January 27, 2015: COSTHA to co-host 3rd UN Lithium Battery Working Group Meeting with REACH and PRBA
The Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) will co-host the 3rd Session of the current United Nations (UN) Informal Working Group on Lithium Batteries in Bordeaux, France between March 30 and April 1, 2016. The preliminary proposed agenda includes continued discussions on damaged and defective lithium batteries, as well as battery definitions and proposed changes to the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria.
Announcement of the Working Group Meeting closely followed IATA’s posting of its first Addendum to the 57th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations on January 16, 2016.
For more information about these regulatory updates, please contact Brian Beetz Labelmaster’s staff regulatory specialist.
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