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ORGANISATION INTERGOUVERNEMENTALE POUR LES TRANSPORTS INTERNATIONAUX FERROVIAIRES OTIF ZWISCHENSTAATLICHE ORGANISATION FÜR DEN INTERNATIONALEN EISENBAHNVERKEHR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION FOR INTER- NATIONAL CARRIAGE BY RAIL Secretary General A 81-02/502.2013* 9 July 2013 TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF OTIF AND TO THE REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAVE ACCEDED TO COTIF RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting (Geneva, 17 27 September 2013) * See UNECE documents ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/131 of 5 June 2013 and /131/Add.1 of 8 July 2013. Par souci d économie, le présent document a fait l objet d un tirage limité. Les délégués sont priés d apporter leurs exemplaires aux réunions. L OTIF ne dispose que d une réserve très restreinte. Aus Kostengründen wurde dieses Dokument nur in begrenzter Auflage gedruckt. Die Delegierten werden daher gebeten, die ihnen zugesandten Exemplare zu den Sitzungen mitzubringen. Die OTIF verfügt nur über eine sehr geringe Reserve. For reasons of cost, only a limited number of copies of this document have been made. Delegates are asked to bring their own copies of documents to meetings. OTIF only has a small number of copies available. Tel. (+41) 31-359 10 17 Fax (+41) 31-359 10 11 E-Mail info@otif.org Gryphenhübeliweg 30 CH - 3006 Berne/Bern

We have the honour to invite you to the Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, which will be held from 17 27 September 2013 at the Palais des Nations 1 in Geneva (beginning on Tuesday, 17 September 2013 at 10.00 a.m.). PROVISIONAL AGENDA 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Tanks 3. Standards 4. Harmonisation with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 5. Interpretation of RID/ADR/ADN 6. Proposals for amendments to RID/ADR/ADN (a) Pending issues (b) New proposals 7. Reports of informal working groups 8. Election of officers for 2014 9. Future work 10. Any other business 11. Adoption of the report ********** 1. Adoption of the agenda EXPLANATORY REMARKS The first item on the agenda concerns its adoption. The Joint Meeting will also have before it the report on its spring 2013 session, held in Berne from 18 to 22 March 2013 (ECE/TRANS/ WP.15/AC.1/130 OTIF/RID/RC/2013-A). The following points should be borne in mind: 1 Delegates are requested to complete the registration form available for download at the UNECE Transport Division s website (http://www.unece.org/trans/registfr.html). It should be transmitted to the UNECE secretariat no later than one week prior to the session by email (christine.barriochampeau@unece.org) or by fax (41 22 917 0039). Upon arrival at the Palais des Nations, delegates should obtain an identification badge at the UNOG Security and Safety Section, located at the Pregny Gate (14, Avenue de la Paix). In case of difficulty, please contact the secretariat by telephone (ext. 72106). For a map of the Palais des Nations and other useful information, see website http://www.unece.org/meetings/practical.htm. 2

(a) At its autumn 2012 session, the Joint Meeting elected Mr. C. Pfauvadel (France) as Chairman and Mr. H. Rein (Germany) as Vice-Chairman for 2013; (b) Documents published in German by the Secretariat of OTIF (other than invitations and reports) under the symbol OTIF/RID/RC/ are circulated by the UNECE in English, French and Russian under the symbol ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/, followed by the same document number. As part of the secretariat s efforts to reduce expenditure, documents sent out by e-mail will not be available in the conference room. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies of documents to the meeting; (c) The documentation will be available on the UNECE website (http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/ac1/ac12013.html) in English, French and Russian and on the OTIF website in German (http://www.otif.org/gefaehrliche-gueter/gemeinsametagung-ridadradn/arbeitsdokumente.html); (d) An ad hoc working group might meet outside the times of the plenary session to consider documents concerning standards (item 3), in accordance with the mandate to be decided by the Joint Meeting; (e) Documents related to agenda item 2 (Tanks) will be discussed by the Working Group on Tanks during the second week of the meeting; (f) The reading of the report (item 11) is scheduled for Friday morning (27 September 2013) without interpretation. 2. Tanks ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/36 (France) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/38 (France) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/39 (ECFD) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/41 (AEGPL) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/48 (UIP) Vacuum-operated waste tanks Tanks for the carriage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Additive devices on tanks Periodic inspection of LPG tank-vehicles Harmonisation of inspection and approval procedures for tanks for the carriage of substances of Class 2 and tanks for the carriage of substances of Classes 3 to 9 3. Standards ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/51 (CEN) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/55 (CEN) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/57 (CEN) Early use of standards adopted for future reference Information on work in progress Amendment to the cooperation agreement with CEN-CENELEC 4. Harmonisation with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/2013/31 and -/Add.1 (Secretariat) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/2013/40 (Germany) Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Harmonisation of RID/ADR/ADN with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Gas cylinders used in fire extinguishers of UN 1044 and in stationary fire extinguishing systems ECE/TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/2013/45 (France) Conditions of carriage for UN 3509 packaging discarded, empty, uncleaned 3

