UNITED

NATIONS	E

Economic and Social

Council	Distr.

GENERAL

TRANS/WP.15/158

30 August 1999

Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Transport

of Dangerous Goods

(Sixty-seventh session,

Geneva, 8 - 12 November 1999)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION 1/

to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva,

starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, 8 November 1999

IMPORTANT

In view of the new security measures concerning access to the Palais des Nations, delegations are requested to inform the secretariat (ECE Transport Division) of their exact composition. Access to the Palais des Nations will be restricted to the bearers of an identity card which will be issued by the Security and Safety Section, Villa Les Feuillantines, 13 Avenue de la Paix (please see the plan on the last page).

Each participant named on the list of members of the delegation is requested to complete in advance the enrolment form on the second last page and forward it by fax (41 22 917 00 39) or by e-mail (mireille.chavet@unece.org) at latest one week before the session opens.

1/ As part of the secretariat's efforts to reduce expenditure, documents distributed prior to the session by mail will not be available in the conference room for distribution to session participants. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies of documents to the meeting.

1.	Adoption of the agenda

2.	Restructuring of ADR	TRANS/WP.15/157/Add.1	TRANS/WP.15/1999/37

TRANS/WP.15/1999/38	TRANS/WP.15/1999/46

3.	Proposals for amendments to Annexes A and B of ADR

(a)	Tank-vehicles	TRANS/WP.15/1999/13

TRANS/WP.15/1999/15

TRANS/WP.15/1999/33

TRANS/WP.15/1999/41

TRANS/WP.15/1999/48

TRANS/WP.15/1999/49

TRANS/WP.15/1999/51

(b)	Electrical equipment for

explosive atmospheres

(c)	Stability of tank-vehicles

(d)	Other proposals

(i)	Proposals related to	TRANS/WP.15/1999/35

the construction of	TRANS/WP.15/1999/53

vehicles

(ii) Class 7	TRANS/WP.15/1999/22

TRANS/WP.15/1999/47

(ii) Miscellaneous other	TRANS/WP.15/1999/30

proposals	TRANS/WP.15/1999/36

TRANS/WP.15/1999/39

TRANS/WP.15/1999/40

TRANS/WP.15/1999/42

TRANS/WP.15/1999/43

TRANS/WP.15/1999/44

TRANS/WP.15/1999/45

4.	Work programme	TRANS/WP.15/1999/52

5.	Elections

6.	Any other business	TRANS/WP.15/1999/54

TRANS/WP.15/1999/55

TRANS/WP.15/1999/56

7.	Adoption of the report

EXPLANATORY NOTES

The provisional timetable is as follows:

Monday, 8 November 1999	Items 1, 2, 3 (d)iii)

Tuesday, 9 November 1999	Items 2 (Part 9), (former Part 13),3	(d) (i)

Wednesday, 10 November 1999	Items 3 (a), (b), (c), 3 (d)(iii)

Thursday, 11 November 1999	Items 3 (d)(ii), 4, 5, 6

Friday, 12 November 1999	Item 7

1.	Adoption of the agenda

In accordance with the Commission's rules of procedure, the first item on the provisional agenda is the adoption of the agenda.

2.	Restructuring of ADR

Following the 14-24 September session of the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting, the secretariat will prepare a list of texts adopted by the Joint Meeting and of outstanding issues.

TRANS/WP.15/157/Add.1	Parts 8 and 9 of the restructured text following discussions at the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting held from 25-28 May 1999. These parts were discussed as parts 12 and 13 at the last session of WP.15 in May 1999. Part 8 includes provisions concerning crews, items of equipment, the use of vehicles and documentation. Part 9 includes provisions concerning the construction and approval of vehicles.

TRANS/WP.15/1999/37 (Belgium)	Comments on TRANS/WP.15/157/Add.1.

TRANS/WP.15/1999/38 (Norway)	Incorporation of former marginal 11 407 (places of loading and unloading) in Chapter 8.5.

TRANS/WP.15/1999/46 (OICA)	Part 9 (former Part 13)

3.	Proposals for amendments to Annexes A and B of ADR

(a)	Tank-vehicles

TRANS/WP.15/1999/13 (Spain)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/15 (Germany)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/48 (Germany)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/49 (Germany) Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/50 (Germany)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/51 (Germany)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/33 (Italy)	Marginal 211 127

TRANS/WP.15/1999/41 (Germany)	Marginal 211 123

(b)	Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres

The Working Party agreed at its 66th session that a new proposal should be submitted to this session after consideration of previous proposals by an informal working group to be held in Germany in July 1999. No new proposal has been received yet by the Secretariat (see also TRANS/WP.15/157, paras. 64-67).

(c)	Stability of tank-vehicles

Consideration of the draft Regulation concerning the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to rollover stability (TRANS/WP.29/1998/36) was again deferred at the 118th session of WP.29 (22-25 June 1999). The draft Regulation will again be on the agenda for the 119th session of WP.29 (9-12 November 1999).

(d)	Other proposals

(i) Proposals related to

the construction of

vehicles

TRANS/WP.15/1999/35 (Finland)	Marginal 10 221(1)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/53 (France)	Transitional measures

Regulation No. 105

The 01 series of amendments (TRANS/WP.29/675) will align Regulation 105 with the current version of ADR Appendix B.2. The 01 series of amendments is expected to enter into force on 13 January 2000.

(ii)	Class 7

TRANS/WP.15/1999/22 (Netherlands)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/47 (France)

(iii) Miscellaneous other proposals

TRANS/WP.15/1999/30 (France)	Marginal 10 240

TRANS/WP.15/1999/36 (Spain)	Marginal 211 180

TRANS/WP.15/1999/39 (Norway)	Parking of vehicles constituting a special danger

TRANS/WP.15/1999/40 (Germany)	Marginal 52 414(2)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/42 (Germany)	Marginal 10 240

TRANS/WP.15/1999/43 (European	Vehicle contour marking

Commission)	(new marginal 10 501)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/44 (United Kingdom)Marginal 10 011

4.	Work programme

The secretariat will make proposals on this question during the session.

The Inland Transport Committee requested the Working Party to indicate, in the programme of work, the priorities 1, 2 or 3 at the level of work elements, to show the output expected for a work element and to dissociate work elements which are permanent in character from those with a limited duration (TRANS/WP.15/1999/7, para. 35 and ECE/TRANS/128, para.130).

The secretariat has prepared a draft revised section 02.7 of the Committee's programme of work for 2000-2004 in accordance with the Committee's instructions, for consideration by the Working Party (TRANS/WP.15/1999/52).

5.	Elections

In accordance with the Commission's rules of procedure and established practice, the Working Party will elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson for 2000.

6.	Any other business

The Working Party will be informed of new notifications received in accordance with marginal 10 599 (3) of ADR.

TRANS/WP.15/1999/54 (Austria)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/55 (France)

TRANS/WP.15/1999/56 (Lithuanie)

The Working Pargy may also wish to note that, as agreed at the last session (TRANS/WP.15/157, para.93) a proposal TRANS/WP.1/1999/31 has been transmitted to the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) for the rectification of consolidated resolution R.E.2 in respect of road signs intended for vehicles carrying dangerous goods on the basis of the Austrian proposal TRANS/WP.15/1999/26. The proposal is on the agenda of the next WP.1 session (28 september - 1 October 1999).

7.	Adoption of the report

In accordance with established practice, the Working Party will adopt the report on its sixty-seventh session on the basis of a draft prepared by the secretariat.

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