Ohtlike kaupade rahvusvahelise raudteeveo määrus (RID – konventsiooni (COTIF) lisa C) [ingliskeelne tekst]
Ohtlike kaupade rahvusvahelise raudteeveo määrus (RID – konventsiooni (COTIF) lisa C) [tõlge eesti keelde, tehniliselt korrigeeritud versioon, kohaldatakse alates 01.01.2025]
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)
Appendix C – Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
With effect from 1 January 2025
This text replaces the requirements of 1 January 2023.
Note by the Secretariat of OTIF:
The following are RID Contracting States (as at 1 July 2024):
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Ukraine.
Until international traffic is resumed, Iraq's, Lebanon's and Syria's membership of OTIF is suspended.
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)
Appendix C
Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
Article 1
Scope
§ 1 This Regulation shall apply
a) to the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail on the territory of the RID Contracting States,
b) to carriage complementary to carriage by rail to which the CIM Uniform Rules are applicable, subject to the international prescriptions governing carriage by another mode of transport,
as well as the activities referred to by the Annex to this Regulation.
§ 2 Dangerous goods barred from carriage by the Annex must not be accepted for international carriage.
Article 1bis
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation and its Annex, “RID Contracting State” means a Member State of the Organisation which has not made a declaration in respect of this Regulation in accordance with Article 42 § 1, first sentence, of the Convention.
Article 2
Exemptions
This Regulation shall not apply, in whole or in part, to the carriage of dangerous goods for which an exemption is provided in the Annex. Exemptions may only be provided when the quantity or the nature of the exempted carriage of goods or the packaging would guarantee the safety of the carriage.
Article 3
Restrictions
Each RID Contracting State shall retain the right to regulate or prohibit, for reasons other than safety during carriage, the international carriage of dangerous goods on its territory.
Article 4
Other prescriptions
The carriage to which this Regulation applies shall remain subject to the national or international prescriptions applicable in general to the carriage of goods by rail.
Article 5
Type of trains allowed. Carriage as hand luggage, registered luggage or in or on board vehicles
§ 1 Dangerous goods may only be carried in freight trains, except
a) dangerous goods which are acceptable for carriage in accordance with the Annex complying with the relevant maximum quantities and the special conditions of carriage in trains other than freight trains;
b) dangerous goods which are carried, under the special conditions of the Annex, as hand luggage, registered luggage or in or on board vehicles within the meaning of Article 12 of the CIV Uniform Rules.
§ 2 Dangerous goods may only be taken as hand luggage or carried or be handed over for carriage as registered luggage or in or on board vehicles if they meet the special conditions of the Annex.
Article 6
Annex
The Annex shall form an integral part of this Regulation.
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The text of the Annex will be that drawn up by the Expert Committee for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods, at the time of entry into force of the Protocol of 3 June 1999 modifying the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, in accordance with Article 19 § 4 of the latter.
Note by the Secretariat of OTIF:
In the text that follows, "RID" refers to the Annex to Appendix C of COTIF in accordance with Article 6. In certain exceptional cases where the text of Appendix C reproduced above is referred to, reference will be made specifically to "Appendix C of COTIF" (e.g. in 1.1.2, 1.5.1.3).
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) - Appendix C Table of Contents
Part 1 General requirements
Part 2 Classification
Part 3 Dangerous goods lists, special provisions and exemptions related to limited and excepted quantities
Part 4 Packing and tank provisions
Part 5 Consignment procedures
Part 6 Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, tanks and bulk containers
Part 7 Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling
Unofficial Part of RID Requirements for the testing of plastics receptacles