Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1436 of 31 August 2021 amending Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to authorise certain national derogations (notified under document C(2021) 6156) (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 goods⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 6(2) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

1. Section I.3 of Annex I, Section II.3 of Annex II and Section III.3 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC contain lists of national derogations, allowing specific national circumstances to be taken into account. Several new national derogations and several amendments to authorised derogations were requested by certain Member States.

2. The Commission has examined or reviewed those requests for derogations and found that they fulfill the conditions referred to in Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 2008/68/EC. The derogations should therefore be authorised.

3. As Section I.3 of Annex I, Section II.3 of Annex II and Section III.3 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be adapted, it is appropriate, for reasons of clarity, to replace them.

4. Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

5. The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods,

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