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Council Decision (EU) 2024/1315 of 22 April 2024 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 58th session of the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail as regards the amendment of Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail

Decision (EU) 2024/1315 · Decision · 4 articles

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Article 1

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The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 58 th session of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (‘RID Expert Committee’) in the framework of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999, shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision. Minor changes to the documents referred to in the Annex to this Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the RID Expert Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

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The decisions of the RID Expert Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union , indicating the date of their entry into force.

Article 3

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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Supplementary provisions

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ANNEX Proposal Reference document Issue Comments EU position 1. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/3 Amendment to RID Chapter 1.4.2.2.7 on the reference to UIC Leaflet 472 (obligation of the carrier to inform the driver of the position of dangerous goods in the train) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 2. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/4 Amendment to RID Chapter 5.3.4.1 on the provisions for shunting marks Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 3. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/5 Amendment to RID to include provisions for the carriage of molten aluminium of UN number 3257 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 4. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/7 Amendment to RID Chapter 1.11 to introduce a reference to the newest edition of UIC IRS 20201 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 5. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/8 and OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/INF.10 Identification in the transport document of the wagon and, where appropriate, of the large container, tank-container or portable tank Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 6. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/9 Amendment to RID Chapter 3.2.2 to introduce a reference to UIC IRS 20221 instead of UIC leaflet 221 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 7. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/10 Consolidated texts adopted by the Joint Meeting in 2021 and 2022 and by the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group in November 2022 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 8. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/11 Extracts from the draft report of the 114th session of UNECE WP.15 (Geneva, 6 to 10 November 2023) (documents ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2023/R.3 and Adds as well as ECE/TRANS/WP.15/ 2023/R.4 and Adds) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 9. OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023/INF.4 Amendment to RID to introduce a reference to the 3rd edition of UIC IRS 50592 Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 10. ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf7e Proposal on how to modify RID CW38 in order to allow for carriage in bulk of specific categories of wastes containing asbestos (UN Nos. 2590 and 2212) Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 11. ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf14e Proposals on how to adjust RID Chapters 4.1 and 5.4 to allow for transport of waste in inner packagings packed together in an outer packaging Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree 12. ECE-TRANS-WP15-114-GE-inf19e Amendment to RID 1.8.3.11 (b), 2 nd indent, to precise the subjects of examination for the safety advisers Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt the text as amended Agree All the documents above are available on the OTIF’s website ( http://otif.org/en/?page_id=7321 and http://otif.org/en/?page_id=7322 ) or on the UNECE website ( https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/377548 ) and shall be understood as comprising the amendments discussed in the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group of November 2023 and reflected in Annex I to document OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2023-A (Final report of the 16 th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group — London, 20 to 23 November 2023), also available on the OTIF’s website ( http://otif.org/en/?page_id=254 ).

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