SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE ICAO DANGEROUS GOODS PANEL (DGP/17)

Transmitted by the International Civil Aviation Organization

At the recent DGP/17 meeting (Montreal, 1 to 10 November 1999), the following were agreed:

1)	The applicability date of the next edition of the Technical Instructions will be 1 January 2001. It was recognized by the Panel that there will not be a common implementation date for incorporation of the 11th edition of the UN Model Regulations (IMO will introduce the new regulations from 1 January 2001 but will allow a one year transition period for phasing in the new regulations, which consequently will not be fully applicable until 1 January 2002 whereas for the regional ground transport modes in Europe (ADR/RID), the new regulations are expected to be introduced from 1 July 2000 with an eighteen month phase-in period i.e. full applicability by 1 January 2003).

2)	The Technical Instructions has been reformatted to align with the UN Model Regulations. As a result of the reformatting exercise, a number of differences between the Technical Instructions and the UN Model Regulations exist. A paper suggesting amendments will be submitted to the eighteenth session for consideration by the Sub-Committee.

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