颁布日期：19810101 　实施日期：19810101

CHAPTER I

Regulation 2

Amend the heading of Regulation 2 to read：

“Maintenance and Examination”。

In paragraph 3， line 4， delete the word “maintenance” and inserttherefor “examination”。

Add at the end of paragraph 4 the following text：

“As a transitional provision， any requirements for marking oncontainers the date of the first examination of new containers or there-examination of new containers covered in Regulation 10 and of existingcontainers shall be waived until 1 January 1987. However， anAdministration may make more stringent requirements for the containers ofits own （national） owners.”

Add at the end of paragraph 5 the following text：

“However， in the event that the owner is domiciled or has his headoffice in a country the government of which has not yet made arrangementsfor prescribing or approving an examination scheme and until such time asthe arrangements have been made the owner may use the procedure prescribedor approved by the Administration of a Contracting Party which is preparedto act as `the Contracting Party concerned'. The owner shall comply withthe conditions for the use of such procedures set by the Administration inquestion.”

CHAPTER IV

Amend the heading to read：

“REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF EXISTING CONTAINERS AND NEW CONTAINERSNOT APPROVED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE”。

Regulation 9

Add to the end of paragraph 1 the following：

“The examination of the container concerned and the affixing of theSafety Approval Plate shall be accomplished not later than 1 January1985.”

Insert a new Regulation 10 reading： “Regulation 10 Approval of NewContainers Not Approved at Time of Manufacture

If， on or before 6 September 1982， the owner of a new container whichwas not approved at the time of manufacture presents the followinginformation to an Administration：

（a） date and place of manufacture；

（b） manufacturer's identification number of the container ifavailable；

（c） maximum operating gross weight capability；

（d） evidence to the satisfaction of the Administration that thecontainer was manufactured to a design type which had been tested andfound to comply with the technical conditions set out in Annex II；

（e） allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g （kilogrammes and lbs）； and

（f） such other data as required for the Safety Approval Plate；the Administration， after investigation， may approve the container，notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter II. Where approval is granted，such approval shall be notified to the owner in writing， and thisnotification shall entitle the owner to affix the Safety Approval Plateafter an examination of the container concerned has been carried out inaccordance with Regulation 2. The examination of the container concernedand the affixing of the Safety Approval Plate shall be accomplished notlater than 1 January 1985.“