[F1 ANNEX U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/29/EC of 7 April 2003 adapting for the fourth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (Text with EEA relevance).

Regulation concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail (RID) appearing in Annex I to Appendix B to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2003 , it being understood that the terms ‘ contracting party ’ and ‘ the States or the railways ’ will be replaced by the term ‘ Member State ’ .

The text of the amendments of the 2003 version of the RID will be published as soon as it is available in all official languages of the Community.]