DECISIONS OF THE UN SUB-COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS: PRESENTED IN TWO PARTS PART 1

摘要

The Thirty-third Session of the United Nations (UN) Sub-Committee of I Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods was held in Geneva from 30 June to 9 July 2008. This was the third of a total of four sessions of the Sub-Committee to be held in the 2007/2008 biennium. The Sub-Committee considered many issues and proposals - some of detail and others with far-reaching implications. A number of amendments to the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ("the UN Recommendations" or "the Model Regulations") were adopted. As is always the case, consideration of many of the unresolved issues is expected to be resumed at the December session of the Sub-Committee - which will be the final opportunity for the Sub-Committee to include amendments into the next edition of the UN Model Regulations to be published in mid-2009. This summary is intended to outline the Sub-Committee's discussions and decisions in connection with some of the more significant items on its agenda.