# COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/89/EC

of 3 November 2006

adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

(Text with EEA relevance)

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road [^1] , and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC refer to Annexes A and B to the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road, (ADR), as applicable from 1 January 2005.

**(2)** The ADR is updated every two years. Consequently, an amended version shall apply as from 1 January 2007, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2007.

**(3)** It is therefore necessary to amend Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC.

**(4)** The measures provided for in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods set up in Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

## **Article 1**

Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC are amended as follows:

**1.** Annex A is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX A Provisions of Annex A to the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2007, it being understood that “contracting party” is replaced by “Member State”. The text of the amendments of the 2007 version of Annex A to the ADR will be published as soon as it is available in all official languages of the Community.’

**2.** Annex B is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX B Provisions of Annex B to the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2007, it being understood that “contracting party” is replaced by “Member State”. The text of the amendments of the 2007 version of Annex B to the ADR 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 July 2007 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 20th day following its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## **Article 4**

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

## Final provisions

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006. *For the Commission* Jacques BARROT *Vice-President*

[^1] [OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1994_319_R_TOC) . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/111/EC ( [OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 25](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_365_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/111/EC ().