Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/1833
of 2 October 2020
amending the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards adaptation to scientific and technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods1, and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Article 2 of that Directive.
The provisions of those international agreements are updated every two years. Their last amended versions apply as from 1 January 2021, with a transitional period until 30 June 2021.
In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents2, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments.
Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: