The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: On the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) and Protocol on amendments to the agreement 1. 1957 on September 30 in Geneva signed European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) (hereinafter the agreement) and the Protocol on amendments to the agreement with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. This law put for the agreement and the Protocol on amendments to the agreement, as well as the translation of the Latvian language in the document. 3. article. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the basis of this law and in accordance with article 6 of the agreement shall be prepared by the accession to the United Nations. 4. article. The agreement and the Protocol on amendments to the agreement shall enter into force on the 6 and 7 of the agreement, within the time limit laid down in the article and in order. The law adopted in 1995 the Saeima on 21 September. The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 10 October 1995 the European Economic Commission of the inland transport Committee of the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) and Protocol of signature prepared in Geneva, 30 September 1957. United Nations New York and Geneva, 1994 preface the following text Below in addition to the text of the agreement itself and the signing of the Protocol also includes attachments in the form in which they entered into force on 29 July 1968, as well as amendments thereto made before January 1, 1995. The Contracting Parties, desiring to raise international road transport safety, agreed as follows: article 1 (a)) under this agreement, the term "vehicle" means vehicles with engines, tractor with semi-trailer, trailers and semi-trailers as defined in the Convention on road traffic safety in Chapter 4 (1949-19 September), except traffic features that belong to the armed forces of the parties, or at their disposal; (b)) the term "dangerous goods" means substances or objects which the international transport by road is prohibited or permitted only under special conditions (A) and (B) the annexes; (c)) the term "international transportation" means any transportation operation that is carried out at least two Contracting Parties with vehicles that meet the defined above in this article. 2. Article 1. Dangerous goods the carriage of which is prohibited under Annex A, may not be accepted for international transport, however, they can be transported, in the light of article 4 of this agreement, the provisions of part 3. 2. Other international transport of dangerous goods is permitted subject to the following conditions: (a) the conditions of Annex A) and the dangerous goods meet the following conditions, in particular as regards their packaging and labelling, (b) Annex B conditions) especially concerning dangerous goods, carrying the vehicles construction, equipment and operation, in the light of article 4 of this agreement, the provisions of part 2. Article 3 of the annex to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof. 1. Article 4 any Contracting Party retains the right to regulate or prohibit the transport of dangerous goods into their territory for reasons other than safety during transport. 2. the means of Transport used in the territory of Contracting Parties in the entry into force of this agreement, or which are starting to use this area two months after may, within three years after the entry into force of this agreement the moment to carry out the international transport of dangerous goods, even if their construction and equipment do not fully comply with the requirements of Annex B of such transport operations. In accordance with the specific paragraph in Annex B to this three year period, however, can be reduced. 3. the Contracting Parties shall retain the right to conclude special bilateral or multilateral agreements that certain dangerous goods, the international transportation of which under this agreement are prohibited, under certain conditions, be accepted for international transport through their territories, as well as the fact that dangerous goods are that international transport is permitted only in accordance with the specific conditions of this agreement, may be accepted for international traffic through their territory under less strict conditions than those listed in the annexes to this agreement. On the special, this referred to bilateral and multilateral agreements should be notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who in turn shall notify the Contracting Parties, which are not signatories to the agreements referred to above. Article 5 On transport operations to which this agreement applies, as covered by national and international regulations on road safety, international transport and international trade. 1. Article 6 of the Economic Commission for Europe, the Member States and countries that operate in the Commission with advisory status in accordance with the Commission's Charter, article 8, may become Contracting Parties to this agreement, a), (b) signature) when ratifying it after signing it subject to ratification, the note c) by acceding to it. 2. Such countries as may participate in certain of the Economic Commission for Europe activities in accordance with its Charter, article 11, may become Contracting Parties to this agreement, by acceding to it after its entry into force. 3. the agreement shall be open for signature until 15 December 1957. Then the agreement will be able to join. 4. Ratification or accession shall enter into force by depositing an instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 7. Article 1 this Agreement shall enter into force one month after the day part 1 of article 6 of these countries, which have signed it without reservation of ratification or deposited its instrument of ratification or accession, at least five. Although its terms will be effective only after six months from the date of entry into force of the agreement. 2. Any country which ratifies this agreement or accede to this agreement after five part 1 of article 6 of these countries have signed it without reservation of ratification or deposited its instrument of ratification or accession, this Agreement shall enter into force one month after that State has deposited its instrument of ratification or accession, but in this country the provisions of the annexes will be applied either on the same day If they have already entered into force, or on the date on which they must be applied in accordance with part 1 of this article. 8. Article 1. any Contracting Party may denounce this agreement by notifying the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. the Denunciation shall be valid after 12 months from the date on which the notification received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 9. Article 1. this Agreement shall not apply if the subsequent twelve months after its entry into force the number of Contracting Parties is less than five. 2. in the event that the conclusion of a worldwide agreement on the regulation on the transport of dangerous goods, any provision of this agreement that is in conflict with any possible global agreement, from the date of its entry into force, automatically have effect between the European parties to the agreement, which has become a worldwide agreement for the Contracting Parties and the provisions of this agreement are replaced with the global agreement. 10. Article 1 any State by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, it may at the time of signing this agreement without reservation of ratification by depositing an instrument of ratification or accession, or any time thereafter, declare that this agreement is extended to all or any particular territory for the international relations of which it is responsible. The agreement and the attachment will be in force in the territory or territories to which this statement said, one month after the notice was received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 3. Any State in accordance with this part of article is declared on the extension of the agreement to any territory for whose international relations it is responsible may denounce the agreement separately in respect of that territory in accordance with article 8 of this agreement. 