shall be drawn up. Expired 1 January 2013

M004 Derogation on the carriage of fuel oil, heavy, and fuel oil, residual, in tank vessels. Expired 1 January 2017. View M004 in English and German.

M005 Derogation on the carriage of heavy heating oil in tank vessel. Expired 1 January 2015 (1 and 2 (b), 1 January 2017 (3(a)) or 1 January 2019 (2(a)). View M005 in English.

M006 Derogation on the language in which transport documents shall be drafted and in which the documents to be carried on board shall be drawn up. Expired 1 January 2014. View M006 in English.

M007 Derogation on the carriage of UN No. 1361 CARBON in dry cargo vessels. Expired 1 January 2015. View M007 in German, English and French.

M011 Derogation on the use of flame arrester plate stacks and flame arrester. Expired 1 January 2015. View M011 in English and German.

M012 Derogation on the use of submerged pumps in double-hull spaces and double bottoms of tank vessels. Expired 1 January 2017. View M012 in English and German.

M013 Derogation on the carriage of containers with electrical equipment on the outside of the container. Expired 1 January 2017. View M013 in English and German.

M014 Derogation on proof of sufficient intact stability according to 9.3.2.13.3. Expired 1 January 2020. View M014 in English and German.

M015 Derogation on furnishing proof of sufficient intact stability in accordance with 9.3.1.13.3 and 9.3.3.13.3. Expired 1 January 2020. View M015 in German and English.

M016 Derogation on  furnishing proof of sufficient intact stability in accordance with 9.3.1.13.3, 9.3.2.13.3 and 9.3.3.13.3 of ADN. Expired 1 January 2020. View M016 in German and English.

M017 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on unmarked flame arrester.  Expired 1 January 2018. View M017 in English

M018 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on the subdivision of explosion group IIB. Expired 1 January 2022.   View M018 in English

M019 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on the carriage of heavy heating oil in tank vessels.  Expired 1 January 2022.   View M019 in English

M020 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to the ADN on the use of LNG as fuel.  Expired  1 January 2019. View M020 in English

M021 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to the ADN on the carriage of substances containing more than 10% benzene and having an initial boiling point of not more than 60 °C. Expired  1 July 2019. View M021 in English

M022 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on the carriage of UN 2057 TRIPROPYLENE packing group (PG) II in tank vessels. Expired 1 January 2019.  View M022 in English and German

M023 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to the ADN on the degassing of empty or unloaded cargo tanks and piping for loading and unloading to reception facilities. Expired 31 December 2018.  View M023 in FrenchEnglish and German

M024 In accordance with subsection 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on the carriage of UN 1179, UN 1216 and UN 3256 (Low QI Pitch) in tank vessels. Expired 31 December 2020. View M024 in English and German

M025 Under section 1.5.1 of ADN concerning ADN specialized knowledge certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of ADN and safety adviser certificates in accordance with 1.8.3.7 of ADN.  Expired 1 December 2020.  View M025 in English, French and German

M026 Under section 1.5.1 of the Regulations annexed to ADN on periodic inspections in accordance with part 8 and 9 of ADN and certificates of approval in accordance with section 1.16.1 of ADN. Expired 1 October 2020. View M026 in English and French

M027 Under section 1.5.1 of ADN concerning ADN specialized knowledge certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of ADN and safety adviser certificates in accordance with 1.8.3.7 of ADN. Expired 1 March 2021. View M027 in English and French

 

M028 Under section 1.5.1 ADN concerning ADN specialized knowledge certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of ADN. Expired on 1 October 2021. View M028 in German, English and Russian

M029 Under section 1.5.1 ADN concerning safety adviser certificates in accordance with 1.8.3.7 ADN. Expired on 1 October 2021. View M029 in German, English and Russian

M030 Under section 1.5.1 ADN  Concerning the carriage of BUTADIENES AND HYDROCARBON MIXTURE, STABILIZED of Class 2

COUNTRY SIGNED REVOKED 
Netherlands 25/05/2021  
Germany 10/06/2021  
France 06/07/2021  
Switzerland 23/07/2021  
Belgium 04/09/2021  
Luxembourg 28/02/2022  

 Valid until: 30 June 2025   View M030 in English and Russian

M031 Under section 1.5.1 of ADN, Concerning environmentally hazardous substances of UN 3082 and the requirement for performance testing of the packaging. Expired on 30 June 2023   View M031 in English, French and German

M032 Under section 1.5.1 of ADN,  on ADN specialized knowledge certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of ADN, issued by Germany and Luxembourg. Expired on 1 January 2023.  View M032 in English, French and German

M033 Under section 1.5.1 of ADN,  on ADN specialized knowledge certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of ADN, issued by Germany and Luxembourg. Expired on 1 January 2024.  View M033 in English, French and German