Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) 113th session (15 – 17 May 2023) – (Report 05 June 2023) – ECE/TRANS WP.15/262
08.02.2023 / Started from the UK on 10 January 2023 – Attached
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MU351 / IT
M351 – Exemption from the appointment of a safety consultant for consignors– ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT M351 Pursuant to section 1.5.1 dell’ADR, concerning the exemption from the appointment of a security adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1.8.3.2 dell’ADR, concerning exemptions from the appointment of a safety adviser for the transport of dangerous goods, this Multilateral Agreement provides that the exemption provided for by the ADR also applies 1.8.3.2 (b) to companies whose main or secondary activity is not the shipment of dangerous goods, but who occasionally carry out domestic shipments of dangerous goods which present a minimal danger or risk of pollution.
2. This agreement is valid until 31 dicembre 2024 for transport in the territories of the Contracting Parties of the ADR signatory to this agreement. If revoked before that date by one of the signatories, will remain valid until the aforementioned date only for transport on the territories of the ADR Contracting Parties signatory to this agreement that have not revoked it.
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Update 23.02.2023 – Italy signature M351, concerning the exemption from the appointment of a security adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
Update 14.02.2023 – San Marino signs M351, concerning the exemption from the appointment of a security adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
MU351 / EN
M351 – Exemption from appointing a safety adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b) (Initiated by United Kingdom on 10 January 2023)
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT M351
Under section 1.5.1 of ADR, concerning the exemption from appointing a safety adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
351 – Exemption from appointing a safety adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b) (Initiated by United Kingdom on 10 January 2023)
| COUNTRY | SIGNED | REVOKED |
| United Kingdom | 10/01/2023 | |
| San Marino | 13/02/2023 | |
| Italia | 23/02/2023 |
Valid until 31 December 2024
1. By derogation from the provisions of sub-section 1.8.3.2 of ADR, relating to exemptions from appointing a safety adviser for the carriage of dangerous goods, this Multilateral Agreement provides that the exemption within ADR 1.8.3.2 (b) shall also apply to undertakings the main or secondary activities of which are not the consignment of dangerous goods but which occasionally engage in the national consignment of dangerous goods posing little danger or risk of pollution.
2. This agreement shall be valid until 31 December 2024 for the carriage on the territories of those ADR 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 ADR Contracting Parties signatory to this agreement which have not revoked it.
– Note WITH prot. 40141 del 21.12.2022
ADR1.8.3.2.
The competent authorities of the Member States may provide that these provisions do not apply to undertakings:
a) whose activities concern limited quantities, for each transport unit, not exceeding the defined limits a 1.1.3.6 and 1.7.1.4 as well as the chapters 3.3, 3.4 e 3.5; that is to say:
b) which they do not perform, as a principal or ancillary activity, transport of dangerous goods or packing operations, of filling, of loading or unloading connected to such transports, but who occasionally carry out national transport of dangerous goods, or packing operations, of filling, of loading or unloading associated with such transport which present a minimum degree of danger or risk of pollution.
M351 – Exemption from appointing a safety adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b) (Initiated by United Kingdom on 10 January 2023)
Valid until 31 December 2024
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT M351 Under section 1.5.1 of ADR, concerning the exemption from appointing a safety adviser for consignors – ADR 1.8.3.2 (b)
1. By derogation from the provisions of sub-section 1.8.3.2 of ADR, relating to exemptions from appointing a safety adviser for the carriage of dangerous goods, this Multilateral Agreement provides that the exemption within ADR 1.8.3.2 (b) shall also apply to undertakings the main or secondary activities of which are not the consignment of dangerous goods but which occasionally engage in the national consignment of dangerous goods posing little danger or risk of pollution.
2. This agreement shall be valid until 31 December 2024 for the carriage on the territories of those ADR 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 ADR Contracting Parties signatory to this agreement which have not revoked it.
The ADR is a regulatory instrument that applies to international transport in 53 countries. it applies to national transportation by road in many countries (in particular the countries of the European Union).
The ADR lays down requirements for transport operations, driver training and the construction and approval of vehicles. The 2023 edition has been prepared on the basis of amendments which are set to enter into force on 1 January 2023, after acceptance by the Contracting Parties.
Author: UNECE
Publication date: October 2022
Page count: 1344
Language(s) in this book: English
Sales number: 22.VIII.2
Fonte: UNECE
Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) 112th session (08 – 11 November 2022) (Report 25 November 2022) – ECE/TRANS WP.15/260
ID 17967 | 01.11.2022 / List attached
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
Status: 01.11.2022 / n. 54 – UNECE source
I'm 54 the countries of the world adhering to the ADR, attached list with Status / Modes and Notes.
| Latest | Data | Mode |
| Uganda | 23 Aug 2022 | Accession |
| Armenia | 12 Apr 2022 | Accession |
28 October 2022
The ADR is a regulatory instrument that applies to international transport in 53 countries. it applies to national transportation by road in many countries (in particular the countries of the European Union).
The ADR lays down requirements for transport operations, driver training and the construction and approval of vehicles. The 2023 edition has been prepared on the basis of amendments which are set to enter into force on 1 January 2023, after acceptance by the Contracting Parties.
Author: UN, ECE
Publication date: October 2022
Page count: 1344
Language(s) in this book: English
Sales number: 22.VIII.2
This publication can be obtained from distributors of United Nations Publications or from the Sales Office (see how to order).
Fonte: UNECE
Reference: C.N.350.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14 (Depositary Notification)
AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR) GENEVA, 30 SEPTEMBER 1957 ENTRY INTO FORCE OF AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY FRANCE TO ANNEXES A AND B, AS AMENDED (1)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in his capacity as depositary, communicates the following: By 6 October 2022, none of the Contracting Parties to the above-mentioned Agreement had communicated an objection to the Secretary-General. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of article 14 (3) of the Agreement, the proposed amendments to annexes A and B, as amended, shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on 1 January 2023.
