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DANGEROUS GOODS

Trilingual CD-Rom of the UN Model Regulations (Rev.15), GHS (Rev.2) and Manual of Tests and Criteria (Rev.4 and amendt. 1+2): now available (posted on 18 April 2008). More...

Guiding Principles for the development of the UN Model Regulations: updated to the 15th revised edition (posted on 17 April 2008). More...

GHS presentations: updated to the second revised edition of the GHS (posted on 6 March 2008). More...

Last updates on the status of implementation of the GHS by country: Cambodia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and United States of America. (posted on 5 March 2008)

Dangerous Goods agreement enters into force: the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) entered into force on 29 February 2008. More ...

 
Manual of Tests and Criteria (Rev.4) Now available online in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian (posted on 18 April 2008).
   
GHS (Rev.2) Available online in English and in French (posted on 21 February 2008).
Hardcopy available in English (posted on 6 July 2007) and in French (posted on 29 June 2007).
   
UN Model Regulations (Rev.15) Available online in English, French (posted on 19 October 2007) and Spanish (posted on 22 January 2008).
Hardcopy available in English, French and Spanish.
Corrigendum 1 available in English and French (This corrigendum does not apply to the Spanish version).
Corrigendum 2 available in French (This corrigendum only applies to the French version).
 
ADN Approval of the ADN by FRANCE (C.N.247.2008.TREATIES-4)
  Ratification of the ADN by MOLDOVA (C.N.107.2008.TREATIES-3)
  Entry into force on 29 February 2008 (C.N.83.2008.TREATIES-2)
  Ratification of the ADN by GERMANY (C.N.82.2008.TREATIES-1)
   
ADR Accession of MOLDOVA to the 1993 Protocol amending article 1(A), article 14(1) and article 14(3)(B) of the ADR (C.N.1124.2007.TREATIES-1)
  Acceptance of the 1993 Protocol amending article 1(A), article 14(1) and article 14(3)(B) of the ADR, GREECE (C.N.1198.2007.TREATIES-2)
 
Regulations on the admission of luggage to the Palais des Nations
Changes in the entry to the Palais des Nations as from 1 June 2006

5 - 8 May 2008 - Eighty-fourth session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15)
17 - 18 June 2008 - Thirteenth session of the Joint Meeting of Experts on ADN (WP.15/AC.2)
19 - 20 June 2008 - First session of the ADN Administrative Committee (ECE/ADN)
30 June - 9 July (a.m) - Thirty-third session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (AC.10/C.3)
9 July (p.m.) - 11 July 2008 - Fifteenth session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS (AC.10/C.4)

 

8 May 2008
UN/SCETDG/33/INF.8 - Informal document for the 33rd sesssion of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (30 June - 9 July 2008) (English)
Informal documents No.32, No.33, No.34 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

6 May 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/2 - (French version)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/27 - (Russian version)
Informal documents No.27, No.28, No.29, No.30 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

2 May 2008
Informal documents No.9/Add.1, No.23/Rev.1, No.24, No.25, No.26- Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
Informal documents No.1, No.2 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

30 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/29/Add.1 - List of documents and annotations (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/13 - (Germany) Corrections to tables 3.8.1, 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 of the GHS (English)
Informal documents No.21, No.22 , No.23 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

29 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/12 - (Secretariat) Health hazards (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/8 - (Secretariat) Reference to in vitro skin corrosion test in the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/4 - (French and Russian versions)

28 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/2, -/C.3/2008/9, -/C.3/2008/14, -/C.3/2008/23, -/C.3/2008/24 - (French versions)
Informal document No.20 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

25 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/11 - (IPIECA) Amendments to Chapter 3.10 (section 3.10.1) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/1 - (English version)

23 April 2008
Informal document No.19 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)

22 April 2008
Informal documents No.16, No.17, No.18 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/10 - (France) Classification criteria for substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, release toxic gases (English)

21 April 2008
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/11 - (English and Russian versions)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/65/Add.1 - Provisional agenda for the thirty-third session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Geneva, 30 June-9 July (a.m) 2008 - Addendum: List of documents (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/7 - (English and Russian versions)
UN/SCEGHS/14/INF.3 - Informal documents for the 15th sesssion of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS (9 - 11 July 2008) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/7 - (CEFIC) Labelling of very small packagings (English)

