Document Exemptions in the Transport of Dangerous Goods

Dear Member,   With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter dated 09.02.2023 and numbered 6363 received from the General Directorate of Regulation of Transport Services of the Ministry of Transport and Communications notifies that, due to the extraordinary situation resulting from the earthquake that occurred in our country on 06/02/2023, a three-month state of emergency has been declared in the provinces specified in Presidential Decision No. 6785 published in the Official Gazette dated 08/02/2023 and numbered 32098, effective from 08/02/2023 at 01:00.   The same letter further states, with reference to the Regulation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, which sets out the procedures and principles regarding the responsibilities and obligations of the parties in the dangerous goods transport chain and of vehicle drivers, that the following changes have been made with the Ministerial Approval in the regulations concerning vehicles and drivers used in the transport of dangerous goods:  

• The inspection validity dates of vehicles/superstructures used in the transport of dangerous goods nationwide that hold an ADR/Vehicle Conformity Certificate but whose technical inspections relating to the ADR/Vehicle Conformity Certificate and vehicle superstructures have expired/will expire have been extended until 08/05/2023.
• The Dangerous Goods Transport Driver Training Certificate (SRC-5 Certificate) required for drivers of vehicles used in the transport of dangerous goods nationwide will not be required until 08/05/2023.

  Kind regards, Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry