Provisions on the administration of the road transport of dangerous goods

Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Promulgation date: 07-12-2005 Effective date: 08-01-2005 Department: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION Subject: TRANSPORTATION Order of the Ministry of Communications (No. 9 [2005]) The Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods, which were adopted at the 11th executive meeting of the Ministry of Communications on June 16, 2005, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of August 1, 2005. Minister Zhang Chunxian July 12, 2005 Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 For the purpose of regulating the market order of road transport of dangerous goods, safeguarding the people’s lives and property, protecting the environment and maintaining the lawful rights and interests of all parties involved in the road transport of dangerous goods, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on Road Transport, the Regulation on the Administration of the Safety of Dangerous Chemicals and other pertinent laws and administrative regulations. Article 2 All those engaging in the road transport business operations of dangerous goods and all those engaging in the non-business road transport of dangerous goods to serve their own entities by using self-owned vehicles shall abide by these Provisions, but the transport of military dangerous goods shall be excluded. Where there are different provisions on the road transport of specialized dangerous goods in any law or administrative regulation, such provisions shall prevail. Article 3 The “dangerous goods” as mentioned in these Provisions refer to the goods that are explosive, inflammable, poisonous, erosive or radioactive in nature and need special care during the course of transport, loading, unloading and storage as they are likely to cause injury or death to persons or damage to property. The dangerous goods shall be determined in accordance with the national standards as prescribed in the Name List of Dangerous Goods (GB12268), and whether a substance not listed in the Name List of Dangerous Goods will be attributed to the dangerous goods shall be decided according to the prescriptions of any relevant law, administrative regulation or the conclusion released by any relevant department under the State Council. The “road transport vehicles for dangerous goods” (hereinafter referred to as special vehicles) as mentioned in these Provisions refer to the motor vehicles that carry dangerous goods by road. The “road transport of dangerous goods” as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the whole operational process in which special vehicles are used to carry dangerous goods by road. Article 4 The classification, division of items, names of articles and their numbering of dangerous goods shall be implemented in accordance with the national standards as prescribed in the Classification of Dangerous Goods and Numbering of Names of Articles (GB6944) and the Name List of Dangerous Goods (GB12268). The degrees of danger of dangerous goods can be divided into grades I, II and III in accordance with the Universal Technical Conditions for Transportation Packages of Dangerous Goods (GB12463). Article 5 The guarantee of safety, lawful transportation, honesty and good faith shall be ensured for engaging in the road transport of dangerous goods. Article 6 The State encourages large-scale professional production enterprises of dangerous chemicals with abundant technical strength, equipment and transportation conditions to carry out the road transport of dangerous goods, encourages the road transport enterprises of dangerous goods to conduct the intensive and professional business operations, and promotes the use of special van vehicles, tank vehicles and containers for the carriage of dangerous goods. Article 7 The Ministry of Communications shall be responsible for the administration of road transport of dangerous goods throughout the country. The communications administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for organizing and leading the administrative work relating to the road transport of dangerous goods within their respective administrative areas. The road transport administrative organs at or above the county levels shall execute the concrete administrative work relating to the road transport of dangerous goods within their respective administrative areas. Chapter II Transport Licensing Article 8 An applicant who applies for engaging in the road transport of dangerous goods shall meet the following requirements: (1)It shall have vehicles and equipment that can meet the following requirements; (a)It shall have five or more self-owned special vehicles; (b)The technical performances of special vehicles shall accord with the national standards as specified in the Requirements and Checking Measures for Comprehensive Performances of Business Operating Vehicles (GB18565), the external dimensions, axle load and loading weight of the vehicles shall meet the requirements in the Limits on External Dimensions, Axle Load and Loading Weight of Road Vehicles (GB 1589), and the technical ratings of the vehicles shall reach the first technical grade of the industrial standards as specified in the Technical Rating and Evaluation of Business Operating Vehicles (JT/T198); (c)It shall have effective communication utilities; (d)It shall have parking sites that accord with the safety provisions and are suitable for its business scope and scale. It shall have the special parking section insulated from other equipment, vehicles or persons and set up eye-catching warning marks if it has special vehicles for carrying