Regulations, exemptions and special provisions

Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, concluded under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). It regulates the classification, packing, marking, labelling, documentation and carriage of dangerous goods by road, and it is updated every two years (odd-numbered years).

United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, done at Geneva in 1956, which governs the contract of carriage, the liability of the carrier and the consignment note when the place of taking over and the place of delivery are in different countries and at least one of them is a contracting party.

Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods, used in conjunction with the dangerous goods transport document to provide emergency response procedures for incidents at sea.

Provisions allowing very small quantities of certain dangerous goods to be carried with limited application of the regulations, when packed in compliant inner and outer packagings.

Consignment for which the total quantity calculated under the table does not exceed 1,000 points and is therefore eligible for partial exemption from ADR provisions.

Colloquial term used in the United States for hazardous materials, that is, the dangerous goods regulated by Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). In international transport regulations the equivalent term is dangerous goods.

Dangerous Goods Regulations published annually by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). They are based on the ICAO Technical Instructions and constitute the field manual applied by airlines worldwide for the acceptance and carriage of dangerous goods by air.

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It regulates the carriage of dangerous goods by sea in packaged form and it is mandatory under the SOLAS Convention. It is amended every two years.

Quantity threshold per inner packaging, per package or per article up to which dangerous goods may be carried under the relaxations.

Numbered provision applicable to specific entries of the Dangerous Goods List, modifying or supplementing the general requirements.

A code (B, C, D, E) assigned to dangerous goods carried in tanks or bulk that indicates the categories of road tunnels through which their carriage is restricted or prohibited; (-) when no restriction applies.