Activites

• 1994/12/12 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1994/55
  • OJ L 319 12.12.1994, p. 0007
• #1803
• 1994/11/21 Council Meeting
• 1994/11/21 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1994)0530
• 1994/11/21 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1994/11/21 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1994/11/17 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0114/1994 summary

    Parliament amended the Council common position with an amendment seeking to authorise the Member States to allow wooden barrels with a capacity of over 250 litres not certified as ADR compliant, to transport alcoholic beverages over 24% and under 70% proof on their territory. The amendment was rejected by the Commission.�

• 1994/11/16 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1994/10/25 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0040/1994
• 1994/09/28 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #1782
• 1994/09/19 Council Meeting
  • 08361/1994 summary

    The common position incorporates three amendments by the European Parliament: - restricting the derogation for non-certified packaging to "domestic" carriage, i.e. carriage on the territory of a Member State; - excluding small quantities of moderately or highly radioactive substances or products from the derogation; - allowing Member States not just to continue to apply stricter provisions but also to introduce new provisions governing carriage using vehicles registered in their territory, with the exception of requirements relating to their manufacture. The common position departs from the initial proposal in that it: - changes the date of entry into force of the directive (1 January 1997); - deletes the exclusion of postal consignments from the scope of the directive; - maintains national legislation as regards the highway code for dangerous goods; - includes the concept of loading and unloading in the definition of "carriage ", as covered by the annexes to the directive; - allows Member States to maintain their national legislation in specific cases as regards: . the quality assurance certification of enterprises for very dangerous goods, . vehicle design, solely for the centre of gravity of tanker lorries until 31 December 1998, . the obligation to use certain routes for very dangerous goods, . the reference temperature for the carriage of liquefied gas suited to the climate zone; - includes a provision on emergency measures which a Member State may take in the event of an accident; - allows goods classed, packaged and labelled in accordance with national legislation in force before the date of transposition into national law to be carried between the date on which the directive enters into force and 31 December 1998; - allows multilateral agreements to be concluded, provided that safety is not compromised.�

• #1768
• 1994/06/13 Council Meeting
• 1994/06/02 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1994)0238 summary

    The Commission has incorporated two amendments by the European Parliament: - the amendment limiting the derogation concerning the use of non-certified packaging on national territory; - the amendment excluding small quantities of substances or products which are moderately or highly radioactive from the derogation.�

• 1994/05/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T3-0377/1994 summary

    Adopting the report by Mrs Marguerite-Marie DINGUIRARD (V, F), Parliament highlighted three points: it called for all vehicles carrying hazardous substances on the territory of the Member States to display "HAZCHEM" and "KEMLER" emergency code signs (amendment by Collins, Bowe et al). Parliament called for more suitable environmental measures to be taken in the event of accident, in order to limit the effects on public health and the environment (amendment by Collins, Bowe et al). It is proposed to allow containers and tanks manufactured before 1 January 1996 and maintained at the required level of safety to continue to be used subject to the original conditions (the Commission had proposed 1 July 1999).�

• 1994/05/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

• 1994/04/05 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A3-0211/1994
• 1994/03/23 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/11/24 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1993)0548 summary

    The purpose of this proposal for a directive was the approximation of the laws of Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road. It took its inspiration from the European Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), as recently amended, and whose signatories included all the Member States except Ireland. This prohibited the carriage of certain types of goods, categories 2000-3999 and 10000-260000 in the ADR Agreement, unless a number of conditions relating to packaging and the construction and equipment of the vehicle were met or Member States had granted exemptions for carriage within their national territory. Member States would still be able to apply stricter conditions within their own territory. For non-prohibited goods, the proposal sought to encourage multimodal transport, acknowledging the safety constraints inherent in transporting dangerous goods by sea and air. There would be permanent exemption for the use of vehicles, containers, tankers and re-usable, durable packagings manufactured prior to the future directive, in accordance with the national rules then in force, and exemption up to 31 December 1998 for the manufacture of these items.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1993)0548
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A3-0211/1994
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0377/1994
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0238
• Council position published: 08361/1994
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0040/1994
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0114/1994
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0530
• : Directive 1994/55
• : OJ L 319 12.12.1994, p. 0007

History

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