CA Exemptions

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Competent Authority Exemptions

Competent Authority Exemptions are used for temporary derogations, generally for specific dangerous goods, from national transport provisions only. They are usually initiated by the consignor or carrier, and must specify the nature, control measures, conditions and duration of the exemption.

Requests for Competent Authority Exemptions may be made by completing a Form for Application, which can be emailed to the Authority at wcu@hsa.ie.

Current Exemptions issued under European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011, as amended:

Exemption No.	Detailed title	Valid From	Date of Expiry
Exemption 03/2020	Exemption from the provision in Regulation 55 that a pressure receptacle, used for the transport of gases of the ADR Class 2 and its fittings, that is not fully in compliance with Chapter 6.2 of the ADR and that was constructed before 1 July 2003, was in use within the state prior to 1 July 2017	30 March 2020	1 Sept 2020
Exemption 02/2020	Extension of the validity of the certificate of leakproofness inspection carried out in accordance with Regulation 54 and Schedule 4 and extension of the validity of the certificate of approval issued in accordance with Regulation 52 and Schedule 3	24 March 2020	1 Sept 2020
Exemption 01/2020	Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt Tank 2531, Type Approval No. GB/FT/RSA/1112 operated by Emo Oil Limited, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5	30 Jan 2020	30 Jan 2023
Exemption 06/2019	Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt tank LT0895 operated by East Cork Oil, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5	26 June 2019	26 June 2022
Exemption 2/2017	Use of ADR tank vehicles constructed since 1 July 2003 operating as national tanks	23 June 2017	31 Dec 2021
Exemption 3/2015	The carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging	22 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2020

Expired Exemptions issued under European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011, as amended:


Exemption 3/2016	Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment (RIMDs)	Expired 30 June 2018
Exemption 1/2017	Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders)	Expired 30 June 2017
Exemption 1/2014	Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment	Expired 30 June 2017
Exemption 5/2016	Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders)	Expired 31 March 2017
Exemption 1/2015	Carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging	Expired 31 Dec 2015
Exemption 3/2014 Rev1	Carriage of clinical waste containing a Category A Infectious Substance - Ebola virus	Expired 31 Dec 2015
Exemption 5/2013	Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks	Expired 31 Dec 2015
Exemption 4/2013	Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks	REVOKED
Exemption3/2013	Transport of used lithium cells and batteries	Expired 30 June 2015
Exemption1/2013	Transport of "lab smalls"	Expired 30th June 2015
Exemption 3/2011	Extension to sharps trails (exemption 1/2010) SRCL Ltd	Expired Mar 2012
Exemption 2/2011	Update of 01/2011 "lab smalls" valid until June 2013	Expired June 2013
Exemption 1/2010	Re-usable sharps containers trail SRCL ltd	Expired - Dec 2011
Exemption 4/2008	The carriage of clinical waste in UN approved inner packagings in UN approved wheeled bins	Expired - Oct 2009
Exemption 3/2008	The Carriage of Used Lithium Cells and Batteries	Expired - July 2011

Competent Authority Exemptions

Exemption No.

Detailed title

Valid From

Date of Expiry

Exemption from the provision in Regulation 55 that a pressure receptacle, used for the transport of gases of the ADR Class 2 and its fittings, that is not fully in compliance with Chapter 6.2 of the ADR and that was constructed before 1 July 2003, was in use within the state prior to 1 July 2017

30 March 2020

1 Sept 2020

Extension of the validity of the certificate of leakproofness inspection carried out in accordance with Regulation 54 and Schedule 4 and extension of the validity of the certificate of approval issued in accordance with Regulation 52 and Schedule 3

24 March 2020

1 Sept 2020

Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt Tank 2531, Type Approval No. GB/FT/RSA/1112 operated by Emo Oil Limited, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5

30 Jan 2020

30 Jan 2023

Under the provisions of CA 02/2017, to exempt tank LT0895 operated by East Cork Oil, from the requirements of ADR 6.8.2.4.5

26 June 2019

26 June 2022

Use of ADR tank vehicles constructed since 1 July 2003 operating as national tanks

23 June 2017

31 Dec 2021

The carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging

22 Dec 2015

31 Dec 2020

Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment (RIMDs)

Expired 30 June 2018

Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders)

Expired 30 June 2017

Carriage of uncleaned medical devices and equipment

Expired 30 June 2017

Periodic inspection of TPE (pi marked cylinders)

Expired 31 March 2017

Carriage of articles or inner packagings of any type for solids or liquids assembled in outer packaging

Expired 31 Dec 2015

Carriage of clinical waste containing a Category A Infectious Substance - Ebola virus

Expired 31 Dec 2015

Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks

Expired 31 Dec 2015

Use of GRW/Bureau Veritas Certified Tanks

REVOKED

Transport of used lithium cells and batteries

Expired 30 June 2015

Transport of "lab smalls"

Expired 30th June 2015

Extension to sharps trails (exemption 1/2010) SRCL Ltd

Expired Mar 2012

Update of 01/2011 "lab smalls" valid until June 2013

Expired June 2013

Re-usable sharps containers trail SRCL ltd

Expired - Dec 2011

The carriage of clinical waste in UN approved inner packagings in UN approved wheeled bins

Expired - Oct 2009

The Carriage of Used Lithium Cells and Batteries

Expired - July 2011