Dangerous Goods by Road
Portable tanks and UN MEGCs which do not meet the design requirements applicable as from 1
January 2007 but which have been constructed according to a design approval certificate which has
been issued before 1 January 2008 may continue to be used.
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When the shell of a tank-container was already divided by partitions or surge plates into sections of
not more than 7 500 litres capacity before 1 January 2009, the capacity of the shell need not be
supplemented with the symbol "S" in the particulars required by 6.8.2.5.1 until the next periodic
inspection according to 6.8.2.4.2 is performed.
Notwithstanding the provisions of 4.3.2.2.4, tank-containers intended for the carriage of liquefied
gases or refrigerated liquefied gases, which meet the applicable construction requirements of ADR but
which were divided, before 1 July 2009, by partitions or surge plates into sections of more than 7 500
litres capacity may still be filled to more than 20% and less than 80% of their capacity.
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Portable tanks and MEGCs manufactured before 1 January 2012, that conform to the marking
requirements of 6.7.2.20.1, 6.7.3.16.1, 6.7.4.15.1 or 6.7.5.13.1 applicable up to 31 December 2010, as
relevant, may continue to be used if they comply with all other relevant requirements of ADR
applicable as from 1 January 2011 including, when applicable, the requirement of 6.7.2.20.1 (g) for
marking the symbol "S" on the plate when the shell or the compartment is divided by surge plates into
sections of not more than 7 500 litres capacity.
Portable tanks manufactured before 1 January 2014 need not be marked with the portable tank
instruction as required in 6.7.2.20.2, 6.7.3.16.2 and 6.7.4.15.2 until the next periodic inspection and
test.
Tank-containers and MEGCs designed and constructed in accordance with standards applicable at the
time of their construction (see 6.8.2.6 and 6.8.3.6) according to the provisions of ADR which were
applicable at that time may still be used unless restricted by a specific transitional measure.
Tank-containers constructed before 1 July 2011 in accordance with the requirements of 6.8.2.2.3 in
force up to 31 December 2010 but which do not, however, conform to the requirements of 6.8.2.2.3,
third paragraph, concerning the position of the flame trap or flame arrester may still be used.
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Tank-containers constructed before 1 July 2013 in accordance with the requirements in force up to
31 December 2012, but which do not, however, meet the marking provisions of 6.8.2.5.2 or 6.8.3.5.6
applicable as from 1 January 2013, may continue to be marked in accordance with the requirements
applicable up to 31 December 2012 until the next periodic inspection after 1 July 2013.
Portable tanks and MECGs manufactured before 1 January 2014 need not comply with the
requirements of 6.7.2.13.1 (f), 6.7.3.9.1 (e), 6.7.4.8.1 (e) and 6.7.5.6.1 (d) concerning the marking of
the pressure relief devices.
For substances where TP38 or TP39 is assigned in column (11) of Table A of Chapter 3.2, the
portable tank instruction prescribed in ADR applicable up to 31 December 2012 may continue to be
applied until 31 December 2018.