Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) 115th session (02 – 05 April 2024) (Report 17 April 2024) – ECE/TRANS/WP.15/267
Annex I Draft amendments to annexes A and B of ADR for entry into force on 1 January 2025
Annex II Draft amendments to annexes A and B of ADR for entry into force on 1 January 2027
UNECE, 07.02.2024
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/265 – 7 February 2024
Draft amendments for entry into force on 1 January 2025
This section contains the consolidated lists of draft amendments adopted by the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. These amendments are expected to take effect on 1 January 2025, subject to adoption by the ADR Contracting Parties.
1. ECE/TRANS/WP.15/265 – 7 February 2024 – Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) – Draft amendments to annexes A and B of ADR
This document contains the requested consolidated list of amendments adopted by the Working Party at its 111th, 112th, 113th and 114th sessions (see ECE/TRANS/WP.15/258, annex II, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/260, annex, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/262, annex and ECE/TRANS/WP.15/264, annex II).
Published: January 2024 (PDF available 16.01.2024)
At its tenth session (11 December 2020), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the seventh revised edition of the Manual, which were circulated as document ST/SG/AC.10/48/Add.2 and published as ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7/Amend.1. At its eleventh session (9 December 2022), the Committee adopted a new set of amendments to the seventh revised edition of the Manual, which were circulated as document ST/SG/AC.10/50/Add.2.
This eighth revised edition takes account of these two sets of amendments.
The new amendments adopted in 2022 include:
– The addition of organic peroxides and polymerizing substances to the list of substances which should not be tested in the self-heating test, to avoid false positives;
– A recommendation to use close-cup tests over open-cup tests for determining flash points;
– New provisions for the testing of sodium-ion batteries;
– Amendments to the classification of desensitized explosives according to the Globally Harmonized System;
– Other clarifications and corrections.
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