11. Article 1. any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this agreement should be resolved by negotiation between them. 2. any dispute which is not settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to the arbitration, if any of the parties so requests and should go accordingly to one or more arbitrators selected by the disputing Contracting Parties. If, within three months after the request of the Tribunal, the parties to the dispute fail to agree on the arbitrator or arbitrators chosen, either of the Contracting Parties may request the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall appoint one arbitrator, who shall refer the dispute to decide. 3. in accordance with part 2 of this article the arbitrator or arbitrators designated by the decision in dispute the Parties shall be binding on the Contracting Parties. 12. Article 1 each Contracting Party may be the signature of this agreement, the ratification or accession in time to announce that it does not believe in the words of article 11 binding himself. In such a case, article 11 of the agreement is not binding, also said other Contracting Parties in respect of the Contracting Party which made the following statement. 2. any Contracting Party that made the notification referred to in part 1 of this article may withdraw it at any time by notifying its decision to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 13 1. After this agreement has been in force for three years, either of the Contracting Parties, notifying the Secretary-General of the United Nations, request that a conference be convened to review the text of the agreement. The Secretary-General shall notify all Contracting Parties of the request and shall convene a Conference, if within four months from the notification by the Secretary-General, not less than one-fourth of the Contracting Parties notify him that agrees with this requirement. 2. Where, in accordance with part 1 of this article, the Conference is convened, the Secretary-General shall notify all the Contracting Parties and invite them to submit within a period of three months, proposals for consideration by the Conference. At least three months before the Conference, the Secretary-General presents getting all parties to the Conference, the provisional agenda and proposals. 3. To any conference convened under this article, the Secretary-General invited all States covered by article 6 of this agreement, part 1, and countries which become Contracting Parties in accordance with article 6 of this agreement, part 2. 14. Article 1. Notwithstanding article 13 of the agreement provided for review procedures, any Contracting Party may propose one or more amendments to the annexes to this agreement, then send a text with the amendments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. To ensure consistency in the annexes said other international agreements on the transport of dangerous goods, the Secretary-General may also propose amendments to the annexes to this agreement. 2. Prepare proposals for amendments to this article, in accordance with part 1 of the Secretary-General transmitted to all Contracting Parties and shall inform the other countries covered by article 6 of this agreement in part 1 of this. 3. (article 14 paragraph 3 of the text contains changes, which began to operate in 1985 on April 19, in accordance with the ECE/TRANS/60 of annex 1 of the Protocol.) Any proposal for amendments to the annexes shall be deemed to be accepted if within three months from the date on which the Secretary-General has spread, at least one-third of the Contracting Parties, or five of them if one-third exceeds that number, have not submitted written objections to this proposal for amendment. If the amendments are considered to be accepted, they shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties in the next three months, except in the following cases: (a)) in case the corresponding amendments are or will be made in other part 1 of this article, these international agreements, amendments to the annexes shall enter into force on time, prescribed by the Secretary-General, and to ensure that both the amendment and the amendment to the annexes in other agreements, as far as possible While the entry into force, however, the times may not be less than one month; (b) the Contracting Party) of the proposed amendments, the proposal for amendments to suggest it entered into force for a period which may be longer than three months. 4. the Secretary-General shall as soon as possible, notify all Contracting Parties and all States covered by part 1 of article 6 above, for every claim received due to a proposal for amendment. 5. If the proposal concerning amendments to the annexes is adopted, but at least one of the contracting parties without the parties which proposed the amendment, has submitted a written statement that agreed to such amendment, the Secretary-General shall convene all Contracting Parties and all this agreement article 6 referred to in part 1 of the public meeting within three months after the expiration of three months, during which in accordance with part 3 of this article was to give notice of its objection to the amendment. The Secretary-General may invite to such a meeting are also representatives from the following organizations: (a) intergovernmental organizations) are interested in transport issues; b) international non-governmental organisations whose activities are directly related to the transport of dangerous goods on the territory of Contracting Parties. 6. any amendment, which with more than half the votes of the total number of Contracting Parties accepted the meeting, which was convened in accordance with paragraph 5, shall enter into force following the procedure agreed by the parties that are participating in the meeting. 15. in addition to article 13 and 14 of this agreement. articles specified by the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify the article 6 of this agreement in part 1 of these countries also on: (a)), signing this agreement, ratification and accession in accordance with article 6; (b)), the time when this agreement and its annexes shall enter into force in accordance with article 6; c) denunciation under article 8 of this agreement; (d)) that this agreement is not valid under its article 9; e) notifications and denunciations in accordance with article 10 of this agreement; f) notifications in accordance with article 12 of this agreement, 1. and 2.; (g) acceptance of and) entry into force of this agreement in accordance with article 14 of part 3 and part 6. 16. Article 1. Protocol of signature of this agreement has the same force and duration as the agreement itself, which it considered to be an integral part. 2. do not allow any deviation from this Agreement, except those that have signed the Protocol and in accordance with article 12 of this agreement. Article 17 After 15 December 1957, the original of this Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will send it certified copies to each of the agreement article 6 referred to in part 1 of the State. In witness whereof, we, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this agreement. Prepared in Geneva, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seventh year on the 30th September, the text of the agreement in the English and French languages and attachment to the French language in a single copy, in addition, each of these texts being equally authentic for the agreement itself. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is requested to prepare a translation of annexes in English and add it to the certified copies in accordance with article 17 of this agreement.

