Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) 112th session (08 – 11 November 2022) (Report 25 November 2022) – ECE/TRANS WP.15/260
ID 17967 | 01.11.2022 / List attached
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
Status: 01.11.2022 / n. 54 – UNECE source
I'm 54 the countries of the world adhering to the ADR, attached list with Status / Modes and Notes.
| Latest | Data | Mode |
| Uganda | 23 Aug 2022 | Accession |
| Armenia | 12 Apr 2022 | Accession |
28 October 2022
The ADR is a regulatory instrument that applies to international transport in 53 countries. it applies to national transportation by road in many countries (in particular the countries of the European Union).
The ADR lays down requirements for transport operations, driver training and the construction and approval of vehicles. The 2023 edition has been prepared on the basis of amendments which are set to enter into force on 1 January 2023, after acceptance by the Contracting Parties.
Author: UN, ECE
Publication date: October 2022
Page count: 1344
Language(s) in this book: English
Sales number: 22.VIII.2
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Fonte: UNECE
Reference: C.N.350.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14 (Depositary Notification)
AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR) GENEVA, 30 SEPTEMBER 1957 ENTRY INTO FORCE OF AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY FRANCE TO ANNEXES A AND B, AS AMENDED (1)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in his capacity as depositary, communicates the following: By 6 October 2022, none of the Contracting Parties to the above-mentioned Agreement had communicated an objection to the Secretary-General. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of article 14 (3) of the Agreement, the proposed amendments to annexes A and B, as amended, shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on 1 January 2023.
(1) Refer to depositary notification C.N.171.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14 of 6 July 2022 (Proposal of Amendments by France to annexes A and B, as amended).
ID 17835 | 14.10.2022 / Complete document attached
Extended the safety requirements for vehicles relating to automatic fire extinguishing systems and thermal fire protection of the wheels already applied to vehicles of type EX / III, now also to vehicles of type FL, but only if intended for the transport of flammable gases and medium-high dangerous flammable liquids (Classification code including the letter F.).
(ADR news in red 2023)
9.7.9 Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles
Following comparison Sect 9.7.9 ADR 2021 / ADR 2023:
| ADR 2021 | ADR 2023 |
| PART 9 – REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND APPROVAL OF VEHICLES | |
| CAPITOLO 9.7 – Additional requirements relating to stationary tanks (tank vehicles), battery-vehicles and complete or completed vehicles used for the carriage of dangerous goods in demountable tanks of a capacity exceeding 1 m3 or in tank containers, cisterns | |
| 9.7.9. Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles | 9.7.9. Additional safety requirements relating to FL and EX / III vehicles |
| 9.7.9.1. EX / III vehicles must be equipped with automatic fire extinguishers for the engine compartment. | 9.7.9.1. The following vehicles must be equipped with automatic fire extinguishing systems for the compartment in which the internal combustion engine driving the vehicle is located: (a) FL vehicles carrying compressed and liquefied flammable gases with a classification code including the letter F.; (b) FL vehicles carrying flammable liquids of packing group I or packing group II; e (c) vehicles EX/III. |
| 9.7.9.2 Load protection against tire fires must be ensured by metal heat shields | 9.7.9.2 The following vehicles must be equipped with thermal protection capable of mitigating the spread of a fire originating from all wheels: (a) FL vehicles carrying compressed and liquefied flammable gases with a classification code including the letter F.;(b) FL vehicles carrying flammable liquids of packing group I or packing group II; e (c) vehicles EX/III. NOTE: the purpose is to avoid the spread of the fire to the load, for example with thermal screens or other equivalent systems, is: (a) by direct propagation from the wheel to the load; o (b) by indirect propagation from the wheel to the cabin and then to the load. |
1.6.5 Transitional measures
The chapter 1.6.5 Transitional measures – 1.6.5 Vehicles, added 1.6.5.23, 1.6.5.24 e 1.6.5.25 which they establish 6 transitional years up 2029 for non-compliant vehicles:
1.6 Transitional measures
1.6.5 Vehicles
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1.6.5.23 EX/III vehicles first registered or put into service before 1 January 2029, in accordance with the provisions of the 9.7.9.2 applicable until 31 dicembre 2022, but which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.2 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
1.6.5.24 FL vehicles first registered or put into service before January 1st 2029, which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.1 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
1.6.5.25 FL vehicles first registered or put into service before January 1st 2029, which do not comply with the requirements of the 9.7.9.2 applicable from 1 January 2023, can continue to be used.
