Commission d’experts du RID

RID-Fachausschuss
RID Committee of Experts

RID-17016-CE
19/12/2017

Original: DE

TO DELEGATES OF THE RID COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS' WORKING

GROUP ON TANK AND VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

Invitation to the 15th session in Hamburg,

30 and 31 January 2018
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At its 8th session (Utrecht, 20 to 24 November 2017), the RID Committee of Experts' standing working
group agreed to have a detailed discussion on the extra-large tank-containers that are currently being
used by a chemical company and which, in the medium term, will replace the tank-wagons this
company uses (see draft report OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017-A, paragraphs 80 to 90).

Time of the meeting

We therefore invite you to the 15th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ working group on tank
and vehicle technology, which will be held in Hamburg on 30 and 31 January 2018.

The meeting will start at 10.00 on 30 January 2018 and will end at 15.00 on 31 January 2018.

Venue

Lindner Hotel Am Michel

Neanderstraße 20
DE-20459 Hamburg

Telephone: +49 (0)40 307067-652

Fax: +49 (0)40 307067-654
Web: www.lindner.de

Languages

At the meeting, participants may speak in German, English or French. There will be simultaneous
interpretation into English.

Provisional agenda

A provisional agenda is attached as Annex 1.

Registration

In order to take part in the meeting of the working group, participants must register their attendance by
no later than 19 January 2018 under http://otif.org/en/?page_id=214. No more than 40 participants
may attend.

Hotels

A limited number of rooms has been pre-reserved at € 122.00 (not including breakfast, which costs
€ 19.00 per person, per day if booked in advance). These can be booked directly with the hotel up to
9 January 2018 quoting “RID/UIP 2018”. Bookings can be cancelled up to 3 days before arrival
without incurring any charges. Cancellations outside this deadline and/or no-shows will incur 90 % of
the agreed room price.

Lindner Hotel am Michel

Neanderstraße 20
DE-20459 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 (0)40 307067-680
Fax: +49 (0)40 307067-681
E-Mail: info.hamburg@lindner.de
Web: https://www.lindner.de/en/hamburg-hotel-am-michel/welcome.html

A map and directions can be found under https://www.lindner.de/en/hamburg-hotel-am-michel/things-

to-know/directions-location.html.
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Another hotel very near the meeting venue is the

Motel One Hamburg Am Michel

Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 26
DE-20459 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 (0)40 3571890-0
Fax: +49 (0)40 3571890-10
E-Mail: hamburg-am-michel@motel-one.com
Web: http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/hamburg/hotel-hamburg-am-michel

Or the

Scandic Hamburg Emporio

Dammtorwall 19
DE-20355 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 (0)40 4321 870
https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/germany/hamburg/scandic-hamburg-
emporio?_ga=2.197764141.366141997.1513610410-1407792890.1513610410

Yours faithfully,

François Davenne
(Secretary General)

Annexes:

– Annex 1: Provisional agenda

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Annex 1

Provisional agenda

1. Approval of the agenda

2. Information from the chemical company BASF on the extra-large tank-containers it uses

3. Responses to questions on the newly deployed extra-large tank-containers

– Questions from informal document INF.18 (Switzerland) submitted to the 8th session of the
standing working group, taking into account the replies provided in informal document
INF.21 (Belgium) submitted to the 8th session of the standing working group

– Further questions from other delegations which, if possible, will be forwarded to the
Secretariat in advance

4. Comparison of the provisions currently applicable to tank-containers and tank-wagons

5. Analysis of the risks resulting from the increased use of extra-large tank-containers

6. Drafting of questions relating to the construction of tanks of extra-large tank-containers that can
be submitted to the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting’s tank working group (Berne, 12 to 16 March
2018)

7. Any other business

Documentation

– informal document INF.18 (Switzerland) submitted to the 8th session of the RID Committee of
Experts’ standing working group

– informal document INF.21 (Belgium) submitted to the 8th session of the RID Committee of
Experts’ standing working group

– informal document INF.23 (BASF) submitted to the 8th session of the RID Committee of Experts’
standing working group

– Draft report of the 8th session of the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group
(document OTIF/RID/CE/GTP/2017-A, paragraphs 80 to 90)

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