virulent or blasting dangerous goods or carrying dangerous goods with class I packages; (e)It shall have facilities and equipment of safety defense, environmental protection and fire control that are suitable for carrying dangerous goods; (f)It shall have tank vehicles or van vehicles equipped with driving recorders or positioning systems or special vessels for carrying virulent, blasting, flammable or radioactive dangerous goods; (g)The tanks of special tank vehicles shall be tested up to grades by the quality inspection department. The volume of the tank of any special tank vehicle for carrying blasting or intensively corrosive dangerous goods shall not exceed 20 cubic meters, and the volume of the tank of any special tank vehicle for carrying virulent dangerous goods shall not exceed 10 cubic meters, but with the exception of tank containers; and (h)The verified carriage capacity of any special non-tank vehicle for carrying virulent, blasting or intensively corrosive dangerous goods may not exceed 10 tons. (2)It shall have practitioners that accord with the following requirements: (a)The drivers of special vehicles shall have obtained corresponding motor vehicle driving permits and are below the age of 60; and (b)The drivers, managerial personnel of loading and unloading and transport guards that engage in the road transport of dangerous goods shall have passed the examinations of the traffic administrative department of the municipal people’s government at the districted municipality level, and have obtained the practitioner's certificates. (3)It shall have sound safety management rules, including the work safety operation rules, the work safety liability rules, the work safety supervision and inspection rules, and the rules on work safety management of practitioners, vehicles or equipment. Article 9 An enterprise or public institution that meets the following requirements may use its own special vehicles to carry out non-business road transport of dangerous goods for its own: (1)Any of the following enterprises or public institutions: (a)the enterprises as established upon approval of the administrative department of work safety at or above the provincial level that produce, use or store dangerous chemicals; (b)the enterprises or public institutions of scientific research, war industry or general civil aviation that have special demands; (2)the enterprises or public institutions that meet the conditions as prescribed in Article 8, however the self-owned special vehicles thereof may be less than five. Article 10 An entity that applies for engaging in the non-business road transport of dangerous goods shall file an application with the municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level and submit the following materials: (1)an Application Form for Road Transport Business Operations of Dangerous Goods (see Annex I); (2)the categories and types of dangerous goods to be transported and the operational scheme: (3)the full text of the articles of association of the enterprise; (4)the identifications of the investors and principals and the photocopies thereof, the identification of the person who handles the specific matters and the photocopy thereof, as well as the power of attorney; (5)the letter of commitment on vehicles to be used, including the quantity, types, technical grades, equipment of communication utilities, the general capacity, the ratified carriage capacity, number of axles, and the length, width and height of the external outlines of special vehicles, the volume of tanks of special tank vehicles, the matching of the volume of tanks and the carriage capacity of vehicles, as well as the conditions of driving recorders or positioning systems of special vehicles for transporting virulent, blasting, flammable or radioactive dangerous goods. If the special vehicles to be used have been purchased or are available, the driving permits, technical grade certificates of the vehicles or technical inspection conformity certificates of the vehicles, inspection conformity certificates or inspection reports of tanks of special tank vehicles as well the photocopies thereof shall be provided; (6)the practitioner's certificates of drivers, managerial personnel of loading and unloading or transport guards to be hired and the photocopies thereof, the driving permits of drivers and the photocopies thereof; (7)the credentials on possessing parking sites, special parking sections as well as the facilities and equipment of safety defenses, environmental protection and fire control; and (8)the full text of the work safety management rules and bylaws. Article 11 An entity that applies for engaging in non-business road transport of dangerous goods shall, when filing an application with the municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level, submit the following materials in addition to the materials as prescribed in Items (5) up to (10) of Article 10: (1)an Application Form for the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (see Annex II); (2)the credential of basic information about an entity that is under any of the following circumstances: (a)the Registration Certificate of Dangerous Chemicals as issued by the supervision and administrative department of work safety at or above the provincial level; or (b)the relevant materials that can prove the nature or business scope of a scientific research, war industrial, general civil aviation enterprise or public institution; (3)the materials on explaining special transportation needs; and(4)the identification of the person who handles the specific matters and the photocopy thereof, and the employment certificate issued by the entity or a power of attorney. Article 