Packer
In the context of 1.4.1, the packer shall comply with in particular:
(a) The requirements concerning packing conditions, or mixed packing conditions; and
(b) When he prepares packages for carriage, the requirements concerning marking and labelling of the packages.
Filler
In the context of 1.4.1, the filler has the following obligations in particular:
(a) He shall ascertain prior to the filling of tanks that both they and their equipment are technically in a satisfactory condition;
(b) He shall ascertain that the date of the next test for tank-vehicles, battery-vehicles, demountable tanks, portable tanks, tank-containers and MEGCs has not expired;
(c) He shall only fill tanks with the dangerous goods authorized for carriage in those tanks;
(d) He shall, in filling the tank, comply with the requirements concerning dangerous goods in adjoining compartments;
(e) He shall, during the filling of the tank, observe the maximum permissible degree of filling or the maximum permissible mass of contents per litre of capacity for the substance being filled;
(f) He shall, after filling the tank, ensure that all closures are in a closed position and that there is no leakage;
(g) He shall ensure that no dangerous residue of the filling substance adheres to the outside of the tanks filled by him;
(h) He shall, in preparing the dangerous goods for carriage, ensure that the placards, marks, orange-coloured plates and labels are affixed on the tanks, on the vehicles and on the containers for carriage in bulk in accordance with Chapter 5.3;
(i) (Reserved);
(j) He shall, when filling vehicles or containers with dangerous goods in bulk, ascertain that the relevant provisions of Chapter 7.3 are complied with.
Tank-container / portable tank operator
In the context of 1.4.1, the tank-container/portable tank operator shall in particular:
(a) Ensure compliance with the requirements for construction, equipment, tests and marking;
(b) Ensure that the maintenance of shells and their equipment is carried out in such a way as to ensure that, under normal operating conditions, the tank-container/portable tank satisfies the requirements of ADR until the next inspection;
(c) Have an exceptional check made when the safety of the shell or its equipment is liable to be impaired by a repair, an alteration or an accident.
Unloader
In the context of 1.4.1, the unloader shall in particular:
(a) Ascertain that the correct goods are unloaded by comparing the relevant information on the transport document with the information on the package, container, tank, MEMU, MEGC or vehicle;
(b) Before and during unloading, check whether the packagings, the tank, the vehicle or container have been damaged to an extent which would endanger the unloading operation. If this is the case, ascertain that unloading is not carried out until appropriate measures have been taken;
(c) Comply with all relevant requirements concerning unloading and handling;
(d) Immediately following the unloading of the tank, vehicle or container:
(i) Remove any dangerous residues which have adhered to the outside of the tank, vehicle or container during the process of unloading; and
(ii) Ensure the closure of valves and inspection openings;
(e) Ensure that the prescribed cleaning and decontamination of the vehicles or containers is carried out; and
(f) Ensure that the containers once completely unloaded, cleaned and decontaminated, no longer display the placards, marks and orange-coloured plates that had been displayed in accordance with Chapter 5.3.
If the unloader makes use of the services of other participants (cleaner, decontamination facility, etc.) he shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the requirements of ADR have been complied with.
DEROGATIONS
Temporary derogations
In accordance with Article 4, paragraph 3 of ADR, the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties may agree directly among themselves to authorize certain transport operations in their territories by temporary derogation from the requirements of ADR, provided that safety is not compromised thereby. The authority which has taken the initiative with respect to the temporary derogation shall notify such derogations to the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe which shall bring them to the attention of the Contracting Parties1.
NOTE: "Special arrangement" in accordance with 1.7.4 is not considered to be a temporary derogation in accordance with this section.
The period of validity of the temporary derogation shall not be more than five years from the date of its entry into force. The temporary derogation shall automatically cease as from the date of the entry into force of a relevant amendment to ADR.
Transport operations on the basis of temporary derogations shall constitute transport operations in the sense of ADR.
(Reserved)
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1 Note by the Secretariat: The special agreements concluded under this Chapter may be consulted on the web site of the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm).