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Summary

Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, also known as the Orange Book, is the basis for the development of all international regulations concerning the international transport of dangerous goods as well as most of national legislations. This publication covers all modes of transport: road, sea and air.

The Model Regulations cover the classification of dangerous goods; their listing; the use, construction, testing and approval of packagings and portable tanks, as well as consignment procedures such as marking, labeling or placarding; and transport documentation.

Key features

- The classification of substances hazardous to the aquatic environment
- Toxic by inhalation substances
- Refrigerated liquefied gases
- Infectious substances
- Medical wastes
- Genetically modified micro-organisms and transport of dangerous goods security