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(Main)Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Terminology
Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Terminology
This document provides additional terms and definitions to those written in the Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) or the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), appearing as Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF).
This document forms part of series of documents prepared by CEN/TC 296 regarding the transport of dangerous goods. The series supports the proper application of the ADR and RID.
This document is applicable to tanks used for the transport of dangerous goods. This document does not apply to carriage in bulk of dangerous goods.
For convenience, Annex A (informative) repeats some horizontal definitions taken from ADR and RID 2025 chapter 1.2, and Annex B (informative) repeats some definitions from ADR and RID 2025 chapter 6.7, specific to portable tanks.
NOTE The ADR and RID are updated on a regular basis, therefore Annexes A and B might become out of date. For outdated definitions, the RID/ADR take precedence.
Annexes C, D and E (informative) provide alphabetical trilingual indexes of terms in English, French and German where the key is English, French and German respectively.
Annex F (normative) is a schematic diagram of tank openings and closures according to the tank code.
Tanks für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter - Begriffe
Dieses Dokument stellt zusätzliche Begriffe zur Verfügung, als Ergänzung zu den im Europäischen Übereinkommen über die internationale Beförderung gefährlicher Güter auf der Straße (ADR, en: European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) oder der Ordnung für die internationale Eisenbahnbeförderung gefährlicher Güter (RID, en: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail), erschienen als Anhang C zum Übereinkommen über den internationalen Eisenbahnverkehr (COTIF, en: Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail), angegebenen.
Dieses Dokument ist Teil der Reihe von Dokumenten, die vom CEN/TC 296 für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter erarbeitet wird. Diese Reihe unterstützt die ordnungsgemäße Anwendung von ADR und RID.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Tanks, die für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter verwendet werden. Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter in loser Schüttung.
Zur Vereinfachung der Anwendung werden im informativen Anhang A einige horizontale, aus dem ADR und RID, Ausgabe 2025, Kapitel 1.2, entnommene Begriffsbestimmungen wiedergegeben; ebenso werden im informativen Anhang B einige besondere Begriffsbestimmungen zu ortbeweglichen Tanks aus dem ADR und RID, Ausgabe 2025, Kapitel 6.7, wiedergegeben.
ANMERKUNG Das ADR und RID unterliegen einer turnusmäßigen Fortschreibung, weshalb Anhang A und Anhang B ab einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt veraltet sein könnten. Bei veralteten Definitionen haben RID/ADR Vorrang.
Die informativen Anhang C, Anhang D und Anhang E stellen alphabetische dreisprachige Verzeichnisse der Benennungen in Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch zur Verfügung, wobei die Sortierung den englischen, französischen bzw. deutschen Benennungen folgt.
Der normative Anhang F enthält schematische Darstellungen von Tanköffnungen und -verschlüssen entsprechend der Tankcodierung.
Citernes pour le transport de matières dangereuses - Terminologie
Le présent document fournit des termes et définitions supplémentaires par rapport à ceux indiqués dans l’Accord relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route (ADR) ou dans le Règlement concernant le transport international ferroviaire des marchandises dangereuses (RID), figurant à l’Appendice C de la Convention sur les transports internationaux ferroviaires (COTIF).
Le présent document fait partie d’une série élaborée par le CEN/TC 296 sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses. Cette série facilite la bonne application de l’ADR et du RID.
Le présent document est applicable aux citernes destinées au transport de marchandises dangereuses. Le présent document ne s’applique pas au transport en vrac de marchandises dangereuses.
Pour des raisons pratiques, l’Annexe A (informative) reprend certaines définitions horizontales tirées du chapitre 1.2 de l’ADR et du RID 2025 et l’Annexe B (informative) reprend certaines définitions tirées du chapitre 6.7 de l’ADR et du RID 2025, spécifiques des citernes mobiles.
NOTE L’ADR et le RID étant régulièrement mis à jour, les Annexes A et B pourraient devenir obsolètes. Pour les définitions obsolètes, le RID/ADR prévaut.
Les Annexes C, D et E (informatives) fournissent des index alphabétiques trilingues des termes en anglais, en français et en allemand, classés respectivement par ordre alphabétique des termes anglais, français et allemand.
L'Annexe F (normative) est une représentation schématique des ouvertures et moyens d’obturation des citernes selon le code-citerne.