18 April 2008
Informal document No.15 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English/French)
Informal document No.14 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
Informal document No.13 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English and French)
UN/SCETDG/33/INF.5, UN/SCETDG/33/INF.6 - Informal documents for the 33rd sesssion of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (30 June - 9 July 2008) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/60 - (IDGCA) New entry for Chrysotile, in Class 9 (English)

17 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/64 - (French version)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/1 - (French version)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/3, -/C.3/2008/4, -/C.3/2008/5, -/C.3/2008/5/Add.1, -/C.3/2008/6, -/C.3/2008/8 - (French versions)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/39 - ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/9 - (Chairman of Working Group (Netherlands)) Report of the informal Working Group on Desensitised Explosives (English)
Informal document No.12 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/110/Add.1 - Rapport de la session - tenue à Berne, du 25 au 28 mars 2008 - Additif 1 - Annexe I: Rapport du Groupe de travail sur les citernes (French)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/110 - Rapport de la session - tenue à Berne, du 25 au 28 mars 2008 (French)

16 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/59 - (EPBA/RECHARGE/PRBA) Transport of Lithium Batteries Contained in or Packed with Equipment (UN 3091) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/58 - (EPBA/RECHARGE/PRBA) Reference to International Standard IEC 62281 for Lithium Battery Transport Tests (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/36 - (Canada) Identification of Approval Country in Marking (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/29 - (EBSA) Transport of Genetically Modified Micro-organisms and Organisms or Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/9 - (English and Russian versions)
ST/SG/AC.10/C4/28 - (French version)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/2/Rev.1 - (Australia) Definition of Phlegmatized (English)

15 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/57 - (PRBA) Testing of rechargeable cells and batteries (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/56 - (United States of America) Lithium hypochlorite, dry and mixtures (UN 1471) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/55 - (United States of America) Additional test for Division 1.4S Shaped Charges (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/46 - (PRBA) Testing of large batteries, modules and battery assemblies (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/25 - (CEFIC) Assignment of Special Provision (SP) 274 (English)
UN/SCETDG/33/INF.3 - Informal document for the 33rd sesssion of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (30 June - 9 July 2008) (English)

14 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/54 - (United States of America) Criteria for excluding articles from Class 1 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/53 - (United States of America) Exceptions for certain articles containing Division 2.2 gases (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/52 - (United States of America) Requirements for Toxic by Inhalation Liquids (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/51 - (ICIBCA) Amendment to Packing Instruction IBC 520 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/50 - (Canada) Comments on ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/6 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/49 - (Netherlands) Data for identification of substances which are toxic by inhalation (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/48 - (Netherlands) Implementation corrosivity criteria of GHS into Class 8 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous goods (English)

11 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/47 - (Australia) Protection of shell and service equipment on portable tanks (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/33 - (Australia) Possible errors in the 15 th revised edition of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous goods, Model Regulations (English)
Informal document No.11 - Informal document for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/45 - (Germany) Permeation through the walls of plastics packagings, including IBCs, with the hazard of build-up of explosive atmospheres in freight containers (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/44 - (Germany) Comments on ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2006/62 and 2007/29 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/6 - (Germany) Substances having explosive properties (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2008/5
- (Germany) Clarification and updating of some issues regarding flammable liquids addressed in the GHS (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/43
- (Germany) Substances having explosive properties (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/42 - (Germany) Clarification and updating of some issues regarding flammable liquids addressed in the GHS (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/41 - (ICCA) Amendment to the Proper Shipping Name of UN 3474 for inclusion of 1-HOBt Monohydrate (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/40 - (ICCA) Screening test for substances which may have explosive properties and consequential changes Introduction of additional criteria (English)

10 April 2008
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/26 - (Secretariat) Draft amendments to the Regulations annexed to the ADN (English and French)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/18 - (Secretariat) Recognition of certificates of approval issued by countries that are not Contracting Parties to ADN (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/37 - (Germany) Transport of Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/38 - (United Kingdom) Pharmaceutical Aerosols (English)
ECE/ADN/1/Add.1- ORDRE DU JOUR PROVISOIRE DE LA PREMIÈRE SESSION - Additif - Notes explicatives et annotations à l’ordre du jour (French)