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ID 17031 | 07.07.2022 / Attached Communication
Come da procedura (Art. 14 paragrafo 1 ADR), the UN Secretary General announced on 6 Luglio 2022 con nota C.N.171.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.14, di aver ricevuto dalla Francia (WP.15 Chief Secretary UNECE), the text of the amendments to the ADR which they must enter into force on 1 January 2023.
Amendments relating to the WP 15 sessions:
– 108th session (10-13 November 2020)
– 109th session (04-07 May 2021)
– 110th session (08-12 November 2021)
– 111th session (09-13 May 2022)
Amendments forwarded:
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Corr.1
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Corr.2
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256/Add.1
Se entro tre mesi (by 6 October 2022) non vi saranno obiezioni da parte degli Stati contraenti tale testo risulterà definitivamente approvato.
ADR 2023: Draft amendments to annexes A and B | Consolidated list
The Communication is attached
ADR 2023, update:
– The Special Provision 663 concerning discarded packaging, empty, uncleaned
– Table A 3.2 in the colona (17) Special provisions relating to transport – Bulk inserted VC1
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Attachments:
– Complete article card
– Report materia 3509
– Tremcards refusal 150110 / 3509
UN 3509 WASTE PACKAGING, EMPTY, NOT CLEANED
For the application of the new UN number 3509 are to be taken into consideration:
– Table A 3.2
– The Special Provision 663
– The information to be provided in the DDT in the new paragraph 5.4.1.1.19
– Total exemption 1.1.3.5
– Partial exemption 1.1.3.6
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ID 16970 | 29.06.2022 / Attached document
Con l’ADR 2023 the definition of extra-large tank-container is introduced (Extra-large tank-container). Other info related to the new definition being updated. Notes on defining containers.
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5.4.1.1.3.2 If it is not possible to measure the exact quantity of the waste at the place of loading, the quantity according to 5.4.1.1.1 (f) may be estimated for the following cases under the following conditions:
(a) For packagings, a list of packagings including the type and the nominal volume is added to the transport document;
(b) For containers, the estimation is based on their nominal volume and other available information (e.g. type of waste, average density, degree of filling);
(c) For vacuum-operated waste tanks, the estimation is justified (e.g. by means of an estimation provided by the consigner or by vehicle equipment).
Such estimation of the quantity is not allowed for:
– Exemptions for which the exact quantity is essential (e.g. 1.1.3.6);
– Waste containing substances mentioned in 2.1.3.5.3 or substances of Class 4.3;
– Tanks other than vacuum-operated waste tanks.
A statement shall be included in the transport document, as follows:
“QUANTITY ESTIMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 5.4.1.1.3.2”.”
20.03.2022 / Volume I-II to be corrected
UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition, (11 December 2020), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition), concerning, inter alia:
– UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition (UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition);
– UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition, construction, UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition (UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition) UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition;
– UN Model Regulations 22A Revised edition; and
– Harmonization with the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
UNECE, 22.02.2022
ECE/TRANS/WP.15/256 – 18 February 2022
This document contains the requested consolidated list of amendments adopted by the Working Party at its 108th, 109th and 110th sessions (see ECE/TRANS/WP.15/251, annex I, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/253, annex I and ECE/TRANS/WP.15/255, annex II).
At its 110th session, the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods requested the secretariat to prepare a consolidated list of all the amendments which it had adopted for entry into force on 1 January 2023 so that they could be made the subject of an official proposal in accordance with the procedure set out in article 14 of ADR, which, following usual practice, the Chair would be responsible for transmitting to the depositary through his Government. The notification would have to be issued no later than 1 July 2022, with a reference to 1 January 2023 as the scheduled date of entry into force.
20.02.2022
– List Multilateral Agreement ADR / . 2022
– List Multilateral Agreement ADR / 2007 / 09.2021
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List Multilateral Agreement ADR / (List Multilateral Agreement ADR / ) List Multilateral Agreement ADR / :
– List Multilateral Agreement ADR / (List Multilateral Agreement ADR / )
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– List Multilateral Agreement ADR / 2007 al 2 September 2021
Multilateral agreements are provided for in the ADR in chapter 1.5, they are signed between two or more countries adhering to the ADR and allow for exceptions, Multilateral agreements are provided for in the ADR in chapter 1.5, are signed between two or more countries adhering to the ADR and allow for exceptions.
Multilateral agreements are provided for in the ADR in chapter 1.5, are signed between two or more countries adhering to the ADR and allow for exceptions.
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