12 A municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level shall, in accordance with the procedures as specified in the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on Road Transport, the Provisions on the Procedures for the Implementation of Communications Administrative Licensing and the present Provisions, implement the administrative licensing for the road transport of dangerous goods, and conduct on-the-spot inspections. In the case of approval of the licensing, the road transport administrative organ shall issue to the licensee an Administrative Licensing Decision on the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (See Annex III) to clarify the licensed matters, including categories and types of dangerous goods to be transported, quantity and requirements of special vehicles and the transportation nature, and shall, within 10 days, issue a Road Transport Business License to the applicant for the business road transport of dangerous goods or issue a License for the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods to the applicant for the non-business road transport of dangerous goods . In the case of disapproval of the licensing, the road transport administrative organ shall issue to the applicant a Decision on Disapproval of the Communications Administrative Licensing. Article 13 The municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level shall reissue the Road Transport Business License for a licensee that has obtained any other road transport business licensing, and shall add the newly licensed matter in the scope of business. If the original Road Transport Business License was issued by the provincial road transport administrative organ, the original license issuing organ shall reissue the license in light of the aforesaid requirements. Article 14 A licensee shall carry into effect the letter of commitment on the vehicles to be used within the determined time limit. After the road transport administrative organ that made the decision of licensing verifies that the licensee has implemented the letter of commitment on the vehicles to be used and finds that the special vehicles are consistent with the licensing requirements and the tanks are qualified after being tested by the quality inspection department, it shall issue Road Transport Certificates to the special vehicles and indicate the categories and types of dangerous goods that are allowed to be transported in the column of the business scope of the Road Transport Certificate, and shall annex a Special Seal for Non-business Transport of Dangerous Goods on the Road Transport Certificate in the case of engagement in the non-business road transport of dangerous goods. Article 15 No road transport administrative department may grant the licensing for once-off or temporary road transport of dangerous goods. Article 16 A licensee shall, upon the strength of the Road Transport Business License or License for the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods, go through the registration formalities in the administrative organ for industry and commerce. Article 17 The investments in Chinese-foreign equity, Chinese-foreign contractual or solely foreign funded business operations of road transport of dangerous goods shall simultaneously be governed by the Administrative Provisions on the Foreign Investment in the Road Transport Industry. Article 18 If a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods intends to establish a subsidiary to conduct the road transport of dangerous goods, it shall apply for a business permit with the road transport administrative organ of the place where the subsidiary to be established is located. And if it intends to establish a branch, it shall make a report to the municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level of the place where the branch to be established is located for archival purposes. Article 19 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods needs to change the licensed matters, it shall file an application with the original approval organ and shall handle the formalities in accordance with the provisions in this Chapter on the licensing. Article 20 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods terminates its road transport business operations of dangerous goods, it shall report it to the original approval organ 30 days before the day of termination, and shall return the Road Transport Business License or License for the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Road Transport Certificate to the original license issuing organ within 10 days from the day of shut-off. Chapter III Management of Special Vehicles and Equipment Article 21 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall, in accordance with the relevant prescriptions on the management of vehicles as provided for in the Provisions on the Administration of Road Freight Transport and Stations (Sites), maintain, test, use and manage special vehicles and ensure that the technical conditions of special vehicles be in good condition. Article 22 The municipal road transport administrative organ at the districted municipality level shall regularly examine and inspect the special vehicles, once per year. The inspection shall be conducted according to the Provisions on the Administration of Road Freight Transport and Stations (Sites), and the following examination and inspection items shall be added: (1)the particulars about the purchase of transporter liability insurances of dangerous goods for special vehicles; (2)the particulars about the inspection of the quality of the tanks of special tank vehicles; and (3)the particulars about the necessary equipment for handling