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The 2006 33rd Amendment of the IMDG
Code will be available October 2006.
The 33rd Amendment is authorized as
of January 1, 2007 and is mandatory January 1, 2008.
Key revisions to the 33rd
Amendment include --
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7 new UN numbers have been added
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18 UN numbers have been deleted
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Special provisions revisions
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Packing Instruction revisions
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Basic shipping description on shipping documentation revised to have the
UN number first
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Class 1 - Fireworks have a new section describing allocation of
divisions and compatibility groups.
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Aerosols in limited quantities must be classified as 2.1 or 2.2.
Previously all aerosol in limited quantities were simply class 2.
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New classification of Waste Aerosol has been added
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For flammable liquid classification, the upper limit of the flashpoint
has been reduced from 61Ccc (141F) to 60Ccc (140F)
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New yellow and red label for class 5.2 organic peroxides. Note:
present all yellow label can be used until January 1, 2011.
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Segregation requirements between class 8 acid and class 8 alkali of
'separate from' can be ignored provided both substances are
packing group II or III, in packages not exceeding 30 kg or 30 liters
and a test report stated that the substances do not react dangerously.
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Fumigated units, UN3359 can not remove their labels after ventilation.
Instead the date of ventilation must be written on the label and the
label must stay on until the unit has been unloaded.
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