{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-68/annex-I/division-I.3/division-1/division-12/division-4",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2008/68",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-68",
  "path": "annex/I/division/I.3/division/1/division/12/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "RO–bi–BE–8",
  "text": "Subject: Exemption from prohibition on driver or driver’s assistant opening packages of dangerous goods in a local distribution chain from a local distribution depot to a retailer or end-user and from the retailer to the end-user (except for Class 7).\nReference to Annex I, Section I.1, to Directive 2008/68/EC: 8.3.3.\nContent of the Annex to the Directive: Prohibition on driver or driver’s assistant opening packages of dangerous goods.\nContent of the national legislation: Prohibition of opening packages is qualified by the proviso ‘ Unless authorised to do so by the operator of the vehicle ’ .\nInitial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté royal relatif au transport des marchandises dangereuses par route\nComments: If taken literally, the prohibition in the Annex as worded can create serious problems for retail distribution.\nExpiry date: 31 December 2022",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1241 of 28 August 2020 authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (notified under document C(2020) 5797) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/68/annex/I/division/I.3/division/1/division/12/division/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:19.830229+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}