emergencies and the necessary facilities and equipment for protecting safety. Article 23 It is forbidden to use any discarded, illegally refitted or unqualified vehicle upon test or a vehicle whose technical rating fails to reach grade I or which doesn't meet the relevant state provisions to conduct the road transport of dangerous goods. Except for the articulated trains and special vehicles with specific equipment special for transporting large-sized articles, it is strictly forbidden to use a cargo train to conduct the transport of dangerous goods. A dumping vehicle can only carry bulk sulfur, naphthalene cake, crude anthracene, coal tar, asphaltum or other dangerous goods. It is forbidden to use a movable tank (not including tank containers) to conduct the transport of dangerous goods. Article 24 A special vehicle shall be maintained and repaired by an enterprise that can meet the maintenance and repair conditions for road transport vehicles of dangerous goods. Article 25 The technical conditions of machines, tools and accessories for loading and unloading dangerous goods shall accord with the industrial standards as prescribed in the Rules for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Motor Vehicles (JT617). Article 26 The tank of a special tank vehicle shall accord with the technical conditions as prescribed in the Steel Pressure Vessels (GB150), the Universal Technical Conditions for Pressure Vessels for the Transport of Liquid Dangerous Goods by Motor Vehicles (GB18564) and other national standards. A special tank vehicle shall carry dangerous goods within the valid term during which the tank is found to be qualified upon inspection. Chapter IV Transport of Dangerous Goods Article 27 A consignor of dangerous goods shall entrust an enterprise that has the qualification for the road transport of dangerous goods, pack up dangerous goods in strict accordance with the relevant state provisions, and explain the name, quantity and harm of dangerous goods and the emergency handling measures to the carrier, and add depressors or stabilizers according to the provisions if they are required, and submit the safety technical instructions and safety signals identical with the consigned dangerous chemicals in the case of consigning dangerous chemicals. Article 28 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall engage in the road transport of dangerous goods in strict accordance with the licensed matters as determined by the road transport administrative organ, and may not transfer or lease a business license for the road transport of dangerous goods. A non-business road transport entity of dangerous goods is forbidden to engage in the road transport business operations of dangerous goods. Article 29 No special tank vehicle or special vehicle for poisonous, erosive or radioactive dangerous goods may be used to carry common goods. Any other special vehicle may be used to carry common goods other than the foodstuff, daily articles, medicine and medical instruments, but such a special vehicle shall be handled to eliminate the danger so as to ensure that the common goods will not be polluted or damaged. No dangerous good may be mixed up with common goods. Article 30 A signal shall be hung on a special vehicle in accordance with the national standards as prescribed in the Signals for Road Transport Vehicles of Dangerous Goods (GB13392). Article 31 A special vehicle shall be equipped with necessary emergency handling devices and safety protection facilities and equipment in accordance with the characters of the transported dangerous goods. Article 32 No road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods may transport any goods that are prohibited from being transported by any law or administrative regulation. Where any law or administrative regulation prescribes that the transport of any kind of goods is limited or any kind of goods shall be transported upon the strength of a corresponding certificate, the road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall go through the relevant transportation formalities pursuant to the relevant provisions. Where any law or administrative regulation prescribes that the transport of any kind of dangerous goods may not be carried out until the relevant formalities are handled by the consignor, the road transport enterprise of dangerous goods shall carry the goods after checking and verifying that the relevant formalities are completed. Article 33 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall take necessary measures to prevent dangerous goods from falling, scattering, losing, burning, blasting, eradiating or leaking. Article 34 The driver of a special vehicle shall bring the Road Transport Certificate along with the vehicle. Article 35 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall employ drivers, managerial personnel of loading and unloading and transport guards that have corresponding practicing qualification certificates. A driver, managerial person of loading and unloading or transport guard shall, when holding the post, take the corresponding practicing qualification certificate with him. Article 36 During the course of road transport of dangerous goods, besides the driver, a transport guard shall be separately provided for a special vehicle. The transport guard shall supervise and manage the whole transportation process. Article 37 The loading and unloading of dangerous goods shall be conducted under the on-the-spot commanding of the managerial personnel of loading and unloading. Article 38 A special vehicle is forbidden to transport in violation of the relevant state provisions or these Provisions by overloading or exceeding the limit. Article 39 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall, when transporting dangerous goods, abide by the provisions of the relevant departments on the route, time and speed for the transport of dangerous goods. Article 40 Any person engaged in the road transport of dangerous goods shall be familiar with the laws, technical standards, rules and bylaws concerning the work safety and the rules for safe operation, shall know the nature, characters of harms, requirements for using the packages or containers of the transported dangerous goods and the measures for handling accidents, and shall operate in strict accordance with the Rules for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Motor Vehicles (JT617) and the Rules and Procedures for Transport, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous Goods by Motor Vehicles (JT618) and shall not operate in violation of the rules. Article 41 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall conduct regular trainings on safety, professional ethics, professional knowledge and operational procedures to its practitioners. Article 42 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall strengthen the work safety management, have full-time safety managerial personnel, work out the emergency handling plans and strictly carry out all kinds of safety systems. Article 43 Where any burning, blasting, pollution, poisoning or stealing, loss, scattering, leaking or any other accident occurs during the course of transporting dangerous goods, the driver and transport guard shall promptly report it to the local public security organ and their own transport enterprise or entity, explain the particulars about the accident, names of dangerous goods, harms and emergency handling measures, take any possible warning measure on the spot and actively cooperate with the relevant departments in the handling of the accident. The transport enterprise or entity shall launch the emergency handling plans as soon as possible. Article 44 During the course of loading, unloading, keeping or storing dangerous goods, the dangerous goods shall be gently loaded and unloaded, deposited at different sections, orderly stacked, and prevented from being mixed up, scattering, leaking or being damaged, and shall not be mixed up with common goods. Article 45 A road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods shall buy the transporter liability insurances for dangerous goods. Chapter V Supervision and Check Article 46 The supervision and check over the road transport of dangerous goods shall be conducted in accordance with the Provisions on the Administration of Road Freight Transport and Stations (Sites). Article 47 During the course of supervision and check over the road transport of dangerous goods, if any functionary of the road transport administrative organ finds that any special vehicle is overloaded and there are safe unloading and storage conditions, he shall ask the driver or transport guard to unload the goods at a site that can meet the conditions for storing the transported dangerous goods. Chapter VI Legal Liabilities Article 48 Any entity or individual that violates these Provisions and is under any of the following circumstances shall be ordered to stop the transport by the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level; if it/he has any illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated. In case the goods transported are dangerous chemicals and the illegal gains are 50,000 yuan or more, it/he shall be fined 1 time up to 5 times of the amount of the illegal gains; if it/he has no illegal gains or the amount of illegal gains is less than 50, 000 yuan, it/he shall be subject to a fine of 20, 000 yuan up to 200, 000 yuan. In case the goods transported are dangerous goods other than dangerous chemicals and it/he has the illegal gains, it/he shall be fined 2 times up to 10 times of the amount of illegal gains; if it/he has no illegal gains or the amount of illegal gains is less than 20, 000 yuan, it/he shall be subject to a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan. If any crime is constituted, it/he shall be subject to criminal liabilities: (1)Illegally engaging in the road transport of dangerous goods without obtaining a corresponding business permit; (2)Engaging in the road transport of dangerous goods by using an invalid, forged, altered or cancelled business license for the road transport of dangerous goods; (3)Engaging in the road transport of dangerous goods by exceeding the scope of licensed matters; or (4) A non-business road transport entity of dangerous goods engaging in the road transport business operations of dangerous goods . Article 49 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by illegally transferring or leasing a business license for the road transport of dangerous goods, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to stop the violation, confiscate the relevant license and impose a fine of 2,000 yuan up to 10, 000 yuan. If it has any illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated. Article 50 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by conducting any of the following acts, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to purchase insurances; if it refuses to do so, the original approval organ shall revoke its Road Transport Business License or License for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods or the corresponding business scope: (1)Failure to purchase the transporter liability insurance for dangerous goods; or (2)Failure to continuously purchase insurances when the transporter liability insurance for dangerous goods purchased thereby is overdue. Article 51 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by failing to maintain or test its special vehicles according to the provisions, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of 1,000 yuan up to 5, 000 yuan on it. Article 52 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by not taking the Road Transport Certificate according to the provisions, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections, give it a warning or a fine of 20 yuan up to 200 yuan. Article 53 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods or a consignor violates these Provisions by conducting any of the following acts, it/he shall be fined 20,000 yuan up to 100,000 yuan; if any crime is constituted, it/he shall be subject to criminal liabilities: (1)The drivers, transport guards or managerial personnel of loading and unloading for the road transport of dangerous goods have not obtained corresponding practicing qualification certificates; (2)The consignor consigns dangerous chemicals but fails to explain the name, quantity or harm of dangerous chemicals or emergency handling measures to the carrier, or fails to add depressors or stabilizers if they are required; or (3)The transport, loading or unloading of dangerous chemicals does not comply with the relevant state laws, regulations or rules or national standards, or no necessary safety protection measure has been adopted in accordance with the characters of dangerous chemicals. Article 54 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by failing to take necessary measures to prevent the goods from falling off or scattering, the road transport administrative department at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections and fine it 1, 000 yuan up to 3, 000 yuan. If the circumstances are serious, the original approval organ shall revoke its Road Transport Business License or License for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods or the corresponding business scope. Article 55 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions, and doesn't meet the safety conditions for starting business operations or has any serious hidden transport safety trouble, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections within a time limit. If it fails to make corrections within the time limit as required and the circumstances are serious, the original approval organ may revoke its Road Transport Business License or License for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods or the corresponding business scope. Article 56 Where a road transport enterprise or entity of dangerous goods violates these Provisions by illegally refitting a special vehicle or the tank of a special tank vehicle for which a Road Transport Certificate has been obtained, the road transport administrative organ at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections and give it a fine of 5,000 yuan up to 20,000 yuan. Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions Article 57 The business operations of road transport of dangerous goods that are not prescribed by these Provisions shall be carried out in accordance with the Provisions on the Administration of Road Freight Transport and Stations (Sites); the non-business road transport of dangerous goods that are not prescribed by these Provisions shall be carried out by referring to the Provisions on the Administration of Road Freight Transport and Stations (Sites). Article 58 A road transport administrative organ may charge the production fee for issuing business licenses for the road transport of dangerous goods and Road Transport Certificates. The specific standards on the production fee shall be subject to the examination and approval of the public finance department and the price administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government together with the communications administrative department at the same level. Article 59 These Provisions shall come into force as of August 1, 2005. The Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (No.1382 [1993] of the Ministry of Communications) as promulgated by the Ministry of Communications in 1993 shall be simultaneously repealed. Annex: 1. Application Form for Road Transport Business Operations of Dangerous Goods (omitted) 2. Application Form for the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (omitted) 3. Administrative Licensing Decision on the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Annex 3: Administrative Licensing Decision on the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Serial Number: The name of the applicant: You have filed an application for on (month/date/year). Upon examination, your application complies with the provisions in the , and it is hereby decided to approve the administrative licensing for the road transport of dangerous goods. Please engage in the road transport of dangerous goods pursuant to the following requirements: The categories or types of dangerous goods to be transported: The quantity and requirements of special vehicles: The transportation nature (business operations or non-business operations): You are notified to obtain (to be re-certificated) a Road Transport Business License (License for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods on (month/date/year), and carry into effect the letter of commitment on the vehicles to be used pursuant to the aforesaid requirements prior to (month/date/year), and go through the relevant formalities. In case the letter of commitment on the vehicles to be used has not been carried into effect pursuant to the licensing requirements within a determined time limit, this administrative licensing shall be withdrawn. The seal: (month/date/year)