Cisterne za prevoz nevarnega blaga - Terminologija
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Cisterne za prevoz nevarnega blaga - Terminologija
Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Terminology
Tanks für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter - Begriffe
Citernes pour le transport de matières dangereuses - Terminologie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14564
ICS:
01.040.13 Okolje. Varovanje zdravja. Environment. Health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
01.040.23 Tekočinski sistemi in sestavni Fluid systems and
deli za splošno rabo (Slovarji) components for general use
(Vocabularies)
13.300 Varstvo pred nevarnimi Protection against dangerous
izdelki goods
23.020.20 Posode in vsebniki, montirani Vessels and containers
na vozila mounted on vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2025
ICS 01.040.13; 01.040.23; 13.300; 23.020.20 Will supersede EN 14564:2019
English Version
Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Terminology
Citernes pour le transport de matières dangereuses - Tanks für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter - Begriffe
Terminologie
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 296.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 14564:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Specific terms . 9
Annex A (informative) RID/ADR 2025 definitions . 11
A.1 Battery-vehicle/battery-wagon . 11
A.2 Calculation pressure . 11
A.3 Capacity of shell or shell compartment . 11
A.4 Carriage in bulk . 11
A.5 Competent authority. 11
A.6 Compressed natural gas (CNG) . 11
A.7 Conformity assessment . 11
A.8 Control temperature . 12
A.9 Critical temperature . 12
A.10 Dangerous goods . 12
A.11 Tank types . 12
A.11.1 Demountable tank (ADR) . 12
A.11.2 Demountable tank (RID) . 12
A.12 Diameter . 12
A.13 Discharge pressure . 12
A.14 Emergency temperature . 12
A.15 Extra-large tank-container . 12
A.16 Filling pressure . 12
A.17 Fixed tank . 12
A.18 Flash-point . 13
A.19 Gas . 13
A.20 Hermetically closed tank . 13
A.21 Holding time . 13
A.22 Inspection body . 13
A.23 Leakproofness test . 13
A.24 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) . 13
A.25 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) . 14
A.26 Liquid . 14
A.27 Maximum permissible gross mass . 14
A.28 Maximum working pressure (gauge pressure) . 14
A.29 Mild steel. 14
A.30 Multiple-element gas container (MEGC) . 15
A.31 Portable tank . 15
A.32 Protective lining . 15
A.33 Reference steel . 15
A.34 Safety valve . 15
A.35 Service equipment . 15
A.36 Shell . 15
A.37 Solid . 15
A.38 Structural equipment . 16
A.39 Tank . 16
A.40 Tank-container . 16
A.41 Tank record . 16
A.42 Tank swap body . 16
A.43 Tank-vehicle . 16
A.44 Tank wagon . 16
A.45 Test pressure. 16
A.46 UN number . 17
A.47 Vacuum-operated waste tank . 17
A.48 Vacuum valve . 17
Annex B (informative) RID/ADR 2025 definitions – portable tanks (chapter 6.7) . 18
Annex C (informative) Alphabetical index for English terms . 28
Annex D (informative) Alphabetical index for French terms . 32
Annex E (informative) Alphabetical index for German terms . 36
Annex F (normative) Schematic tank openings and closures according to the tank code . 40
Bibliography . 45
European foreword
This document (prEN 14564:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 296 “Tanks for
the transport of dangerous goods”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 14564:2019.
This document provides uniform terminology for technical terms, which require definition in addition to
regulatory definitions based in RID/ADR, and specific terms defined in other standards on tanks for
transport of dangerous goods, prepared by CEN/TC 296.
Clause 3 defines general terms and Clause 4 defines specific terms.
1 Scope
This document provides additional terms and definitions to those written in the Agreement Concerning
the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) or the Regulations concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), appearing as Appendix C to the Convention
concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF).
This document forms part of series of documents prepared by CEN/TC 296 regarding the transport of
dangerous goods. The series supports the proper application of the ADR and RID.
This document is applicable to tanks used for the transport of dangerous goods. This document does not
apply to carriage in bulk of dangerous goods.
For convenience, Annex A (informative) repeats some horizontal definitions taken from ADR and RID
2025 chapter 1.2, and Annex B (informative) repeats some definitions from ADR and RID 2025 chapter
6.7, specific to portable tanks.
NOTE The ADR and RID are updated on a regular basis, therefore Annexes A and B might become out of date.
For outdated definitions, the RID/ADR take precedence.
Annexes C, D and E (informative) provide alphabetical trilingual indexes of terms in English, French and
German where the key is English, French and German respectively.
Annex F (normative) is a schematic diagram of tank openings and closures according to the tank code.
2 Normative
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