Directive 2004/89 - Adaptation of for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
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Current status

This directive was in effect from October  6, 2004 until December 29, 2004 and should have been implemented in national regulation on September 30, 2004 at the latest.

2.

Key information

official title

Commission Directive 2004/89/EC of 13 September 2004 adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail(Text with EEA relevance)
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2004/89
CELEX number i 32004L0089

3.

Key dates

Document 13-09-2004
Publication in Official Journal 16-09-2004; OJ L 293 p. 14-14
Effect 06-10-2004; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 3
End of validity 29-12-2004; Implicitly repealed by 32004L0110
Transposition 30-09-2004; At the latest See Art 2.1

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Legislative text

16.9.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 293/14
 

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/89/EC

of 13 September 2004

adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

The Annex to Directive 96/49/EC refers to the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), as applicable with effect from 1 July 2003.
 

(2)

The RID is normally updated every two years, the latest update being in force from 1 January 2003, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2003.
 

(3)

Exceptionally the RID was updated again after one year so that the amended version entered into force on 1 January 2004.
 

(4)

It is therefore necessary to amend the Annex to Directive 96/49/EC.
 

(5)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods referred to in Article 9 of Directive 96/49/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 96/49/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) appearing in Annex I to Appendix B to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2004, it being understood that the terms “contracting party” and “the States or the railways” will be replaced by the term “Member State”.

The text of the amendments of the 2004 version of the RID will be published as soon as it is available in all official languages of the Community.’

Article 2

  • 1. 
    Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 October 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

  • 2. 
    Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 September 2004.

For the Commission

Loyola DE PALACIO

Member of the Commission

 
 

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