1. UNITED NATIONS MECHANISMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND HARMONIZATION OF TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS
Olivier Kervella Chief, Dangerous Goods and Special Cargoes Section Transport Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

2. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (1)
36 Members:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Rep. of), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ukraine, United States of America and Zambia

3. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (2)
Sub-Committee of Experts on the TDG (27 Members):
Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran (Islamic Rep. of), Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS (32 Members):
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran (Islamic Rep. of), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine,United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia

4. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (3)
+ OBSERVER COUNTRIES (No voting rights)
Intergovernmental organizations (15):
IMO, ICAO, WHO, ILO, OTIF, etc.
NGOs (40):
- Chemical/petroleum/gas industry:
CEFIC, EIGA, AEGPL, FEA
- Transport: FIATA, IATA, IRU, UIC
- Packaging/tanks: ECMA, ICDM, ISO
- Vehicles: OICA, CLEPA

5. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (4)
Working cycle: 2 years
Biennium starts odd years (2005, 2007, 2009,…)
TDG Sub-Committee meets twice a year
(July, December)
GHS Sub-Committee meets twice a year
Committee meets only once at end of biennium
(December 2006, 2008, …)

6. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (5)
Committee endorses recommendations of Sub-Committees:
“Orange Book”: Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
“Purple Book”: GHS

7. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (6)
GHS SUB-COMMITTEE
GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS “PURPLE BOOK”
Scope: Harmonization
- Transport
- Workplace safety
- Environment
- Consumers protection
Implementation: Goal 2008

8. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (7)
TDG SUB-COMMITTEE
UN MODEL RECOMMENDATIONS “ORANGE BOOK”
(7 parts)
1. General
Classification
List of Dangerous Goods
Use of packagings/Gas receptacles/Tanks
Consignment procedures (Labelling, Marking, Documents)
Construction, testing and approval of packagings/tanks
Operation

9. ECOSOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TDG AND ON THE GHS (8)
UN MODEL REGULATIONS addressed to
Governments National regulations
International Organizations International regulations
- IMO IMDG Code
- ICAO ICAO Technical Instructions
(IATA: IATA Regulations)
- UNECE RID/ADR/ADN
- European Union Directives

10. UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
WP.15
Road
ADR
INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE (ITC)
WORKING PARTY ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (WP.15)
WP.15/OTIF (RID/AR/ADN Joint meeting)
(WP.15/AC.1)
WP.15/CCNR
(WP.15/AC.2)
Road/Rail/
Inland Waterways
ADR/RID/ADN
ADN/ADNR
UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

11. WP.15/AC.1 (Joint Meeting): Twice a year (March/Sept)
2006 and March 2007: Specific European issues RID/ADR/ADN
Sept. 2007: Harmonization RID/ADR/ADN with UN 2006
WP.15: Twice a year (May, November)
2006/2007: Specific ADR issues
Nov 2007: End of 2 year cycle
Adopts set of amendments to ADR for entry into force 1/1/2009
WP.15/AC.2: Once a year (January)
2007/2008: Specific ADN issue
Jan 2008: End of 2 year cycle
Adopts set of amendments to ADN for application 1/1/2009

12. ADR/RID/ADN SCOPE International transport STRUCTURE
National transport (RID/ADR annexed to
EC Directives)
STRUCTURE
Part 1: Specific to European legislative context
Parts 2-6: Same as UN Model Regulations
adapted to European context and
supplemented e.g.:
UN tanks: worldwide
RID/ADR tanks: Europe only
Part 7: Specific to European legislative context
Parts 8-9: Specific to mode of transport (ADR/ADN)

13. ADR AGREEMENT: Done on 30 September 1957
Entered into force on 29 January 1968
43 Contracting Parties
ANNEXES A AND B:
Regularly amended since 1968
Now amended every two years on the basis of UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Latest edition in force since 1 January 2007

14. ADR Applicable to international transport by road
Annexes A and B may be used by any country for application through national law to domestic traffic (mandatory for all EU countries through directive 94/55/EC)

15. Agreement proper: main articles (1)
ADR
Agreement proper: main articles (1)
Article 2
Dangerous goods barred from carriage by Annex A not accepted for international transport (very few; only extremely dangerous goods)
Other dangerous goods authorized subject to compliance with conditions of Annexes A and B (very wide range of goods of commercial importance)

16. Agreement proper: main articles (2)
ADR
Agreement proper: main articles (2)
Article 4
Each Contracting Party retain the right to regulate or prohibit, for reasons OTHER than safety during carriage, the entry of dangerous goods on its territory
The Contracting Parties retain the right to arrange, by special bilateral or multilateral agreements, authorizations of carriage of forbidden dangerous goods or of carriage under LESS stringent conditions on their territories

17. ADR SPECIAL AGREEMENTS (1) Bilateral agreements
Until 1994, 3581 bilateral agreements
Concluded between 2 Contracting Parties

18. ADR SPECIAL AGREEMENTS (2) Multilateral agreements
Since 1994, directive 94/55/EC
- Annexes A and B applicable to domestic traffic in EU
- No bilateral agreements acceptable by EU
policy (EU approximation of laws)
- Only multilateral agreements open to all EU
countries

19. ADR SPECIAL AGREEMENTS (3) Multilateral agreements
Multilateral agreements valid for 5 years only
186 “M” agreements since 1994

20. OTHER NOTIFICATIONS BY UNECE
ADR
OTHER NOTIFICATIONS BY UNECE
List/addresses of competent authorities
Transport restrictions
Accident reports
Website

21. SAME SYSTEM BUT NOT YET IN FORCE
ADN
SAME SYSTEM BUT NOT YET IN FORCE
6 Contracting Parties (Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russian Federation)
Need one more for entry into force (Probably 2007 or 2008)
Annexed Regulations regularly updated
nevertheless (last version ADN 2007)
Administrated by UNECE with support from CCNR

22. RID
ANNEX C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)
Administrated by the secretariat of the Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)

23. COOPERATION Close cooperation ECOSOC Committee UNECE IMO ICAO OTIF
CCNR
European Commission
to ensure proper harmonization of all international instruments and dates of application

24. END
Transport Division