The amendments necessary to adapt [F1Annexes A, B and C] to scientific and technical progress in the fields covered by this Directive in order to take account of amendments to the Annexes to the ADR shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9.
Textual Amendments
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on the transport of dangerous goods.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period referred to Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.]
Textual Amendments
1.The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1997. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When the Member States adopt those measures they shall include references or shall accompany them with such references on their official publication. The Member States shall lay down the manner in which such references shall be made.
2.The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
1.Directive 89/684/EEC is hereby repealed as from the deadline for the transposition of this Directive into national legislation.
2.Provisional certificates issued by the Member States in accordance with Article 4 (2) of that Directive for national transport only shall remain valid until 31 December 1996. Certificates issued in accordance with Article 4 (4) of that Directive may continue to be used until the end of their period of validity, but not later than 1 July 1997 for dangerous goods transported in tanks or for explosives and not later than 1 January 2000 for other dangerous goods.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.