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Division 2.3.7 Agreement on Dangerous Goods (ADN)

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Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13).
FULL TITLEEuropean Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
ABBREVIATIONADN
ORIGINATING AUTHORITY

UN Economic Commission for Europe

(English, French and Russian version of ADN)

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (German version of ADN)

LEGAL BASISDirective 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1
CURRENT STATUSOperational
IMPLEMENTATION DATEOperational
AMENDMENTRegularly every two years as indicated
STRUCTURE

For goods on dry cargo vessel:

  • UN number

  • Name of the substance (in accordance with table A of part 3 of ADN)

  • Class

  • Danger classification code

  • Packing group

  • Hazard Identification placard (label)

For goods on tank vessels:

  • UN number

  • Name of substance (in accordance with table C of part 3 of ADN)

  • Class

  • Packing group

SUCCINCT DESCRIPTIONThe ADN, the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways which will replace the various regional agreements.
LINKED CLASSIFICATIONSADN, ADR, RID
USAGETransport of dangerous goods in inland navigation
MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE

https://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/adn/adn_e.html

www.ccr-zkr.org

http://www.danubecommission.org/

European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission.

LANGUAGESEnglish, French, German
ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY

UN Economic Commission for Europe, Palais des Nations, CH–1211 Geneva 10, SWITZERLAND

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine, 2, Place de la Republique, 67082 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE

REMARKSThe provisions of the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways (ADN) are applicable on all European waterways (including the Rhine and the Danube). The 2017 edition of ADR/RID/ADN is harmonised with the 20th revised edition of the UN Model Regulations and has entered into force on 1 January 2017.
Example
for dry cargo vessel:for tank vessel:
1203; petrol; 3; F1; III; 31203; petrol; 3; III;
Usage in the implementation manuals CNI/GID/DGS/C205/8078

Annotations

Footnotes

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Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13).