COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/833
of 17 May 2016
establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the 54th session of the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods set up by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) as regards certain amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail
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Article 3
ANNEX
Proposal |
Reference document |
Issue |
Comments |
Union position |
1 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/2 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.14 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/INF.15 |
Inclusion of obligations for Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) in RID |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group to adopt a text as amended |
Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group |
2 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/3 |
Amendment of special provision TU 16 in RID/ADR/ADN Chapter 4.3 |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group |
3 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/5 |
Carrier's duty to inform the train driver of the position of dangerous goods in the train |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group |
4 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/6 |
Flexible bulk containers |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the text for flexible bulk containers in OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12 |
5 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/7 |
Definitions of ‘full load’/‘wagon load’ |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments |
6 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/12 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.2 OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.3 |
Various consolidated amendments agreed by the standing working group |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments |
7 |
Idem |
Amendments left for further examination by the Standing Working Group |
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— |
8 |
Idem |
Those calling for a common view from the UN-ECE — OTIF Joint Meeting |
Efficient multimodal transport needs to be facilitated |
Agree with the amendments as recommended by the Joint Meeting |
9 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/14 |
Notifications of occurrences involving dangerous goods in accordance with RID 1.8.5; Hamburg-Billwerder, 3 July 2013 |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments as revised in the Standing Working Group |
10 |
OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2015/INF.4 |
Protective distance for road vehicles |
Technical consensus at the OTIF Standing Working Group |
Agree with the amendments |