Protocol of signature the undersigned representatives, being duly authorized to sign the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR), 1) taking the view that the provisions for the transport of dangerous goods by sea to or from the United Kingdom differs significantly from those set forth in Annex A to ADR and the near future is impossible to modify them to match with those rules, given that the United Kingdom has undertaken to submit a special appendix to the Annex A – amendments included in the special conditions for the transport of dangerous goods by road and by sea transport between the Mainland and the United Kingdom agree that until such time as this special supplement will take effect, making the transport of dangerous goods to or from the United Kingdom, the provisions of Annex A to ADR and, although the United Kingdom conditions for the transport of dangerous goods by sea, 2) noted the statement of the representative of France to the that the Government of the Republic of France, despite article 4 of this agreement, the provisions of part 2, reserves the right to prohibit the transport of dangerous goods on the territory of the French vehicles, which are used in other Contracting Parties in national territory, regardless of the time they start to use if such means of transport does not comply with the provisions of Annex B either, or the French rules on the transport of dangerous goods by road. 3) recommends that prior to the amendment of this agreement or its annexes, the examination of the submission, in accordance with article 14 of this agreement, part 1 and part 2 of article 13 of the above discuss the Contracting Parties and, if necessary, also of article 6 of this agreement set out in part 1 and part 5 of article 14 of the international organization set out in the expert meetings.

Protocol amending article 1 (a), article 14 of part 1 and part 3 of article 14 paragraph (b) of the 1993 in Geneva, 28 October, the parties to this Protocol shall Consider the European Agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) (hereafter referred to as "the agreement"), drawn up in Geneva in 1957 on September 30, the provisions relating to the term "traffic" definition in article 1 (a) and procedures for amendments to the annexes to the agreement in particular, article 14 of the agreement (1); Considering that the Contracting Parties to the agreement are difficult in article 14 of the agreement (part 3) on time to take domestic measures to these amendments enter into force; Taking into account also the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe inland transport Committee of dangerous freight work group views and the Austrian and French Government proposals for amendment to the agreement, have agreed as follows: article 1 the amendments to the agreement in point (a) of article 1 of the agreement article 1, point (a) is amended by the following: "(a)), the term" vehicle "means any vehicle with a motor that provides for the carriage of goods by road, is fully completed or not completed, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/hour as well as its trailer, except means of transport that moves on Rails, which belongs to the Contracting Parties or the armed forces at their disposal, as well as agriculture and forestry tractors and for any move mechanisms. " Article 2 amendments to part 1 of article 14 of the agreement article 14, part 1 is amended as follows: ' 1. Notwithstanding article 13 of this agreement, the review procedures provided for by any Contracting Party may propose one or more amendments to the annexes to this agreement, then send a text with the amendments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. To ensure consistency in the annexes said other international agreements on the transport of dangerous goods, the Secretary-General may also propose amendments to the annexes to this agreement. In addition, he may propose amendments to the annexes to this agreement that are adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Inland transport Committee on the transport of dangerous goods working group at the request of the working group. " Article 3 amendment to article 14 of the agreement part 3 of article 14 of the agreement part 3 (b) is amended as follows: "(b)) the Contracting Party or, if necessary, the Secretary General, who has proposed the amendments in accordance with this article, part 1, can in its proposal for amendments to recommend it to the entry into force of a longer period than three months." Article 4 signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession 1. Contracting Parties to the agreement may become Contracting Parties to the Protocol, a) by signing it, b) depositing an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval after signing with a note about the ratification, acceptance or approval, (c)) shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument. 2. this Protocol shall be open for signature as Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe's working premises in Geneva from 28 October 1993 to 31 January 1994. Article 5 the depositary of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 6 entry into force this Protocol shall enter into force one month after all parties have signed it without reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval according to each individual case. Article 7 any State which becomes a Contracting Party to the agreement after the conditions of this Protocol has entered into force, in accordance with article 6, is considered the agreement, as amended in accordance with this Protocol, the Contracting Parties. Article 8 the original of this Protocol, of which the English and French texts are authentic, will be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.