European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) was done at Geneva on 30 September 1957 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and it entered into force on 29 January 1968. The Agreement itself was amended by the Protocol amending article 14 (3) done at New York on 21 August 1975, which entered into force on 19 April 1985. The Agreement itself is short and simple. The key article is the second, which say that apart from some excessively dangerous goods, other dangerous goods may be carried internationally in road vehicles subject to compliance with: 1) The conditions laid down in Annex A for the goods in question, in particular as regards their packaging and labelling; and 2) The conditions laid down in Annex B, in particular as regards the construction, equipment and operation of the vehicle carrying the goods in question.

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Print ISSN 2411-8605

Online ISSN 2411-8613

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English

DOI 10.18356/17c0c72a-en

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)...

( Print: October 2010, PDF: September 2010 )

This authoritative Agreement is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the...

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)...

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Series: European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)

( Print: September 2014, PDF: September 2014 )

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and...

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)...

(Two-volume Set)

( Print: October 2016, PDF: October 2016 )

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)...

Series: European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)

( Print: November 2018, PDF: November 2018 )

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly...

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, 2005

Restructured ADR - Applicable as from 1 January 2005 (Set of Two Books & CD-ROM)

( Print: November 2004 )

This Agreement is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. It contains the conditions under which dangerous good, when authorized for transport, may be...