Hazardous Materials Regulations in Europe and Implementation of 1996 IAEA Recommendations

Since the tum of the century, a flourishing exchange of goods has developed in Europe. Probably the first dangerous good to be transported over long d1stances and therefore in need of regulation was gunpowder. As early as 1831 regulations existed for the Rhme carnage of these goods; they had been agreed upon internationally by France, the Netherlands, and Germany. In 1891, the first regulations for international dangerous goods transport by rail (known as the RJD Convention) were framed . The range of dangerous goods was extended to include toxic, corrosive, explosive, and flammable substances.