Changes (ADR 2023) applicable from 1 January 2023

Chapter 3

The following UN numbers and their changes are listed below:

• UN 1002 has special provision 397 added
• UN 1012, the name and description is changed to “BUTYLENE”, and special provision 398 is added
• UN 1169 is deleted
• UN 1197 (PG II and III) has been amended to read: “1197 EXTRACTS, LIQUID, for flavour or aroma”
• UN 1345 the name and description has been amended to read “RUBBER SCRAP or RUBBER SHODDY, powdered or granulated, not exceeding 840 microns and rubber content exceeding 45 %”
• UN 1872 has a number of changes to the detail in several columns
• UN 1891 has a number of changes to the detail in several columns
• UN 2015, “HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, STABILIZED or” has been added
• UN 2426 the name and description has been changed to “AMMONIUM NITRATE, LIQUID (hot concentrated solution)”
• UN 2908 to 2911, the tunnel restriction code has been changed to “(─)”
• UN 3208 (PG II) “E0” has been changed to “E2”
• UN 3209 (PG II) “E2” has been changed “E0”
• UN No. 3269 (PG II and III) and UN 3527 (PG II and III) “E0” has been changed to “See SP 340”
• UN 3509 “VC1” has been added
• UN 3536 “2” was added to column 15
• UN 538 special provision 396 was added
• For all UN numbers to which special provision 386 is assigned, special provision 676 has also been assigned. Applies to UN Nos. 1010, 1051, 1060, 1081, 1082, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1092, 1093, 1143, 1167, 1185, 1218, 1246, 1247, 1251, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1545, 1589, 1614, 1724, 1829, 1860, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1991, 2055, 2200, 2218, 2227, 2251, 2277, 2283, 2348, 2352, 2396, 2452, 2521, 2522, 2527, 2531, 2607, 2618, 2838, 3022, 3073, 3079, 3302, 3531, 3532, 3533 and 3534
• UN 3550 is a new entry for COBALT DIHYDROXIDE POWDER, containing not less than 10% respirable particles

The following special provisions have been amended.

• SP 119 — new note added:Note:“For the purposes of carriage, heat pumps may be considered as refrigerating machines.”
• SP 225 — new note added:Note:“This entry applies to portable fire extinguishers, even if some components that are necessary for their proper functioning (eg hoses and nozzles) are temporarily detached, as long as the safety of the pressurized extinguishing agent containers is not compromised and the fire extinguishers continue to be identified as a portable fire extinguisher.”
• SP 291 — new note added:Note:“For the purposes of carriage, heat pumps may be considered as refrigerating machines.”
• SP 327 — in the first sentence, replace “5.4.1.1.3” by “5.4.1.1.3.1”.
• SP 363 — new note added:Note:“On engines and machinery with a capacity of more than 450 l but containing 60 l of liquid fuel or less, labelling and placarding compliant with the above requirements are permitted.”
• SP 389 — in the first paragraph, amended the first sentence to read as follows: “This entry only applies to lithium ion batteries or lithium metal batteries installed in a cargo transport unit and designed only to provide power external to the cargo transport unit.”In the last paragraph, at the beginning of the last sentence, insert “Except as provided in 1.1.3.6.”
• SP 591 — After “the requirements”, insert “of Class 8”.
• SP 593 — changed to:593 This gas, when used for cooling goods not fulfilling the criteria of any class, eg medical or biological specimens, if contained in double wall receptacles which comply with the provisions of packing instruction P203, paragraph (6) for open cryogenic receptacles of 4.1.4.1, is not subject to the requirements of ADR except as specified in 5.5.3.”
• SP 642 — at the end, add the following sentence: “Otherwise, for carriage of ammonia solution, see UN Nos. 2073, 2672 and 3318.”
• SP 644 — insert the following:“The solution does not contain more than 93 % ammonium nitrate.”
• SP 650 — in paragraph (e), replace “5.4.1.1.3” by “5.4.1.1.3.1”.
• SP 654 — in the first sentence, replace “5.4.1.1.3” by “5.4.1.1.3.1”.
• SP 655 — at the beginning of the first sentence, after “Cylinder” delete “and their closures”.SP 663 — changed to:

  “Packagings, discarded, empty, uncleaned with residues presenting a primary or subsidiary hazard of Class 5.1 shall not be loaded in bulk together with packagings, discarded, empty, uncleaned with residues presenting a hazard of other classes. Packagings, discarded, empty, uncleaned with residues presenting a primary or subsidiary hazard of Class 5.1 shall not be packed with other packagings, discarded, empty, uncleaned with residues presenting hazards of other classes in the same outer packaging.”

• SP 674:
  • in sub-paragraph (a) General: in the first sentence replace “welded steel cylinders” by “welded steel cylinder shells”; at the end of the second sentence insert “shell” after “steel cylinder” (the second modification to the second sentence doesn’t apply to the English text); in the third sentence insert “shell” after “steel cylinder”
  • in sub-paragraph (b) Basic population: replace “inner cylinders” by “inner steel cylinder shells”
  • in sub-paragraph (d) Traceability: in the first sentence insert “shell” after “steel cylinder”; in the second indent insert “shell” after “steel cylinder”.