(1) Refer to depositary notification C.N.171.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14 of 6 July 2022 (Proposal of Amendments by France to annexes A and B, as amended).
ID 17835 | 14.10.2022 / Complete document attached
Extended the safety requirements for vehicles relating to automatic fire extinguishing systems and thermal fire protection of the wheels already applied to vehicles of type EX / III, now also to vehicles of type FL, but only if intended for the transport of flammable gases and medium-high dangerous flammable liquids (Classification code including the letter F.).
(ADR news in red 2023)
9.7.9 Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles
Following comparison Sect 9.7.9 ADR 2021 / ADR 2023:
| ADR 2021 | ADR 2023 |
| PART 9 – REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND APPROVAL OF VEHICLES | |
| CAPITOLO 9.7 – Additional requirements relating to stationary tanks (tank vehicles), battery-vehicles and complete or completed vehicles used for the carriage of dangerous goods in demountable tanks of a capacity exceeding 1 m3 or in tank containers, cisterns | |
| 9.7.9. Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles | 9.7.9. Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles |
| 9.7.9.1. EX / III vehicles must be equipped with automatic fire extinguishers for the engine compartment. | 9.7.9.1. The following vehicles must be equipped with automatic fire extinguishing systems for the compartment in which the internal combustion engine driving the vehicle is located: (a) FL vehicles carrying compressed and liquefied flammable gases with a classification code including the letter F.; (b) FL vehicles carrying flammable liquids of packing group I or packing group II; e (c) vehicles EX/III. |
| 9.7.9.2 Load protection against tire fires must be ensured by metal heat shields | 9.7.9.2 The following vehicles must be equipped with thermal protection capable of mitigating the spread of a fire originating from all wheels: (a) FL vehicles carrying compressed and liquefied flammable gases with a classification code including the letter F.;(b) FL vehicles carrying flammable liquids of packing group I or packing group II; e (c) vehicles EX/III. NOTE: the purpose is to avoid the spread of the fire to the load, for example with thermal screens or other equivalent systems, is: (a) by direct propagation from the wheel to the load; o (b) by indirect propagation from the wheel to the cabin and then to the load. |
1.6.5 Transitional measures
The chapter 1.6.5 Transitional measures – 1.6.5 Vehicles, added 1.6.5.23, 1.6.5.24 e 1.6.5.25 which they establish 6 transitional years up 2029 for non-compliant vehicles:
1.6 Transitional measures
1.6.5 Vehicles
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1.6.5.23 EX/III vehicles first registered or put into service before 1 January 2029, in accordance with the provisions of the 9.7.9.2 applicable until 31 dicembre 2022, but which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.2 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
1.6.5.24 FL vehicles first registered or put into service before January 1st 2029, which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.1 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
1.6.5.25 FL vehicles first registered or put into service before January 1st 2029, which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.2 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
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ID 17031 | 07.07.2022 / Attached Communication
Come da procedura (Art. 14 paragrafo 1 ADR), the UN Secretary General announced on 6 Luglio 2022 con nota C.N.171.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14, di aver ricevuto dalla Francia (WP.15 Chief Secretary UNECE), the text of the amendments to the ADR which they must enter into force on 1 January 2023.
Amendments relating to the WP 15 sessions:
– 108th session (10-13 November 2020)
– 109th session (04-07 May 2021)
– 110th session (08-12 November 2021)
– 111th session (09-13 May 2022)
Amendments forwarded:
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Corr.1
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Corr.2
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Add.1
Se entro tre mesi (by 6 October 2022) non vi saranno obiezioni da parte degli Stati contraenti tale testo risulterà definitivamente approvato.
ADR 2023: Draft amendments to annexes A and B | Consolidated list
The Communication is attached
ADR 2023, update:
– The Special Provision 663 concerning discarded packaging, empty, uncleaned
– Table A 3.2 in the colona (17) Special provisions relating to transport – Bulk inserted VC1
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Attachments:
– Complete article card
– Report materia 3509
– Tremcards refusal 150110 / 3509
UN 3509 WASTE PACKAGING, EMPTY, NOT CLEANED
For the application of the new UN number 3509 are to be taken into consideration:
– Table A 3.2
– The Special Provision 663
– The information to be provided in the DDT in the new paragraph 5.4.1.1.19
– Total exemption 1.1.3.5
– Partial exemption 1.1.3.6
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ID 16970 | 29.06.2022 / Attached document
Con l’ADR 2023 the definition of extra-large tank-container is introduced (Extra-large tank-container). Other info related to the new definition being updated. Notes on defining containers.
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5.4.1.1.3.2 If it is not possible to measure the exact quantity of the waste at the place of loading, the quantity according to 5.4.1.1.1 (f) may be estimated for the following cases under the following conditions:
(a) For packagings, a list of packagings including the type and the nominal volume is added to the transport document;
(b) For containers, the estimation is based on their nominal volume and other available information (e.g. type of waste, average density, degree of filling);
(c) For vacuum-operated waste tanks, the estimation is justified (e.g. by means of an estimation provided by the consigner or by vehicle equipment).
Such estimation of the quantity is not allowed for:
– Exemptions for which the exact quantity is essential (e.g. 1.1.3.6);
– Waste containing substances mentioned in 2.1.3.5.3 or substances of Class 4.3;
– Tanks other than vacuum-operated waste tanks.
A statement shall be included in the transport document, as follows:
“QUANTITY ESTIMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 5.4.1.1.3.2”.”