9 April 2008
UN/SCETDG/33/INF.4 - Informal documents for the 33rd sesssion of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (30 June - 9 July 2008) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/35 - (US Fuel Cells Council) Amendment to UN 3468, Hydrogen in a metal hydride storage system (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/34 - (US Fuel Cells Council) UN 3166, ENGINE INTERNAL COMBUSTION or VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or, VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/25 - (Russian version)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/32 - (Australia) Classification as a consequence of Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/31 - (Australia) Bottom closing devices for portable tanks for Packing Group I solids (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/30 - (Australia) Addressing issues relating to the implementation of the GHS in member countries (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/28 - (United Kingdom) Rebottling/ Cross Bottling of Composite IBC’s Report of the correspondence working group (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/13 - (EIGA) 4.1.4.1, Packing Instruction P200 (4), Special packing provisions “k” (English)

8 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C4/2008/4 - (Germany) Proposal for amendment of Table 3.1.2 (Chapter 3.1) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C4/2008/3 - (Germany) Proposal for amendment of Chapter 3.8 (Decision logics) (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/27/Add.1 - List of documents per agenda item and annotations (English and French)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/17 - (Belgium/Switzerland) Chapitre 5.4, Section 5.4.3 et autres sections concernées - Consignes écrites (French)

7 April 2008
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/16 - (Germany) Section 5.4.3, Instructions in writing (English and French)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/8 - (English and Russian versions)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/27 - (Australia) Package requirements for dangerous goods which may evolve a hazard if not effectively sealed (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/19 - (Germany) New entry for Iodine, raw in Class 8 (English)

4 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/26 - (Australia) Special packing provisions for goods of Class 1 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/11 - (Canada) Additional test for 1.4S classification (English)

3 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/24 - (ICCA) Use of fusible elements on portable tanks for organometallic substances (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/23 - (COSTHA) Training provisions; records of training (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/22 - (ISO) References to ISO standards – Ultrasonic Examination (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/21 - (IFALPA) Addition of marking requirement to P903 for lithium ion batteries (English)
Informal documents No. 3, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 10 - Informal documents for the 84th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/20 - (United Kingdom) Proposals concerning requirements for open cryogenic receptacles (English)

2 April 2008
ECE/ADN/1 - Provisional Agenda for the first session of the Administrative Committee of the ADN to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva starting at 9:30 a.m on Thursday, 19 June 2008 (ECE/ADN) (English and French)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/7 - (English version)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/5 - (French and Russian versions)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/3 - (French version)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/13 - (CCNR) Communication de la Commission centrale pour la navigation du Rhin (French)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/18 - (France) Cartouches à gaz (French)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/17 - (France) Transport of dangerous goods in limited quantities (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/16 - (Germany) Packing Instruction P200 (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/12 - (Canada) Petroleum sour crude oil (English)

1 April 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/15 - (EIGA) 6.2.2.7 Marking of refillable UN pressure receptacles (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/14 - (EIGA) 6.7.5.4.1 Pressure relief devices for MEGCs (English)

31 March 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/10 - (IME) Additional test for 1.4S classification (English)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/9 - (United Kingdom) Fumigated cargo transport units and cargo transport units containing dangerous goods for cooling or conditioning (English)

28 March 2008
March 08/INF.38 - Informal document for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)

27 March 2008
March 08/INF.35 - Informal document for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (German)
March 08/INF.34, March 08/INF.37 - Informal documents for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)

25 March 2008
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/196/Add.1 - (Russian version)
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/7 - (Canada) UN Portable tank and MEGC identification plates (English)
March 08/INF.28, March 08/INF.29, March 08/INF.30, March 08/INF.31, March 08/INF.32, March 08/INF.33 - Informal documents for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)
March 08/INF.1, March 08/INF.2 - Informal documents for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (French)

20 March 2008
March 08/INF.18, March 08/INF.27 - Informal documents for the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)

19 March 2008
ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2008/8 - (United Kingdom) IBC Packing Instructions for solids (English)
March 08/INF.25, March 08/INF.26 - Informal documents for the the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)

18 March 2008
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/14 - (CCNR) Rapport de la réunion d’experts pour l’agrément de sociétés de classification (French)
March 08/INF.22, March 08/INF.23, March 08/INF.24 - Informal documents for the the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, Bern (WP.15/AC.1) (English)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/3, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2008/7 - (Russian versions)
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/2008/15 - (Belgium) Chapters 3.2 and 7.1 - New entries to table A and 7.1.4.1 (English)