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Technical Committee

Technical Committee on Transport Of Dangerous Goods

The Technical Committee on Transport of Dangerous Goods was established by the Regional Steering Committee to address specific tasks related to the transport of dangerous goods. The committee is composed of representatives from the Contracting Parties, who propose solutions in their areas of responsibility to the Regional Steering Committee for final decisions. The Technical Committee is open to observers from all EU member states, and civil society organisations, which may be invited ad hoc. As per the 6th Ministerial Council Joint Statement from November 2022, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine have joined the Technical Committee as Observing Participants. The committee has the authority to establish its own rules of procedure and is chaired by a South East European Party, following the arrangements set forth in the rules of procedure.

Technical Committee on Transport Of Dangerous Goods
3rd informal meeting - Online meeting, 7 April 2023
Conclusions Presentation on framework put in place for translation of ADR, ADN and RID into Serbian 

Conclusions

Presentation on framework put in place for translation of ADR, ADN and RID into Serbian 

2nd informal meeting - Online meeting, 28 March 2023
Conclusions Presentation on TAIEX Mock draft application

Conclusions

Presentation on TAIEX

Mock draft application

1st informal meeting - Online meeting, 10 March 2023
Conclusions Tentative rolling plan for capacity building on TDG 2023-2025 Projects Proposal MoI Albania AlbRail Projects Proposal

Conclusions

Tentative rolling plan for capacity building on TDG 2023-2025

Projects Proposal MoI Albania

AlbRail Projects Proposal

10th meeting - Hybrid meeting, Belgrade, 02 March 2023
Agenda Conclusions Presentations: TCT Secretariat International Law as a language for international cooperation TCT Secretariat ERA Looking Forward Building Capacity – TCT TDG TC Information from UNECE  OTIF Secretariat Adaptation to technical and scientific progress RID and ADR  LEPL Land Transport Agency of Georgia  Moldova Transport of Dangerous goods

Agenda

Conclusions

Presentations:

TCT Secretariat

International Law as a language for international cooperation TCT Secretariat

ERA Looking Forward Building Capacity – TCT TDG TC

Information from UNECE 

OTIF Secretariat Adaptation to technical and scientific progress RID and ADR 

LEPL Land Transport Agency of Georgia 

Moldova Transport of Dangerous goods

9th meeting - Hybrid meeting, Antwerp, 14-16 December 2022
Agenda Conclusions Presentations: TCT Permanent Secretariat Information on activities on TDG and waterborne transport Albania’s experience on TDG Implementation Belgium Presentation of the administrative structure for TDG DG ENV EU Environment acquis and policy developments for emissions and air pollutants affecting shipping and ports EC DG MOVE C 2 Multimodality in Transport of Dangerous Goods EC DG MOVE D1 – eFTI implementation EC DG MOVE Multimodality in Transport of Dangerous Goods

Agenda

Conclusions

Presentations:

TCT Permanent Secretariat Information on activities on TDG and waterborne transport

Albania’s experience on TDG Implementation

Belgium Presentation of the administrative structure for TDG

DG ENV EU Environment acquis and policy developments for emissions and air pollutants affecting shipping and ports

EC DG MOVE C 2 Multimodality in Transport of Dangerous Goods

EC DG MOVE D1 – eFTI implementation

EC DG MOVE Multimodality in Transport of Dangerous Goods

8th meeting - Hybrid meeting, Belgrade, 26 October 2022
Agenda Conclusions Presentations: Statistics_Annual road freight transport of dangerous goods in million tonne-kilometres 4 1 Road Freight Transport Statistics at EUROSTAT 4 2 EU Regulation 70 2012 on Road Freight Transport Statistics  4 4 Road freight transport statistic in Republic of North Macedonia 5 1 Scope of work of the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia 5 2 Eneida Elezi Albanian Railways S.A. 5 2 ISHTI (STII) ONLINE – State Technical & Industrial Inspectorate_Meriljan...

Agenda

Conclusions

Presentations:

Statistics_Annual road freight transport of dangerous goods in million tonne-kilometres

4 1 Road Freight Transport Statistics at EUROSTAT

4 2 EU Regulation 70 2012 on Road Freight Transport Statistics 

4 4 Road freight transport statistic in Republic of North Macedonia

5 1 Scope of work of the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia

5 2 Eneida Elezi Albanian Railways S.A.

5 2 ISHTI (STII) ONLINE – State Technical & Industrial Inspectorate_Meriljan Kurtaj

9 1 Ongoing projects in Albania Port of Durres M.Kercuku

9 2 Ongoing projects Albania, General Directorate of Fire Protection and Salvation, MoI, A.Cara

7th meeting - Hybrid meeting, Belgrade, 14 June 2022
Agenda Conclusions
6th meeting - Hybrid meeting, Skopje, 19 May 2022
Conclusions  Presentations Presentation of the TC Permanent Secretariat Albania presentation ERA presentation – Legislation applicable to TDG Railway services Serbia – presentation on activities concerning Directive 95 50
5th meeting - Hybrid meeting, 27 October 2021
Conclusions  Presentations Presentation of the TC Permanent Secretariat OTIF presentation on RID ERA support to IPA beneficiaries – Railway safety within EU DG NEAR presentation on TAIEX and Twinning Application form guidelines for TAIEX Mock draft application for TAIEX Incidents with fumicated cargo Rail statistics in Albania
4th meeting - via Teleconference, 06 September 2021
Conclusions  Presentations Presentation of the TC Permanent Secretariat Montenegrin presentation on possible capacity building exercise for firefighters European Commission DG ENV Clean Air and Degassing
3nd meeting - via Teleconference, 17 June 2021
Conclusions Presentations UNECE Secretariat General information on Transport of Dangerous Goods International Agreements European Commission DG MOVE Presentation of Directive 2010 35 EU on transportable pressure equipment European Commission DG GROW EU product rules TC Permanent Secretariat – Ongoing discussions on TAIEX and Guidelines preparatory information
2nd meeting - via Teleconference, 26 February 2021
Conclusions Presentations Commission Presentation of the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy (TDG) TDG 2nd session Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy
1st meeting - via Teleconference, 20 January 2021
Conclusions Presentations European Commission DG MOVE – Transport of Dangerous Goods Acquis France – UN Agreements on Transport of Dangerous Goods ERA – Transport of Dangerous Goods Risk Management Framework Transport Community Permanent Secretariat – Brief intro and further work

The list of Technical Committee on Transport Of Dangerous Goods members can be viewed here.