RESOLUTION A.345(IX) adopted on 12 November 1975 RECOMMENDATION ON MARKING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION

L.SSEl'IBLY - 9th session L5enda iten 7(c)

Tiist:r. GEIUJ11L.L

L IX/Res. 345 19 Decenbar 197 5 Orieino..l g :L"'rJGLISH

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HESOLUTIOIT L.. 345(D:) cdoptecl on 12 Novcnbor 1975

ITCCOHMEIIDL.TIOH OE I-1/JlKIHG furn L.LD:CLLIITG OF Dl:liJGEilOUS GOODS

TIIE JJ3SEEBL Y,

HECOGEIZIHG the nood to ir:1~1rove safety of life E'.t sea,

HOTTITG L.rticle 16(i) of the HICO Convention conco'rni.ng the functions of

R.EClLLIHG its l1csolution L. 29'.:)(VIII) whi.ch urcoc1 Sto..tes, nenbers of

the Organizo.tion9 to accozd full support to and co-opexat.Lon in the foste1.·int;

and adopt Lon of 2. sine:le interno.tionnlly approved eyabon for identifyine,

classifyinc end labelline c1anGorous or ho..zc~rc1ous co:.cgo whf.ch vroul.d be nl"):plicnble to all oodes of txanspo~tj

IIBCILLIHG .LLSO Resolution L.81(rv), 1....12o(v) and L.23o(VII) by which it

appzoved the Lviternntiona.l Ifu.ri tino Do.ncorous Gooc1s Cocle and reconoenc1ed its

adoption sons to obtain hornonizntion of national ro61ll.a.tions and fo.cilitate

the inten.1c~tional traffic of such gooc1s9

HECOGHIZIIJG F't.J1lTIIBi11 the need to cln:r.ify the l)rovisions of the Irrternat Lonal,

Convention for tho Safety of Life o..t Sea recnrdin0 ''Harking and Lnbelli11c;11,

lil~VIHG CONSI])EHED the Rei)orts of tho Hnri tine Snfety Conru ttee on its

thirty-second o.ncl thirty-third sessions~

HESOLv~s~

(o.) to adept the text of the Heconr:ienc1o.tion on rrarl:ine Md

Labe.l.Li.ng of Dangerous Goods annexed to this Hesolution, mid

(b) to roeoI.JrJend its ioplenon-'cntion to all eovernnents,

For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly asked to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.

RESOLUTION A.345(IX) adopted on 12 November 1975 RECOMMENDATION ON MARKING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS

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IHVIT.CS eovenments to propose in clue coucse an app:r.opride anendnent

to Ree,ula.tion 4 of Chapter VII of the Intornc.tional Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.

RECONl'IE1IDATION OM HLRKilTG Ll'ill L.t:J3ELLI1TG OF Dl:.1TGEROUS GOODS

Each package corrbafndng dm1cerot1.s cooc1o shal.L be durnbly narkad with the

correct technical none of the contents (trade nar:.1os alone shall not be used)

and identified with a distinctive label or stencil of the label sons to nn.ke

clear the dangerous pro,erties of the eoods. Eo..ch pnck0{3'e shall be provided

with such a label or stencil of a label, c:rne:)t packages containing do.nccrous

eoods po.eked in linited quantities or of a. lou cleeirreo of danger as deteroined

by the Oreru.tlzo.tion and Si)OCifiocl in the Inte:i.:no.tionnl r-Tm-i tioe Dangerous Gooc1s Cocle ( nIDG Cods) •

Note: The ne'thod of o.arkinG tho label end correct technical nane on po.ckc.ees containinc dnncerous substances should be such tho.t this infori.::.mtion will still be identifiable on packnees survivinc nt least three norrbha I innersion in tho sea. In considering sui tablo narkil1g no'thoda accourrt should be taken of tho durability of the nnt{~rio.ls used and of the surfo.ce of the pa,c~::ace. (Pn.rac,Tnl)h 7. 2. 2 of Section 7 - Ic1entifico..tion and linrkinc of the General, Introduction to the Ili]l,C. Coc1e)

RESOLUTION A.345(IX) adopted on 12 November 1975 RECOMMENDATION ON MARKING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS

RESOLUTION A.345(IX) adopted on 12 November 1975 RECOMMENDATION ON MARKING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS