Considerations on COM(2018)111 - EU position in the Committee of Experts for the Carriage by rail of Dangerous Goods as regards certain amendments to Appendix C to the COTIF - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2018)111 - EU position in the Committee of Experts for the Carriage by rail of Dangerous Goods as regards certain amendments to ... |
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| document | COM(2018)111  |
| date | May 22, 2018 |
| (2) | All Member States, with the exception of Cyprus and Malta, are contracting parties to and apply the COTIF Convention. |
| (3) | Pursuant to point (d) of Article 13(1) and Article 33(5) of the COTIF Convention, the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (the ‘RID Expert Committee’) of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) can amend the Annex to Appendix C of the COTIF Convention, namely the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID). |
| (4) | Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down provisions concerning the transport of dangerous goods by road, by rail or by inland waterway within or between Member States, by referring to the RID. |
| (5) | In order to adapt the Annex to the RID to technical and scientific progress, it is essential for the RID Expert Committee to adopt amendments concerning technical standards or uniform technical prescriptions. The objective of those amendments is to ensure safe and efficient transport of dangerous goods while taking into account scientific and technical progress in the sector and the development of new substances and articles that could pose a danger while being transported. |
| (6) | The committee on the transport of dangerous goods established by Directive 2008/68/EC has carried out preliminary discussions on proposed amendments. |
| (7) | The RID Expert Committee, during its 55th session on 30 May 2018, is to adopt a decision on amendments to the RID. |
| (8) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf in the RID Expert Committee, as the decision adopted by that committee will be binding on the Union. |
| (9) | The position of the Union within the 55th session of the RID Expert Committee should therefore be based on the Attachment to this Decision, |