5. Interpretation of RID/ADR/ADN ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/38 (France) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/60 (Switzerland) Tanks for the carriage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Paragraph 1.1.3.6.5 Interpretation of exemptions 6. Proposals for amendments to RID/ADR/ADN (a) Pending issues ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/53 (France and Sweden) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/35 (Romania) Gas cylinders in ships and aircrafts Definition of nominal capacity of the receptacle Consequential amendment (b) New proposals ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/32 (Sweden) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/33 (Netherlands) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/34 (United kingdom) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/43 and informal document INF.6 (AEGPL) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/44 (France) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/46 (France) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/47 (UIC and IRU) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/49 (Russian Federation) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/50 (Switzerland) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/52 (ECMA) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/54 (United Kingdom) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/56 (Austria) Deletion of SP 593 for UN 2187 carbon dioxide, refrigerated liquid Classification of toxic by inhalation substances Special provisions S5 and S13 for radioactive materials Periodic inspection and test of some transportable refillable LPG steel cylinders in RID/ADR Ventilation of wagons/vehicles carrying packages containing a coolant Periodic inspection of non-un closed cryogenic receptacles Draft information coding for electronic data interchange Amendment to SP 582 and 583 of Chapter 3.3 Damaged of defective batteries: special provisions 376, 377, 636 and 661 Amendments to the provisions relating to gas cartridges Special provision 310: transport of non-tested prototype or low production batteries Exemption related to the carriage of chemicals under pressure according to 1.1.3.6 ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/58 (Germany) Addition to RID/ADR 1.8.6.4.1 7. Reports of informal working groups ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/37 and ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/59 (United Kingdom) Informal document INF.4 (Germany and IDGCA) Report of the informal working group on flexible bulk containers Documents discussed by the informal working group on flexible bulk containers 4

ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/42 (EIGA) ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/61 and informal document INF.7 (Netherlands) Informal document INF.3 (OTIF secretariat) Informal document INF.5 (France) Report of the informal working group on test periods for packing instruction P 200 Report of the informal working group on the reduction of the risk of a BLEVE Report of the informal working group on telematics Workshop on risk evaluation and accident database informal working group 8. Election of officers for 2014 9. Future work As usual, the Joint Meeting can arrange for the organisation of the agenda for the spring 2014 session (Berne, 17 21 March 2014). 10. Any other business ECE/TRANS/WP.15/219 (Secretariat) and ECE/TRANS/WP.15/2013/2 (IRU) Informal document INF.8 (DGTA) Informal document INF.9 (VESF) Report of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods on its ninety-fourth session Paragraphs 39 and 40 Reference marks for new amendments in ADR Request for consultative status Request for consultative status 11. Adoption of the report In accordance with established practice, the Joint Meeting will adopt the report of the session on the basis of a draft established by the secretariat. ********** Train tickets Those delegates who intend travelling by train are asked to contact the relevant railway networks directly to obtain any facilitated transport services. Yours faithfully (François Davenne) Secretary General cc: Relevant international organisations and associations as an invitation; The railway undertakings with the request to honour the free travel referred to above. 5

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