Considerations on COM(2024)118 - EU position 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 certain amendments to Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by rail - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2024)118 - EU position at the 58th session of the Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods of the Intergovernmental ... |
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| document | COM(2024)118  |
| date | April 22, 2024 |
(2)According to Article 6 of the COTIF, international rail traffic and admission of railway material in international traffic shall be governed by rules which are listed within this Article, notably the “Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)”, forming Appendix C to the Convention.
(3)Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 11 lays down requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by road, by rail or by inland waterway within or between Member States, by referring to RID.
(4)Pursuant to Article 13 (1) (d) of the COTIF, the Organisation for International Carriage by Rail ('OTIF') Committee of Experts for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods ('RID Expert Committee') may adopt amendments to the Annex to RID.
(5)The RID Expert Committee, during its 58th session on 23 May 2024, is to adopt amendments to adapt the Annex to RID to scientific and technical progress.
(6)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the RID Expert Committee, as the amendments to RID will be binding on the Union.
(7)The envisaged amendments aim at ensuring 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 danger while being transported.
(8)The envisaged amendments are considered to be appropriate for the safe transport of dangerous goods in a cost effective manner and can therefore be supported.
(9)Minor changes to the documents referred to in the Annex may be agreed at technical level at the 17th session of the RID Commitee of Experts’ standing working group of 22 May 2024, including on the basis of recommendations of the UNECE Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods,