(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf with regard to the amendments to the ADR and the ADN, as they will be binding under international law and are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote. That Directive lays down requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterways, which are to apply within or between Member States, by referring to the ADR and the ADN. Additionally, that Directive states that the transport of dangerous goods between Member States and third countries is to be authorised in so far as it complies with the requirements of the ADR, the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) and the ADN. Moreover, in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2008/68/EC, the Commission is empowered to adapt Annex I, Section I.1, and Annex III, Section III.1, to Directive 2008/68/EC to scientific and technical progress, in particular to take account of amendments to the ADR, RID or ADN.
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