This LAP indicates if hydrogen has to follow specific requirements when transported, and if the regulations are different from the transport of other types of gas. It identifes the competent authorities to allocate the routes.
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Are there any specific regulations or restrictions on the road transport of hydrogen?
A) Does hydrogen have to follow specific requirements when transported? (e.g. specific types of roads, specific route)
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No. Heavy duty vehicles can only transport goods on specific routes and classified routes.
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B) Please specify the requirements regarding tunnels, bridges, parking, others
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The restrictions for hydrogen transport through tunnels are set out in ADR. It is forbidden to park the vehicle that is intended for transporting gas and other hazardous substances closer than 50m to public object, living house, tunnels, bridges and viaducts.
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Which authorities are competent to allocate the routes? (and at what level: national, local?)
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State transport safety directorate (CSDD)
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Are the regulations differing from the transport of other types of gas?
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No
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| Is it a barrier? |
No |
| Assessment Severity |
0
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| Assessment |
Restrictions to planning routes may increase transport costs, however this is not barrier as all dangerous goods are restricted on the same routes. |
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| National Legislation |
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| EU Legislation |
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European Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances [CLP regulation]
The CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures) entered into force on the 20th of January 2009 and replaced the two previously existing laws or legal instruments, the Dangerous Substance Directive (DSD) and the Dangerous Preparation Directive (DPD). CLP is based on the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), a set of recommendations drafted by the United Nations. The CLP Regulation is applied to substances since 2010 and to mixtures since June 2015.
The Regulation includes hydrogen in its list of substances of hazardous substances (Part 3, Table 3.1) establishes rules for the harmonised classification and labelling of hydrogen.
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Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment.
The Pressure Equipment Directive, applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies with a maximum allowable pressure greater than 0.5 bar.
Technical requirements and classification according to an ascending level of hazard, depending on pressure, volume or nominal size, the fluid group and state of aggregation, as well as conformity assessment procedures are laid down and required by the Directive
Hydrogen is a fluid which falls under Group 1. Group 1 consists of dangerous fluids (flammable, toxic and/or oxidizing). As a result, a large part of the equipment for H2 production, storage and distribution must meet the technical requirements set out in the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED).
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Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods.
This Directive applies to the transport of dangerous goods by road, by rail or by inland waterway within or between Member States, including the activities of loading and unloading, the transfer to or from another mode of transport and the stops necessitated by the circumstances of the transport. (Article 1)
While the ADR, RID and ADN lay down uniform rules for the safe international transport of dangerous goods, this regulation is on how to extend such rules to national transport in order to harmonize across the EC and ensure the proper functioning of the common transport market.
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 453/2010 of 20 May 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
The Regulation defines the requirement for safety data sheets. It provides, as part of Annex 1 and 2 detailed requirements for the compilation of safety data sheets, which should include, inter alia: (i) Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking, (ii) Hazards identification, (iii) Composition/information on ingredients, (iii) First aid measures, (iv) Accidental release measures, (v) Handling and storage, (vi) Exposure controls/personal protection, (vii) Physical and chemical properties, (viii) Toxicological information, (ix) Ecological information, (x) Transport information, (xi) Regulatory information
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ADR European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by roads.
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Safety data Sheet SDS Eiga067A
Point 14 Transport informations
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| Glossary |
| Road planning |
Road Planning provide the municipalities with a clear understanding of the maximum risks that the transport of hazardous substances may cause. Baseline goals are: Transport hazardous substances between major industrial sites and abroad, including in the future, keeping risks for locals along the routes within legal limits, provide clarity to municipalities about what may / may not be built.
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| Road transport in Cylinders and tube trailers
(Bulk Gas / Metal Hydride / Bulk Liquid) |
This Applcation covers she transport of hydrogen in conventional gas tank, metallic cylinders and composite vessels on the road.
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Hydrogen is considered as any other flammable gas or dangerous good for its transportation. The Agreement of transport of Dangerous Goods by Road applies.
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