There are 4 new special provisions:

• 396 Large and robust articles may be carried with connected gas cylinders with the valves open regardless of 4.1.6.5 provided:
  • the gas cylinders contain nitrogen of UN No. 1066 or compressed gas of UN No. 1956 or compressed air of UN No. 1002
  • the gas cylinders are connected with the article through pressure regulators and fixed piping in such a way that the pressure of the gas (gauge pressure) in the article does not exceed 35 kPa (0.35 bar)
  • the gas cylinders are properly secured so that they cannot move in relation to the article and are fitted with strong and pressure resistant hoses and pipes
  • the gas cylinders, pressure regulators, piping and other components are protected from damage and impacts during carriage by wooden crates or other suitable means
  • the transport document includes the following statement “Transport in accordance with special provision 396”
  • cargo transport units containing articles carried with cylinders with open valves containing a gas presenting a risk of asphyxiation are well ventilated and marked in accordance with 5.5.3.6.
• 397 Mixtures of nitrogen and oxygen containing not less than 19.5% and not more than 23.5% oxygen by volume may be carried under this entry when no other oxidizing gases are present. A Class 5.1 subsidiary hazard label (model No. 5.1, see 5.2.2.2.2) is not required for any concentrations within this limit.”
• 398 This entry applies to mixtures of butylenes, 1-butylene, cis-2-butylene and trans-2-butylene. For isobutylene, see UN No. 1055.Note:For additional information to be added in the transport document, see 5.4.1.2.2(e).
• 676 For the carriage of packages containing polymerizing substances the provisions of special provision 386, in conjunction with 7.1.7.3, 7.1.7.4, 5.4.1.1.15 and 5.4.1.2.3.1, need not be applied, when carried for disposal or recycling provided the following conditions are met:
  • (before loading an examination has shown that there is no significant deviation between the outside temperature of the package and the ambient temperature
  • the carriage is effected within a period of not more than 24 hours from that examination
  • the packages are protected from direct sunlight and from the impact of other sources of heat (eg additional loads that are being carried above ambient temperature) during carriage
  • the ambient temperatures during the carriage are below 45°C
  • vehicles and containers are adequately ventilated
  • the substances are packed in packages with a maximum capacity of 1000 litres.

  In assessing the substances for carriage under the conditions of this special provision, additional measures to prevent dangerous polymerization may be considered, for example the addition of inhibitors.

Chapter 4

The note “The packagings authorised may exceed a net mass of 400kg (see 4.1.3.3).” has been added to P003, P004, P005, P006, P130, P144, P408, P801, P903, P905, P906, P907, P909 and P910.

P200, P205 and P621 have all been amended.

And for lithium batteries:

• P903 In (2), in the first sentence, at the beginning, replace “cells or batteries” by “a cell or a battery” and at the end, delete “, and assemblies of such cells or batteries”.In (4) and (5), in the last sentence before the Note, transfer the phrase “when intentionally active” to the beginning of the sentence to read: “When intentionally active, devices such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, watches and temperature loggers, which are not capable of generating a dangerous evolution of heat, may be carried in strong outer packagings.”.
• P911 In note ^a, at the end, add a new indent to read as follows:“(i) In the case of multiple batteries and multiple items of equipment containing batteries, additional requirements such as the maximum number of batteries and items of equipment, the total maximum energy content of the batteries, and the configuration inside the package, including separations and protections of the parts, shall be considered.”
• LP906 Amend the third sentence to read “For batteries and items of equipment containing batteries:”.In (2), amend the second paragraph to read as follows:

  “A verification report shall be made available on request. As a minimum requirement, the name of the batteries, their type as defined in Section 38.3.2.3 of the Manual of Tests and Criteria, the maximum number of batteries, the total mass of batteries, the total energy content of the batteries, the large packaging identification and the test data according to the verification method as specified by the competent authority shall be listed in the verification report. A set of specific instructions describing the way to use the package shall also be part of the verification report.”

  Add a fourth indent to read as follows:

  “(4) The specific instructions for use of the package shall be made available by the packaging manufacturers and subsequent distributors to the consignor. They shall include at least the identification of the batteries and items of equipment that may be contained inside the packaging, the maximum number of batteries contained in the package and the maximum total of the batteries’ energy content, as well as the configuration inside the package, including the separations and protections used during the performance verification test.”

  In note ^a, at the end, add a new indent to read as follows:

  “(i) In the case of multiple batteries and multiple items of equipment containing batteries, additional requirements such as the maximum number of batteries and items of equipment, the total maximum energy content of the batteries, and the configuration inside the package, including separations and protections of the parts, shall be considered.”

