Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Directive 2004/111/EC

of 9 December 2004

adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road^f1, and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC refer to Annexes A and B to the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road, (ADR), as applicable from 1 July 2003.

(2)

The ADR is updated every two years. Consequently, an amended version shall apply as from 1 January 2005, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2005.

(3)

It is therefore necessary to amend Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods referred to in Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/28/EC (OJ L 90, 8.4.2003, p. 45).