Dangerous Goods by Road
before each shipment of any package, it shall be ensured that all the requirements specified in the
relevant provisions of adr and in the applicable certificates of approval have been fulfilled. the
following requirements shall also be fulfilled, if applicable:
(a) it shall be ensured that lifting attachments which do not meet the requirements of 6.4.2.2 have
been removed or otherwise rendered incapable of being used for lifting the package, in
accordance with 6.4.2.3;
(b) each type b(u), type b(m) and type c package shall be held until equilibrium conditions
have been approached closely enough to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for
temperature and pressure unless an exemption from these requirements has received unilateral
approval;
(c) for each type b(u), type b(m) and type c package, it shall be ensured by inspection and/or
appropriate tests that all closures, valves and other openings of the containment system through
which the radioactive contents might escape are properly closed and, where appropriate, sealed
in the manner for which the demonstrations of compliance with the requirements of 6.4.8.8 and
6.4.10.3 were made;
(d) for packages containing fissile material the measurement specified in 6.4.11.5 (b) and the tests
to demonstrate closure of each package as specified in 6.4.11.8 shall be performed.