Chapter 5

Chapter 5.4 has a new 5.4.1.1.3.2:

• 5.4.1.1.3.2 If it is not possible to measure the exact quantity of the waste at the place of loading, the quantity according to 5.4.1.1.1(f) may be estimated for the following cases under the following conditions:
  1. for packagings, a list of packagings including the type and the nominal volume is added to the transport document
  2. for containers, the estimation is based on their nominal volume and other available information (eg type of waste, average density, degree of filling)
  3. for vacuum-operated waste tanks, the estimation is justified (eg by means of an estimation provided by the consigner or by vehicle equipment).Such estimation of the quantity is not allowed for:
     • exemptions for which the exact quantity is essential (eg 1.1.3.6)
     • waste containing substances mentioned in 2.1.3.5.3 or substances of Class 4.3
     • tanks other than vacuum-operated waste tanks.

     A statement shall be included in the transport document, as follows:

     “QUANTITY ESTIMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 5.4.1.1.3.2.”

• 5.4.1.1.5 has been amended to:“When dangerous goods are carried in salvage packagings in accordance with 4.1.1.19, including large salvage packagings, larger size packagings or large packagings of appropriate type and performance level to be used as a salvage packaging, the words “SALVAGE PACKAGING” shall be added after the description of the goods in the transport document.

  When dangerous goods are carried in salvage pressure receptacles in accordance with 4.1.1.20, the words “SALVAGE PRESSURE RECEPTACLE” shall be added after the description of the goods in the transport document.”

• 5.4.1.1.15 has been amended to:“Unless already part of the proper shipping name, the word “STABILIZED” shall be added to the proper shipping name if stabilization is used and the words “TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED” shall be added to the proper shipping name if stabilization is by temperature control or a combination of chemical stabilization and temperature control (see 3.1.2.6).

  If the words “TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED” are part of the proper shipping name (see also 3.1.2.6), the control and emergency temperatures (see 7.1.7) shall be indicated in the transport document, as follows:

  “Control temperature: ….°C Emergency temperature: …. °C””

  The heading of that paragraph has been updated replacing “substances stabilized by temperature control” by “stabilized and temperature controlled substances”.

There are new entries for:

• 5.4.1.1.23 Special provisions for the carriage of substances carried in molten stateWhen a substance, which is solid in accordance with the definition in 1.2.1, is offered for carriage in the molten state, the qualifying word “MOLTEN” shall be added as part of the proper shipping name, unless it is already part of the proper shipping name (see 3.1.2.5).
• 5.4.1.1.24 Special provisions for refillable pressure receptacles authorized by the United States of America Department of TransportationFor carriage in accordance with 1.1.4.7, a statement shall be included in the transport document, as follows:

  “CARRIAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1.1.4.7.1“, or

  “CARRIAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1.1.4.7.2“, as appropriate.

• 5.4.1.2.2 Add the following new sub-paragraph at the end:“(e) For carriage of UN No. 1012, the transport document shall contain the name of the specific gas carried (see special provision 398 of Chapter 3.3) in brackets after the proper shipping name.”
• 5.4.2 In the first paragraph, replace “with the transport document” by “to the maritime carrier by those responsible for packing the container”.In the second paragraph, in the first sentence, replace “; if not, these documents shall be attached” by “(see for example 5.4.5)”.

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 has a huge number of changes in relation to ISO standards, and many editorial changes:

ADR 6.8.1.5
This is a new sub-section for conformity assessment, type approval and inspection of the tanks covered by ADR Chapter 6.8, and the provisions describe how to apply the procedures in ADR 1.8.7. These provisions apply subject to the compliance of the inspection bodies with the provisions of ADR 1.8.6.
ADR 6.8.1.5.5 provides for entry into service verification according to 1.8.7.5, which may be required by the competent authority.

• a new Chapter has been added, Chapter 6.9 — Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable tanks with shells made of fibre-reinforced plastics (frp) materials
• Chapter 6.13 which was previously Chapter 3.9 has been amended — “Chapter 6.13 Requirements for the design, construction, equipment, type approval, testing and marking of fibre-reinforced plastics (frp) fixed tanks (tank-vehicles) and demountable tanks”.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7.1 also sees the word “STABILIZED” being replaced by the words “TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED”.

In Chapter 7.2, V6 has been deleted and “V15 IBCs shall be carried in closed vehicles or in closed containers.” has been added.

There are a few other amends to 7.3.1.13, 7.4.1 and 7.5.1.2.

Chapter 9

ADR 9.7.9 has been amended as follows.

• 9.7.9 Additional safety requirements concerning FL and EX/III vehicles.
  • 9.7.9.1 The following vehicles shall be equipped with an automatic fire suppression system for the compartment where the internal combustion engine propelling the vehicle is located:
    1. FL vehicles carrying liquefied and compressed flammable gases with a classification code including an F
    2. FL vehicles carrying packing group I or packing group II flammable liquids
    3. EX/III vehicles.
  • 9.7.9.2 The following vehicles shall be fitted with thermal protection capable of mitigating the propagation of a fire from all the wheels:
    1. FL vehicles carrying liquefied and compressed flammable gases with a classification code including an F;
    2. FL vehicles carrying packing group I or packing group II flammable liquids; and
    3. EX/III vehicles.

    Note: The aim is to avoid the propagation of the fire to the load, for example with thermal shields or other equivalent systems, either:

    • by direct spread from the wheel to the load, or
    • by indirect spread from the wheel to the cabin and further to the load.