On Nov 21st, China MOT releases JT/T 617 series on official website. JT/T 617, Regulations concerning road transportation of dangerous goods (危险货物道路运输规则), is the first integrated regulations for Road TDG in China. It will soon come into effect from Dec 1st, 2018.
As can be referred to ChemLinked previous news, JT/T 617 has 7 parts and uses ADR (the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) as a reference to understand the international management on Road TDG. Framework comparison for JT/T 617 and ADR are detailed below:
JT/T 617 (Click to download) | ADR |
Part 1 General Provisions | Part 1 General provisions |
Considering the actual road transport condition in China, managements of several aspects differ from ADR:
Scope for small quantity exemption
Exemptions for LQ (limited quantity) and EQ (excepted quantity)
Adoption for some special rules
Transportation for radioactive substance (simplified)
Packages manufacture and testing requirements not adopted
Requirements concerning the construction and approval of vehicles not adopted
Document of carriage
Mixed loading requirements
Based on highly concerned topics, ChemLinked has offerd analysis articles on:
Exemption Criteria under China Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations - JT/T617-2018: Small Quantity
Exemption Criteria under China Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations - JT/T617-2018: Limited Quantity and Excepted Quantity
A series of webinars on JT/T 617 will be conducted in 2019, please stay tuned.